Last Updated on July 1, 2026 6:15 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ

Staff Reporter / New Delhi
The Communist Party of India today unveiled the official posters for its “Badlaav Zaroori Hai” Rally at a press conference held in New Delhi.
The posters were released by CPI General Secretary D. Raja, along with National Secretariat members P. Sandosh Kumar, MP, Dr. Bhalchandra Kango, Dr. Girish Sharma, Annie Raja, K. Ramakrishna, and National Executive member and CPI Delhi State Secretary Prof. Dinesh Chandra Varshney.
The “Badlaav Zaroori Hai” Rally will be held on 1 September 2026 at Ramleela Maidan, New Delhi. The rally will bring together people from across the country to demand an end to rising prices and unemployment, quality public education and healthcare, a legal guarantee for MSP, protection of workers’ rights, implementation of women’s reservation, social justice for Dalits and Adivasis, and the restoration of democracy, secularism and constitutional values.
The rally will be preceded by nationwide padayatras from 6 to 15 August, mobilising people across the country around these pressing issues.
CPI General Secretary D. Raja to Visit Sri Lanka

At the invitation of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka, Communist Party of India General Secretary Comrade D. Raja will visit Sri Lanka from 2 to 7 July 2026 to participate in the 83rd anniversary celebrations of the founding of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka. The visit has been organised at the invitation of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka.
During the visit, Comrade D. Raja will hold discussions with the leadership of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka and representatives of the fraternal Left parties of Sri Lanka. He will participate in the anniversary celebrations and interact with comrades, intellectuals and working people in different parts of the country. The programme includes visits to Colombo, Kandy, Anuradhapura and Jaffna, where he will also meet members of the fishing community and visit the Jaffna Public Library.
Comrade D. Raja is scheduled to return to India on 7 July 2026.
