The CPI (ML) observed the 26th anniversary of the martyrdom of Daras Ram Sahu with a memorial meeting at Lal Khadan, Bilaspur on 6 May 2016. The meeting began with garlanding of Com. Daras Ram’s statue and one minute’s silence as a tribute to the martyr.
On this day in 1990 Com. Daras Ram was killed by criminals under the landlord-spinning mill owner-local politician nexus. Com. Daras Ram was the village sarpanch and President of the Spinning Mill Mazdoor Union and was fighting against the land grab of government land by the landlord. He was shot dead at about 11 PM on that night.
Daras Ram Sahu’s wife, children, and family members were present at the meeting, which was addressed by Brijendra Tiwari, Bishat Kurre, Lallan Ram, and Dhanesh Verma. The speakers said that the need of the hour in the present dark times is a strong unity between workers, peasants, students, and youth to struggle against the anti-people policies of the Modi government as well as the Raman government. The meeting expressed solidarity with the struggle and hunger strike by the JNU students and condemned the unjust action against the students by the Central government and the JNU administration.
A resolution was passed at the meeting to fulfill the dreams and aims of Com. Daras Ram Sahu.
