NAPM vows non-violent resistance, reconstruction and revolution 

National Alliance of People’s Movements vows to resist corporate plunder and fight for a future of dignity and justice.

The National Alliance of People’s Movements, the umbrella organisation for civil society organisations and individuals, resolved to continue its work in a non-violent way.

“We pledge to resist the corporate plunder of land, water, forests, labour, and commons. We pledge to reconstruct people’s economy based on communities, cooperatives and ecological balance,” it said, at the closing of its annual convention here on Tuesday.

The NAPM convention was a four-day event while it also celebrated its 30th year, held at Exhibition Grounds, Nampally. The event themed Defending Democracy, Constitutional Justice to Climate Justice, saw nearly 800 leaders, grassroots activists, and their organisations, in various sessions on contemporary social issues.

“Neo-liberalism and Hindutva march hand in hand — one looting, the other killing. The very breath of our democracy is stifled by an iron-fisted State led by BJP and its allies that calls itself ‘new’. They tell us this is achhe din, we tell them this is war and tyranny,” its release noted.

The NAPM further stated that its struggle through grassroots and people’s organisations will continue with constant development of alternatives.

“This is not a fight for survival, but a fight for a future where farmers own the soil they till; a future where development means dignity, peace and justice; where schools teach freedom, not fear; democracy belongs to its citizens not corporations...,” it noted.