The CPI(M) Raniganj Area Committee started a march from their party office to protest against the price hike of essential commodities including petrol, diesel, cooking gas and to demand inclusion of legal voters in the SIR.
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Communists of India protest US killing of Indian seafarers
The five left parties – Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India Marxist-Leninist (Liberation), All India Forward Bloc, Revolutionary Socialist Party – have issued the following joint statement.
Communist Party of Pakistan condemns hike in energy prices, demands creation of social state
In response to the worsening economic conditions in the country, the Central Secretariat of the Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP) put out a strong statement harshly criticising the anti-popular policies and corruption of the Pakistani government.
CPI(M) expresses disagreement with baseless allegations
Communist Party of India (Marxist) sent a letter to Indian National Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge ahead of INDIA bloc meeting expressing strong disagreement with the baseless allegations and accusations levelled against CPI(M) by Congress national leaders during the Kerala Assembly election campaign.
CPI(M) leads prevention of vendors' shops' demolition
In Jadavpur, India, the Jadavpur Station authority tried to demolish the shops of Jadavpur's hawkers, street vendors or itinerant traders who sell unbranded goods, fresh produce, or food directly to the public. CPI(M) stood in the bulldozers' way. They were forced to retreat.
Internationalist solidarity with CPI(M)
Communist Parties fiercely condemned the subsequent attacks against CPI(M) leaders and members in Kerala.