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Lingaraj Azad (Image: Maveli-Rajyam,  CC-BY-SA-2.5-IN) Aflatoon (Image: Maveli-Rajyam, CC-BY-SA-2.5-IN) Ranchi (Jharkhand, India), June 9, 2019: Lingaraj Azad (Odisha) and Aflatoon (Uttar Pradesh) were on Sunday, 9th June unanimously elected as the National President and National General Secretary respectively of the Samajawadi Janaparishad (S.J.), the Socialist political party in India. The party also elected other members of its National Executive on the concluding day of its 12th biennial national conference, which held in Ranchi (Jharkhand) from June 7 to 9, 2019. The National Executive elected, Joshy Jacob (Kerala), Kamal Krishna Banerjee (West Bengal) and Dr.Swaty (Uttar Pradesh) as National vice presidents, Dr. Chandra Bhushan Chaudhari (Jharkhand) as treasurer, Ranjit Rai as National organizing secretary and Fag Ram (Madhya Pradesh) Dr.Mahesh Vikram Singh (Uttar Pradesh) Atul Kumar (Delhi) and Tara Jadhav (Maharashtra) as National secretaries of the party.

This meeting of National Executive of Samajwadi Jan Parishad is being held when the political climate of nation is passing through an unprecedented political turmoil. Schedule for next Lok Sabha elections have been announced. Every democratic nation holds its elections at fixed interval under the aegis of its Election Commission. Opposition parties and civil society have alleged that Election Commission accommodated Prime Minister to announce all his pre-election sops and projects before making announcement of elections. This meeting of National Executive of SJP reiterates its commitment for adopting Proportional Representation in our election system in place of prevailing FPTP system which facilitates parties to win more seats despite getting less votes. SJP will create awareness for PR election system throughout the country. All democratic forces are eagerly expecting defeat of BJP and its allies in the forthcoming elections. Modi govt draws its core support from Hindutva forces

Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, March 25, 2019: Ranjit Kumar Rai,National organizing secretary of the Samajawadi Janaparishad filed his nomination in Jalpaiguri on Monday, March 25 for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.

Pakistan Socialist Party WikiWikiup The Pakistan Socialist Party was a political party in Pakistan.It was formed out of the branches of the Indian Socialist Party in the areas ceded to the new state of Pakistan.The PSP failed to make any political breakthrough in Pakistani politics.Being a secular socialist party, which had strongly opposed the creation of the state Pakistan, the PSP found itself politically isolated and with little mass appeal. Article available under a Creative Commons license Courtesy of WikiWikiup

British Movietone Delhi and New Delhi, 18 June 1951: A very big procession was recently formed in Delhi by the Socialist party of India. Their protest was against living conditions. INDIAN SOCIALIST MARCH Source: British Movietone Dateline: Delhi and New Delhi Date: 06/18/1951 12:00 AM Shotlist Cut story - KS. GV procession. Various shots of Indians carrying banners march through streets, crowds walk along beside them. SCU of one person resembling Gandhi. CU another person (unknown) holding up his arms, bound in chains. Various angle shots of procession including elevated GVs of same. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. Storyline A very big procession was recently formed in Delhi by the Socialist party of India. Their protest was against living

SOCIALIST DEMONSTRATION AGAINST NEHRU ADDRESSED BY NATH PAI AP Archive New Delhi, 16 Dec 1963: The Indian People's Socialist Party stages mass anti-Nehru demonstration in New Delhi. Praja Socialist Party (PSP) leader, Nath Pai, addressed the crowd. INDIA ANTI-NEHRU DEMONSTRATION Details CAN 053 SOCIALIST DEMONSTRATION AGAINST NEHRU ADDRESSED BY NATH PAI Story No.: z048253 Restrictions: Duration:00:01:26:12 Source: AP Television Dateline: New Delhi Date: 12/16/1963 12:00 AM Shotlist 1. ws marchers carry banners 2. ms marchers down road 3. vs marchers shouting, marching 4. ws parade halts 5. ws parade breaks up 6. ms police mingle 7. vs marchers jump and jeer 8. vs banners 'National Marxist Association' and others 9. ws Indian parliament building 10. ws meeting 11. various cu Nath Pai talking, crowd 12. ws banners pan down to crowd Film: Pos - Sound: Mute - B&W - NYFilm: a0001841 - LN Number: LN32729 - Available in HD St

