The Thma U Rangli Juki (TUR) too has condoled the demise of Fr Stan Swamy and said it “mourns in rage.”
“Hindutva Fascist BJP government arrested him on false charges as part of nationwide arrests of activists and intellectuals for a so called Bhima-Koregaon conspiracy. Fr. Swamy who was living with Parkinson’s and age related maladies was physically broken down by COVID infection in jail and his false incarceration is a testimony to the authoritarian nature of this government,” TUR in a statement today said.
“His death, while waiting for bail, shows us citizens that for this government any democratic dissent is unacceptable and has to be brutally put down and Fr. Swamy knew this well,” it said.
TUR further resolved to oppose all instances of fascist authoritarianism and to carry forward the struggles of the oppressed and marginalised and added, “TUR mourns in rage.”
Meanwhile, the Meghalaya State Council of the Communist Party of India also expressed its shock and grief at the death of Father Stan Swamy and said it was an institutional murder.
“The party demands the arrest of all those responsible for his death and given proper punishment for inhuman treatment meted out to him,” Meghalaya State Secretary, Samudra Gupta said.
