The college educated youth represented by the national student associations, organized by the three three communist parties: CPI, CPI(M) and CPI(ML-Liberation) joined hands with the Cockroach Janata Dal, which formed as an independent pressure group to seek reform in the educational policies of the BJP government, to organize a peaceful demonstration at Jantar-Mantar grounds close to the Indian Parliament in New Delhi in June. On July 20, the Delhi Police used pellet guns and nail studded sticks, allowing goons to stop students’ march to Indian Parliament, injuring some demonstrators. Since then the students’ revolt has enlarged and been joined by opposition parties against the electoral system corruption and rising prices of daily necessities. The movement has spread to other provinces against the Modi government-led Right Wing of India, in power since 2014. What does this movement mean for the future of India?
Raj Sahai, a retired engineer, who immigrated from India in 1966. He joined the anti-Vietnam War in Chicago in 1968, and continued his opposition to US wars to today. He has been part of I.C.S.S. since 2006 and is a member of the Planning Committee.
