Communist Party of India (Marxist) in action for housing and commodities

CPI(M) organised a protest at the NTR District Collectorate in Andhra Pradesh, demanding the immediate resolution of housing-related issues, including the provision of houses and house sites, title deeds, registration of titles, and the distribution of APTIDCO and JNNURM houses. Following the dharna, a delegation submitted collective petitions to Joint Collector S Ilakkiya, IAS, listing the grievances of eligible beneficiaries. Over 6,700 houses built for them remain vacant without being handed over, while TIDCO is delaying the process despite having collected deposits.

State Secretariat member CH Babu Rao and State Committee member Donepudi Kasinath addressed the protest and strongly criticised the TDP-led NDA government and the district administration for betraying the poor by failing to fulfil assurances made to them over the past two and a half years. The protesters gave the district administration an ultimatum to resolve the issues before September 15, failing which they would occupy the vacant government houses themselves.

A massive public meeting was organised at Kulari Bazar in Baruipur, South 24 Parganas district, by the CPI(M) Baruipur East Area Committee, protesting against the soaring prices of essential commodities, the deletion of names of eligible voters through the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, and the ABVP attack at Jadavpur University. CPI(M) Central Committee member Sujan Chakraborty, State Committee members Samik Lahiri, Shatarup Ghosh, Ratan Bagchi, and other senior leaders addressed the gathering.