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LEGENDARY revolutionary leader comrade Nagbhushan Patnaik was remembered on his 21st memorial day on 9 October. Tributes were paid by comrades to him at various places. He epitomized the invincible spirit of Naxalbari and the revolution and became a living legend throughout decades of his later life. He was incarcerated in jail and awarded death sentence by the reactionary regime. The campaign for his release became a rallying point for the post-Emergency battle for restoration of democracy.

THE 10th anniversary of Comrade Ibnul Hasan Basru was observed on 29 September 2019 at the Jamua Party office. The program started with garlanding of a life-size statue of Basru Ji and two minutes’ silence. Addressing the meeting, Block Secretary Vijay Pandey said that Basru Ji had led a strong people’s movement by the Left against feudal forces in Jamua when it was part of undivided Bihar due to which the Left won the Jamua Assembly seat.

COMRADE Hari Singh, beloved leader of the working class in Kanpur passed away on 25 Sep. after a prolonged illness. He was 80. He was the UP State Committee member of CPIML and President of UP AICCTU. A militant and extremely popular workers’ leader in Kanpur and UP, and a fierce orator, he was revered even by his opponents for his commitment and hard work. During his political career which stretched for more than five decades he hadn’t missed even a single struggle in Kanpur and was always seen in the frontline of the movement.

A Shaheed Mela was organized on 16 September 2019 at Siwan to honour the memory of the many martyrs who gave their lives in the struggle to bring freedom to the poor and oppressed sections of society, and to pledge to carry forward their work and fulfill their dreams.

COMRADE Sandhya Talware passed away on 15 September at Pune. Born on the 7th July 1958 at Nagpur in a well to do family, she was the second among 7 children. But all her life she played a part of the eldest one, caring for her siblings.

She was a bright student. She was a post graduate in economics from Nagpur University. She also studied 2 years of Law. She was a poet and a painter. She was the best cadet in NCC battalion. She was a mountaineer and paratrooper.

A vindictive Vice Chancellor + ABVP Grand Alliance know they can't win JNUSU, so they try every trick to derail JNUSU election. This year’s JNUSU elections saw a massive turnout of 67.9% of students participating with 5762 votes. The trends declared by the Election Committee clearly showed our campus’s mandate. JNU students have clearly made a point that this is a generation students who have been through the fascist fire, but have risen through by the fire of resistance.

COMRADE Arun Singh was not just a Mukhiya but a well-beloved leader of the people. He was killed on 5 August 2019. Within hours of a single call for a road blockade against his murder and for justice for Arun Singh, about 500 people came out of their homes on to the roads.

Dedicated first generation leader of the Naxalbari movement in Bhagalpur District and CPIML Kharik Block Committee member Comrade Lakhanlal Mandal (65 years) passed away at his home in Lokmanpur (Kharik) at about 7 pm on 15 August 2019. He was active in the Party from the latter half of the 70s till his demise. Born in a poor farmer’s family Comrade Lakhanlal played a leading role in the anti-feudal struggles and land rights struggles in the Kadva region.

Administration Imposes False Case against 500 CPI(ML) Leaders and Supporters for Paying Tributes to the Martyr Satish Yadav

Thousands of workers, farmers, students, youth, and women observed the 4th martyrdom day of Comrade Satish Yadav at a Sankalp Sabha in Badgaon (Agiaon Block) on 20 August 2019 where they remembered their dear Comrade and pledged to fulfil his dreams. The meeting was held successfully despite all ploys for disruption by feudal forces and the administration.

COMRADE AK Roy made an invaluable contribution to the Left and democratic movement of Jharkhand and India. He had the distinction of winning the Dhanbad MP seat thrice.

A towering icon of Jharkhand coal workers, he was widely respected for his simplicity and honesty. He cheerfully lived a penurious existence till the last, completely dependent on the love and care which Dhanbad’s working people showered on him.