Odisha: CPI(M) Holds Padayatra of Tribal People in Malkangiri

RESPONDING to the call of the CPI(M) in Malkangiri district, the southern-most adivasi-dominated district of Odisha, 400 tribal youth donning red T-shirts and cape marched in a padayatra of 170 kilometres. The padayatra started on February 12 from Janbai and culminated at Malkangiri, the district headquarters, on February 20.Janbai is an area within the Chitrakonda reservoir in the ‘Swabhiman Anchal’, the erstwhile cutoff area encompassing 151 villages of nine gram panchayats surrounded by water from three sides.

Puducherry: Persisting Struggle for Reopening Ration Shops

THE Puducherry CPI(M) state unit has initiated a prolonged and widely supported struggle on February 19, 2024. The coalition government of NR Congress and BJP has persistently refused to reopen ration shops across the state since their electoral victory in 2021, causing significant distress to the poor, downtrodden, and middle-class people of Puducherry. The total population of the state is 15 lakhs.Out of the 3,52,382 ration cards issued, 1,60,211 are red ration cards (allocated to below poverty line families), and 1,66,142 are yellow ration cards.

Telangana: House Site Movement Activists Continue to Face Police Wrath

THE poor in Telangana, who have been waging struggles for houses and house site pattas for the last three years, are now looking towards the Revanth Reddy-led Congress government with high expectations. In this background, a state convention was held on February 20 in Hyderabad with the activists of the ‘hut centres’ (centres where landless poor demanding house pattas have erected huts).About 250 activists representing 69 centres in 19 districts participated in the convention and appealed to the newly formed Congress government for the allotment of house sites. It may be noted that only two

WB: Mass Civil Disobedience Despite Police Atrocities

RESPONDING to the call of mass mobilisation, civil disobedience and grameen bandh given by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), and the Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions/Federations/Associations and various other mass organisations of the state, Bengal erupted in a wave of protests on February 13. Though the programme was slated to happen on February 17, it was held earlier in the state due to the oncoming board examinations. Across the state, workers and farmers in huge numbers took to the streets and demonstrated against the anti-worker, anti-farmer policies of the Modi government.

Grameen Bandh Evokes Good Response in Bihar

AMIDST the political turmoil in Bihar caused by Nitish Kumar's shameless opportunism, the widespread anger of the people manifested itself on February 16, 2024.

Maha: Tribal Farmers Demand Forest Land

Farmers and tribals under the banner of CPI(M), take part in an indefinite sit-in agitation in front of the Nashik district collectorate.

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AARM Campaigns for Feb 16 Grameen Bandh

THE Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch organised a demonstration at Butibori in Nagpur district, on February 14 to campaign for the rural India strike and to bring attention to the legitimate demands of the citizens of Butibori. It is noteworthy that Butibori was inaugurated as a 5-star MIDC area by the then prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi. However, following industrial development, numerous civic problems have surfaced.The atmosphere in Butibori is now polluted, affecting the Vena River, which local fishermen rely on for their livelihoods.

Tripura: Grameen Bandh and Industrial Strike Successfully Held

THE people of Tripura positively responded to the Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s call for rural India bandh and the call of the Central Trade Unions for industrial/sectoral strike on February 16. Defying the open threat from the ruling miscreants, and aggressive picketing by the BJP sponsored BMS workers against bandh, the peasantry and the working people of the state spontaneously abstained from the workplace in large numbers. Though it was not a general strike, the number of vehicles on the road was evidently low.

TN: Widespread Demonstrations against Anti-federal Actions of Modi Govt

CONDEMNING the autocratic attitude of the union government in curtailing the rights of the states through various means, the LDF-led Kerala government has decided to stage a dharna at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, on February 8. The dharna was led by Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, joined by his ministerial colleagues, MPs, and MLAs from Kerala. Several chief ministers and ministers from non-BJP ruled states also expressed their solidarity with Kerala by participating in this significant dharna programme.

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