Save the Nation rally in Belagavi today

Save the Nation rally in Belagavi against communal and fascist forces, featuring Prakash Raj as chief guest.

A federation of 175 organisations will take out the Desha Ulisi Sankalpa Yatre in Belagavi on Monday. The rally is aimed at creating awareness against the rise of communal and fascist forces.

It will be a culmination of three rallies that started in Bengaluru, farmers leader G.M. Veerasangaiah said in Belagavi on Sunday.

The rallies from various places will be received at Ambedkar Park in Belagavi in the afternoon. A procession will be taken from Rani Channamma Circle to Gandhi Bhavan. A conference will be held at Gandhi Bhavan at 3 p.m.

Actor Prakash Raj will be the chief guest. Founder of Dharwad Samaj Parivartan Community S.R. Hiremath will preside over it and deliver the keynote address. The former Minister B.T. Lalitha Nayak and leaders of various organizations will be present.

Several organisations have come together to condemn the BJP-led NDA government’s misrule and anti-people administration and the BJP’s anti-human political ideologies and strategies, he said.

“We have to preserve our multi-cultural heritage and protect the Constitution. Hence, we are calling it Save the Nation rally,” he said.

A co-ordinated campaign, including writers, artists and thinkers, is being organised across the country to see that the Constitutional rights of citizens are protected. “When we speak of rights of citizens, it includes the rights of religious minorities, deprived communities, women and the urban and rural poor,” he said.