DUJ Condemns Attack on Pratidin

The Delhi Union of Journalists has expressed its condemnation of the cowardly attack on the office of the newspaper Asomiya Pratidin in Lakhimpur in the early hours of April 10, 2026. Stones were pelted at the office, shattering glass windows and landing in the newsroom. The attack, in which luckily no one was hurt, comes in the wake of several intemperate statements against the media made by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Condemn Brutal Repression of Agitating Workers

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on April 14, 2026

The CPI(M) strongly condemns the brutal repression unleashed on agitating factory workers in Delhi NCR’s industrial belt by the BJP-ruled state governments of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

Women’s Reservation and Delimitation: Hold Wider Consultations

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on April 10, 2026

90 Years of the All India Kisan Sabha: Year-Long Celebrations Start on Foundation Day

The year-long celebration of 90 years of the glorious history of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) started on April 11, 2026 at New Delhi by hoisting the Kisan Sabha Flag. AIKS President Dr Ashok Dhawale unfurled the flag at the AIKS Central Office in an enthusiastic function attended by leaders and activists of different class and mass organisations and the democratic movement. Thousands of village units of the Kisan Sabha across the country commemorated the day by hoisting the AIKS flag.

Rajya Sabha election and its impact on Bihar politics

The Rajya Sabha election to send 5 members from Bihar went in favour of the NDA with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar leading the tally. Despite the support of the five member AIMIM legislative group and one from the BSP, the Mahagathbandhan failed to keep its flock together and three out of six legislators of the Congress party and one of the RJD did not participate in voting, remaining incommunicado till the time the vote ended, thus paving the way for the fifth candidate of the NDA to win.

Neo-Fascist Ascendancy and Education

Many thoughtful people believe that the dominance of a small English-speaking elite in the social and intellectual life of India that has continued long after decolonization has been an important factor in arousing the hostility of a segment of the vernacular proto-elite that has felt excluded and hence has gravitated towards the Bharatiya Janata Party; that the BJP in other words represents inter alia a revolt against the dominance of a small English-speaking elite in the affairs of the country.

How Trump Decided to Attack Iran

A report in the New York Times on April 7, 2026, has revealed in vivid detail how US President Trump and his top advisers were convinced by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to start the current war against Iran. The report, by Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman, both Whitehouse reporters is drawn from a book written by the duo “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump.” It is based on interviews with top officials who remain anonymous.

Remembering Safdar, Renewing Struggle for People’s Culture

On April 12, 2026, theatre practitioners, students and cultural activists across Delhi gathered to mark the 38th National Street Theatre Day, commemorating the legacy of Safdar Hashmi, activist, writer, poet and a pioneer of street theatre in India. Instituted in 1989 during the first Safdar Samaroh, the day has evolved into a powerful assertion of the role of culture in democratic life and public resistance.

‘Come Out of Your Self’

[This is Part I of a two-part series. Part II will be published in the next issue]

A couple of years ago, on Vijaya Dashami, the Sarsanghchalak (Chief) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Mohan Bhagwat, mentioned a new phrase at the organisation's Headquarters in Nagpur — ‘Cultural Marxist’.

Crush Repression, Assert Workers’ Rights: CITU Calls Nationwide Action on April 16

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has unequivocally condemned the brutal repression unleashed by the BJP-led governments of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana on the militant and spontaneous struggles of workers across Noida, Greater Noida, Gurugram, and the entire National Capital Region (NCR). This is not merely an industrial dispute - it is a valiant expression of direct class confrontation, where the state machinery is openly acting to defend corporate interests by suppressing workers’ rights.

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