Hyderabad, September 28: All India Youth Federation (AIYF) state general secretary Nerlakanti Srikanth on Monday urged young people to prepare for struggles to complete the unfinished work of building the exploitation-free, equal society that Bhagat Singh had dreamed of. He was speaking at the AIYF state office on the 119th birth anniversary of the freedom fighter.
Leaders garlanded a large cutout of Bhagat Singh and paid floral tributes. Srikanth said young people today needed to walk the path Bhagat Singh showed, adding that the society he envisioned has still not been fully realised.
Key Demands at a Glance
AIYF’s Demands on Bhagat Singh’s Birth Anniversary
Infographic: Deccan Bhoomi
Jobs, Education and Public Assets
Srikanth said it is the responsibility of governments to provide jobs and livelihood opportunities to every educated young person. He demanded that education and healthcare be recognised as people’s rights and provided free of cost rather than treated as commodities. He also called for public sector institutions to be protected and for policies that hand over public assets to corporate interests to be stopped, and said governments must take effective steps to reduce growing social and economic inequalities.
Warning on Communal Divisions
Describing communal hatred and divisive politics as a danger to the unity of the country, Srikanth said every citizen has a duty to protect the secular and democratic values Bhagat Singh stood for. He called for movements that safeguard the rights of youth, workers and farmers and strengthen democracy.
Who Attended
State leaders of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) Prema Pavani, Chhaya Devi and Jyothi attended, along with AIYF Hyderabad district president R. Balakrishna and secretary Shaik Mahmood, and leaders Kampalli Kalyan, Mamidi Chetla Bhagat Singh, M. Krishna, Jagan, Mohit Kumar and Majid Ali Khan, among others. The details were shared in a press release issued by the AIYF Hyderabad district secretary.
Background: Who Was Bhagat Singh
Bhagat Singh was born on 28 September 1907 in Punjab and was executed by the British on 23 March 1931 at the age of 23. A leading member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, he is remembered for his revolutionary activism, for popularising the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad,” and for writings that included the 1930 essay “Why I Am an Atheist.” The AIYF is the youth wing of the Communist Party of India.
