THE 17th death anniversary of Comrade Harkishan Singh Surjeet was observed at his native village Bundala, Jalandhar. Paying tribute to Comrade Surjeet, M A Baby, General Secretary of CPI(M), remembered his relationship with him since his student life. He highlighted the contribution of Surjeet in building the workers’ and peasants’ movements in India. He also mentioned his role in the international communist movement, particularly after the demise of the Soviet Union in 1992.

TRIPURA State unit of All India Agricultural Workers Union (AIAWU) met in its 12^th state conference at Sonamura town, Sepahijala District on December 6-7, 2025. The conference called for escalation of mass contact, mobilising people on local issues and building up sustained united struggles with fraternal organisations to combat neo-fascism that the RSS-led BJP government has imposed throughout the country. A.

SIX communities of Assam — Koch Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Moran, Matak, Chutia and the tea-tribes/Adivasi — have been agitating for decades for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. The Koch Rajbongshi movement assumed an organised political form as early as 1968–69, and has continued for nearly six decades. The demands of Moran and Matak communities are even older, going back to 1947.

The round table meeting held at M. B. Vijnana Kendram, Vijayawada, unanimously demanded that the state and central governments stop the programme of Special Intensive Revision of the voters list in Andhra Pradesh. All the participants expressed serious concern about the programme.According to the Peoples Representation Act, without issuing any notification to the public, it is illegal and anti-Constitutional for the official machinery to make preparations for the SIR up to the polling booth level.

Protests in Tripura against attack on rally by BJP goons  A large number of people took to the streets in Tripura to vent their anger against the barbaric attack on a procession by BJP-backed goons in Dharmanagar right in front of police on November 26, in which 12 people including former CPI(M) MLA Amitabha Datta and senior party leader Ratan Roy were injured. On November 28, Agartala, the state capital, roared as thousands marched with red flags. A strong demand was raised for the arrest and exemplary punishment of the BJP miscreants involved in the attack.