SC to Examine John Brittas’s Submission over Police Assault in Delhi

The Supreme Court has registered CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas’s letter to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant as Interlocutory Application No. 319609/2026 in the pending writ petition initiated by CPI(M) General Secretary M A Baby and others challenging restrictions on peaceful protests in New Delhi.

Brittas appeared before the Court and argued in person after his letter was taken up in the ongoing proceedings. The Chief Justice assured him that he would receive a full hearing and that the Court would examine all the facts of the matter.

RTI Reveals: In SIR, Purging of ‘Ineligibles’ from the Voter Lists Might be a Bogey - Part 1

[This is Part 1 of a two-part series which was originally published as a single article in The Wire on October 9, 2026. Part 2 will be published in next week’s issue. Reproduced with kind permission.]

Brazil’s Angry Tide and the Struggles Ahead

Brazil’s general election on 4 October delivered a severe warning to the Left. Flávio Bolsonaro, the presidential candidate of the Liberal Party (PL), finished ahead of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with approximately 47 per cent against 45 per cent. Neither secured a majority, sending them into a runoff on 25 October. More troubling than this narrow presidential gap was the advance of bolsonarismo through Congress.

AP: Police Arrest Left Leaders Seeking Removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Police arrested leaders of Left parties and mass organisations in Vijayawada on October 10 to stop the “Chalo Lok Bhavan” protest march called by the Left parties to demand the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. Left leaders condemned the arrests and said the police had suppressed a peaceful protest meant to protect democratic rights and to question alleged irregularities in the electoral process.

CPI(M) PB Condemns Denial of Jantar Mantar as Designated Protest Site

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on October 12, 2026.

Tripura: Protests across State Demanding Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation

PROTESTS, rallies and public meetings were held across Tripura on October 10, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and expressing solidarity with the ongoing movement in Delhi. Besides the state capital Agartala, demonstrations took place in Belonia, Amarpur, Sonamura, Longtharai Valley, Kailashahar and Panisagar. Workers, farmers, agricultural workers, jhum cultivators, students and youths participated in the protest programmes. At several locations, effigies of Gyanesh Kumar were burnt, with protesters demanding his resignation.

NAJ Blasts Targeted Attacks on Media, Women Journos and Opposition

The National Alliance of Journalists (NAJ) in a statement from Delhi today has cautioned against continued attacks on journalists, teachers, students, writers, trade unionists and leaders of various opposition parties targetting the capital and its neighborhood as anti-democratic and against the right of journalists to inform. Clear examples were available in Delhi today and its neighborhood while the Jantar Mantar area resembles a police state fortress. The journalists were covering the ongoing agitation by CJP and various opposition parties in Delhi.

SKM Gives Nationwide Protest Calls on Oct 23, Nov 26

The national council/general body meeting of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) held at Jat Bhawan, Karnal, Haryana, on October 12, decided to intensify the farmers' struggle and organise massive demonstrations on November 26 in New Delhi and across India. The state bodies of SKM will decide the spots. Lakhs of farmers will participate in this protest action. November 26 marks the 6th anniversary of the historic farmers struggle at the Delhi borders.

CPI(M) CC Demands Rollback of SIR, Slams Modi Govt. for Repression

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) met in New Delhi on October 9 & 11, 2026. Originally slated to meet from October 9 to 11, on the second day of the meeting, members of the Central Committee participated in the ongoing struggle against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner, and were detained.

How RSS Fronts Are Getting Foreign Funds

A NEW report by a group of investigative researchers has revealed how two big front organisations of the RSS funnel funds from US to India, hiding the source of donations through a legal provision in US laws governing non-profit entities. The investigation studied tax filings of Houston, Texas-based Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA Inc (Ekal USA) and Sewa International Inc (Sewa USA) from 2020 to 2024.

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