Activists of the Students' Federation of India staged a protest near the Egyptian Embassy here on Tuesday to express solidarity with the “Million March” in Cairo and to support the “ongoing movement for democracy in Egypt”.
Holding placards denouncing the establishment in Egypt, students marched towards the Egyptian Embassy in the afternoon. The demonstration culminated in a public meeting near the Embassy where All-India Democratic Women's Association member Subhashini Ali, Jana Natya Manch member Sudhanva Deshpande and former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union president Albeena Shakil addressed the meeting.
The speakers expressed solidarity with the protesting people and condemned the repression by the regime of President Hosni Mubarak. The role of the United States in the Arab region and its support to the regime was denounced.
The speakers emphasised the “increasing inequalities and anti-people policies under globalisation” as the main factor behind the protests. The Indian Government was also criticised for not showing “support for the pro-democracy struggle.”
“The strategic alliance” of the Indian Government along with the United States and Israel was cited as the cause for lack of support for the people of Egypt.
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