Haryana: Strike and Mahapadav by Mid-Day Meal Workers

Thousands of mid-day meal workers in Haryana went on a successful strike independently for the first time. On the same day, thousands of workers reached Kurukshetra to participate in the mass protest, expressing their deep anger and resentment. The strike and mass protest were called by the Mid-Day Meal Workers Union Haryana (CITU). It is noteworthy that Kurukshetra is the home district of the Chief Minister of Haryana and houses his camp office.

SCHOOLS CLOSURE UNDER NEP AND CHIRAG SCHEME

Ken-Betwa Link Project: Nothing but Pain

IN a capitalist system, development spells ruin for the poor. A defining characteristic of capitalism is the absence of words like compassion, mercy, and justice from its lexicon; its vocabulary revolves entirely around profit. In this system, "development" signifies nothing more than the expansion of profits. It conveys a clear message to the poor, the exploited, and the marginalised: they are destined to endure further deprivation.

Delhi Police Surrenders to Hindutva Brigade

Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) issued the following press statement on August 14, 2026:

Sahmat condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the manner in which the Delhi police and the “security establishment” has begun to operate as agents of various outfits of the Hindutva brigade. The latest evidence of this surrender to the Sangh Parivar was on display this morning (14th August 2026) in Delhi at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, run by the Gujarat Education Society and named after the first Home Minister of India.

AIKS Demands Judicial Probe into Forest Killings in Karnataka

All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) issued the following press statement on August 17, 2026:

Accountability is Right Back on the Agenda

IT was a bizarre situation. On the penultimate day of the monsoon session of Parliament, the all-powerful Home Minister, Amit Shah sounded despondent while talking to media channels. In a tone of soliloquy, he posed ‘what is the point in going inside the Lok Sabha’! For context, almost the entire monsoon session could not transact any substantial business as Shah was refusing to explain the role of the Delhi Police on the July 20, in tackling the peaceful student protest at Jantar Mantar.

A Speech Sans Substance!

ON March 31, 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared that India has become free from Naxalism. In his Independence Day speech from the Red Fort on August 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaimed its return.

AP: Junior Doctors Extend Strike Demanding Stipend Arrears

Junior doctors across Andhra Pradesh have launched a strike, demanding the immediate release of stipend arrears, implementation of the mandatory stipend hike, and strict adherence to the National Medical Commission regulations on regularisation of monthly payments.

AP: Christian Organisations Demand SC Status, Protection from Atrocities

Christian organisations across Andhra Pradesh have intensified their demand for justice for the Christians of Scheduled Caste (SC) origin, submitting a detailed memorandum to the Prime Minister that calls for repealing a seven-decade-old Presidential Order, extending legal protection against caste-based persecution, and scrapping anti-conversion laws in force across 12 states. The memorandum places on record both the scale of discrimination faced by the community and the specific legal remedies it seeks.

Our Share, Our Right: Women’s Struggle Continues

FOR the entire duration of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, we were at Jantar Mantar, participating in the continuous dharna demanding the immediate implementation of 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies. Our demand was clear: implement women’s reservation now. Do not link it to the census or delimitation.

Congratulations to Workers & Peasants: Successful Nationwide Jail Bharo

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on August 10, 2026

THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) congratulates the lakhs of workers and peasants who courted arrest today as a part of nationwide joint call given by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha and Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions & independent federations.

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