OUR NATIONALISM IS NOT A FAKE NATIONALISM THAT HARMS PEOPLE : MUKTA DHABOLKAR
OUR NATIONALISM IS NOT A FAKE NATIONALISM THAT HARMS PEOPLE : MUKTA DHABOLKAR
OUR NATIONALISM IS NOT A FAKE NATIONALISM THAT HARMS PEOPLE : MUKTA DHABOLKAR
OUR TASK IS TO UNITE PEOPLE, THEIR (RSS-BJP) COMMUNAL POLITICS DIVIDES PEOPLE : BRINDA KARAT
OUR NATIONALISM IS EXPRESSED THROUGH ARE DAILY STRUGGLES FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE, IT IS NOT A FAKE NATIONALISM THAT HARMS PEOPLE : MUKTA DHABOLKAR
ks Bhopal. The second day of the 11th National Conference of All India Democratic Women’s Association started with amongst loud slogans and cheering when the Malini Bhattacharya, the President of AIDWA, hoisted the AIDWA flag at Shyamali Gupta Nagar (Oriental College), Bhopal.
Over 800 delegates from about twenty states saluted the martyrs and marked the beginning of the organizational sessions of the Conference.
The Presidium, including the office bearers of the organization, took their positions and the President invited the chief guests Mukta Dhabolkar (Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti) and Radhika Vemula on the dias.
Brinda Karat, the patron of the organization was the key note speaker.
The conference was also addressed by Rajesh Joshi, poet and Chairperson of the Reception Committee for the 11th Conference.
Mukta Dhabolkar gave an inspiring inaugural speech where she showed the connection between her own struggles and those of the activists of AIDWA.
She emphatically countered the claims of right wing nationalists by stating that the daily struggles of women activists for the rights of their sisters was the ultimate form of ‘desh bhakti’ as it helped them to live a decent life of dignity. On the other hand the irrational fake nationalism of organisations like the RSS brought more harm and divisiveness in the society.
The work of her organization, the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti, has to be seen in this context.
She shared her experiences and recalled the sacrifices made by Kalburgi and Pansare and the strong support they received from left and democratic organisations, particularly some leaders of AIDWA.
In the end she called upon all democratic and left organisations to unite against the current communal and rightwing dispensation.
Following this, Brinda Karat gave her inaugural address where she recalled the traditions of struggle and sacrifices made by the founders of AIDWA.
She said that AIDWA and placed the key issues that need to be deliberated in the conference.
She asked the Conference to take into account the challenges posed by the neo-liberal communal political ruling class, whose actions were against the Constitution of the country. The urgent need was to build a united platform and take up the issues of historically deprived groups like minorities, dalits and adivasis who the Sangh Parivar was trying to incorporate within its fold.
Brinda hoped that the conference would come up with a credible strategy for countering the corporate forces who provided foundational support for the spread for AIDWA.
The session also facilitated Radhika Vemula .
Four women activists : Debaashri Senapati (Bengal), Santosh (Haryana), Satyawati (Andhra Pradesh) and the survivor of the Ahshiyana gang rape case (U.P) were facilitated by the organization.
The AIDWA President made closing remarks, before which Nagina Tanweer of Naya Theatre rendered folk and revolutionary songs in her powerful voice to which the women responded enthusiastically.
Brinda Karat's keynote address at AIDWA conference: The BJP and the Modi Government is RSS compliant not constitution compliant! pic.twitter.com/XXNmVj5buC
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Radhika Vemula at AIDWA rally: Mothers have to come out in defence of Justice,democratic rights so that there are no more Rohiths & Najeebs. pic.twitter.com/OHWR7iYJ8T
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