CPI (ML) Liberation conference: Arundhati Roy requires ‘anti-Fascist’ grouping of opposition events

By PTI

PATNA: Author and social activist Arundhati Roy Friday launched a pointy assault on the Narendra Modi authorities on the Centre and pressured the necessity for forging an “anti-Fascist” grouping of opposition events.

Roy was within the Bihar capital for addressing a conference organized by the CPI (ML) Liberation, which is part of the multi-party ‘Mahagathbandhan’ however helps the Nitish Kumar authorities within the state from the surface.

“The country is run by four people. Two of them happen to be buyers and the rest two are sellers. All of them belong to Gujarat,” mentioned the author evoking applause from the group.

She was clearly referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and industrialists Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani.

She mentioned “Modi ji thinks that he need not speak about Adani, since the common people should remain ever thankful to him for five kilograms of ration. But the Hindenburg report speaks about a scam involving 100 billion dollars. It is the biggest corporate scam in the country.”

Referring to the alleged proximity of the enterprise tycoon with the prime minister, she mentioned “Earlier, Modi ji used to travel by Adani’s aircraft. Now, Adani travels with Modi ji in the latter’s plane.”

“The farm laws had been brought to benefit Adani and his ilk, which is evident from the fact that his warehouses had come up across the country,” Roy mentioned.

“No raids were ever conducted on properties owned by Adani. But BBC is paying the price for bringing to the fore the truth behind the Gujarat riots of 2002,” she quipped and questioned the “silence of US and UK” over the Income Tax division’s motion in opposition to the worldwide broadcaster.

Lavishing reward on CPI(ML) Liberation for taking a “stand against Fascism,” she mentioned it was important to convey collectively all forces against the “current capitalistic system, wherein five per cent people control 60 per cent of the nation’s wealth.”

“It is good that different political groups opposed to the current ruling dispensation are making an effort to come together. Hopefully, the energy of public movements will also be harnessed,” mentioned the celebrated writer, who received the Booker for her debut novel “The God of Small Things” and has been actively related to quite a few human rights actions.

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The three-day CPI(ML) Liberation celebration Congress, which was inaugurated on Thursday, will conclude on Saturday.

The invitees on that day embody Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his deputy Tejashwi Yadav and Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren.

PATNA: Author and social activist Arundhati Roy Friday launched a pointy assault on the Narendra Modi authorities on the Centre and pressured the necessity for forging an “anti-Fascist” grouping of opposition events.

Roy was within the Bihar capital for addressing a conference organized by the CPI (ML) Liberation, which is part of the multi-party ‘Mahagathbandhan’ however helps the Nitish Kumar authorities within the state from the surface.

“The country is run by four people. Two of them happen to be buyers and the rest two are sellers. All of them belong to Gujarat,” mentioned the author evoking applause from the group.

She was clearly referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and industrialists Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani.

She mentioned “Modi ji thinks that he need not speak about Adani, since the common people should remain ever thankful to him for five kilograms of ration. But the Hindenburg report speaks about a scam involving 100 billion dollars. It is the biggest corporate scam in the country.”

Referring to the alleged proximity of the enterprise tycoon with the prime minister, she mentioned “Earlier, Modi ji used to travel by Adani’s aircraft. Now, Adani travels with Modi ji in the latter’s plane.”

“The farm laws had been brought to benefit Adani and his ilk, which is evident from the fact that his warehouses had come up across the country,” Roy mentioned.

“No raids were ever conducted on properties owned by Adani. But BBC is paying the price for bringing to the fore the truth behind the Gujarat riots of 2002,” she quipped and questioned the “silence of US and UK” over the Income Tax division’s motion in opposition to the worldwide broadcaster.

Lavishing reward on CPI(ML) Liberation for taking a “stand against Fascism,” she mentioned it was important to convey collectively all forces against the “current capitalistic system, wherein five per cent people control 60 per cent of the nation’s wealth.”

“It is good that different political groups opposed to the current ruling dispensation are making an effort to come together. Hopefully, the energy of public movements will also be harnessed,” mentioned the celebrated writer, who received the Booker for her debut novel “The God of Small Things” and has been actively related to quite a few human rights actions.

ALSO READ | Hindutva unleashing violence to create synthetic majority: Arundhati Roy

The three-day CPI(ML) Liberation celebration Congress, which was inaugurated on Thursday, will conclude on Saturday.

The invitees on that day embody Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his deputy Tejashwi Yadav and Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren.