Announces Nationwide Jail Bharo Aandolan and Resolutions on Assam Floods
Staff Reporter / New Delhi
The Communist Party of India (CPI) concluded its two-day National Executive and National Council meetings in New Delhi, announcing a ramped-up political action plan anchored by its ongoing “Badlaav Zaroori Hai” campaign. Presided over by Dr. Girish Sharma, the sessions featured a central report delivered by General Secretary D. Raja, reviewing mass contact initiatives such as the August 6–15 Padayatras and the September 1 Ramlila Maidan rally.
Party leadership framed the Ramlila Maidan mobilization—drawing over 80,000 attendees—as the largest Left gathering in the national capital in decades, signaling deep public frustration with the Modi government across economic, security, and employment sectors. The CPI strongly condemned administrative hurdles faced prior to the rally, highlighting canceled pre-booked trains from Tamil Nadu and Kerala alongside house arrests of cadres in Uttar Pradesh. Dismissing the government’s rhetoric against critics, the party resolved to press forward with a structured timeline of agitation:
- Communal Harmony Day (October 2): Designated to defend India’s social fabric and counter rising polarization on Gandhi Jayanti.
- Revolution Day (November 7): Aimed at popularizing the democratic and liberation legacy of the communist movement among youth.
- Jail Bharo Aandolan (December 1–3): A nationwide civil disobedience drive targeting Modi government policies, with a stated goal of mobilizing half a million participants to court arrest.
Alongside its political campaign, the National Council adopted two urgent resolutions. First, it demanded the immediate repeal of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, arguing that the legislation centralizes power, undermines federal rights, and marginalizes mineral-rich states like Odisha, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh in favor of corporate interests. Second, the council expressed grave concern over the catastrophic floods in Assam—which have engulfed over a thousand villages and claimed more than 100 lives—urging the Union Government to declare the disaster a national crisis and disburse a comprehensive special economic package for rehabilitation.