On 21 July 2026, the AIKS Maharashtra State Committee organised a 5,000-strong statewide rally at the Azad Maidan in Mumbai. Braving the rains and in spite of the busy sowing season, thousands of peasants came from 15 districts of all the 5 regions of the state - Konkan, Western Maharashtra, Northern Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha. They included Thane-Palghar, Nashik, Ahilyanagar, Pune, Raigad, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Beed, Parbhani, Nanded, Buldana, Amravati, and Yavatmal.

ON July 16, the people of Chottakhola and its surrounding areas witnessed a unique spirit of resistance as hundreds marched carrying red flags. They also saw another authoritarian face of the BJP-led coalition government under Chief Minister Manik Saha. Local residents witnessed how the police, allegedly given a “free hand” by the chief minister, surrendered helplessly before ruling party miscreants and provided protection.

On July 20, 2026, a shocking news of the unnatural death of Mr. Anurag Dhankar (IPS), Director General of Police, Tripura, in his office, stunned the people of state.  Reportedly, as usual, he reached office that day before 10 a.m. and conducted some official work. Not finding him in his chair for a considerable time, on searching, he was traced hanging with a scarf inside the washroom attached to his office. Immediately, he was brought down and rushed to G.B. Pant Hospital, where the doctors declared him ‘brought dead’. He was in official uniform.

Thousands of Adivasis from across the Integrated Tribal Development Agency region converged on Paderu, the headquarters of Alluri Sitarama Raju district, on July 17 to demand the restoration of tribal reservations, protection of constitutional safeguards, and fulfillment of election promises made to tribal communities.

A MASSIVE wave of public resistance surged through Madurai as thousands of people gathered at the Palanganatham roundabout on July 3 for a historic state-level special conference organised by the Tamilnadu Minority People’s Welfare Forum.