By Zaidul Haque, TwoCIrcles.net,
Kolkata: “Muslims feel insecure and a sense of justice prevails amongst them as one hand present government is ignoring their genuine concerns and on the other hand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has already started promoting the killers of Muslim as their prime ministerial candidate,” said A. Sayeed, All India President of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) in a celebration program of the birth day of Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar as Social Justice Day and one year long Reservation Campaign inauguration in Kolkata on 14 April, 2013 at Muslim Institute Hall.
He criticized the use of communal politics as poll plank, and added that as the general elections near political parties are beginning to use their old methods. Democracy of our country is now facing undemocratic elements, he added.
Several distinguished persons attended the Social Justice Day program at the Muslim Institute Hall, Kolkata on April 14.
Sam Kutty Jacob, Vice-President of SDPI said, for social justice it is important that Muslims, Dalits and other backward communities come together. Baba Saheb Ambedkar has shown us the path, and we should all follow him to get the Constitutional rights, he opine.
Participants at the program.
All India General Secretary of SDPI, Sharfuddin Ahmed, National Committee Member of SDPI Noushad Punnakkal, Swapan Kumar Biswas President Dalit-Muslim Friendship Association, Tayedul Islam, State President SDPI, SDPI state Vice-President Umar Khan, Writer Abu Rida and many other personalities delivered their speech in favour of reservation and social justice.
Social Justice Day observation and Reservation Campaign inauguration by the state unit of the SDPI.
Runa Laila, Raid Hossain Mandal, Nazma Koyal, Masudul Islam of Murshidabad, Dr Moinuddin Chisti, Imtiaz Ahmed, Shahidullah of Kolkata, Dr Samsul Alam of North 24 Parganas and many personalities of different places of the state participated in the observation program of Social Justice Day.