Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha
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Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha (Chhattisgarh Liberation Front) is a political party
in the India
n state of Chhattisgarh
.
On the 3rd of March 1977 the Chhattisgarh Mines Shramik Sangh (Chhattisgarh Mines Workers' Union) was founded by Shankar Guha Niyogi
. In 1982 CMSS formed CMM as their political front. CMM was formed to fight for the cultural identity of the region and for upliftment for the workers and peasants. CMM organized social campaigns, such as against alcohol abuse and instituted social projects, such as a workers' financed hospital.
Niyogi was murdered in Bhilai
1991.
Today Janak Lal Thakur is the president of CMM and Anoop Singh its secretary.
The motto of CMMs is Sangharsh aur Nirman (Struggle and Construction). Another motto is Virodh Nahi Vikalp (Not resistance, but alternative).
CMM was neutral on the issue of formation of a separate Chhattisgarh state.
CMM is very active in the struggle against genetically modified seeds.
In the legislative assembly elections in Chhattisgarh
2003 CMM had put up eight candidates, whom together mustered 37,335 votes.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in the India
India
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n state of Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000....
.
On the 3rd of March 1977 the Chhattisgarh Mines Shramik Sangh (Chhattisgarh Mines Workers' Union) was founded by Shankar Guha Niyogi
Shankar Guha Niyogi
Shankar Guha Niyogi was founder of Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha, a labor union run in the town of Dalli Rajhara Mines in Chhattisgarh, who succeeded in sustaining the Mine Worker movement for 14 years from 1977 till his death in 1991.-Early Life:Dhiresh Guha Niyogi was born in 1943 in Jalpaiguri,...
. In 1982 CMSS formed CMM as their political front. CMM was formed to fight for the cultural identity of the region and for upliftment for the workers and peasants. CMM organized social campaigns, such as against alcohol abuse and instituted social projects, such as a workers' financed hospital.
Niyogi was murdered in Bhilai
Bhilai
Bhilai or Bhilai Nagar is a city in the Durg district of Chhattisgarh, in eastern central India. As of 2001, it had a population of 753,837. The city is located west of the capital Raipur, on the main Howrah–Mumbai rail line, and National Highway 6...
1991.
Today Janak Lal Thakur is the president of CMM and Anoop Singh its secretary.
The motto of CMMs is Sangharsh aur Nirman (Struggle and Construction). Another motto is Virodh Nahi Vikalp (Not resistance, but alternative).
CMM was neutral on the issue of formation of a separate Chhattisgarh state.
CMM is very active in the struggle against genetically modified seeds.
In the legislative assembly elections in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000....
2003 CMM had put up eight candidates, whom together mustered 37,335 votes.
External links
- Info on CMM from the state webpage
- Nyogi Zinda Hai!, documentary on S.G. Niyogi and CMM
- Article in Frontline on the formation of the state of Chhattisgarh
- Seed Satyagrah - The Great Gene Robbery on the struggle of CMMs against genetically modified seeds
- Article in Frontline on the struggle against genetically modified seeds
- Memorandum to the President from CMM 2000
- Shaheed Niyogi Journalism Award