OCTOBER 13, 50 leading young adivasi activists of the Shiv Sena in the two big villages of Ambesari and Nagzari in Dahanu tehsil of Palghar district in Maharashtra quit the Shiv Sena out of disillusionment, publicly joined the movement of the Red Flag and resolved to work for the victory of CPI(M) candidate,  Vinod Nikole in this assembly election.

A large public meeting was organised by the CPI(M) in Ambesari village in Dahanu tehsil to welcome the new entrants. It was addressed by CPI(M) central committee members, Ashok Dhawale and Mariam Dhawale, candidate-Vinod Nikole, state secretariat members Barkya Mangat and Kisan Gujar, Lahani Dauda, Ramesh Guthe, Nandu Hadal, Chandrakant Ghorkhana and Kashtakari Sanghatana leader Madhubai Dhodi.Surji Vedga chaired the meeting.

Among those who left the Shiv Sena and joined the Red Flag movement were sitting panchayat samiti member-Vijay Nangre, two former sarpanches of Nagzari village-Vasant Vasavla and Dhuluram Tandel, many sitting gram panchayat members of both villages and many other activists.

In their speeches in the public meeting, they related how the Shiv Sena-BJP had duped them and solemnly assured that all of them would remain true to the Red Flag and work wholeheartedly for the victory of Vinod Nikole in the elections. They were all welcomed by the leaders with red scarves and small bouquets of flowers.

Such an event is occurring in Dahanu tehsil for the first time and it shows the way the wind is blowing in the Dahanu (ST) assembly constituency.

In the Dahanu seat, the NCP, Congress, Bahujan Vikas Aghadi, Lok Bharati and KashtakariSanghatana are all fully and actively supporting the young and militant CPI(M) candidate-Vinod Nikole.

On October 10, a massive public meeting was held in Dahanu by the CPI(M) and the Maha Aghadi. It was addressed by CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, Hitendra Thakur-MLA, Kapil Patil-MLC, Raju Parikh, Santosh More, Brian Lobo and others.

On October 16, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat will address two large public meetings in Talasari and Dahanu tehsils.