ON July 6, Suryapur in Baruipur, on the southern fringes of Kolkata, erupted in protest — an upheaval whose tremors reverberated across West Bengal. The brutal gang rape and murder of a minor girl sparked widespread outrage. Exploiting the tragedy, the state’s new BJP government predictably sought to frame the issue through a communal lens.

Street Vendors in Kerala have faced continuous attacks and eviction threats since Congress-led United Democratic Front assumed power in the state. People at the lowest strata of society are facing a deep crisis, making it difficult for them to sustain their lives. The government machinery is directly intervening in a manner that is destroying the livelihoods and occupations of nearly 5,50,000 street vendors across the state.

The Chinese Embassy in New Delhi hosted a seminar to mark the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The seminar was attended by leaders of Left parties, diplomats, academics and other distinguished guests. CPI(M) General Secretary M A Baby, Polit Bureau member and Head of the International Department R Arun Kumar and Central Secretariat member V Muralidharan represented the Party at the event.

A non-RSS face of BJP ruling Bihar is proving himself more loyal to the RSS mandated politics to run Bihar than the true blue Shakha trained RSS pracharak can be. Just after being declared as the Chief Minister of Bihar, Mr Samrat Chowdhary started copying the bulldozer style of governance of Yogi ji next door.

The CPI(M) in Maharashtra held a three-day state camp for social justice and against communalism on July 3-5, 2026 at Kavthemahankal in Sangli district of western Maharashtra. It was attended by 252 comrades from 24 districts, 31 of them women. A 90-page booklet of the notes of this camp was given to all participants. After the flag hoisting by veteran leader Narasayya Adam and floral tributes to martyrs, CPI(M) state committee member Umesh Deshmukh welcomed all the participants.