Report

CPI(ML) Liberation launched the ‘Haq Do, Vaada Nibhaao’ (Give us Our Rights, Fulfil Your Promises) campaign at a convention in Patna on July 16th, 2024. The campaign seeks a grant of Rs. 2 lakh to every poor family, land for the landless, pucca houses for all, 200 units of free electricity, MSP for farmers, demands of scheme workers, employment for youth, concerns of migrant workers, rural development, to uphold Indian Constitution and democracy, among other demands that affects the working class people in Bihar.

In the last week of June, an administrative review meeting by the Chief Minister of West Bengal mentioned the issues of Urban Development and ‘beautification’, encroachments throughout the city landscape, especially in Kolkata and in the adjacent suburbs. The day after the announcements, the police, administration and local authorities began organized crackdown on the street vendors and hawkers in different parts of the state.

CPIML has strongly condemned the brutal murder of Jitan Sahani, the 70-year-old father of Vikasheel Insan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani in Darbhanga district in Bihar on July 16th. The party noted that the murder points towards the crumbling law and order situation in Bihar with criminal have embolden under Nitish-BJP regime.

On July 3, INDIA bloc student organisations held a joint protest demonstration at Jantar Mantar. Organisations including AISA, NSUI, AISF, MSF, SFI among others joined the protest along with NEET and NET aspirants raising demand for immediate scrapping of NTA and the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan.

Protests were held on July 1 at the call of CPIML across the country demanding postponement of implementation of three new criminal laws and that they must be placed in the new Parliament for proper discussion. Many concerns have been raised by prominent lawyers, civil society activists, political parties and the general public regarding draconian provisions inserted in new laws by the Modi government.

New Delhi, 20 June 2024

The recent decision by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi to prosecute renowned author and activist Arundhati Roy and former Kashmir University professor Dr. Sheikh Shaukat Hussain under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for a case dating back to 2010 has sparked significant controversy and nationwide protests led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist).

The App Workers' Union (AICCTU) staged a protest in front of the Delhi Labour Commissioner's office on 20th June to highlight the increasing exploitation of app workers amid extreme heat conditions. Delivery workers from companies like Swiggy, Zomato, Instamart, Blinkit, and Porter, operating across various parts of Delhi, joined forces to voice their concerns about the relentless exploitation they face, even in the sweltering summer heat.

The All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) organised protests on June 24, 2024, against the significant reduction in penalties for non-deposit of PF contributions by corporations. This move by the NDA - Modi regime has been termed as permission for open looting by corporations and a betrayal of workers' hard work and earnings.

Dharmendra Pradhan cancels coming to DU Yoga Day event in the wake of continuing protests against NEET scam. On 21st June, the Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan who is responsible for the future of lakhs of students and who addressed an excuse of a press conference, was scheduled to attend a programme on Yoga Day in Delhi University. In response to the sheer audacity of Mr.

 CPIML Demands High-Level Judicial Investigation

A serious case of sexual harassment involving women employees of a chit fund company in Muzaffarpur has emerged, prompting for the demand of a high-level judicial investigation. The CPIML has raised concerns about political protection and administrative collusion in this case.