OVER 1000 leading activists from Thane-Palghar districts of Maharashtra took part in a remarkable function held on October 10, 2020 at the Comrade Godavari Shamrao Parulekar Bhawan at Talasari to observe the anniversary of four historic events.The first three were the 75th anniversaries of the formation of the Maharashtra Rajya Kisan Sabha on January 7, 1945; the beginning of the famed Warli Adivasi Revolt on May 23, 1945; and the martyrdom at the hands of the British rulers of the first five adivasi comrades of this revolt on October 10, 1945.

CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat, called attention to inaccuracies in the police account of those who were killed in the communal violence in Delhi in February.In a letter to S N Srivastava, Delhi Commissioner of Police, on October 15, she highlighted that the police have, in various public statements and affidavits to the court, stated that the number of killed was 53 and omitted the name of one Sikander, son of Md Mullak.Brinda Karat said that Sikander was killed on February 27, the day of violence and in his inquest papers stated “alleged history of being found in unconscious stat

THE unprecedented situation due to the Corona pandemic and the lockdown has not only aggravated the grim situation of women but also exposed the anti-people, anti-women policies and patriarchal ideology of the BJP-led central government.The year 2020 started in Maharashtra on a positive note. The AIDWA 12th national conference concluded with enthusiasm in Mumbai on the eve of the new year. Thereafter, in January and February, AIDWA women in many districts like Mumbai, Thane, Sangli, Solapur and Pune came out in support of the Shaheen Bagh-like protests in those districts.