Statement

Way back in 1978, Jst. Krishna Iyer, in Sunil Batra (I) v. Delhi Administration described India’s prisons in the following words: “A prison is a sound-proof planet, walled from view and visits regulated, and so, rights of prisoners are hardly visible, checking is more difficult and the official position of the repository of power inspires little credibility where the victims can be political protesters, unpopular figures, minority champions or artless folk who might fail to propitiate arrogant power of minor minions”.

In a press conference held in Patna on October 5, 2024, CPIML General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya announced the launch of the 'Badlo Bihar Nyay Yatra' [Transform Bihar Justice March], a state-wide campaign from October 16 to 25, focusing on amplifying the voices of people of Bihar. He said that “vast areas of Bihar are reeling under flood. There's utter chaos over land survey and smart meters. There is increasing violence against Dalits, women, and the poor in the state. But Nitish Kumar and NDA are busy plotting their 2025 poll strategy.

Gandatwisa, a revenue subdivision within the TTADC area of Dhalai District, Tripura, has long been celebrated for its ethnic unity and natural beauty. However, recent events have plunged the region into turmoil. The rise of divisive politics and criminalization under BJP rule has led to severe communal unrest and violence in the area.

The All India Students' Association (AISA) in a statement on September 2, 2024 strongly condemned the newly announced Digital Media Policy by the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government. This policy, which offers social media influencers up to ₹8 lakh per month to promote government schemes, is a direct and dangerous assault on freedom of speech. Under the guise of promoting welfare schemes, this policy seeks to control the narrative on digital platforms, silencing any dissent against the ruling party.

The UPS (Unified Pension Scheme), approved by the Modi Government is a ploy to deceive and divide the government employees. The government lives in a fools’ paradise of halting the movement against NPS and for restoration of OPS (Old Pension Scheme) by introducing UPS.

The introduction of UPS marks no qualitative change vis-a-vis NPS. Rather, it is complete denial of employees’ right to the Old Pension Scheme, the benefit scheme to compensate for the decades of service they rendered to the government.

CPIML and other left parties have strongly condemned the attempts by the BJP led state government and right wing-forces in Rajasthan to stoke communal polarisation around the recent school stabbing incident in Rajasthan’s Udaipur city. In the incident, in which a student at a government school in Bhatiyani Chauraha attacked his schoolmate, who later succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. In the wake of this incident, a joint meeting of left parties in Udaipur city was held on August 18.

The All India Students’ Association has strongly condemned the unconstitutional and authoritarian order issued by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, which imposes an “immediate ban” on the activities and participation of the 'Progressive Students Forum' (PSF), a student organisation, in any campus events.

Amidst the political churnings in Bangladesh, a lot of misleading propaganda is being spread in the Indian media and social media on Bangladesh developments, with the aim of vitiating the social and political environment in India.

All India Progressive Women’s Association (AIPWA) strongly condemned the recently passed the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion (Amendment) Bill 2024 in the state assembly on July 30, which aiming to make the existing 2021 anti-conversion law more stringent. The new draconian bill proposes increasing the maximum sentence from 10 years to life imprisonment, along with a fine of up to 5 lakh rupees.

With the Hasina government's attempt to crush the popular quota reform movement in Bangladesh by unleashing all-out violence, the student movement had grown into a people's upsurge for Sheikh Hasina's resignation and an end to her autocratic regime. Her resignation and exit from the country vindicates the anti-autocratic anger and assertion of the people of Bangladesh. We congratulate the democracy-loving people of Bangladesh at this hour of victorious assertion.