India: Press Conference by CASR

We hereby share a press invitation that we have received from Campaign Against State Repression (CASR).

Press Conference against NIA witch-hunt of Labour and Student Rights Activists in North Indian State under bogus Lucknow Conspiracy Case (Maoist’s NRB [Editor’s note: Northern Regional Bureau] revival Case).

3PM | January 3, 2025

Press Club of India, New Delhi

SPEAKERS

1. Mrigank, Spokesperson, Delhi Committee, CPI-ML (New Democracy)

2. Prof. Nandita Narain, Former President, DUTA [Editor’s note: Delhi University’s Teachers Association]

3. Hem Mishra, Political Activist

4. Safoora Zargar, Activist

5. Dhananjay, President, JNUSU [Editor’s note: Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union]

6. Asif Iqbal, Activist

Since the filing of this bogus Lucknow Conspiracy Case (Maoist’s NRB Revival case RC01/2023) on June 19, 2023, NIA has unleashed 3 rounds of undemocratic and arbitrary raids on almost two dozen activists and organisations working in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh. On December 20, 2024, latest spate of raids were conducted predominantly in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab. All the activists targetted in these three raids have been working among Farmers, Labourers, Students, Women and other oppressed sections to organise them and address their demands. They have been active in famous Anti-CAA movement and Kisaan Andolan (2020) and we believe that it is because of their important roles in such movements and rising democratic assertion of the people, that the Brahmanical Hindutva Fascist BJP-RSS government is unleashing NIA witch-hunt so as to suppress democratic dissent and get away with its criminal deeds, unaccounted.

We believe that the media, as one of the pillars in a democracy has an important role to amplify the people’s call for equality and justice, especially in the times of fascist upsurge where media itself is being gagged and isolated. We, therefore, urge you to join the press conference and amplify the demands put forward by the conference.

Regards,

CAMPAIGN AGAINST STATE REPRESSION