In the early hours of the morning, Mumbai police came to the houses of various Political Party leaders & Social Activists to detain them to prevent a peaceful protest against the genocide in Gaza that is scheduled to be held at the Azad Maidan in Mumbai today at 3.30 pm. The protests were part of the National Call issued by the Left Parties and were held across the country, but it’s only in Mumbai that the state decided to crackdown.
Those detained include Com. Prakash Reddy (CPI), Meraj Siddiqui (Samajwadi Party, Com. Raju Korde (PWP), Com. Shyam Gohil (CPI-ML Liberation), Feroze Mithiborwala (India Palestine Solidarity Forum), Junaid Khan (PWP), and many Left Party cadres from across the city.
This unprecedented crackdown is being orchestrated under intense political pressure by rightwing forces and is part of a series of draconian measures wrought upon the organisers to prevent the protest from condemning the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza.
The protest in Solidarity with Palestine is scheduled to be held today, 18 June, at the Azad Maidan, Mumbai!
We further condemn the detention of our comrades & condemn the draconian action by the police. This is clearly an attack on our basic fundamental & democratic rights and further evidence of the rising authoritarian fascism that is taking over our country.
CONDEMN ISRAELI GENOCIDE OF GAZA
DEMAND CHANGE IN INDIA’S STAND
ORGANISERS:
CPI, CPI(M), CPI (ML) LIBERATION, SAMAJWADI PARTY, PWP, AIFB, RSP, RPI (SECULAR), ALL INDIA PEACE & SOLIDARITY ORGANISATION, INDIA PALESTINE SOLIDARITY FORUM
Com. Prakash Reddy, Com. Vivek Monteiro, Shyamdada Gaikwad, Com. Shailendra Kamble, Com. Charul Joshi, Rahul Gaikwad & Feroze Mithiborwala
