Bihar: On Assembly By-election Results

THE results of the by-election to two assembly constituencies in Bihar have created a political storm out of nothing. The two seats – Kusheshwarsthan and Tarapur – had been won by the JD(U) in the 2020 assembly election and the by-election was necessitated after the demise of the legislators due to Covid-19. While the ruling NDA constituents were united and put up a joint fight, the unity between the Congress and the RJD could not be sustained.

AP: Protests against Petroleum Price Rise

THE Left parties staged protests against the steep hike in prices of petroleum products throughout Andhra Pradesh on October 28. These include rasta rokos, sit-in dharnas, pulling autos with ropes, cooking on firewood etc.

MAHA: Shaheed Kalash Yatra Begins From Pune

THE Lakhimpur Kheri Shaheed Kalash Yatra in Maharashtra began with great enthusiasm on October 27, 2021 at Pune from Mahatma Jotirao Phule's historic house, which has long ago been declared as a national monument. Mahatma Phule (1827-1890) was a champion of the peasantry, an inveterate opponent of the caste system and of women’s oppression, and the author of seminal works like ‘Slavery’ and ‘The Whipcord of the Peasant’.

JHARKHAND: CPI(M) State Conference Vows to Strengthen the Party

THE Santal hool or rebellion of 1855 holds a prominent place in the history of our struggle for independence. The Santal peasantry of what today comprises the Santal Pargana Commissionery of Jharkhand rebelled against the reckless exploitation of peasants and tribal communities by East India Company and zamindars acting as stooges of the British.

Farmers’ Suicides Increase, India Slips Further In World Hunger Index

A LARGE number of Indian diaspora in the United Kingdom, who are supporters of the historic farmers' movement in India, gathered in Glasgow last week to protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Holding placards that said "Struggle of Indian farmers is our struggle" and with banners that called Modi a "killer of hundreds of innocent protestors", these people of Indian origin extended their support to the protesting farmers in India. The protestors held up banners saying that Modi is not welcome in Scotland.

Communal Violence in Tripura

THE most hateful act resorted to by the fundamentalists of secretly putting a Koran beside a Hindu idol at a Durga Puja Pandal at Comilla, Bangladesh in the dead of night on October 13, sparked large scale anti-Hindu violence in ten districts of that country.

HP: Farmers Protest against Land Acquisition

The farmers of Himachal Pradesh particularly those whose land is being acquired for the widening of roads, laying of tower lines, hydropower projects, airport construction etc., held a public meeting at Mandi on October 27, 2021. Nearly 20 organisations of the farmers participated in this protest.The call for the protest was given by a joint forum of affected farmers in August 2021 at a convention held in Mandi.LAND LOST IN DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTSHimachal Pradesh is a hilly state and the land for cultivation is less in comparison to other states.

Farmers’ Struggle Completes Eleven Months Amidst Nationwide Shaheed Kalash Yatras

THE historic farmers' movement in India which began on November 26, 2020 at Delhi's borders, along with the one day all India strike of the working class, completed eleven long months on October 26, 2021. Lakhs of annadaatas of our country have led a peaceful, continuous and resolute struggle and have put themselves through severe hardships during this period. In the largest such protests anywhere in the world, farmers have been demanding that their livelihoods be protected from corporate loot in unregulated markets.

Delhi: Domestic Breeding Checkers hold protest Demonstration

ON October 26, Domestic Breeding Checkers(DBC) held a protest demonstration in Delhi. The protest demonstration gave a clarion call that in case their demands are not met urgently, they will go on an indefinite strike. The demonstration was also addressed by A R Sindhu, leader of CITU.There are nearly 3,500 DBC's who have been working under a contract system in the three municipal corporations of Delhi for the last 26 years while giving invaluable contributions in controlling dengue, malaria and Corona.

KERALA: More Women Elected as Branch Secretaries

SHUBHA Lakshmi is pursuing her graduation in English literature. She is the newly elected secretary of CPI(M)’s Vilakkuvattam branch, in Kollam district. She is one of the youngest branch secretaries of CPI(M) in the state.In the branch conferences being held in the state, more women leaders are coming to the forefront of the organisation. The number of CPI(M) branches headed by woman secretaries has increased significantly.The representation of women in local self-governments has reached 50 per cent with the intervention of LDF governments.

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