Mysuru: Members of CPM and various progressive organisations held a protest at Ramaswamy Circle here on Saturday, condemning the US-Israel war on Iran. They demanded the immediate intervention of United Nation and other international peacekeeping organisations, even as they asked the Union govt to seek restoration of peace in West Asia.They accused the US of double standards, saying it attacked the sovereign country of Iran. As several capitalist countries like the US were in economic trouble, they must stop their aggression on oil-rich countries like Israel, stop looting its natural resources under the guise of establishing democracy, and end the proliferation of nuclear arsenals and other weapons of mass destruction, they stated.“US and Israel forces must stop killing women, children, and other innocent civilians by attacking schools, hospitals, and educational institutions in strife-torn countries. Women, children, and innocent people were the worst hit by such attacks and war,” they noted.The attack on Iran has impacted the world economy, and people have started to face the heat of scarcity of LPG, petroleum, and fuel products, they said, adding that as India is also impacted by the war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi must make attempts to end such wars.CPM district secretary Jagadeesh Surya, Socialist Unity Centre of India district secretary Ravi Ramakrishna, progressive personalities Savitha Mallesh, T Gururaj, Odanadi Stanely, Riatha Sangha leader Hosakote Basavaraj, and Prof Kalachannegowda, among others, were present.
