The kisan leaders have consistently demanded the immediate reopening of the Shambhu barrier on the Punjab-Haryana border. They are determined to go to Delhi with their tractors and trolleys if and when the barricades at Shambhu are removed, to put forth their demands before the government. It is the democratic right of kisans to do so. The working class and working people, and all democratic minded people are one with the kisans in their just struggle.
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The barricades preventing kisans from coming to Delhi must be immediately removed! The demands of the kisans are entirely just!
The Communist Ghadar Party of India hails the fighting spirit of the kisans, who are steadfastly refusing to be cowed down by all the violence and all the calumnies that the rulers have unleashed upon them.
Continue readingKisan andolan – Present situation and the way forward
Fourth meeting organized by Mazdoor Ekta Committee
The kisan andolan continues to receive the growing support of workers, women, youth and students all over the country. The struggle has now assumed national and international dimensions.
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Power sector workers in struggle to oppose privatisation
Power sector workers in struggle to oppose privatisation
Just recently, MEL’s reporter had talked to the leaders of the unions and federations in the power sector who were demonstrating at Jantar Mantar about their concerns and their demands. We are presenting here the main points of two interviews: with Abhinmanyu Dhankar, the National General Secretary of the all-India Power Diploma Engineers Federation and Shailendra Dubey, President of the All-India Power Engineers Federation
Continue readingPeasants all over the country intensify their agitation for repeal of the anti-peasant laws
The protests of peasants at various protest sites at Delhi’s borders including Singhu, Tikri, Ghazipur, Chilla, Dhasna, Auchandi, Piau Manyari and Saboli entered the 35th day on December 30. Protests are also carrying on at the Rajasthan-Haryana border near Shahjahanpur and at the UP-Haryana border near Palwal.
Continue readingLok 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
Continue readingMassive demonstration against the Farm Laws at Nohar District Collectorate
On 14 December 2020, thousands of peasants from the Hanumangadh district in Rajasthan staged a massive demonstration at the Nohar tehsil headquarters. All the peasants and workers organisations in the area also participated in the demonstration.
Continue readingWorld-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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