PM’s Empty Rhetoric

After suffering a major setback in the Parliament on April 17, the Prime Minister committed a gross violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by misusing the public broadcaster, Doordarshan, to deliver his so-called address to the nation. The violation has been committed as Assembly Elections are underway in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, and the MCC is still very much in force.

‘Come Out of Your Self’

[This is Part 2 of the two-part series. Part 1 was published in the previous issue.]

Five

Are Communists not Indian? Who, then, can claim to be more Indian than the Communists?

CPI(M) Complains to Election Commission on Poll Code Violation by PM Modi

The Prime Minister has misused Doordarshan for political messaging through his broadcast on April 18, 2026, while the Model Code of Conduct is in force and elections to the state assemblies of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are nearing. Usage of the public broadcaster for political messaging during elections constitutes a violation of the MCC.

The CPI(M) has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India and has sought initiation of proceedings against the PM and others for this violation.

Women’s Organisations Call for Immediate Implementation of Women’s Reservation

The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), the All India Progressive Women’s Association (AIPWA), the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) and the All India Coordination POW-PMS-IJM have called for immediate implementation of women’s reservation.

Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Birth Anniversary Observed in Darbhanga

On the occasion of the 135th birth anniversary of Babasaheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, a grand conference titled “Save the Constitution, Save Democracy” was organised by Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch (DSMM) at the Mirzapur-Dekuli Janki Pokhar ground near Darbhanga city in Bihar.

CITU observes Jallianwala Bagh Day, calls for united anti-Imperialist movement

The inspiring milestone incident of Indian freedom struggle, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by British imperialism, was commemorated by the CITU at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, on April 13, 2026.

The programme, organised by the Amritsar district committee of CITU, started with paying tribute at the martyrs' memorial at Jallianwala Bagh. The leaders and cadres of CITU and AIKS marched to the memorial and payed floral tributes amidst anti-imperialist slogans.

The Week in Parliament

The extended three-day special sitting of Parliament’s Budget Session, beginning April 16, resulted in a major setback for the government, as the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which aimed to link 33% women’s reservation with a new delimitation exercise by 2029, was defeated in the Lok Sabha. The Bill failed to secure the required two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha. Only 298 members voted in favor, while 230 opposed it.

Shelving of linked Bills

Gas Supply Disruptions Reveals Gaps in India’s Fertiliser Policy

The War in West Asia has brought in serious disruptions in natural gas supply resulting in fertiliser production cuts, import slide, price escalation, and widespread uncertainty, directly threatening agricultural stability. However, the roots of this crisis are not purely external; they also lie in the neo-liberal policy of import dependence over domestic resource utilisation and long-term self-reliance.

Advancing Wave of spontaneous working class upsurge reaches NCR

The wave of spontaneous working class upsurge has engulfed Noida (Uttar Pradesh) since April 9, 2026. This wave, which began from Barauni (Bihar) at the end of January, has since then advanced rapidly from one industrial centre to another, Panipat, Surat, Manesar to name a few (In the last 3 months there have been such class actions in more than 60 locations).

BJP’s electoral discourse: threatening, hateful and devoid of accountability

THE assembly elections in the five states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry are extremely important. But the context and the objective which the BJP is trying to pursue is unique in many ways. For the neo-fascist characteristics it has come to assume, for securing a stronger grip across the country, the impulse to draw them into the vortex of a Hindutva straitjacket is even more compelling. This is time and again reflected in the slogan for ushering in a double engine government.

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