Report

The decades old demand of government acquisition of thousands of acres of land of erstwhile Bettiah Estate was eventually fulfilled after a very long struggle of communist parties in Bihar. The CPIML had been fighting for this popular demand of peasants and landless poor for almost four decades. Now the Bihar government has acquisitioned these lands through a legislation enacted in the Assembly. 

Thousands of women associated with National Livelihood Mission, Self Help Groups’ Jeevika scheme held a massive protest on 28 November in Patna under the banner AIPWA.

A tragic incident unfolded at Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Vasant Vihar, where a Class 6 student, Prince, reportedly passed away on school premises. Prince hailed from a Dalit family residing in Kusumpur Pahadi, a nearby slum.

On 27th November, AISA along with other organisations of Delhi University held a protest at the gate of the Vice Chancellor's office demanding immediate termination of the Principal of Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Arun Kumar Attree. Since there has been a complaint filed by Sumit Chauhan, a Dalit student of SBSC of physical assault and casteist abuse, the police are yet to file an FIR. Even after ten days.

With loud sloganeering against the anti-worker policies of the BJP and divisive ideology of the RSS in the “Hindutva Laboratory of the South” – Bantwal, Dakshin Kannada – workers under the banner of AICCTU gathered for a rally, declaring “Shramajeevigalu Adhikaaradatta” (Workers walk towards securing power). This marked the commencement of the first state conference of AICCTU Karnataka on November 24th and 25th, 2024.

Comrade Rajaram Singh, Member of Parliament from CPIML representing Karakat, Bihar, has submitted a series of appeals to Shri Basavaraj Bommai, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Labour, Textiles and Skill Development. In these letters, Rajaram Singh, who is a member of the committee has highlighted critical labour rights issues affecting millions of workers across the country, ranging from wage stagnation and retrenchments to systemic violations of labour laws and neglect of workers’ welfare.

The CPI(ML) campaign for the assembly elections in Jharkhand, and by-elections in four states—Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, and Rajasthan—emphasized countering BJP's crony-capitalist agenda, communal polarization, and anti-democratic tactics. The campaign resonated with people by centering on issues of livelihood, rights, and the defense of democracy and the Constitution.

Jharkhand: Victory Amid Challenges

The CPI(ML) MLAs in Bihar staged a protest on November 25, 2024 demanding the Bihar Assembly pass a resolution opposing the central government’s proposed Waqf Board Amendment Bill 2024. Speaking during the demonstration, CPI(ML) MLA and Legislative Group leader Comrade Mahboob Alam said that the proposed bill was prejudiced and a direct attack on the constitutionally guaranteed rights of religious freedom and faith for minority communities.

On November 26, activists from the AISA and students from across Delhi organized a protest at UP Bhawan against the killing of six Muslim men in Sambhal by the Uttar Pradesh Police. The students faced violent crackdown by the Delhi Police during a peaceful protest.

Protesters, including JNUSU President Dhananjay and AISA Delhi Secretary Neha, were manhandled and injured in the police action, and later detained. The detained protesters were taken to Bawana Police Station, located on the outskirts of Delhi.

In a massive demonstration at Patna on November 26, more than 20,000 Jeevika workers from across Bihar rallied for fair wages and debt relief. The protest, marked by powerful slogans against the Nitish-BJP ‘double engine’ government, highlighted their ongoing struggles for economic justice and recognition.