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'Voices of the grassroots' to reach Manmohan
The march was organised by the National Alliance for Fundamental Right to Education (NAFRE), in association with Child Relief and You (CRY).
- IANS
- Published: 00:17 March 27, 2008
New Delhi: More than 500 people from 15 states gathered here on Wednesday to draw up a list of "demands from the grassroots", addressing various issues such as education and land rights, that will be submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday.
A two-month "march for people's rights" was conducted in 15 states since January 23 that concluded in the capital with representatives of each state voicing their needs and demands.
The march was organised by the National Alliance for Fundamental Right to Education (NAFRE), in association with Child Relief and You (CRY).
"The focal point of the march, the second of its kind since the one which concluded in Ahmedabad last year, is to give a platform to the voices of the grassroots. This comes especially at a time when elections are around the corner," said Saibal Baroi, deputy general manager of CRY.
"It is a people's movement. The four key points of the march are implementation of the common school system, which calls for inclusive education, issues of the displaced people, those affected by special economic zones (SEZs) and communalism and fascism," he said.
The march took place in states, including Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Manipur and Jharkhand.
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