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In a shocking display of lawlessness, Bihar witnessed a surge in brutal feudal violence against Dalits, backward castes, and women during the Holi festival. CPI(ML) State Secretary Kunal has condemned the widespread attacks, stating that the government has completely abdicated its responsibility to ensure law and order. While crime rates have generally escalated, the most vulnerable sections of society have been disproportionately targeted.

After a five-year hiatus, student council elections finally returned to Delhi based Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) marking a pivotal moment in the revival of student democracy. Yet, what should have been a celebration of participatory governance was marred by severe administrative irregularities, arbitrary rule changes, and blatant violations of electoral norms. The AUD Student Union Elections were held on February 27.

A delegation of CPI(ML) legislators met with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at the Legislative Council on 6th March 2025 —, presenting a five-point memorandum of demands The memorandum primarily demanded the immediate implementation of the agreement reached during the Mahagathbandhan government in August 2023, which promised an increase in ASHA workers' honorarium to Rs. 2,500. Additional demands included raising the honorarium of mid-day meal cooks, increasing old age and widow pensions to Rs.

During the discussion on the Manipur budget in Lok Sabha, CPIML Member of Parliament Raja Ram Singh strongly denounced the Prime Minister’s silence on the violence and suffering of people in Manipur. He said that that policies that divide people based on region or language for political gain might be temporarily beneficial for power but are ultimately detrimental to national unity, integrity, and constitutional states. The ruling party and its government must reflect on this.

Under the collective banner of the INDIA Alliance Student Organisation, AISA and other prominent student groups including NSUI, SFI, AISF, MSF, Samajwadi Chhatrasabha, and CRJD convened a joint press conference at the Press Club of India in New Delhi on 8th March 2025. The conference served as a powerful denunciation of the Modi government’s relentless assault on the education system and the future of India's youth.

On March 2, 2025, Patna’s Gandhi Maidan witnessed historic gathering of thousands of people from nooks and corners of Bihar representing various ongoing people’s movement and struggles. The gathering under the banner of CPIML’s Badlo Bihar Mahajutan (Transform Bihar Gathering) marked a pivotal movement in the landscape of people’s struggle in the state. 

On March 1, the West Bengal Education Minister arrived at Jadavpur University in response to a call by WBCUPS, a teachers' organization influenced by the ruling Trinamool Congress. Representatives of left-leaning student organizations, including AISA, SFI, and others, sought to democratically submit a memorandum to the minister.

A civil society convention on ‘75 Years of Republic: Challenges for Bihar’ was held in Patna on 12 February. Dipankar Bhattacharya, Delhi University teacher Ratan Lal, Dr. Laxman Yadav, Navin Kumar of Article19, Prof. Chintu Kumari, activists Vandana Prabha, Insaf Manch president Gopal Ravidas and Prof. Shamim Alam addressed the convention which was conducted by Sandip Saurav.

Left parties and various mass organisations have submitted their objections to the proposed Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill 2024 which was tabled in Maharashtra Assembly in December last year and was referred to a Joint Select Committee. CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML) Liberation, Peasants and Workers Party, Lal Nishan Party along with more than two dozen other organisations have sent a letter to the Select Committee calling the provisions of this proposed Bill draconian, repressive and unconstitutional.

The bill introduced by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami’s government to amend the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition Act, 1950 — commonly referred to as the "Land Law" — does not prevent land grabbing but instead creates a more convoluted pathway for it.