Report

To investigate into the brutal mob lynching of Sabeer Mallik, a 24-year-old migrant labourer from West Bengal who was killed in Haryana, fact-finding teams visited his native village in 24 Parganas, West Bengal and his temporary place of residence in Charkhi Dadri district in Haryana. Sabeer was from a landless family in the Sundarbans region of 24 Parganas, West Bengal, sought a better life in Haryana where he migrated with hopes of improving his family’s circumstances.

All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) raised significant concerns regarding labour law violations and the infringement of worker rights at various companies and government establishments in Patna. AICCTU State Secretary, Ranvijay Kumar demanded stringent enforcement of labour laws and action against employers who are violating these laws and undermining workers' rights.

CPIML MLA Gopal Ravidas has called for the restoration of peace in Jat-Dumri and called for a high-level investigation into recent attempts of communal polarisation by elements linked to the Bajrang Dal. Gopal Ravidas has expressed concerns over the role of the Masaurhi Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO), under whose watch the incident happened and has called for an inquiry into his involvement.

A meeting organised by Association of Protection of Civil Rights and Concerned Citizens on September 17 expressing outrage over the continuing travesty of justice and denial of bail to the Delhi activists including Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifi, Gulfisha Fatima, Sharjeel Imam and others. The meeting titled Curtailed Freedom: A Travesty of Justice! held in the Constitution Club in Delhi.

On September 11, 2024, in BBMP Ward No. 72, six female pourakarmikas (Municipal Sanitation workers) were violently assaulted and subjected to caste-based abuse while performing their cleaning duties. The incident involved a local resident, Chandru, and his mother, who verbally abused the pourakarmikas with caste slurs, destroyed one worker’s phone when she attempted to record the abuse, and physically assaulted several workers, causing serious injuries. Despite the filing of an FIR under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, no arrests have been made to date.

In response to the recent rise in attacks against the Musahar community in Gaya district, a team of Members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the CPIML, led by CPIML MLAs Ramabali Singh Yadav and Shivprakash Ranjan, visited in Dehma Tola Pathra, where a Mahadalit Rajkumar Manjhi was brutally murdered by criminals on September 14, 2024.

The Uttarakhand State Committee meeting of the All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) was held on September 15 in the Nagar Nigam Auditorium in Haldwani. The meeting saw key discussions regarding workers' and employees' rights and the state government's policies.

The meeting commenced with a one-minute silence in tribute to the sudden demise of CPI(M) General Secretary Com. Sitaram Yechury. The session was conducted by AICCTU State General Secretary Comrade K. Bora.

The brutal murder of CPIML leader Comrade Sunil Chandravanshi has sparked widespread protests and a district-wide bandh in Arwal, Bihar on September 11. The bandh received significant support from the public, with shops largely remaining closed.

A Patna (Naubatpur) resident Israfil Alam was legally transporting 28 cows along with 12 calves in a truck to a cattle fair on 4 September. He has a licence for cattle trade. His truck was stopped at Phulwari Sharif by a gang of Bajarang Dal goons already waiting there. These goons started pelting stones at the truck along with shouting of slogan Jai Shri Ram, then hijacked it and was taken to Tamtam Padav, from there all cattle were stolen by goons.

The Supreme Court has strongly criticised Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami's decision to appoint a corruption tainted forest officer as the director of Rajaji Tiger Reserve. This officer was two years ago removed from his post of director of Corbett Tiger Reserve following a High Court order directing his removal and instituting inquiry against many corruption charges.