Brinda Karat urges united fight to Centre’s pro-corporate policies | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: Former MP and CPI (M) senior leader Brinda Karat on Sunday called for a united fight against the anti-people and anti-farmer policies of the corporate-aligned, communal govt at the Centre.Addressing a public meeting during the All India Kisan Sabha’s national conference in Nalgonda, she warned the BJP and RSS against attempting to portray the historic Telangana Peasant Armed Struggle in the erstwhile Hyderabad State in communal terms.“This was not a struggle between Hindus and Muslims, as is being propagated. Do not distort or hijack the history of this movement. The great Telangana Peasant Armed Struggle was a class struggle led under the Red Flag, which liberated the peasantry from feudal exploitation,” she said.Karat pointed out that several landlords who supported the Nizam and the Razakars were Hindus, demonstrating that the movement was not a religious conflict but a secular struggle in which peasants united across caste and religious divisions. She described it as a movement that inspired peasant struggles across the country.Accusing the Modi govt of undermining the Constitution and secular values, Karat said it was systematically weakening constitutional institutions and fundamental principles such as secularism, justice and equality. She alleged that the govt was pursuing policies aimed at handing over India’s agricultural sector to domestic and foreign corporate entities and agribusiness giants.Questioning the proposed India-US trade agreement, she asked whether the Modi govt had consulted farmers before entering into the deal.“The agreement will have a severe impact on different sections of the farming community. We strongly oppose mortgaging India’s agricultural interests to the United States and demand that the trade agreement be halted,” she said.Raising concerns over Adivasi land rights, Karat urged Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy to ensure the immediate and effective implementation of the Forest Rights Act in the state and convene Gram Sabhas.She demanded an end to the forced eviction of Adivasis from their lands, stressing that they should not be treated as encroachers.“The Forest Rights Act and other relevant laws must be implemented rigorously, and Adivasis must be granted legal rights over their lands,” she added.