Protest Against Price Rise
Left parties CPIML, CPI and CPIM organized a joint protest at the culmination of the nationwide anti-inflation and anti-unemployment campaign between 25 May and 31 May at Civic Centre Chowk in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh. The protest meeting was addressed by CPI leader Vinod Kumar Soni, CPIM leaders Vakil Bharti, Shanta Kumar, DVS Reddy and CPIML leader Ashok Miri. The Left leaders asked why the present leaders who had protested against gas cylinder price rise when they were in the Opposition are silent now that the price of a cylinder has crossed Rs 1000. Ration prices have gone up by 40%. Petrol-diesel prices have crossed Rs 100. The common man is in misery but the government is diverting main issues by spreading communal poison and crushing voices of dissent through Bulldozer Raj. But the people have recognized this and will not allow bulldozers to be stomped over housing of the poor, employment, social harmony and the Constitution of India.
Left Parties in Uttar Pradesh Protest against Inflation, Unemployment
Left parties organized a week-long campaign across Uttar Pradesh from 25 May to 31 May against the back-breaking inflation, unemployment and eviction of the poor through bulldozers in the Yogi regime and submitted memorandums addressed to the President on 31 May. CPIML, CPI, CPIM and Forward Bloc participated in the protests.
In the capital Lucknow, Left parties organized a march from Parivartan Chowk to the Collector's office. The police in huge force stopped the march en route, and a protest meeting was held on the road after which the memorandum was submitted. The meeting was addressed by leaders Ramesh Singh Sengar, Radheshyam Maurya, Rajiv Gupta, Madhu Garg, Akram and others.
Protest marches and meetings were also organized in Sonbhadra, Banaras, Ghazipur, Mirzapur, Bhadohi, Deoria, Mau, Azamgarh, Gorakhpur, Jaunpur, Allahabad, Rae Bareli, Ayodhya, Kanpur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Moradabad and other Districts and memorandums addressed to the President were submitted. Speakers addressing the meetings said that the people would give a befitting reply to the government for inflicting skyrocketing inflation and unemployment on them. They pointed out that huts of the poor are being cruelly razed down by bulldozers while the land mafia with huge illegal capture of lands is being left untouched and protected by the ruling powers. They condemned the recent attack on farm leader Rakesh Tikait and demanded strict action against the guilty.
