IT News
Mumbai Dec 28
Over 800 delegates from 24 states and 50 dignitaries including ex-Ministers, attended the rally organised by the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) at Azad Maidan in South Mumbai on Saturday.
Many dignitaries including MLA Vinod Nikole, CITU State secretary and AIKS President Dr Ashok Dhawale, AIDWA President Malini Bhattacharya, AIDWA General Secretary Mariam Dhawale, addressed the rally.
The rally was organised as part of the three day national conference based on the theme “Safeguard our Constitution, Uphold Women’s Rights – All Together, Fight Together, Forward Together” being held at the Saboo Siddik College of Engineering Hall at Byculla in South Mumbai. It was inaugurated by renowned actor Swara Bhaskar, who is also an ex-student of JNU and known for her commitment to the democratic movement.
The conference will discuss the problems faced by the women as citizens, as workers and as women. The focus will be on social and caste oppression faced by them and their struggles against this oppression which are going on all over India. Some of the survivors of atrocities from West Bengal, Tripura, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra will be felicitated in the conference.
AIDWA has more than 10 million membership spread over 23 states of India and is known for struggles for women’s rights, equality and safety.
Earlier this week, the AIDWA members in large number had participated in an anti CAA/NRC rally. AIDWA seeks to defend rights of the people of the North East, defend secular character of the country and safeguard women’s rights.
In the meanwhile a rally in support of CAA was organised by the “Samvidhan Sanman Manch” at historic “August Kranti Maidan in South Mumbai on Saturday. Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and the present leader of the Opposition Devendra Fadnavis and other leaders participated in the rally. They joined the march from August Kranti Maidan to the statute of Lokmanya Tilak located at Girgum Chowpatty in South Mumbai.
