07-07-2006, 07:09 AM
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<b>People must snatch their rights: V P Singh</b>
NEW DELHI: Urging people to "snatch" their rights if they were not given to them honorably, former Prime Minister V P Singh said the time had come for the poor and downtrodden to join hands to become a strong force in the political arena. He asked people to snatch their rights if they were not given by the "system" despite making pleas and submitting applications and petitions.
"Sometime I feel like taking up arms to fight the prevailing system where justice is hardly being given to the poor and downtrodden. But age is not on my side to take up arms," he said while addressing a meeting organized here to celebrate his 75th birthday.
In an obvious reference to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections scheduled for next year, Singh, who is trying to form an alliance against the Samajwadi Party and BJP, said the condition of the poor in different parts of the country is very bad and they should join hands to become a strong force to take political power.
"All (political parties) are engaged in making governments. Governments come and go. What we now need is to build the country and not the government," Singh said
Asking people to oppose political parties who are in power with the help of "communal forces", Jan Morcha President Raj Babbar said its fight for justice for the poor and backward classes would continue under Singh's leadership.
Justice Party President <b>Udit Raj </b>said all secular parties have come together to fight the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh to restore the honor of the poor and Dalits.
A large number of people from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi also wished Singh on the occasion.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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<b>People must snatch their rights: V P Singh</b>
NEW DELHI: Urging people to "snatch" their rights if they were not given to them honorably, former Prime Minister V P Singh said the time had come for the poor and downtrodden to join hands to become a strong force in the political arena. He asked people to snatch their rights if they were not given by the "system" despite making pleas and submitting applications and petitions.
"Sometime I feel like taking up arms to fight the prevailing system where justice is hardly being given to the poor and downtrodden. But age is not on my side to take up arms," he said while addressing a meeting organized here to celebrate his 75th birthday.
In an obvious reference to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections scheduled for next year, Singh, who is trying to form an alliance against the Samajwadi Party and BJP, said the condition of the poor in different parts of the country is very bad and they should join hands to become a strong force to take political power.
"All (political parties) are engaged in making governments. Governments come and go. What we now need is to build the country and not the government," Singh said
Asking people to oppose political parties who are in power with the help of "communal forces", Jan Morcha President Raj Babbar said its fight for justice for the poor and backward classes would continue under Singh's leadership.
Justice Party President <b>Udit Raj </b>said all secular parties have come together to fight the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh to restore the honor of the poor and Dalits.
A large number of people from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi also wished Singh on the occasion.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->