Protest Demonstration

Freedom From Debt Day Observed

CPIML, AIARLA and Self Help Group Sangharsh Samiti organized statewide protests and observed 11 June as Freedom from Debt Day in protest against the collective debt-driven suicides of 5 persons from the same family at Mou village in Vidyapatinagar, Samastipur and the starvation-driven deaths of 5 persons from the same family who consumed poison in Patepur, Vaishali District.

CPIML Bihar has expressed deep anguish at the large number of deaths in the state during Holi due to poisonous liquor consumption and conveyed condolences to the victim families. State Secretary Kunal has said on 21 March that despite all the tall claims of the government, the havoc wreaked by illicit liquor continues unabated. At least now the government should stop its pretence of 'social reform' and take action against the real culprits.

As part of the ASHA Samyukta Sangharsh Manch's ongoing state-wide movement, a massive march was organized in front of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha on 11 March 2022. Manch leader and Bihar State ASHA Workers Union President Shashi Yadav led the march that started from Gate Public March and culminated in a meeting at the dharna site in Gardanibagh. ASHA workers from all over Bihar, who form the backbone of Bihar's health system, participated in the program and expressed their anger without mincing words.

On 14 March, thousands of dalits and poor under the joint banners of AIARLA and MNREGA Mazdoor Sabha held a wrathful protest in front of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha with the demands including: bulldoze the government that threatens to bulldoze the people; government land is our land; enact a new vaas-awaas (homestead land) law; guarantee 200 days of work and on the spot payment in MNREGA; stop evicting the poor without prior alternative arrangements; implement Land Reform Commission's report; 200 units free electricity for dalits and poor; smart phones for poor childre

CPIML Bihar State Secretary Kunal said on 27 February 2022 that the membership of Bisphi (Madhubani) BJP MLA Haribhushan Thakur, who made an anti-constitutional and venom-spewing statement advocating cancellation of Muslims' voting rights, should be immediately revoked. The CPIML also raised this issue during the ongoing Bihar Assembly session.

Darbhanga was shut down in a complete Bandh on 16 February at the call of the CPIML in protest against the burning alive of 3 people of the same family by the land mafia. The main demand was to register a case under 302 against the Darbhanga SSP and Thana in-charge, compensation for each member of the victim family, speedy arrest of land mafia Shiv Kumar Jha. The Bandh also raised the demand of speedy arrest of the perpetrators in another incident of rape and murder of 2 girls in Purkhopatti. The Bandh received full support from all opposition parties.

The Bihar Bandh called by AISA-RYA on 28 January was very effective across the State. Early in the morning hundreds of students led by AISA-RYA blocked the Saptakranti Express in Darbhanga. The Bandh got the support of all student-youth organizations bar those of BJP-JDU. The Mahagathbandhan parties also played an active role in the Bandh.

On 9 January Dombari Diwas, protests were organized across Bihar against corporate and RSS attacks on adivasi rights. Dombari Diwas was observed and protests held in response to the call given by the national level Adivasi Sangharsh Morcha formed at the initiative of the CPIML. After the partition of Bihar a considerable portion of the adivasi community went to Jharkhand but there is still a large presence in Districts such as Western Champaran, Kaimur, Jamui, Purnea. Protests were organized in these Districts under the Adivasi Sagharsh Morcha banner.

Institutional murder of 2nd year Mechanical Department student Sandeep Kumar has been perpetrated at the Loknayak Jaiprakash Narayan Engineering College in Chhapra, Bihar.

RYA National President cum CPIML MLA from Agiaon Manoj Manzil, Jeeradei (Siwan) MLA Amarjeet Kushwaha and AISA-RYA leaders joined and supported the students who have been protesting in the campus for many days against this murder, for justice for Sandeep and for various other student demands.

Delhi: CPIML, AISA and AICCTU joined the Citizens protest at Uttarakhand Bhawan at Delhi demanding arrest of Yati Narsinghanad, Annapurna and all hate mongers of 'Dharm Sansad'.