MUMBAI: Human and democratic rights activists launched a movement to ‘ save constitution save nation ’ at a two-day (October 15-16) national convention of Alliance for Peace and Justice (AJP) at Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh , attended by over 100 activists from across the country. Speakers said state and district-level committees would be formed to educate people about the dangers India’s syncretic and pluralist ethos faces from the present regime “The present government at the Centre and government in many states are actively working to weaken ideals of secularism and democracy enshrined in our Constitution. Our Constitution is threatened. We have to replace these fascist forces with democratic forces,” said former Supreme Court judge Justice P B Sawant. Former Bombay high court judge Justice Kolse Patil said the time had come for all democratic forces to join hands and fight increasing communalization of our institutions.Maulana Khaleelur Rahman Sajjad Nomani, spokesperson for All-India Muslim Personal Law Board, observed there was a huge social and economic turmoil within the country and some people were anatagonized with anti-poor and pro-rich policies of the present regime. “We will mobilise all weaker and marginalised sections,” he said.Activist Teesta Setalvad said their movement was apolitical but cannot help if some ramifications of the exercise are felt during the crucial upcoming assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. “Every election is crucial. We are not working on any political party’s agenda, but if our movement helps those forces which believe in democratic principles and don’t want to change the Constitution, we can’t help it,” Setalvad said.