The stage is set for the conclusion of the mahajana padyatra launched by CPI (Marxist) State secretary T. Veerabhadram.
The more than 150-day padayatra will culminate in a public meeting at Saroornagar Outdoor Stadium on Sunday which will be attended, among others by CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
The CPI (M) is anticipating a huge turnout to the meeting which would be preceded by two rallies — one from Sundarayya Vignana Kendram and the other from Vanasthalipuram. Mr. Yechury would flag off the padayatra at Sundarayya Vignana Kendram.
A delegation of the CPI(M) State committee members visited the stadium to inspect the arrangements made for the public meeting as well as the cultural programmes.
Left unity
The public meeting, according to the CPI (M) leaders, would be utilised as platform to bring together left parties and social organisations to fight for social justice and all round development. The TRS government which assured equal justice to artisans and other poorer sections, however, did not allocate sufficient funds for their empowerment and welfare, they said.
The CPI (M) State secretary and representatives of other social organisations covered more than 4,000 km so far highlighting the need for the Government to fulfil its assurances.
Democratic rights
The public meeting would accordingly stress on the need for introducing sub-plans for minorities and backward classes as also the need for ensuring that the amounts allocated to these sections were spent fully.
CPI (M) State committee member B. Venkat expressed concern over the repressive measures and denial of democratic rights to the people. He alleged that the TRS government had colluded with the RSS and BJP and the time has come for the like-minded parties to join forces in fighting for the rights of minorities. The meeting was aimed at sending a strong message to the government about the need to protect communal harmony and ensure that rights of minorities were protected, he added.
