TILL the time of writing these lines, in the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections, voting has been done on 43 seats out of total 81 seats on November 13. For the second phase, elections will be held on 38 seats on November 20. BJP is trying to give a complete communal colour to this election.Efforts are being made to increase communal polarisation by organising frequent visits of Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, half a dozen chief ministers and dozens of union ministers of BJP ruled states.

THE 38-day-long strike by Samsung workers at the Sriperumbudur plant near Chennai is an important class struggle of this century in our country in general, and in Tamil Nadu in particular. The experiences and lessons of this heroic struggle will serve as a beacon for the contemporary working class and all trade unions.The CITU state committee organised a state-wide picketing and road blockade in solidarity with this struggle, with thousands of workers participating. CPI(M), CPI, VCK, and CPI(ML) jointly conducted a demonstration in Chennai.

IGNITED by the brutal rape and murder of a young doctor at RG Kar Medical College on August 9, Bengal has become a crucible of public outrage and collective action. The initial shock and grief has quickly transformed into a determined call for justice. The movement initiated by junior and senior doctors has gradually transformed into the largest civil society movement in recent times.

IN response to a call from the CPI(M) Central Committee, the Hyderabad City Committee organised a seminar on the ‘One Nation, One Election’ policy at Sundarayya Vignana Kendram in Hyderabad on October 22. The seminar was addressed by BV Raghavulu, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member, who warned that this policy could pose a threat to national unity.

AS Jharkhand gears up for its upcoming assembly elections, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued an appeal to voters, urging them to defeat communal forces and strengthen the presence of Left and secular representatives in the state legislature. The elections, scheduled to take place in two phases on November 13 and November 20, 2024, will see over 2.6 crore voters casting their ballots at nearly 30,000 polling booths across 81 assembly constituencies. The results will be announced on November 23.The CPI(M) noted that this election is crucial for the future of Jharkhand.