Maha: March held in Armori to show solidarity with Kumar

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Press Trust of India Gadchiroli (Maha)
Last Updated : Feb 20 2016 | 6:42 PM IST
A march was organised in Armori here to show solidarity with JNUSU leader Kanhaiya Kumar, who is facing sedition charge.
Members of various political parties including Communist Party of India, Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh, social organisations and student groups took part in the march.
Tributes were paid to slain CPI leader Govind Pansare, scholar M M Kalburgi and rationalist Narendra Dabholkar.
The march concluded with a public meeting with leaders of various parties protesting against the murder of Pansare, Kalburgi and Dabholkar.
They also demanded that the sedition charge against Kumar be withdrawn and he be released immediately.
A memorandum in this regard addressed to the Indian President was submitted to Armori tehsildar Shashikant Channawar.
JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested under sedition charges in a sedition case lodged in connection with an event held on the JNU campus where anti-national slogans were raised allegedly.

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First Published: Feb 20 2016 | 6:42 PM IST

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