SATYAGRAHA | A tribute to Father Stan and a discussion on the state brutality that led to his death.

SATYAGRAHA | A tribute to Father Stan and a discussion on the state brutality that led to his death.
In reponse to the call given by Mrunal Mathuria, National President, Socialist Yuvjan Sabha, Socialist Party (India) and SYS organised a day-long fast at Shaheed Smarak, Lucknow on 10 July, 2021, Saturday, in the memory of Father Stan Swamy.
Stan Swamy has been a thorn against the establishment for decades. He has always stood on the side of the Adivasis of Jharkhand whose plight he understands well.
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Nilkantha Mandal, Sandeep Pandey and Kushagra Kumar | All his life he fought valiantly to defend the rights of the people belonging to marginalized sections of society who were persecuted by the State or people who would stand up for their rights and consequently were targeted by the ruling elite but in the end he paid a price for his magnanimity.
We the undersigned demand the immediate release of Arun Ferreira – a civil rights activist and human rights lawyer who has been behind bars since June 6, 2018, when he was arrested in connection to the Bhima Koregaon event held earlier that year.
Gautam Navlakha’s case was malafidely transferred from the Pune Policy by the Bharatiya Janata Party to the National Investigation Agency in January 2020.
Surendra Gadling is a human rights lawyer and Dalit rights activist based in Nagpur. He is known for taking up cases of extra-judicial killings, police excesses and atrocities against Dalits and Adivasis in Gadchiroli and Gondia districts.
Sudhir Dhawale, a writer, poet, artist, perennial protestor and a Dalit leader, was arrested and jailed in mid-2018. He remains in jail charged under UAPA and assorted IPC codes.
Mahesh has chosen to dedicate his life towards improving the lives of the dispossessed people of the Gadchiroli region – arguing for their betterment by standing up to powerful unjust forces.