Report

The All India Lawyers Association for Justice (AILAJ) is deeply shocked by, and unequivocally condemns, the murder of young freelance journalist Mukesh Chandrakar. Mukesh, a native of Chattisgarh, had gone missing on the 1st of January, 2025. Two days later, on the 3rd of January, his body was found dumped in a septic tank on the property of a contractor, whose corrupt dealing he had reported on and exposed earlier. The contractor is currently said to be absconding.

A delegation of MLAs from the INDIA Alliance met the Governor of Bihar in Patna on January 6, raising concerns over grave irregularities in the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) examination process, procedural and institutional errors, and the government crackdown on protesters. The delegation submitted a memorandum addressing these critical issues.

In the pre-budget consultations held on 6th January 2025 with the finance minister, a united platform of ten Central Trade Unions (CTUs) submitted a joint memorandum to the outlining a series of demands to address rising unemployment, safeguard workers' rights, and reverse policies that favour corporate interests over public welfare. The unions warned that the continuation of the current regime's anti-worker policies would lead to escalating inequality.

A Sahara Victim’s Conference was held January 5 at IMA Hall in Patna, demanding the release of funds for nearly 3 crore Sahara investors whose hard-earned savings remain stuck due to massive Sahara fraud. The conference witnessed the participation of thousands of investors who have been tirelessly fighting to reclaim their money and formation of Sahara Victims’ Struggle Front to intensify their struggle.

A horrifying incident of violence has once again exposed the systemic oppression faced by the Yerava community, a Scheduled Tribe in Karnataka. On December 27, 2024, 28-year-old Paniyeravara Ponnanna, a plantation worker belonging to the Yerava community, was shot dead by Porukonda Chinnappa, a member of the dominant Kodava community, in Chembebellur village of Virajpet taluk. The gruesome killing, over the alleged plucking of a jackfruit, has sent shockwaves through the district and raised urgent demands for justice.

- Uday kiran

The CPIML, Telangana organised a People’s Assembly in Warangal of Telangana on 6th December marking the 68th death anniversary of Dr. BR Ambedkar and the 32nd anniversary of the Black day of the Babri Masjid demolition. Hundreds of people from across Telangana participated in the public meeting. Dipankar Bhattacharya, Gen Sec of CPIML addressed the Assembly as main speaker. Shankar V, PB Member and N Murthy, CC Member and In-charge of Telangana were also present. 

- Uday Kiran 

Hundreds of Bagjhala residents, led by the AIKM, staged a massive protest at Budh Park, Haldwani in Haldwani on December 23, 2024. The demonstration called immediate withdrawal of government eviction notices and a suspension on “developmental works” in their village.

The CPIML strongly condemns the Union government’s unilateral amendment to Rule 93(2)(a) of the Conduct of Election Rules, which effectively curtails public access to crucial election-related documents. This amendment represents a deliberate assault on the principles of electoral transparency and democratic accountability, raising serious concerns about the ruling dispensation’s intent to subvert democratic institutions.

A two-day party school was  conducted on the 7th and 8th of December at Udaipur in Rajasthan.  27 comrades from the western states of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra participated in the classes. CPIML’s Rajasthan state committee hosted the school. All the central committee members from Rajasthan along with Comrade Prabhat Kumar, CCM in charge of the 3 states was present.