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.