Lucknow, Oct 25 (UNI) The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation (CPI(ML)) has condemned the filing of criminal charges against six political and trade union leaders, including state committee member Vijay Vidrohi and AISF state president Manish Sharma, and around 200–250 ASHA workers, in connection with a protest in Lucknow on October 23, alleging that the move is aimed at intimidating protesters and suppressing their democratic rights.