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Tribute to Zubeen Garg, rebel artist of Assam

THE news of the sudden and unexpected death of Zubeen Garg in Singapore thundered through the people of Assam on a normal, busy afternoon on September 19, 2025. The bewildered people, without knowing why, started to crowd the streets of Assam. Normal life came to a standstill. People refused to believe that their beloved Zubeen Garg, the fearless artist of Assam, was dead.

CPI(M) Expresses Shock and Sorrow Over the Tragic Stampede in Karur, Tamil Nadu

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on September 28, 2025.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses deep shock and sorrow at the tragic loss of 39 innocent lives in a stampede during a political rally organised by the TVK Party, led by its founder and film actor Vijay, in Karur, Tamil Nadu. Scores of people were also injured in the stampede.

Release Sonam Wangchuk

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on September 27, 2025

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the arrest of Sonam Wangchuk, who has been at the forefront of the movement demanding statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. His detention under the draconian National Security Act exposes the authoritarian character of the BJP-led central government and its contempt for the genuine aspirations of the people of Ladakh.

Postage Stamp on RSS: Insult to the Constitution of India

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 1, 2025

Repackaging Genocide Amidst Growing Isolation

THE ‘Gaza Peace Plan’ unveiled by Washington bears all the hallmarks of a unilateral diktat rather than a genuine settlement. Far from being a genuine peace initiative, it is a unilateral move, choreographed as a spectacle by Trump, designed to divert attention from the seismic shifts occurring in world opinion on Palestine.

Nepal: Turbulence and Disquiet

NOBODY thought that after Sri Lanka and Bangladesh it would be the turn of Nepal to go through mob violence and arson leading to the downfall of KP Sharma Oli's Government. Even those who were waiting for people's backlash against the political arrogance of successive ruling alliances did not think that it could happen so soon and in the way that it happened.The immediate cause of the Gen-Z protest was the Oli Government's announcement of its intention to ban social media apps in case they fail to register themselves under regulations within the stipulated time frame.

Court Battles in Maharashtra and Karnataka on RTE ACT

AFTER over a decade of implementation, the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, is facing considerable controversy, especially with regard to the implementation of section 12(1)(c). This article takes stock of the manner in which this provision of the RTE Act has been implemented in the two neighbouring states of Maharashtra and Karnataka.

BJP Govt’s Policies Deepen Discontent in J&K and Ladakh

MASSIVE protests in Leh over statehood, legislature and Sixth Schedule left some dead, dozens injured and number of people arrested including widely known environmentalist, Sonam Wangchuk The reorganization of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019 was pushed forward as a move, ‘to strengthen integration, elimination of terrorism, and ushering in development’. Five years on, however, the discontent that began in Kashmir has spread to Jammu and lately to Ladakh, raising uncomfortable questions about the path chosen by New Delhi.

SIR a Clandestine Way to Implement NRC: Kerala Legislative Assembly

THE Kerala Legislative Assembly unanimously demanded that the Election Commission should desist from actions that violate Fundamental Rights and proceed with a transparent updating of the electoral rolls.

Indian Companies Complicit in Israel’s Genocide of Palestinians

THE Israeli genocide of Palestinians has been going on for two years – a ‘live-streamed genocide’, as Amnesty International called it in April 2025 in its annual report. Thus far, Israel has murdered over 66,000 Palestinians – the overwhelming majority being civilians, and 20,000 of the dead being children (a Palestinian child has been killed every hour since October 2023).

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report Big protest action against bribery, drugs and crime against women THE CPI(M) in Tripura has organised a statewide protest movement on three key demands – dismissal of state minister Sudhangshu Das who admitted to accepting bribe from contractors and government suppliers, immediate identification and arrest of the drug-traffickers who transported two huge consignments of banned Eskuf cough syrup, and prompt action against the perpetrators of several recent dastardly... Read More	report SIR aims to overthrow democratic system, must be rolled back Read More	report Kochi Global City Project to generate 1.20 lakh direct jobs and 3.6 lakh indirect jobs Read More	PB Statements Ensure Ceasefire in Gaza Read More
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