• Source: Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha

      • Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha (lit. Chhattisgarh Liberation Front) is a political party in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
      On 3 March 1977, the Chhattisgarh Mines Shramik Sangh (Chhattisgarh Mines Workers' Union) was founded by Shankar Guha Niyogi. In 1982, CMSS formed CMM as their political front. CMM was formed to fight for the cultural identity of the region and for the upliftment of the workers and peasants. CMM organized social campaigns, such as against alcohol abuse and instituted social projects, such as a workers' financed hospital.
      Niyogi was murdered in Bhilai, in 1991. In the 1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, CMM won 1 seat (Dondi Lohara).
      In the legislative assembly elections in Chhattisgarh 2003 CMM had put up eight candidates, whom together mustered 37,335 votes.


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      Info on CMM from the state webpage
      Nyogi Zinda Hai!, documentary on S.G. Niyogi and CMM
      Article in Frontline on the formation of the state of Chhattisgarh
      Seed Satyagrah - The Great Gene Robbery on the struggle of CMMs against genetically modified seeds
      Article in Frontline on the struggle against genetically modified seeds
      Memorandum to the President from CMM 2000
      Shaheed Niyogi Journalism Award

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