SKM Calls for Intensive Farmers Struggle from Nov 26, 2026

The All-India Convention of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) – the largest umbrella platform of kisan organisations representing all the states and union territories of India—was successfully held on July 28, 2026, in New Delhi. Over 1200 delegates from states across the country attended and adopted a Declaration, which called for a decisive mass struggle based on worker-peasant unity against the chronic agrarian crisis of more than three decades.

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School Closures Hitting Poor Hard

IN December, Madhya Pradesh's School Education Department found that 7.37 lakh children in the state have no school records at all. They are not enrolled in any school – private or government. Mostly from tribal-dominated districts, they are simply missing from the system.

Protest in Delhi Demands Halt to Bulldozer Drive and Dignified Rehabilitation

‘Awaas Adhikar Jan-Andolan’ (AAJA), a Delhi-based joint platform of Left parties, mass organisations, trade unions and slum residents' organisations, has issued the following statement on August 4, 2026:

Call of CITU's Ranchi Working Committee Meeting: March with Renewed Zeal to Transform Society

THE CITU Working Committee met on 17–19 July 2026 at Comrade Debanjan Chakraborty Manch (CMPDI Hall) and Comrade Bishnu Mohanty Nagar (Ranchi), six and a half months after the 18th Conference (31 December 2025–4 January 2026). While the Conference's theoretical propositions have only been strengthened since then, the practical situation has thrown up entirely new challenges, making this meeting particularly important.

Continuous Dharna on Parliament for Women’s Reservation

THE continuous dharna organised by the National Coalition for Women's Reservation (NCWR) at Jantar Mantar since the opening day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on July 20 marks a significant moment in India's democratic and women's movements.

Why Is a Power That Fears Education Targeting Educational Institutions?

IN ancient times, when Gargi questioned Yajnavalkya, he warned her that if she continued asking questions, he would curse her and her head would be severed from her body. Even then, those in authority were afraid of questions. When Buddhist monks were attacked and the ancient university of Nalanda, one of the world's oldest centres of learning, was destroyed, the same fear was at work. The forces driven by that fear in those times are once again raising their heads today, seeking to repeat what was done centuries ago.

Tripura: CPI(M) flags BJP govt’s failures on multiple fronts

Law and order in Tripura has deteriorated drastically during the BJP government's eight-and-a-half years in office, CPI(M) State Secretary Jitendra Chaudhury said. Democratic and constitutional rights were being systematically violated, he said, citing several recent incidents, including police preventing CPI(M) leaders from paying floral tributes to slain party leader Badal Shil at Chottakhola in Belonia on July 15 despite prior permission.

Madhya Pradesh: CPI(M)’s Statewide Hunger Strike Against Fertiliser and Seed Crisis

DURING the BJP government’s rule of over two decades, the crisis in fertilisers and seeds has become a chronic issue. Clearly, this exploitation of farmers would not be possible without collusion between black marketeers and bureaucracy under the BJP government’s political patronage.

Ocean of Defiance: Kolkata’s Students Rise in Solidarity

HISTORY stands as witness: whenever waves of struggle have swept across the nation, Kolkata has never backed down. Whether it was the historic Rashid Ali Day of 1946 or the fierce street solidarity with Vietnam's liberation struggle in the 1960s, the boulevards of Kolkata have repeatedly erupted into an ocean of surging youth. The radical legacy Kolkata carries in its veins proved no different this time.

National Convention of Workers and Farmers Calls for Struggles Against Anti-People Policies

The following joint statement was issued to the media by the Central Trade Unions and Samyukt Kisan Morcha July 29, 2026:

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