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  • SDPI Will Face Elections on its own
    Thiruvananthapuram: Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) will face the elections on its own and prove its mettle, said national president E Aboobacker. He was inaugurating grand public meeting here held as part of the conclusion of Jana Kerala Yathra organized by SDPI.

    SDPI can prove its presence without affiliating either to UDF or LDF. We will show our might within short span of time. Our party will not be allowed to be sandwiched by these two fronts. During the last by elections we have shown it with the votes we could gather- he said.

    SDPI has its own vote bank in most of the constituencies, by which the election result can be determined. The popularity and reception the Jana Kerala Yathra got during its 24 day journey are amble evidence for the support the party has.

    For the uplift of backward communities the smaller parties should join together with SDPI in its efforts to avail social justice- he added.

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  • Jana Kerala Yathra Concludes with Mass Rally
    Thousands of enthusiastic participants marched through the main roads of the city, heralding a new dawn of hope and inspiration in the political empowerment of backward, minority sections of the society. The slogans which were raised in the rally were clear indicators of the ideals the party stands for.

    Jana Kerala Yathra which was flagged of on 2nd of this month at Hosangadi, Kasarkode covered all the 14 districts of the state, enjoying warm welcome form the different sections of the society. The rally was led by Adv. K P Muhammad Shareef (state president of SDPI), P K Gopinath, (Vice president, SDPI), M K Manoj Kumar, P Abdul Majeed Faizee, P K Radha etc. After that a grand public meeting was held at Dr. Ambedkar Nagar. E Abubacker, national president of the party inaugurated the program. Former Pondichery MLA M Elangovan was the chief guest. State president Adv. K P Muhammad Shareef chaired the function. M K Manoj Kumar, P Abdul Majeed Faizee, P K Radha, Moovattupuzha Ashraf Moulavi, V T Ikramul Haq (SDPI), P Abdul Hameed (State General Secretary, Popular Front of India), M M Kaber, P K Sukumaran (Samajwadi Party), Gilbert Rodrigo (Advisor, Tamilnadu-Pondichery Fisher People Federation), Laha Gopalan (Leader, Plachimada Land Agitation), S Kuttappan Chettiyar, Sree Raman Koyyon (Dlit Maha Sabha), Chndra Sekharan (V.S.D.P), Das K Varkala (DHRM), Sree Mandiram Prathapan (Deseeya Janavedi), S Prakash Menon (Highway Action Committee) spoke on the occasion.

    The Yathra leaders including its captain K Manoj Kumar, vice captain Muvattupuzha Ashraf Moulavi have etched out a special place in the hearts of the Kerala society.

    Assign lands for landless, Put an end to atrocities against Dalits and Adivasis, Stop police terror against minorities, Restore reservation policy in the constitution, Take action on Mishra Commission report are the main slogans being raised in the Jana Kerala Yathra.

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  • Jana Kerala Yathra in Capital City; Will Conclude Today

    Thiruvananthapuram: Jana Kerala Yathra organized by Social Democratic Party of India got rousing reception in the capital city of Kerala yesterday. Hundreds of people gathered at Pangode to receive the Yathra. The story of other reception points in the district like Kilimanoor, Kallambalam, Attingal, Kaniyapuram, Pothankode, Vembayam, Nedumangad, Tholikkode, Kattakata was not different. People includig women and children waited for long to accord warm welcome to the Yathra and its leaders.

    Most of these people who gathered here were form the downtrodden sections of the society. They wished the Yathra and the organizers all the best in their endeavor to bring justice for the deprived sections of the society.

    The Jana Kerala Yathra which began from Hosangadi, Kasarkode on 2nd of this month has passed through all 14 districts within its journey of 23 days. The fact that the historic Yathra was well received by the people of Kerala was evident form the enthusiasm shown by them to receive the Yathra and to accompany it. They could find their political future in this budding organization. The slogan it raised during the Yathra and the discipline it maintained throughout the journey and the organizing skills to conduct this Yathra in a fool-proof manner were genuine reasons for them to celebrate.

    The Yathra leaders including its captain K Manoj Kumar, vice captain Muvattupuzha Ashraf Moulavi have etched out a special place in the hearts of the Kerala society.
    The jana Kerala Yathra will conclude in Thiruvanathapuram with a huge rally and grand public program.

    National president of SDPI, E Abubacker will inaugurate the public meeting. Former Pondichery MLA M Elangovan will be the chief guest.

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  • It’s High Time for Backward Sections to Unite: Thaheedul Islam

    Kollam (Kerala): For the liberation of backward sections of the society, it’s high time for them to unite, said Thaheedul Islam, Social Democratic Party of India’s West Bengal president. He was inaugurating the public meeting at Ayathil junction held as part of reception accorded for Jana Kerala Yathra by SDPI.

    The unity of the oppressed people is the very aim of the party, he added. Even after six decades of independence, the majority of the country id reeling under hunger and poverty. The upper class people who constitute only 15 percentage of Indian population are in the helm of all affairs. All governments and parties which claim to be secular are discriminating against Muslims, Dalits and other backward classes, he told the big gathering who reached here to welcome Jana Kerala Yathra.

    Even in West Bengal, where so called pro-poor communist party is in power for last three decades, backward sections are below poverty line. The government there couldn’t even give safety for minority communities from the atrocities of Hindutwa forces, he alleged.

