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There would have been no independence without ‘Andolan Jivis’: ANHAD on PM Modi’s remark
New Delhi, February 8, 2021: ANHAD, a human rights NGO has condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement in the Rajya Sabha on Monday on the ongoing farmers protests. The organization has strongly criticized Modi’s ‘Andolan Jivi’ remark
“Instead of dealing with the serious issue like presently the three farm laws, PM Modi coined a new adjective to malign all dissent in this country. It seems the earlier nomenclatures invented by the larger Sangh network to attack dissenting voices – sickularist, urban naxals, anti- national, deshdrohi, tukde-tukde gang, khan market gang, terrorists, khalistani etc, have become stale , so a need to coin a new word to energize a fresh round of attacks and give fodder to the screeching anchors of the Godi media and Bhakts,” remarked ANHAD founding trustee Shabnam Hashmi.
“We want to remind the nation that there would have been no independence if there were no Andolankaris (not andolanjivis , parjeevi). The andolankaris of India have fought for a society that is just, equal, plural, and diverse unlike their brand of andolan which has spread hatred and mayhem in this country from Advani’s Rath Yatra in 1990 to Modi’s Gaurav Yatra in Gujarat post-2002 carnage,” she said.
“Just as a reminder Mahatma Gandhi fought against discrimination of Indians in South Africa, against untouchability in India, he fought for farmers rights in Champaran, he fought for women rights, he fought against the British government to restore the collapsing status of the Caliph in Turkey, he led the non-cooperation movement, the Civil-Disobedience Movement, the quit India movement,. PM’s has given a call to identify the protestors and activists and to save the nation from them (Desh andolanjivi logon se bache … aise logon ko pehchanne ki bahut avashyakta hai). Whenever such phrases are coined they are backed by organized physical attacks on those who have disagreed with the present government,” the NGO stated.