ABVP''s protest march against corruption on March 4

Bhupal, PTI | Feb 18,2011: Accusing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of protecting politicians involved in scams, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) today said it will hold a protest march to the Parliament on March 4 to seek PM's resignation on moral grounds. "Singh was weak and helpless in checking corruption. He was protecting politicians involved in scams including 2G spectrum, Commonwealth Games and Adarsh Society," former ABVP General Secretary V D Sharma told reporters after wrapping up the Parishad's day-long silent hunger protest against corruption here.
Thousands of ABVP members will take part in a protest march to Parliament and seek PM's resignation against rampant political corruption plaguing the country, he said. Also, we want that Suresh Kalmadi, Sheila Dikshit and Ashok Chavan involved in different scams be arrested, Sharma said. He said the Centre should immediately announce a strategy to bring back the black money stashed in foreign banks and make public the names of such account holders and seize their unaccounted wealth. The circulation of notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 denomination should also be stopped immediately, Sharma demanded adding that it was fuelling corruption.

ABVP: 24hrs Hunger Strike against Corruption in Kolkata

Kolkata: Over 150 Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists in the city went on a 24 hours hunger strike on 17th Feb Thursday, 12 pm and is scheduled to continue till 18th Feb 12 pm 2011 at College Squire, in front of Calcutta University, Kolkata.

"This hunger strike has been called against loot of common people by present Central Government through various scams. ABVP has decided to intensify fight against corruption in the entire country through mass movement, ABVP will try to expose threesome, i.e., Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, which is responsible for scams like Adarsh Society, CWG, 2G specturm and in appointment of tainted peron on important post like CVC. ABVP demands resignation of so called "Mr Clean" Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on morality ground seems to be helpless in corruption issue, supporting corrupt people an also for his irresponsible statements regarding on going corruption." said Parul Mondal, State Secretary of ABVP.
This hunger strike is being held simultaneously by ABVP students in all the State capitals in the Country she added.

ABVP to launch indefinite agitation over price rise

Kolkata, Feb 16 : The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) will launch an indefinite agitation throughout the country against the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre over the price rise issue, party National Secretary Parul Mandal said here today.
Addressing a press conference here, Ms Mandal said, ''the Centre is responsible for the acute price hike much to the discomfort of the common people.
''Inflation is also shooting up to record levels of 18 per cent with an endless series of scams, including the Commonwealth Games, 2G Spectrum and Adarsh Housing society scam destroying the social fabric.'' She said the UPA government was responsible to control the commodities' hike as the Centre was involved in a series of scams.
We are asking the student community of the country to protest against the issue,'' she said.
The ABVP would organise a two-day nationwide students' hunger strike on February 17 and 18 in all the state capaitals against the price rise and scams.
The party workers would also organise 'March the Parliament House' on the issue on March 4 where at least 10,000 students will participate, she said.
--UNI