JYOTI Basu, a staunch opponent of communalism, famously labelled the BJP a "barbaric party" after the Babri Masjid demolition. Today the situation has worsened. Those whom Jyoti Basu had called barbaric were once at the threshold, but now they hold State power. They are trying to make Hindutva the State’s official ideology. Had he been alive, Jyoti Basu would have been at the forefront of the struggle against these forces of darkness.

Maha: AIKS Holds First-ever Women Farmers' State Convention

THE AIKS Maharashtra state council organised the first-ever women farmers' state convention at the Hall named after Comrade Godavari Parulekar in the Comrade Narendra Malusare Complex in Nashik city on December 26, 2024. A total of 515 delegates (443 women and 72 men) from 15 districts took part enthusiastically.The largest mobilisation of peasant women was from the districts of Thane-Palghar in the Konkan region (155), and Ahmednagar (109) and Nashik (93) in the North Maharashtra region.

EEFI Supports Telangana Electricity Artisans’ Struggle for Regularisation

THE Electricity Employees’ Federation of India (EEFI), in a statement issued on January 20, has congratulated the electricity employees of Telangana for their ongoing struggle to achieve equal status and salaries for artisans in line with regular electricity employees.The electricity artisans of Telangana have been fighting for their conversion to permanent posts under the banner of the Telangana Vidyuth Artisans Conversion (TVAC) Joint Action Committee for a long time.

Tripura: Assembly Session Reduced to Sheer Formality

THE winter session of the Tripura Assembly commenced on January 10, 2025. When the BAC report was placed in the House, informing members that the session would have only three working days, Jitendra Chaudhury, the Leader of the Opposition, stood up in protest. He remarked that the Parliament and state Assemblies are integral to the democratic system of governance.

Punjab: Desh Sewak Holds Commemoration Meeting

PUNJABI daily Desh Sewak organised a function at Bhakna Bhawan Auditorium in Chandigarh on January 1, 2025 to commemorate the completion of 29 years of its publication. The event was dedicated to Comrade Sitaram Yechury. A large number of people from various walks of life participated in the programme.

TN: On Two CPI(M) Branch Conferences

Two branch conferences – an industrial branch in Chennai and a rural branch in the Kaveri Delta – resolve: “We shall mobilise workers and peasants in class struggles and make the Party strong.”CONFERENCES from the branch level to the state have taken place in Tamil Nadu, with the state conference ending on January 5, 2025. These conferences have discussed the implementation of the tasks set by the 23rd Party Congress held at Kannur and the 23rd Tamil Nadu state conference held in Madurai, both in 2022.

WB: Ganashakti's Foundation Day - A Resounding Call against the Far-Right

JUST as Modi and his party use anti-Pakistan rhetoric, Mamata Banerjee is attempting to reap political benefits by fomenting anti-Bangladesh sentiment in West Bengal. Addressing the audience on the 59th foundation day of Ganashakti on January 3, CPI(M) West Bengal state secretary Mohammad Salim cautioned against this dangerous trend, stating that Modi had won elections by threatening to "invade" Pakistan. Now, with the 2026 assembly elections in sight, both the Trinamool and the BJP are forgetting Bengal and making posters about Chittagong.

Tripura: Historic Janashiksha Divas Commemorated

THE historic Janashiksha Divas was observed on December 27 throughout the state, with deep respect for the message of the renaissance initiated by the Janashiksha Samity.

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