Protest today, tomorrow

As part of its central committee’s nationwide protest call against increasing attacks on minority communities, the Kalaburagi district unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) will hold decentra

As part of its central committee’s nationwide protest call against increasing attacks on minority communities, the Kalaburagi district unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) will hold decentralised protest demonstrations in the district headquarters on Wednesday and in the taluk headquarters on Thursday.

Addressing a media conference here on Tuesday, party’s district secretary K. Neela said that right-wing forces have increased their attacks on Muslims and Christians on various pretexts.

“Sensitive and emotional issues such as cow slaughter are used to target the minority groups. BJP and Sangh Parivar leaders, including those in power, are directly instigating their activists to attack. India is a plural society where people from different cultural identities and practices have been living in peace and we will not allow the divisive right-wing forces to tear this social fabric,” Ms. Neela said.