THE last one month has seen a strong resurgence of the farmers’ movement in the country. It has also seen an equally strong resurgence of the BJP-RSS government’s brutal repression against farmers, which has led to two farmer martyrs so far, and many more seriously injured.One of the martyrs is 79-year old Gian Singh, who died of a heart attack on February 16, 2024 while protesting at the Shambhu border; the other is 21-year old Shubhkaran Singh, who was shot dead by the trigger-happy police of the BJP Haryana government on February 21 at the Khanauri border.

ON March 3, from the early hours, large number of people made their way to Gandhi Maidan in Patna, proudly waving red, green, and tricolour flags while chanting the slogan BJP Bhagao-Desh Bachao repeatedly. Peasants and workers, under the banners of CPI(M), CPI, and CPI(ML), had already started gathering at the Maidan from the evening of March 2nd. Not even the unexpected rain during the night could dampen the spirits of the participants.

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 1THE Polit Bureau expresses its shock and condemnation of the killing of 112 Palestinians and many more injured due to firing by Israeli troops in Gaza city.  This massacre was perpetrated on starving people who had collected to get food from aid trucks which had entered the area.  The genocidal attack on Gaza by Israel has led to more than 30,000 deaths of Palestinians so far. It is highly regrettable that the government of India has not spoken out when such massacres occur.  The Modi government shoul

A DELEGATION of the CPI(M) led by its Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat met rat miner Vakil Hasan on March 3, whose house was demolished by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and expressed solidarity with him and his family.  Brinda Karat strongly condemned this flagrant action of the DDA.