IMPHAL, November 3: To salute the indomitable spirit of Irom Sharmila in her struggle for a democratic, just and humane India, All India Forum for Right to Education flagged off a month long, All India Shiksha Sangharsh Yatra-2014 on November 2, which will continue till December 4 said Prof Anil Sadgopal, president Standing Committee AISSY at the Manipur Press Club here today.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the press conference Prof Anil said that the movement will be held in various States and Union Territories through district-level Yatras along with five Zonal Yatras and will culminate at Bhopal on December 4, also in solidarity with the 30-year long struggle of the lakhs of Bhopal gas victims against ruthless imperialist onslaught on people\u2019s lives and rights.<\/p>\n
Prof Anil observed that the AISSY holds the idea that education is not meant for producing workforce for global market\u2019s loot but for meeting socio-economic and cultural needs of the people and for building a democratic, socialist, secular and enlightened society.<\/p>\n
He also said that the aim of AISSY is to promote equality, social justice and diversity by liberating education from communal, casteist, patriarchal, sectarian and anti-disability prejudices, discrimination, irrationality and superstition, and at the same time inculcating critical consciousness for social transformation, he added.<\/p>\n
Prof Anil continued that AISSY resolved to wage a struggle in order to achieve a fully State funded and entirely free common education system from \u201cKG to PG\u201d including common neighbourhood school system up to class XII. It will also include the medium of mother tongue in multi-lingual context and establish India\u2019s languages in all sectors of national life including trade and business and science and technology, said Anil.<\/p>\n
Surjit Thokchom, executive member, AISSY also attended the press conference. He appealed all the people to join hands for united struggle to attain our rights.<\/p>\n\n