AARM Campaigns for Feb 16 Grameen Bandh

THE Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch organised a demonstration at Butibori in Nagpur district, on February 14 to campaign for the rural India strike and to bring attention to the legitimate demands of the citizens of Butibori. It is noteworthy that Butibori was inaugurated as a 5-star MIDC area by the then prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi. However, following industrial development, numerous civic problems have surfaced.The atmosphere in Butibori is now polluted, affecting the Vena River, which local fishermen rely on for their livelihoods.

Tripura: Grameen Bandh and Industrial Strike Successfully Held

THE people of Tripura positively responded to the Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s call for rural India bandh and the call of the Central Trade Unions for industrial/sectoral strike on February 16. Defying the open threat from the ruling miscreants, and aggressive picketing by the BJP sponsored BMS workers against bandh, the peasantry and the working people of the state spontaneously abstained from the workplace in large numbers. Though it was not a general strike, the number of vehicles on the road was evidently low.

SKM Congratulates Farmers for Successful Grameen Bandh on Feb 16

Successful Grameen Bharat Bandh, Industrial /Sectoral StrikeStruggle Reflected Anger of Farmers, Workers and Rural People across IndiaSucceeded to Bring Back Peoples’ Livelihood Issues on the National Agenda just ahead of the General Elections to Lok Sabha Worker-Peasant Unity Fortified, Further Advance towards People’s UnityTHE anger of farmers against the corporate and communal policies of the Narendra Modi government has boiled over as can be witnessed in their huge participation in th

CITU Campaigns Extensively for Feb 16 Industrial/Sectoral Strike

LAKHS of workers and peasants from across the country made their voice heard by participating in yet another decisive joint class action through the industrial strike and grameen bandh on February 16, under the aegis of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and the Central Trade Unions (SKM-CTUs) in protest against the anti-worker, anti-farmer, anti-people policies of Modi-led BJP government. On February 16, the joint action committee called for the ousting of the corporate-communal regime at the centre.

J&K: Muzzling Democratic Voices

SINCE the abrogation of Article 370, the BJP government has been continuously employing repressive tactics to stifle democratic dissent in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly in the Kashmir Valley. Peaceful demonstrations against anti-people, anti-farmer, and pro-corporate policies have often been met with lathi charge and detentions.On February 16, 2024, the countrywide grameen Bharat bandh, called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Central Trade Unions, gathered a huge response from across the country.

Travails of a Chaukidaar: Fraud and Deception of Electoral Bonds

INDIANS are privy to the continuous theatrics of the prime minister. Underlining the ‘legitimacy’ of his government, he asserted the absolutely clean and corruption free credentials of its trademark governance! The catchphrase used was that the government would act more as a choaukidaar – a watch dog – for safeguarding the interest of the people.

Overwhelming Response to Feb 16 Protests, Industrial & Sectoral Strike and Grameen Bandh

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) congratulates the workers, farmers, agricultural workers and other toiling people of our country who have expressed their anger and resentment against the anti-people, anti-national destructive policies of the Modi-led BJP government through their massive participation in protest actions across the country on February 16, 2024.

Imposing African Cheetahs in the Banni Grasslands

IMPORTED African cheetahs, which are much in the news for various reasons, are soon to be introduced in the Banni Grasslands Reserve in Kachch district of Gujarat. The union government has decided to establish a cheetah conservation and breeding centre in Banni, for which the state government had prepared a proposal under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA).This plan, recently announced by the union government, has raised a host of concerns.

Decade of Plight for Working People

IT is election eve and the prime minister while speaking in the parliament on the interim budget session ended with forecasts of election results for the ruling combine. It was not an expression of encouragement for his colleagues for the ensuing election but a prediction of number of seats that the BJP and the NDA would be winning.

AIKS Condoles Farmer Shubh Karan Singh’s Death in Police Action

THE All India Kisan Sabha, in a press statement issued on February 21, has condoled the death of Shubh Karan Singh, a 24-year old farmer protestor, who was killed in the Haryana police action near Khanauri border on February 21. Shubh Karan Singh, who was seriously injured in the police action, succumbed to his injuries at Government Rajindra Hospital in Patiala. His death is a direct result of police action. AIKS expresses condolences to his family members. Earlier two protesting farmers had died due to cardiac arrest.

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