AIFAWH President Detained by Assam Police

THE All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers (AIFAWH), in a statement issued on March 13, has strongly condemned the atrocious detention of Usharani, president, AIFAWH and secretary CITU by Assam police at Guwahati Airport. She was on her way to participate in the ongoing struggle of anganwadi workers and helpers in Assam.Anganwadi workers and helpers in Assam have been on strike since February 13, 2024, demanding an increase in wages and addressing other pertinent issues.

Stop Moves for Hindutva Rashtra! Defeat BJP!

THE ten years of the Modi government have seen a serious assault on secularism and steps to desecularise the Indian State. The BJP-RSS have sought to implement the Hindutva communal ideology by targeting the minorities, particularly the Muslim community, and seeking to convert them as second class citizens. The various Hindutva outfits have unleashed violence against the minorities with the patronage and protection of the BJP-run state governments. All these constitute a grave onslaught on the secular principle embedded in the constitution and is a warning of the onset of a Hindutva Rash

TN: CPI(M) Holds Second Regional Level Meeting for Electoral Preparations

IN order to stop the horse-trading indulged in by BJP across the country and to save the democratic system as enshrined in the constitution, it is our bounden duty to defeat BJP and its allies in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections, said the CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury. He was addressing the Party cadre attending the second zonal level meeting held at Chengalpattu on February 28 covering the northern districts of Tamil Nadu.Yechury further pointed out that the resources of the country are being looted in the interests of some of the friends of Modi.

2024 Lok Sabha Elections: List of CPI(M) Candidates and Seats to be contested in Kerala

No of seats	Name of Constituency	Name of Candidate
1	Kasargode	M.V. Balakrishnan Master
2	Kannur	M.V. Jayarajan

TN: CPI(M) Protests SBI’s Plea in SC for More Time to Submit Electoral Bonds Donors’ List

THE State Bank of India’s (SBI) decision to seek extension of time to submit the details of the donors of electoral bonds (EB) to the Election Commission of India (ECI) has been condemned by the CPI(M).

SKM Calls for Massive Mahapanchayat on March 14

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.

Kolkata Declaration: Scientific Temper in the Current Context

A Statement on Scientific Temper was drafted through an iterative process involving leading scientists and social scientists at the initiative of the All India Peoples Science Network. The following is an edited version of the Declaration signed by around 200 Scientists adopted at a Convention on Scientific Temper held at Kolkata on 28 February 2024.

Bihar: Massive Rally at Gandhi Maidan Calls for Defeating BJP, Defending Country's Constitution and Secular Fabric

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.

SBI Must Comply With Court Order

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 7, 2024

THE State Bank of India has failed to provide all the details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission by March 6 as directed by the Supreme Court in its judgment that declared electoral bonds as unconstitutional. The judgment provided three weeks time to the SBI to furnish this information.

Condemn Massacre by Israeli Army

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

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