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Huge farmers' rally underway in Akole, Maharashtra, ahead of the Vahan Long March led by Kisan Sabha. AIKS President Ashok Dhawale, General Secretary Vijoo Krishnan, State Secretary Ajit Nawale and other senior leaders are leading the rally.
Hundreds of vehicles carrying farmers from across Maharashtra will travel from Akole for Mumbai to compel the state government to address the pressing demands of farmers, including substantial relief for drought-hit farmers, immediate payment of crop insurance compensation, ₹2 lakh loan waiver for farmers who have regularly repaid their loans, land titles for those cultivating forest and other lands, and the resumption of financial assistance to Ladli Behna beneficiaries.
23 अक्टूबर को जयपुर में वामपंथी जनसंगठनों ने शहीद स्मारक से कलेक्ट्रेट तक विरोध मार्च निकाला। मार्च में SIR रद्द करने, मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त ज्ञानेश कुमार के इस्तीफे और वोट चोरी पर रोक लगाने की मांग की गई। पुलिस द्वारा मार्च को बलपूर्वक रोकने की कोशिशों के बावजूद यह विरोध मार्च निकाला गया।
Congratulations to @LulaOficial and the people of Brazil on his historic fourth term, defeating Trump-backed Flávio Bolsonaro's far-right divisive campaign. A victory for democracy and proof that the far right is not invincible!
Protest meetings were held all across Odisha, including the capital city of Bhubaneswar, on 23 October under the banner of People Against SIR as part of the nationwide movement against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Representatives of Left parties, progressive and democratic movements, civil society organisations, intellectuals, retired administrators, students, youth, women and concerned citizens united to oppose the deletion of eligible voters’ names and demand transparency and impartiality in the electoral process.
Protest meetings at multiple locations in Kordha, Sudargarh, Ganjam, Balasore, Nayagarh, Puri, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Gajapati, Kalahandi and Jajpur districts demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, cancellation of the illegal SIR process, immediate restoration of the names of all eligible voters deleted from electoral rolls, comprehensive electoral reforms, and repeal of the law governing the appointment of Election Commissioners to safeguard the Election Commission’s independence. The meetings asserted that the fight against SIR is part of a broader people’s movement to protect citizens’ right to vote, defend democracy and uphold the Constitution.
SFI General Secretary Srijan Bhattacharya, President Adarsh M Saji and other student activists presented a report of the nationwide "School Bachao" campaign to Prof. Romila Thapar on the sidelines of the Second Sitaram Yechury Memorial Lecture at HKS Surjeet Bhawan in New Delhi.
The "School Bachao" campaign was launched by the SFI in August with the aim of protecting public education in India. The core demands of the campaign include the reopening of closed and merged government schools, mass recruitment of teachers to address acute staff shortages, immediate halt to the privatization drive and commercialization of education, and improvement of basic infrastructure in public schools.
50-60 right-wing goons heckled and threatened AISA President Neha Bora today outside Mandir Marg Police Station, where she had been called for a hearing, even as the police looked on without intervening.
We strongly condemn the inaction of the Delhi Police, which amounts to complicity and patronage. The double standard of the police, who are enabling extremists and hoodlums to attack peaceful protesters, stands exposed. Protesters are being assaulted and jailed while the ones actually "breaching peace" are given a free hand and are roaming around the national capital looking for their next target.
We demand an end to this blatant complicity. The police are duty-bound to uphold the law and protect citizens, not to take instructions from Hindutva outfits that are unleashing violence on the streets.
Historic Victory for Haryana Electricity Employees and Engineers!
CITU National President and Electricity Employees’ Federation of India (EEFI) General Secretary Sudip Dutta speaks about the resolute 48-hour statewide strike by over 40,000 electricity employees and engineers in Haryana that has forced the state government to agree to issue a policy direction under Section 108 of the Electricity Act, 2003, against the parallel distribution licence granted to Eleven Power Private Limited for Gurugram and Nuh.
Long live people’s unity! Defend public utilities!
“Let the Modi government sign a peace bond that it will stop the attack on the right to vote, stop the attack on the Constitution, stop SIR, and ensure the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar.”
Senior CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat during today’s protest march from Bhai Vir Singh Marg to the ECI headquarters in New Delhi.
Hundreds of people marched from Bhai Vir Singh Marg to the ECI headquarters in New Delhi at the joint call of farmers’, workers’, women’s, youth and student organisations and civil society groups, demanding the removal and prosecution of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, halt to the SIR process, revocation of legal immunity for the Election Commission, and other demands.
Thousands of farmers, workers and women joined a rally held by the AIKS, CITU, AIDWA and DYFI in Akole, Maharashtra, on 22 October, demanding substantial relief for drought-hit farmers, immediate payment of crop insurance compensation, ₹2 lakh loan waiver for farmers who have regularly repaid their loans, land titles for those cultivating forest and other lands, and the resumption of financial assistance to Ladli Behna beneficiaries.
7,000 Farmers and Workers Rally in Akole, Maharashtra
A massive rally, led by the AIKS, CITU, AIDWA and DYFI, was held in Akole, Ahilyanagar district, Maharashtra, on 22 October in support of the ongoing sit-in Satyagraha, demanding substantial relief for drought-hit farmers, immediate payment of crop insurance compensation, ₹2 lakh loan waiver for farmers who have regularly repaid their loans, land titles for those cultivating forest and other lands, and the resumption of financial assistance to Ladli Behna beneficiaries.
Carrying red and white flags and raising militant slogans, thousands of farmers and workers marched through Akole town to the Tehsil office, where they submitted a memorandum outlining their demands along with thousands of individual applications from farmers and citizens.
Addressing the public meeting held following the rally, senior leader Brinda Karat, AIKS National President Ashok Dhawale and AIKS National Joint Secretary Ajit Nawale strongly criticised the Maharashtra government’s anti-farmer policies. They condemned the ₹5,000 drought relief announced for farmers as a cruel mockery, as crop losses and mounting debts deepen the agrarian crisis, and pointed out that the ₹4,000 payable under the Namo Kisan Nidhi scheme was being withheld.
The round-the-clock sit-in agitation will continue until 26 October. The Kisan Sabha leadership announced that if the state government fails to take concrete decisions on the demands, hundreds of vehicles carrying farmers from across Maharashtra will set out from Akole for Mumbai to compel the state government to address the pressing issues confronting farmers.
The Second Sitaram Yechury Memorial Lecture will be delivered by eminent historian Prof. Romila Thapar on “Historiography and Early Indian History” on 25 October 2026 at Harkishan Singh Surjeet Bhawan, New Delhi. Join us for this important lecture at 4.30 pm on Sunday, 25 October.
📅 25 October 2026 | 🕟 4:30 PM
📍 HKS Surjeet Bhawan, Indrajit Gupta Marg (near Mata Sundari College)