The deaths occurred after security men severely beat displaced tribals demanding jobs and education from Vedanta Credit: Ashis Senapati Two persons were killed and 50 injured at Vedanta’s alumina refinery unit in the town of Lanjigarh, situated in Odisha’s Kalahandi district on March 18, 2019. The deceased have been identified as Dani Batra (45), a displaced person of Chatarapur village and Sujit Kumar Minj (32), a worker of the company. The deaths happened after Odisha Industrial Security Force (OISF) personnel mercilessly used batons on displaced tribals demanding jobs. Around 500 tribals launched an indefinite protest in front of the main gate of the refinery on March 18, demanding jobs and free education for their children in the Vedanta-managed school at Lanjigarh. “The Vedanta Alumina Company acquired around 3,000 acres of land in 2004 in Rangopali, Potagada Bundel, Bandhuguda and other villages, on the promise of providing jobs. But now, the company is not co

Video Republic Published on Mar 14, 2019 Despite CRPF repression in Niyamgiri the Dongria Kondh community had a celebratory welcome for Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti leader and activist Lingaraj Azad.

RELEASE LINGARAJ AZAD!!! Samajwadi Jan Parishad (SJP) National General Secretary Aflatoon addressing protest rally at Bhubaneswar on Monday 11 March. News18 Odia Published on Mar 11, 2019 Dangaria Adibasi Of Niyamgiri Stage Protest Demanding To Release Lingaraj Azad The Times of India Published on Mar 11, 2019 Bhubaneswar: Dongria Khand tribal leader arrested, protestors reach Odisha Assembly office Published on Mar 11, 2019 In response to the arrest of Lingaraj Azad, tribal leader of the Dongria Khand of Niyamgiri Hills on March 6, the tribal community staged a protest outside the Odisha Assembly in Bhubaneswar on March 11. Tribals were led by workers of the Samajwadi Jan Parishad and were demanding the immediate release of Azad from the Bhawanipatna jail. Samajwadi Jan Parishad leaders later met governor Ganeshi Lal on the issue. Azad was arrested by Kalahandi police under suspicion for two cases. Go News 24x7 India Published on Mar 12, 2019

Kalahandi, March 11, 2019: Lingaraj Azad, adviser of Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti (NSS) and the National Vice-President of Samajwadi Jan Parishad , who was arrested on 6th March, 2019, was granted bail by the Bhawanipatna SDJM court in Kalahandi district on Monday, March 11.

The leaders of the Samajvadi Jan Parishad (SJP) and National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) poses for a photo after submitting a memorandum to Governor Odisha. The delegation comprised of NAPM leader Prafulla Samantara (second from left), former SJP National President Joshy Jacob (second from right), SJP National General Secretary Aflatoon (centre), Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti (NSS) President Dadhi Pusika (far right) and SJP activist RajKishor Sunani (far left). Memorandum Submitted to the Hon’ble Governor of the state of Odisha Prof. Ganeshi Lal by The Samajvadi Jan Parishad and National Alliance of People’s Movements. (Click on image to enlarge)

The Bhawanipatna SDJM Court rejects Lingaraj Azad’s bail plea PRAMEYA NEWS  Lingaraj Azad was granted bail by the Bhawanipatna SDJM court in Kalahandi district on Monday, March 11. Lingaraj Azad (Image: Maveli-Rajyam, CC-BY-SA-2.5-IN) Click on image to enlarge Kalahandi, March 11, 2019: T he Bhawanipatna SDJM court today rejected the bail plea of Lingaraj Azad, activist and adviser of Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti. Azad, a known tribal rights campaigner was arrested by police on Wednesday for allegedly possessing arms, supporting the Maoists and mobilising other tribal leaders against mining in Lanjigarh. Azad has also been charged for staging a protest demonstration outside the Vedanta alumina refinery on the foothills of Niyamgiri. A case had been registered at Lanjigarh police station in April 2017 in this connection. Another case has also been registered against him for holding rallies and threatening the police against setting up of proposed CRPF camp at Trilocha

Press Statement March 7, 2019 Pramodini Pradhan Convenor PUCL (Odisha) Shri Lingaraj Azad, a leader of the anti-mining movement in Niyamgiri, who is also the vice- president of the political party Samajwadi Jan Parishad, has been arrested by the Kalahandi police on 6th March, 2019. The arrest of Shri Azad is yet another repressive act of the Government of Odisha meant to silence the voices of resistance of the people of Niyamgiri against Bauxite mining. In the early morning of 6th March, some policemen from Kesinga Thana reached the house of Shri Azad, who lives with his family in a village named Kandel, about 15 kms from the town. He was woken up by the police and told that the SDPO had asked him to come to the Thana. After reaching the thana, he was interrogated by the police for several hours about a case which was filed in 2017 in the adjacent Thana of Lanjigarh. Then he was arrested and handed over to Lanjigarh police. Later in the day, he was produced before the Magis

