Members of the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) protest against US military strikes in Venezuela, at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Sunday.
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Bengaluru: The Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) staged a demonstration at Freedom Park on Sunday, condemning what it termed US military aggression against Venezuela and demanding the immediate withdrawal of American forces.
The protest, led by the party’s Bengaluru district committees, criticised 'Operation Absolute Resolve', which allegedly resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Protesters held placards and raised slogans against what they described as “imperialist expansion”, calling the US action a “dastardly attack” on Venezuela’s sovereignty.
Addressing the gathering, V Gnana Murthy, secretary of the SUCI(C) Bengaluru North district committee, alleged that the kidnapping of a democratically elected leader and his wife had exposed the “liberal façade” of US foreign policy.
“This invasion is not merely an assault on one nation, but a threat to the entire Latin American region, aimed at forcing sovereign states into submission at gunpoint,” Murthy said.
He further alleged that the unilateral aerial strikes and subsequent invasion violated Article 2 of the United Nations Charter, and urged citizens to view the Venezuelan struggle as part of a larger fight for global security and independence.
N Ravi, a senior district committee member (Bengaluru South), described the US administration as “war-mongers”, accusing it of attempting to control Latin America’s natural resources through “world monopoly capital”.
He added that while countries such as Cuba and Mexico have voiced opposition, the United Nations must act decisively to avoid becoming a “toothless” body.