Interview of Comrade Lal Singh, General Secretary of the Communist Ghadar Party of India by Mazdoor Ekta Lehar
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On the Questions Facing the Kisan Andolan
Interview of Lal Singh, General Secretary of the Communist Ghadar Party of India with Mazdoor Ekta Lehar
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Kisans pledge to continue the struggle until their demands are met
More than 10 lakh kisans from across the country came together on September 5, in a massive show of strength and unity, for a “Kisan-Mazdoor Mahapanchayat” organised by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.
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Sugarcane farmers in Punjab agitate for payment of dues and higher prices for their produce
Thousands of farmers of the Doaba region in Punjab have been on agitation since August 20, against mounting dues of the sugarcane mills and low state advisory prices (SAP) — the price the sugarcane mill owners are supposed to the sugarcane farmers for their produce.
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On the occasion of August 15 :
Kisans organise rallies across the country
On August 15, the 74th anniversary of India’s independence from colonial rule, kisan organisations organised rallies all over the country.
Continue readingDatabase on Farmers : Paving the way for intensifying stranglehold of capitalist monopolies over agriculture
On 1st June 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture published a consultation paper called The India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA), laying out a proposed framework for ‘AgriStack’. Agristack is planned to be a compilation of digital databases focussing on India’s farmers and the agricultural sector.
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Lok Raj Sangathan organises a seminar against anti-peasant laws
A meeting of peasants was organized by Lok Raj Sangathan to protest against the agricultural laws enforced by the Central government, on the occasion of Kisan Divas (Peasants’ Day) on December 23, at the Kumhar Dharamshala in Ramgarh, Rajasthan. The meeting paid tribute to the 35 peasants who were martyred
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Fast unto Death by the peasants in Nohar, Rajasthan, continues after 18 days
A continuous struggle is being waged for the last nearly twenty days in the Nohar tehsil of Hanumangarh District, Rajasthan around the Irrigation water system. In this context, the peasants’ demonstration and fast unto death led by the Kisan Sangharsh Samiti at Raisinghpura Minor had continued for 18 consecutive days till 17th December. Hundreds of peasants are taking part in the demonstration every day.
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World-wide support for peasant agitation in India
News reports are pouring in about people from Canada to Australia coming out in streets to express support for the agitation of peasants in India. Peasants from Punjab, haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, and other states are protesting against the passing of anti-farmer legislation by the Indian government.
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Communist and Left parties hold militant protest march in support of the agitating peasants
The Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, Communist Ghadar Party of India, Revolutionary Socialist Party and Forward Bloc held a militant protest march on Parliament Street in New Delhi on December 2, to demand immediate repeal of the three anti-peasant laws.
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