Bhumi Adhikar Andolan Congratulates the Peasantry and Rural Workers in UP

Local Body election results prove that peasants and agricultural workers are rallying against the BJP and the Modi Government

Bhumi Adhikar Andolan congratulates the people in general and especially the peasantry, rural workers, adivasis, dalits and minorities of Uttar Pradesh for ensuring the defeat of the BJP in the recently held local body elections. The BJP got defeated in majority of the seats in the municipalities of rural towns, thus indicating that the peasantry and the rural workers are rallying in large numbers against the BJP and the Modi and Adityanath Governments.

Although in municipal corporations it won 14 of the 16 mayoral posts, the BJP’s performance in municipalities and rural towns is pathetic. Out of 438 Town Panchayat Presidents, BJP got only 100 and it got defeated in 338. Among the 198 City Municipal Council Presidents, BJP’s share is only 70. Among Nagarpalika members where BJP won 916, it got defeated in 4295 seats. Among Town Panchayat Members BJP won only 663 while it lost in 4715 seats.

The peasantry which is reeling under indebtedness, lack of income and unbridled price rise are rising up against the divisive and communal policies of the BJP. The biased role of the corporate media in blacking out the struggles of the workers and peasants is not helping the BJP to escape from the ground reality of intensifying anger and protest among the toiling sections against the pro-corporate and neo-liberal policies of its Central and State Governments.

Hannan Mollah, Atul Anjaan, Medha Patkar, Satyavan, Prem Singh, Ashok Chowdhary, Dr.Sunilam, Suneet Chopra, Anil Chowdhary, Roma, Raghvendra, Virendra Vidrohi
For Bhumi Adhikar Andolan