(Editorial for October Red Star)

13th Party Congress of CPI (ML) Red Star Successfully Concluded with the Appeal to Overthrow RSS Fascism!

The 5-day Party Congress of CPI (ML) Red Star that held in the historic city of Raichur began with Flag Hoisting and Martyrs’ Commemoration on 16 September 2026 in Shivaram – Sharmistha Hall (Dr B R Ambedkar Auditorium) at Makhdoom Mohiuddin Nagar (Public Garden) including Seminars on Imperialism, Resisting RSS Fascism and Caste Annihilation, was successfully concluded with the lowering of the Red Flag and singing of the International at 5 pm on 20th September. Around 250 Delegates and Observers representing 14 States and Party’s Expatriates Committee together with fraternal delegates from India and abroad also participated in the Congress. It elected a 33-member Central Committee and a 13- member Polit Bureau, along with a 3-member Central Control Commission. A Souvenir comprising the Papers and Articles presented by various parties and organisations was also published as part of the 13th Party Congress of CPI (ML) Red Star.

The 13th Party Congress of the Party is being held at a critical juncture when the world is in the stranglehold of neoliberal corporatism as exemplified in super-exploitation of labour, intensified corporate plunder of nature, surge in neo-fascism and sharpening inter-imperialist contradictions whose manifestations are local and proxy wars across the world. Most horrific among them are the US sponsored Zionist holocausts upon holocausts on the Palestinian people and the US-Zionist aggression on Iran in violation of all International Laws and UN Conventions. As protector and sponsor of the Zionist crimes against humanity, the Trump regime is exposed as the co-perpetrator of the Zionist war-crimes in the Middle East, especially in Palestine.

India, the most populous country today, is under the stranglehold of RSS, world’s largest and longest-running fascist organization. While vast majority of the world people and comity of nations are firmly standing against the criminal-fascist Zionist regime, as junior partner of US imperialism, and as part of the Islamophobic Sanghi-Zionist nexus, fascist Modi regime is working hands in glove with the Zionist regime. Together with its declared anti-Muslimness and Manusmriti that treats both Women and Dalits as subhuman as ideological basis, the RSS is using the Modi regime in its all-out offensive towards the establishment of majoritarian Brahmanical Hindu Rashtra. In the same vein, in tune with the far-right neoliberal and pro-corporate political-economic orientation of RSS, the Modi regime is selling out the entire wealth and resources of the country to the most corrupt corporate crony capitalists like Adani and Ambani. To facilitate this unprecedented corporate-fascist take-over of the country, all institutions of power including civil administration and military, judiciary, police, scientific research, education, culture, media, etc., are brought under the firm grip of RSS fascism. And, parliament has already been transformed into a showcase, even as policy decisions are taken in neoliberal centres, corporate board-rooms and in the headquarters of RSS.

In this critical situation, the Documents including Party Program, Path of Revolution and Political Resolution adopted by the Party Congress and the Papers and Speeches delivered by concerned activists and scholars in the Seminars on Imperialism, Fascism and Caste, have made a concrete analysis of the international and Indian situation. Accordingly, the Party Congress has taken up both the long-term strategic tasks of overcoming neoliberal imperialism and the immediate task of resisting and defeating RSS fascism as inseparable and integral tasks before the Party. The 19 Resolutions adopted by the Party Congress covering both the International and Indian issues pertaining to the US-Zionist genocide on Palestinians, Aggression on Iran, Modi Govt’s tax on UPI payments at the diktats of Trump regime, majoritarian Hindutva SIR, detention of Omar Khalid in jail without trial or bail, Manuvadi-Corporate-Education policies, Modi regime’s reluctance to have a proper Caste Census, Delimitation and ongoing anti-Federal moves towards a pan-Indian, unitary Hindu Rashtra, need of abolition of the post of Governor, and so on, were in conformity with the tasks identified by the Party Congress.

While resolving to carry forward the immediate task of overthrowing RSS fascism joining with all like-minded anti-fascist forces, based on an introspection regarding the setbacks confronted by the Communist Movement both at the global level and in India, the 13th Party Congress of CPI (ML) Red Star has also resolved to appropriately take up the ideological, political and organisational issues before the Party according to the concrete Indian situation today.

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BHUBANESWAR — Tensions boiled over in the capital city on Wednesday as hundreds of slum dwellers, under the banner of the Basti Suraksha Manch, staged a massive protest at Master Canteen Square against the forcible eviction of residents from the Niladri Vihar Transit House.

The demonstration comes in the wake of a major demolition drive on August 11, during which approximately 120 families lost their homes. Protesters alleged that the authorities initiated the drive without arranging adequate rehabilitation, leaving scores of vulnerable citizens—including young children, pregnant women, and the elderly—stranded under the open sky during peak monsoon rains.

A Struggle for Dignity and Shelter

Holding banners and raising slogans, demonstrators criticized the administration for treating the long-term urban poor merely as “encroachers.” Protesters highlighted that slum residents form the lifeline of Bhubaneswar’s informal economy as daily wage laborers, domestic workers, sanitation staff, construction workers, and street vendors.

“This is not just an issue of illegal occupation; it is a fundamental human rights issue concerning shelter, livelihood, and social dignity,” stated representatives of the Basti Suraksha Manch.

The organization also condemned recent police action, alleging that peaceful protesters were subjected to arbitrary detentions and harsh suppression.

