ON December 9, 2023, the dharna movement at the foot of the Gandhi statue in Esplanade, Kolkata marked its 1000th day. This protest is held by the deserving candidates who had successfully cleared the West Bengal State Level Selection Test (SLST) for secondary and higher secondary school teaching positions. Nearly three years have transpired since the inception of this movement.Throughout these past three years, the lives of these aspiring teachers have been marked by hardship and deprivation.

THE state committee of the CPI(M) met from December 6-8, 2023, in the background of significant mandate for BJP in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan elections. This outcome emphasized the urgency of comprehending the gravity of the situation leading up to the 2024 parliamentary elections.

“EITHER change the policies or we will change the government”. The three-day workers-farmers dharna called by Central Trade Unions and Federations and the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, held from 26 to 28 November in Esplanade, at the heart of Kolkata, in tune with the countrywide Kisan-Mazdoor Mahapadav held in 25 state capitals of the country, warned the Modi government in Delhi that the fight against the corporate communal nexus of the government will intensify. In this dharna, the pledge was taken to move forward with the unceasing motivation of the historic farmers' movement in Delhi.

LAKHS of workers and peasants from across the nation participated in the historic first ever three-day joint mahapadav from November 26-28, 2023, called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha  and Central Trade Unions in front of the Raj Bhawans  protesting against the anti-worker, anti-farmer, anti-people policies of the Modi led BJP government.  The historic mahapadav called for ousting this ruling regime which is harming the Indian economy, making lives of common people miserable with steep price rise of essential commodities, growing job-loss and increased unemployment, expensive education and he

NAVA Kerala Sadas, the public outreach programme of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government, began on November 18 in Kasargod district. As of December 5, it has reached 50 per cent of the 140 assembly constituencies. The entire cabinet, led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, will conclude the outreach programme on December 23 in Thiruvananthapuram.Aimed at bringing the cabinet closer to the grassroots, the outreach programme has been experiencing a significant turnout of people in every constituency.