TIMES OF INDIA Hemanta Pradhan | TNN | Mar 8, 2019, 22:35 IST BHUBANESWAR: Rights activists including Prafulla Samantara on Friday appealed the state government to unconditionally release Niyamgiri Surakshya Samiti advisor Lingaraj Azad from Bhawanipatna jail. He was arrested by Kalahandi police on Wednesday in connection with two cases pending against him. The activists including Narendra Mohanty, Chandranath Dani and Gopinath Majhi have approached United Nations’ special rapporteurs, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) for their intervention into the matter in order to release Azad. Samantara, president of Lok Shakti Abhiyan, said the press release issued by the state police headquarters on Wednesday revealed the tactics of the police to arrest him. “The release at the beginning said that Azad is a Maoist sympathiser, while it later mentioned him as an activist who organises meetings against bauxite mining in Niyamgiri area. If an

People’s Union for Democratic Rights — 2019 March 8, 2019 PUDR protests the illegal arrest of Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti member Lingaraj Azad, who has been at the forefront of the peoples struggle against bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri hills, and the continuing repression against the people through routine detention of NSS leaders, security camps, patrolling and raids on villages. Lingaraj Azad was detained and arrested on 6 March in Lanjigarh when two FIRs against him, one of April 2017 and another of February 2019, were resuscitated, in continuation of the trend under the current regime where retributive FIRs are used as ticking time bombs against activists and dissenters. The FIR of April 2017 accuses him of unlawful assembly, rioting with weapons, wrongful restraint, criminal conspiracy, among others under the IPC, for his participation in a protest outside Vedanta’s Alumina Plant. The FIR of February 2019 contains accusations of unlawful assembly, rioting, singing obs

(outlook) Activists and civil society organisations from across the country are up in arms over the arrest of Lingaraj Azad, the leader of Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti (NSS), which spearheaded the movement against bauxite mining by aluminium major Vedanta in the Niyamgiri hills, considered sacred by the local Dongria Kondhs. SANDEEP SAHU 09 MARCH 2019 Activists and civil society organisations from across the country are up in arms over the arrest of Lingaraj Azad, the leader of Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti (NSS), which spearheaded the movement against bauxite mining by aluminium major Vedanta in the Niyamgiri hills, considered sacred by the local Dongria Kondhs. Terming the arrest of Azad, who is also the national vice president of Samajwadi Jan Parishad and national convenor of National Alliance for People’s Movements (NAPM), undemocratic, vindictive and politically motivated, they have demanded his immediate release and dropping of all ‘cooked up’ charges against him. They have al

Lingaraj Azad (Image: Maveli-Rajyam, CC-BY-SA-2.5-IN) Click on image to enlarge Activist linked to Niyamgiri protest held (The Hindu) Special Correspondent BHUBANESWAR, March 07, 2019 00:00 IST Updated: March 07, 2019 05:05 IST Charged with staging two protest demonstrations Lingaraj Azad, activist and adviser to Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti, was arrested by the police in Kalahandi on Wednesday. The arrest of Mr. Azad, who happens to be the national vice president of Samajwadi Jan Parishad and national convener of National Alliance of People’s Movements, was confirmed by Kalahandi Superintendent of Police Battula Gangadhar. Mr. Gangadhar told The Hindu that a police team from Bijepur arrested the rights activist from Kesinga police station area of the district in a case relating to a protest demonstration outside the India Reserve Battalion camp at Trilochanpur village last month. Activist Prafulla Samantara, who has been involved in the agitation against propos

By Prof Madhu Prasad, Dr Vikas Gupta* The All-India Forum for Right to Education (AIFRTE) organized on February 18 in Delhi a protest demonstration at Parliament Street, a nation-wide referendum on education policy, a People’s Parliament (Jan Sansad), and an evening of cultural resistance as part the full-day All-India Shiksha Hunkar Rally. Thousands of students, teachers and education activists from across the country participated in the programme. They opposed the policy of privatization, commercialization and communalization of education. They demanded public-funded free and equitable quality ‘common education system’ from KG to PG based on mother-tongue with social justice for Dalits, bahujans, adivasis, laboring masses, linguistic and religious minorities, transgenders, disabled, de-notified and nomadic tribes, especially girls. The programme began with a protest demonstration at Sansad Marg addressed by Brinda Karat (CPI-M); Kavita Krishnan, CPI-ML (Liberation); N. Rama