Brinda Karat, former Member of Parliament and Polit Bureau member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), has written a letter to the Chief Justice of India on December 9, expressing grave concerns about a public speech made by Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad High Court. The letter highlights the implications of Justice Yadav’s remarks, delivered at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event, which undermines the principles of judicial impartiality and constitutional values.

THE All India Lawyers Union (AILU) has issued a strong condemnation of Justice Shekhar Yadav, a sitting judge of the Allahabad High Court, for delivering a speech at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad event that is against the Constitution and is a direct affront to its basic structure of secularism and judicial independence.

THE All India Kisan Sabha, in a statement issued on December 6, has strongly condemned the repression of the farmers' movement in Gautam Buddh Nagar by the Yogi Adityanath government and demanded immediate steps to address the demands of the farmers.The ongoing farmers' movement in Gautam Buddh Nagar is being forcibly suppressed by the Uttar Pradesh government. The police are going to homes of farmers, threatening and putting them under house arrest. People are being arrested from their homes and on the roads as well.

The Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala has staged a major protest on December 5, against the union government’s neglect of Kerala in the wake of the Wayanad tragedy. The protest included a march to Raj Bhavan and demonstrations at union government offices across district centres. The state government has proposed a rehabilitation scheme for Wayanad, designed as a township, and sought central assistance for its implementation. However, the union government has refused to declare it a national disaster, undermining the need for immediate support.

A NATIONAL convention was organised by the Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM) and the Centre for Adivasi Research and Development (CARD) on December 1 in New Delhi on the important though less discussed issue of exclusion of adivasis from jobs. The convention was attended by 300 delegates from 15 states. The convention was attended by representatives of other Adivasi organisations such as the Campaign for Survival and Dignity, SRUTI and the Adivasis Ekta Mahasabha.