Bihar: Auto & E-Rickshaw Workers Strike Evokes Good Response

THE ongoing metro construction work in Patna has led to significant displacement among daily wage earners, especially auto and e-rickshaw drivers, pavement vendors, and other small-scale traders. The continuous construction of flyovers, road widening, and underground tunnels for the metro rail has brought suffering to the countless slum dwellers, who form a significant portion of the urban population. They provide various services and even contribute to the urban economy's GDP.

Apple Growers Raise Concerns over Suspension of Market Intervention Scheme

IN a memorandum to the lieutenant governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Srinagar, sent on September 13, the Apple Farmers’ Federation of India (AFFI), underlined the calamity that awaits the apple growers of Jammu & Kashmir this marketing season due to the suspension of the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) by the union government. The MIS played an important role in procuring inferior quality C-grade apples in the Valley since 2017, when the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) first launched the scheme.

WB: AIDWA Holds Rally of Resistance in Kolkata

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×THE All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), West Bengal committee organised a mammoth rally against anti-women policies of Modi and Mamata governments at Rani Rashmoni Avenue on September 8 to convey the message of taking forward the spirit of resistance witnessed in the panchayat elections and to protest against the increasing incidents of women's violence.

Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch Holds Maharashtra State Conference

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×THE Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM) Maharashtra committee organised its fourth state conference on September 4, 2023, at the B T Ranadive Memorial Bhawan in Belapur, New Mumbai. 117 delegates from 10 districts attended the conference. The venue was named after Kumar Shiralkar, the hall after Barkya Mangat and Ratan Budhar, and the stage after Dr Chintaman Gavit. They were all prominent leaders of the AARM.

Resolution of INDIA Parties: To Jointly Contest the Forthcoming Elections to the Lok Sabha

Below we publish the resolution adopted by the political parties who are part of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA). The resolution was released on September 1, 2023.WE, the INDIA parties, hereby resolve to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections together as far as possible.

National Dalit Summit Calls for March to Parliament on Dec 4

A NATIONAL Dalit Summit was held in Hyderabad on August 26-27 where more than 300 delegates from various dalit, mass and social organisations from all across the country participated.

WB: Massive Gathering amid Rain in Kolkata for Martyrs’ Day Meet

MARTYRS ' Day was observed in Kolkata on August 31, in memory of the martyrs of the 1959 food movement that had culminated into a rally of thousands of hunger marchers who went to Esplanade, Kolkata, on August 31 to demand adequate food for all and were brutally lathi-charged by the police without any warning and without any provocation whatsoever, leaving 80 dead.Since then, August 31 has been observed as Martyrs Day on a massive scale every year. The Left Front announced a meeting on August 31 this year at Esplanade in memory of the martyrs.

ASHA Workers Fight against Haryana Government

OVER 20,000 Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers in Haryana have been on strike since August 8. However, the government has not shown any interest in resolving their issues through negotiations.Be it central or state governments, every day, new tasks are being imposed on ASHA workers in addition to their basic 40 tasks.

National Tyre Workers’ Convention

THE All India Tyre Workers’ Convention took place in Kottayam, Kerala on August 20, 2023. The convention commenced with the flag hoisting ceremony led by CITU vice-president A Soundararajan. Welcoming the delegates, CITU national secretary and Kerala general secretary, Elamaram Kareem MP, extended his greetings. The convention, presided over by CITU national secretary K Chandran Pillai, saw the participation of 162 representatives from tyre workers across 13 manufacturing plants spanning five states: Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala, Telangana, and Karnataka.

AP: Protests against Price Rise and Unemployment

RESPONDING to the call given by the CPI(M) Central Committee to organise protests against price rise and unemployment, the Andhra Pradesh state committee of the CPI(M) held various protest activities from August 30 to September 4.The Party State Committee implemented the campaign in a phased manner across various levels. Door-to-door distribution of pamphlets explaining the policies of both the central and state governments, focusing on issues related to the rising prices and unemployment took place on August 30-31, during which signatures were collected from residents.

Search form

Peoples Democracy

report