    The Yathra was received by hundreds of people of Kollam with great fervor and enthusiasm this morning. It will continue its journey through the district tomorrow before entering Thiruvananthapuram. The Yathra which began form Kasarkode on 2nd of this month will conclude on 24.

    Assign lands for landless, Put an end to atrocities against Dalits and Adivasis, Stop police terror against minorities, Restore reservation policy in the constitution, Take action on Mishra Commission report are the main slogans being raised in the Jana Kerala Yathra.

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  • SDPI to hold ‘Ladies Parliament March’ against WRB
    Alleppey (Kerala): The Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI), will hold "Ladies Parliament March" and stage "dharna" (sit-in) against the Women Reservation Bill in the present form on May 13 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.

    Addressing a Press conference E. Abubacker, SDPI national president, after the party's two-day National Working Committee, (NWC), meeting which concluded here on Sunday, said women leaders associated with the party and delegates of Muslims and other minorities, OBCs, Dalits, STs and other communities from various parts of the country would stage the protest demonstration.
    The NWC meeting was presided over by Abubacker. Advocate Sajid Siddiqui, vice president of the party, welcomed the NWC members while A. Sayeed, general secretary, presented the secretary’s report.

    Abubacker said that after the conclusion of the "dharna" a delegation of the participants will meet the President of India Mrs. Pratibha Singh Patil and present her a memorandum demanding her not to give assent to the Bill in its present form unless a provision is made in it for sub-quota for women of all weaker sections of the country as demanded by these communities from the very beginning.

    This protest demonstration is a prelude to the national-level campaign of the party on the issue which would be held in the coming September, he added.

    Replying to questions Abubacker said the present form of the Bill is a hidden agenda for reducing strength of SCs, STs, OBSs and minorities in the legislature. The prevalent quota of SCs and STs will come down by one third in case the Bill is passed by Lok Sabha in the present form, he pointed out.

    This hidden agenda of the political parties of high castes which are supporting the Bill shall be exposed, he asserted.

    Moreover, he said, the highly inadequate representation of Muslims in the Indian Parliament will further have a setback. A number of drawbacks have already been raised by several political parties and communities leaders for amendment in the Bill for making it reasonably democratic in nature, he informed.

    Abubacker said that it is strange that the parties who are championing the cause for women reservation in legislature fail to give 33 per cent representation to women in their own rank and file and it is rightly concluded that they are not serious about the women reservation and just raised a populist issue for taking women as a large vote bank.

    Meanwhile, he informed that apart from taking stock of the party's activities a number of other resolutions were passed in the NWC meeting. One of the resolution adopted was about the unethical reserving of constituencies and wards for SC/STs and women in Muslim dominated areas to undermine the democratic rights of the Muslim community. The resolution deplored this move vehemently and the SDPI resolved to fight tooth and nail the conspiracy of earmarking constituencies and wards as reserved for SCs, STs and women in Muslim concentrated localities. The SDPI has resolved to fight it out legally and build up public pressure on the powers that be to undo the wrong done to the Muslim community.

    Abubacker said a package of programme has been chalked out for the expansion and strengthening the base of SDPI in northern states of India.

    Hafiz Manzoor Ali Khan, who is the president of Rajasthan unit of SDPI, was elected as secretary of the party in the meeting, he informed.

    He said that after reviewing the working of various state units of the party, the NWC decided to launch membership campaign in various states.

    Meanwhile, other resolutions passed in the NWC meeting included (i) Implementation of Justice (retd.) Ranganath Mishra Commission’s recommendations; (ii) Expressing anguish and concern on atrocities being committed against Dalits in Gujarat; (iii) Condemning the meeting of Buddhadev Bhattacharya, the Chief Minister of Left government in West Bengal, with the Ambassador of Israel and (iv) Appeal to include all Indians in the ongoing Census without any discrimination.

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  • Jana Kerala Yathra in Pathanamthitta amid people’s enthusiasm
    Jana Kerala Yathra
    Rafeejudheen Shah speaks at Pathanamthitta program

    Pathanamthitta: SDPI’s Jana Kerala Yathra entered Pathanamthitta on its 19th day today amid warm welcome from the people. Hundreds of people waited at Thiruvalla to receive the Yathra led by M K Manoj Kumar and Muvattupuzha Ashraf Moulavi. More than 200 bikes and several four wheelers followed tha Yathra to KSRTC junction at Thiruvalla, which is the first reception point in the district.

    It got spectacular receptions at Payippatu, Mallappalli, Vaypur, Kottangal, Chungappara, Alapra, Ranni, Konni, Pathanamthitta and Pandalam.
    Yathra captain Manoj Kumar visited Chengara land movement leader Laha Gopalan and pledged solidarity in his efforts to avail lands for landless tribal people here who are in war path with this demand.
    The public meeting held at Adoor was inaugurated by Rafeejuddeen Shah, state secretary of Manipur SDPI.
    Jana Kerala Yathra’ organised by Social Democratic Party of India was flagged off at a largely-attended public function atHosangady Kasarkode on 2nd of this month, creating a new wave of enthusiasm and confidence among backward sections of the society.
    Assign lands for landless, Put an end to atrocities against Dalits and Adivasis, Stop police terror against minorities, Restore reservation policy in the constitution, Take action on Mishra Commission report are the main slogans being raised in the Jana Kerala Yathra.

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