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"In Bihar, there is just talk, of giving power, water, roads The answers were inspiring. The rural poor, landless,and education. For 20 years, votes have been taken in the .

many from oppressed castes, and many women, said,name of Dalits, Mahadalits, Muslims, Pasmanda Muslims, .

"Bombs and guns can't scare us. Ifwe get scared and.

but the government functions for the feudal and .

don't come, how can our party function? Howcan wecommunal forces.'' .

fight for our rights?".

He appealed to all Left parties to unite in Bihar, stressing Hindustan observed "Aadhi aabaadi ki poori.

that only such a principled left unity could really save Bihar .

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bhagidari" (full participation of half the population,from communal and feudal forces, and ensure pro-people i.e women): "In the midst of bomb blasts in thedevelopment for Bihar's common people. capital, women flocked in large numbers to theAddressing the Rally earlier, Politburo member Kavita .

Khabardar Rally from far flung districts. TheirKrishnan said thatthe Sangh's 'Hunkar' (roar) wasn't heard enthusiasm in the sweltering sun had to be seen tofor the first time on 27 October. The women and children be believed. With heads covered to shield the sun,ofBathe and Bathani in 1996-97and ofGujarat in 2002 had .

and red flags in their hands, they responded in one.

heard that blood-thirsty roar before. And when freedom .

voice to the slogans of 'Lal Salaam' from the dais..

fighters were giving up lives resisting the British and Dr .

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When asked if they weren't scared of the blasts,.

Ambedkar was writing the Constitution of Independent .

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Mitri Devi and Devti Devi of Jehanabad replied, //DarIndia with a vision of freedom and equality for all, Modi's lagte halt a Rally me aiti hali?11 {If we were scared.

mentors in the RSS were advocatingthe anti-women, anti-.

would we have come to the Rally?" All papers alsoDalit Manusmriti as the country's Constitution. But who observed how the people spent the night sleeping incan fight these forces today? How can Nitish Kumar, who .

the open..

remained a silent partner in the Gujarat 2002 genocide,.

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and has Ranveer Sena men like Sunil Pande among his Hindustan reported on the sense of humour of the .

MlAs, claim tofight the communal forces? Wasn't Ranveer Rally participants regarding the security.

arrangements: (/Seeing the metal detector, one.

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Sena backed by the RSS? It's the landless women of Bihar,.

who snatched dignityand rights from thejaws ofthe feudal activist said to another-'Dekh re Sureshva... bina.

forces and Ranveer Sena, who know how to resist Modi's kevadi ke chaukhat!m (Look at that Suresh! A .

fascist roar. It's the students who defeated ABVP in North threshold without doors!) .

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India's campuses at the height of the Mandir and anti-.

Mandai wave, who know how to answer the Sangh's.

'hunkar'. It's Bhagat Singh's red flag alone that can fight.

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the fascists boldly in every arena." .

CPI(ML) Central Committee member Mohd Salim and.

Politburo member Dhirendra Jha spoke of the witch-hunt.

of Muslim youth across the country and in Bihar in.

particular. The JNUSU President Akbar and Vice President.

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Anubhuti addressed the Rally, speaking of students'powerful protest against Modi's Delhi visit, and the anti-.

communal mandate_of students in JNU and strong anti-.

communal vote in Delhi University. .

Others who addressed the Rally included CPI(ML) Central 1Committee (CC) member and Kisan Mahasabha leader .

An aerial view ofpart ofthe rally.

Rajaram Singh, AIPWA Gene~al Secretary Meena Tiwari,AISA General Secretary Abhyuday, RYA President AmarjitKushwaha, CPI,(ML) CC memberand former MP RameshwarPrasad and CC member and former MLA Mahbub Alam. .

Ashutosh Kumar, Vice-President, AISA, JNU Anant, Vice-President, AISA, JNU .

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