Report

Calling the recent the Delhi NCCSA ordinance as Modi government’s vulgar pursuit of power, CPIML and other Left Parties organised a protest at Jantar Mantar on May 24.  On the evening of May 19, the Modi government in order to restore its hold on the Delhi legislature and its executive functioning has got the President of India to promulgate an Ordinance that effectively nullifies the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench decision.

An Ambedkar statue was attacked and damaged in Naubatpur of Patna on the night of 15 May by antisocial elements. This statue was installed at a function on 14 April 2022 by villagers in Paswan tola in Sarasat village which falls in the Adla panchayat.

On 13 April, a concrete platform meant to install a Dr. Ambedkar statue next day, on his birth anniversary, in the Block administrative campus of Darauli in Siwan was demolished using bulldozer by the Block development officer himself. The installation of this platform and the statue was funded through the MLA development fund in Darauli and the whole process was duly sanctioned and approved by the administration in 2020-21 year with Rs. Ten lakhs allocated for the job.

On Tuesday, May 16, hundreds of women and farmers from Punjab, Haryana, UP and Bihar as part of national call by All India Progressive Women’s Association (AIPWA) and All India Kisan Mahasabha (AIKM) reached Jantar Mantar to stand in solidarity with the wrestlers protest for justice. For weeks, several Olympic medal winning wrestlers have been protesting demanding action against the BJP MP and WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for sexual harassment.

A joint meeting of CPIML and MCC (Marxist Coordination Committee) was held on 7th May, 2023 at the Nirsa office of MCC. Com. Janardan Prasad, CPIML polit bureau member presided over the meeting. The MCC was represented by Com. Haldhar Mahato, General Secretary, Com. Babloo Mahato, Central Secretary, Com. Binda Paswan, the district secretary of Dhanbad, Com. Gayaram Sharma, the district secretary of Bokaro while CPIML was represented by State Secretary Com. Manoj Bhakt, Com. Kartik Hadi, Com. Krishna Singh, Com. Nagendra Kumar and Com. Pawan Mahato.

The Araria district administration in Bihar has issued eviction notices to hundreds of Adivasi and Maha-dalit families. About 500 families have been residing for a very long time in Belgachhi village of Raniganj block who are now facing eviction threat thanks to the callousness of the state government. While opposing this move CPIML MLA from Sikta Virendra Prasad Gupta visited this village on 16 May along with a team of party leaders to express solidarity with the affected people.

An Ambedkar statue was attacked and damaged in Naubatpur of Patna on the night of 15 May by antisocial elements. This statue was installed at a function on 14 April 2022 by villagers in Paswan tola in Sarasat village which falls in the Adla panchayat. 

Hundreds and students, boys and girls, and their guardians, from Mehandora, Dedhua, Milki tola, Kirkiri, Azimabad and Chilhar villages in Agiaon Assembly constituency in Bihar organised a Sadak Par School on 4 May 2023. This was assisted by the activists of AIKM and AIARLA who have taken up the issue of children’s education on priority.

Gaya, 5 May 2023.

Uttar Koel Nahar Sangharsh Morcha has been on a sit-in protest since 18 April for their demand of cleaning of the canal which has acquired silt because of lack of maintenance by the respective authorities.

Hundreds of footpath vendors gathered on 3 May, 2023 in Patna at Paya No. 6 near the Railway station to register their protest against the ongoing process to evict them from the state capital Patna in the name of Smart City Mission. They were led by Com. Mehboob Alam, the leader of CPI(ML) in the State Legislative Assembly. While addressing the gathering, Com Mehboob said that since the Mahagathbandan government is being supported by our party, there is no reason why even a single vendor should be evicted.