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Monday, Dec 20, 2004

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Symbolic burning of nuclear weapon effigy

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, DEC. 19. The three-day Anti-War Assembly ended here with an impressive rally that culminated in the symbolic burning of an effigy of a nuclear weapon. Prominent among those who participated were the CPI(M) Polit Bureau member, Prakash Karat, the Narmada Bachao Andolan activist, Medha Patkar, trade unionist Meena Menon, Prabir Purkayastha from the Delhi Science Forum. Delegates from Iraq, Palestine, Japan and other countries also marched in the procession.

Earlier, the rally started from Sundarayya Park and made its way through the RTC crossroads to Indira Park, where prominent leaders addressed the gathering.

Slogans against the United States and President George W. Bush rent the air.

Innovative posters and banners caught the eye of the public, especially those designed by the Students' Federation of India and the Democratic Youth Federation of India.

An all-red banner conveyed revolutionary greetings from the CPI(ML), New Democracy and its affiliate organisations, the Progressive Democratic Students Union, the Progressive Organisation for Women, the Progressive Youth League and the All-India Kisan Mazdoor Sangh.

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