Demolition of workers’ homes across India:
Cruel attack on the working people

The ruthless drive of demolition of workers’ homes by the state is just one more example of the utterly inhuman nature of the existing rule of the bourgeoisie, headed by a handful of the biggest monopoly capitalist houses. The state protects the “right” of the capitalists to exploit workers to the maximum to enhance their profits. It does not recognise or protect the basic right of workers to a dignified human existence. Every organ of the state, including the legislature, the bureaucracy and the judiciary shamelessly plays its role in this systematic violation of the rights of the workers. This is the reality in what is claimed to be the “world’s most populous democracy”.

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Protests by states against the central government

The growing domination of the central government over states is taking place alongside the growing concentration of wealth and economic power in the hands of fewer and fewer monopoly capitalist groups. Uniform rates of commodity taxes and increase in resources available to the central government benefit the biggest Indian and foreign monopolies. The weakening of financial powers of the states affects those sections of the bourgeoisie whose political influence is limited to a particular region. The growing protests by various states against the growing centralization of powers reflects the intensification of contradictions within the bourgeoisie.

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Guaranteeing Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all agricultural products is both necessary and possible

The demand of kisans for guaranteed procurement at MSPs is part of the struggle against orienting agriculture towards fulfilling capitalist greed. It is in the service of ensuring secure livelihood for those who produce food and ensuring adequate availability of food at affordable prices for all.  It deserves unconditional support from the working class and people.

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Protest over the death of workers in factory fire

Report by Mazdoor Ekta Committee correspondent

On 22nd February 2024, a large number of workers took out a massive procession and protest in Delhi, from Civil Lines Metro Station to the Labor Commissioner’s office, under the leadership of Joint Trade Union Forum Delhi. The protest was organized to express anger over the death of workers in a factory fire in Alipur, Delhi and to re-highlight workers’ demands regarding safety at the workplace.

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