###Protests in Udaipur against Imperialist War Imposed on Iran by the USA and Israel

Udaipur, The war imposed on Iran by the USA –Israel alliance has entered the twenty fourth day . It started with Israel attacking Iran on 28th February killing the top brass of Iranian civil and military leadership including the supreme commander and religious leader Ayatullah Kumeini. Contrary to the initial claims of the US that the war would end in three days it has continued with Iran showing unprecedented mettle and combating US and Israeli forces skillfully and forcing Trump to go backfoot on his threat of attacking the energy installations of Iran. The war has however, influenced economy world wide forcing people to undergo hardships in their day to day life. In India the price of domestic gas cylinder has gone up by sixty rupees and the supply of commercial cylinders used in hotels and commercial establishments has been so decreased that they have stopped functioning turning millions of employees unemployed.

Udaipur observed a sound protest against this unjustified and unprovoked war. The first demonstration was held on 13th March at the gate of district collector’s office. The effigies of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. were burnt amidst slogans “Imperialism Down Down, Say NO to WAR, America –Israel Stop Attacking Iran “ etc. Shankar Lal Chaudhary, state secretary CPIML, Dr Farhat Banu, State secretary AIPWA, Prof. Hemendra Chandalia, convener of Janatantrik Vichar Manch, Himmat Seth, senior journalist, Dr. Chandra Dev Ola, district secretary CPIML, Arun Vyas, district President PUCL, Saurabh Naruka, AICCTU and several other opposed the aggression of Israel and the USA.

On March 22, a seminar on the issue was organized by the left parties and Janatantrik Vichar Manch to discuss the situation in the middle east. The seminar was presided over by Samajwadi leader Arjun Daitha, Senior poet and activist Abid Adeeb, National Vice President of AIPWA Prof. Sudha Chaudhary and senior journalist Himmat seth. It was convened by Prof. Hemendra Chandalia. In his introductory remarks Prof. Chandalia said that the Spaniards who reached the American land massacred the indigenous populations and wiped them out. The imperialist tendencies were shown by the American state right from the beginning. In 1890 American army killed hundreds of the indigenous people in South Dakota. It occupied Phillipines, Puortorica and Guam in 1898 and later dethroned or killed the heads of the state of Guatemala, 1954, Ghana, Granada, Chille, Congo, Vietnam, Libya, Iraq and now Venejuela and Iran. The speakers said that USA is the biggest threat to world peace.

On March 23. On the day of the martyrdom of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev a meeting was held to commemorate the sacrifice of the martyrs of Indian freedom movement. This occasion was used to discuss the present crisis in the middle east. Primarily the focus of discussion was the impact of war on the people of the world. It was stated by the speakers that in the process of the United States imposing war on Iran through Israel, and Iran carrying out retaliatory actions to defend its sovereignty, the closure of the Hormuz Strait maritime route will affect 60% of LNG imports and an even higher percentage of LPG gas imports. Additionally, there is a looming threat to the annual remittance of approximately ₹4,500 crore (i.e., 50 billion dollars) sent by 90 lakh to 1 crore workers. This will worsen the currency situation and could lead to increased industrial recession. In such a situation, the income of the country's workers, farmers, and all toiling classes will decrease further, and the danger of an unprecedented economic crisis in the country has intensified. It is necessary for the rulers to resolve this with seriousness and an effective foreign policy. These views emerged during the seminar on the topic 'Global War Frenzy' organized by the Martyrs' Day Celebration Committee on the Martyrs' Day of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev.While inaugurating the seminar, Upendra Shankar from Jaipur provided information about NATO and American military bases around the world and stated that in order to stop the war, opposition must also be raised against the military bases as well as the sanctions imposed by the United States on various countries.In the meeting, Dr. Hemendra Chandaliya gave information about the wars imposed by the United States on many countries of the world. Advocate Mannaram Dangi emphasized the need to continuously oppose steps that destroy nature and humanity. Activist Sameer Banerjee provided information about the Russia-Ukraine war and American bullying against Venezuela, and detailed the adverse effects on the Indian people due to the war imposed by the United States and Israel on Iran, as well as the government's stance.In the seminar, Arun Vyas, Shankar Lal Choudhary, Himmat Seth, Ashok Manthan, Harish Suhalka, Yusuf Ali, R.D. Vyas, and others expressed their views, and a decision was taken to organize an anti-war peace march in the city.Jyotsna Jhala, who presided over the seminar that continued late into the evening, called for distributing pamphlets, holding meetings in neighborhoods, and creating an anti-imperialist war atmosphere through street plays and demonstrations.The seminar was conducted by D.S. Paliwal.