Commission failed to show its spine, buckled under BJP–Tipra Motha pressure : Jitendra Chaudhury

THE Tripura State Election Commission admitted to booth capturing and bogus voting during the September 28 Village Committee elections, but has ordered re-polling in only three seats. The selective action has drawn sharp criticism from the CPI(M), which charged that the Commission had failed to maintain its independence and had acted to appease the BJP and Tipra Motha.

Tripura: Left Front Campaign for Village Committee Elections Gains Momentum

The Left Front campaign for the forthcoming Tripura Tribal Area Autonomous District (TTAAD) Village Committee elections is gathering momentum, with meetings, marches, courtyard meetings and door-to-door campaigns drawing an enthusiastic response from people. In several villages, voters are openly speaking about their hardships and expressing growing dissatisfaction with the BJP-led state government and the Tipra Motha-run Tripura Tribal Area Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) administration.

Reclaiming the Streets: The DYFI Inquilab Rally

Central Kolkata transformed into an ocean of disciplined defiance on Sunday, September 19, as thousands of young activists flooded the streets for a mammoth Inquilab Rally. Organised by the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) West Bengal State Committee, the massive mobilisation sent an unequivocal message to the ruling establishment: the Left youth movement refuses to back down in the face of state intimidation, political attacks, or administrative hostility.

RECLAIMING THE CITY

When Electoral Democracy Itself Comes Under Question

THE unfolding developments surrounding the Nandigram and Rejinagar by-elections in West Bengal represent far more than routine political rivalries. The sudden withdrawal of candidates, the freezing of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) name and symbol, the resurrection of decades-old police cases to arrest opposition figures, and an escalating internal crisis within the Election Commission of India (ECI) collectively point to a severe systemic threat.

TNUEF’s Conference on The Socio-Economic Rights of Dalit Women

‘WHILE women are facing gender and class oppression, dalit women are additionally facing caste oppression’ said leaders in the Chennai Conference. The Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF) organised a powerful and significant Conference on the Socio-Economic Rights of Dalit Women in Chennai on September 8, 2026.

Rajasthan Local Elections: CPI(M) Forms Board in Nokha for the First Time

THE results of elections to 309 urban local bodies in Rajasthan indicate a closely contested political scenario, with no single party securing a clear majority in a large number of bodies. According to available figures, BJP secured 35.3 per cent, Congress 34.36 per cent and independent candidates got 27.47 per cent of the polled votes. Among other parties, RLP secured 0.95 per cent, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) 0.47 per cent, CPI(M) 0.32 per cent, BSP 0.29 per cent and BAP 0.17 per cent of the votes.

Odisha State Committee Calls for Mass Struggles

THE two-day meeting of the CPI(M) Odisha State Committee, held on September 19–20, undertook a comprehensive review of the political and organisational situation in the state and chalked out a programme of struggles on the major issues confronting the people. Politburo member Srideep Bhattacharya and Central Secretariat member Dr K. Hemalata participated in the discussions. State Secretary Suresh Chandra Panigrahy presented the political and organisational report, followed by detailed discussion among the members.

Thousands Block Mumbai–Delhi Highway Opposing Smart Meters & Huge Electricity Bills

FOR several months, public anger had been simmering over forcibly imposed smart meters, resulting in exorbitant electricity bills and the arbitrary and insensitive behaviour of electricity board officials, across the Thane-Palghar districts of Maharashtra.

Delhi: Structural Changes Needed to Prevent another Satya Niketan

Mass organisations such as the SFI, DYFI, Democratic Teachers Front (DTF), AIDWA and the CITU have called for structural changes to prevent recurrence of an incident like the collapse of a student accommodation in Delhi on September 6 that killed seven people and injured a dozen others. In a statement, the organisations said the deaths of students caused by the collapse of the five-storey building housing a paying guest (PG) accommodation for boys in Satya Niketan in Delhi are neither an isolated nor a sudden accident.

Severe Drought in Andhra Pradesh; CPI(M) demands ₹1-lakh-crore special package

As rainfall deficit deepened agrarian distress, CPI(M) Andhra Pradesh state secretary V Srinivasa Rao demanded that the central government announce a special package of ₹1 lakh crore to tackle the severe drought prevailing across the state. Addressing the media in Vijayawada on September 13, along with party state secretariat members, Srinivasa Rao said that 655 of the state’s 688 mandals were experiencing a rainfall deficit.

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