Hundreds gather at Freedom Park in Bengaluru to express solidarity with Palestine

Bengaluru: About 600 people stood in solidarity with the Palestinian people at Freedom Park in the city on Saturday. The police, however, did not allow the protestors to unfurl the Palestine flag. 

The protest was organised by Bengaluru for Peace and Justice and was attended by citizens, student-activist organisations, women’s rights organisations, farmers’ organisations and trade unions. Sachin, a member of AISA started the protest by bringing to attention how the evil of imperialism is clearly evident in Israel’s attacks against Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and Iran.

“Palestinians have paid a heavy human cost in Gaza and the West Bank where countless lives have been lost... we must question why the Karnataka Police is afraid of the Palestinian flag.”

Supporters of Palestine initiate a protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru.

The protestors demanded that Indian institutions heed the call of the Palestinian Campaign for Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel and desist from entering into new tie-ups with Israeli institutions, terminate existing collaborations with Israel and boycott all Israeli state officials, and end the Labour Agreement and withdraw Indian workers from Israel and halt further recruitment.

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