Statement

(Statement by AISA unit of Jamia Millia Islamia University) 

A recent order issued by the Jamia Millia Islamia administration banning protests, slogans, and dissent against constitutional dignitaries is a reminder of how deeply the Sangh Parivar has infiltrated our academic institutions. This administration, which once prided itself on Jamia’s legacy of resistance and progressive thought, has now reduced itself to a mouthpiece for the BJP-RSS agenda.

Following their shameful track record of obstructing truth from coming out, the Uttar Pradesh government led by Yogi Adityanath placed a team of CPIML members under house arrest, who were heading to Sambhal to meet the families whose loved ones were killed by UP Police violence.

The violence in UP’s Sambhal is an attempt to destroy the secular and democratic fabric of India. Following the pattern witnessed in Gyanvapi and other sites, a dispute was created in Sambhal by claiming that the 16th-century Jama Masjid was previously a temple. Despite a prior survey being conducted, a second survey was initiated on Sunday morning. This is a clear violation of the Places of Worship Act, 1991 which guarantees the status of every place of religious worship as on 15 August 1947.

“Uphold the Constitution, Spread the Vision of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity” – CPIML MP Raja Ram Singh

In statement issued on November 16, CPIML has expressed condolences and anger over the tragic fire in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Maharani Laxmibai Government Medical College in Jhansi on Friday night (Nov 15), which claimed the lives of 10 newborns and left 16 others injured.

Calling the incident a blatant example of negligence by the health department, the party demanded the resignation of the state Health Minister.

The CPIML unequivocally condemns the cowardly disruption by RSS goons of the screening of Had Anhad at the Udaipur Film Festival. This brazen attack on democratic spaces and progressive art reflects the growing attack on freedom of speech under the fascist regime, which seeks to stifle any voices critical of exploitation and injustice.

CPIML on November 10, 2024 filed an official complaint against the BJP in Jharkhand for spreading false propaganda in violation of the Model Code of Conduct in the Sindri Assembly constituency. In a letter addressed to Rajiv Kumar, the Chief Election Commissioner, CPIML’s Jharkhand State Secretary Manoj Bhakt said that the BJP has been running a disinformation campaign against CPIML candidates and the party itself, including incitement to violence.

On the night of 28th October, ABVP disrupted the UGBM discussion on ICC/GSCASH in JNU and just hours prior was also involved in organising an event that erupted into intoxication, vandalism, harassment and animal cruelty in Ambedkar University Delhi's Kashmere Gate Campus. In both these campuses ABVP has had a long history of violence and standing as a wall against the cause of gender justice.

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.