Memorandum Submitted to BMC and Chief Minister

Following the rally, a five-member delegation met with the Deputy Commissioner of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) to hand over a formal memorandum outlining their core grievances. Parallel copies were submitted to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) and the Housing & Urban Development Department.

The key demands placed before the administration include:

Immediate Cessation of Demolitions: An absolute ban on further evictions at Niladri Vihar without prior, proper rehabilitation.

Legal Compliance: Strict adherence to the Odisha Municipal Corporation (OMC) Act regarding land rights and proper family unit definitions.

Fair Re-verification: Transparent review processes for families previously excluded from beneficiary lists.

Dignified Housing: Provision of permanent land rights or constructed homes for all affected households.

Call for Compassionate Urban Governance

The Manch urged state authorities to abandon “bulldozer-led governance” and instead adopt a human-centric approach rooted in constitutional rights and social equity. Prominent civil rights leaders and activists—including Com Pramila General Secretary of BSM and Politiburo Member CPIMLREDSTAR, Hena (President, Basti Suraksha Manch), Narayan Lenka, Bijay Barik, Padmanabha Martha, Sanatan Ojha, Radharani Maharana, and Mayadhar Sethi—spearheaded the protest.

As of Wednesday evening, municipal authorities have acknowledged receipt of the memorandum, though an official statement regarding a pause in the eviction drive is currently awaited.

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SKM, Central Trade Unions and Mass Organisations Demand Withdrawal of Four Labour Codes, MSP at C2+50%, Restoration of MGNREGA and ₹44,000 Minimum Wage

Raipur, August 10, 2026:
As part of the All-India Protest Day called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), Central Trade Unions and various mass organisations, a militant street-corner meeting was organised at Gandhi Chowk, Raipur, on August 10 against the intensely anti-worker, anti-peasant and pro-corporate policies of the fascist Modi government.

Addressing the gathering, speakers strongly condemned the Modi government’s relentless attack on the rights and livelihoods of workers and peasants and demanded the immediate withdrawal of the four pro-corporate Labour Codes. They declared that the Labour Codes must be repealed and existing labour rights and protections restored.

The meeting demanded legally guaranteed MSP for all crops at C2+50%, as recommended by the farmers’ movement, along with assured procurement of agricultural produce. Speakers also demanded the immediate withdrawal of the new VB-RAMJI employment scheme and restoration of the earlier MGNREGA scheme, with a statutory guarantee of 200 days of employment for every rural household demanding work.

Other major demands raised at the meeting included:

– Abolition of the contract labour system;
– Withdrawal of the Electricity Amendment Bill, 2025;
– An end to the disinvestment of LIC;
– An immediate halt to the privatisation of public institutions and public sector enterprises;
– A minimum monthly wage of ₹44,000 for workers;
– An end to attacks and repression against students and youth, Dalits and other oppressed sections, women, Adivasis and minorities by Fascist RSS – Corporate nexus.

Speakers condemned the growing saffron fascist-corporate nexus and its attacks on democratic rights, livelihood, social justice and the constitutional rights of oppressed and marginalised sections. They stressed that the working class, peasantry and all oppressed sections must unite and intensify their struggles against the anti-people and pro-corporate policies of the Modi government.

The street-corner meeting was addressed by Comrade Rajesh Parate, Comrade N. S. Baghel and Comrade Anusuya Thakur of the LIC Union; Comrade Saura of TUCI; Comrade Tuhin of the Revolutionary Cultural Forum; Comrade M. K. Nandi of CITU; Comrade Narottam Sharma of Chhattisgarh Kisan Mahasangh; Comrade Beeshat Kurre of AICCTU; and Comrade Biswajit Harode of AIUTUC.

The meeting concluded with militant slogans against the fascist Modi government’s anti-worker, anti-peasant and pro-corporate policies and in support of the united struggles of workers, peasants and all oppressed sections of society.

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Following the demonstration, a joint memorandum was submitted to the Deputy Commissioner (DC), Barnala, raising various demands concerning the rights and interests of farmers and workers.

The protest meeting was addressed by leaders including Chamkaur Singh of BKU Ugrahan, Manjit Singh Dhaner of BKU Dakonda, Darshan Singh Ugoke, Labh Singh Akalia of the Trade Union Centre of India (TUCI), Khushia Singh of AITUC, and other leaders.

The speakers strongly condemned the anti-farmer, anti-worker and pro-corporate policies of the Modi government and called upon farmers, workers and all democratic and progressive forces to intensify their united struggle against these policies.

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Amnesty Report & the Complicity of “Mother of Democracy” in Zionist War Crimes!

Recent 42-page Report “Made in India: The Supply of Weapons and Ammunition to Israel” published by Amnesty International has identified 2596 shipments worth of military components sent from India to Israel between October 7, 2023, and November 30, 2025. Of course, while the Indian Supreme Court had already taken a safe position through its ruling that foreign policy decisions belong to the government and, as the Modi government has maintained that its military exports are guided by national interest and security partnerships, according to the Amnesty, the continuing arms transfers by India violate international duties to prevent genocide and respect the Geneva Conventions. As such, as per the Report, India risks complicity in “crimes against humanity of apartheid, genocide, and other crimes under international law”.

In fact, the Amnesty Report on India’s complicity in Zionist war crimes is not a new revelation. In April 2026 itself, Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on Occupied Palestine Territories had stated on India’s violation of its obligations under international law and flagged legal and moral concerns for countries backing Israel’s war-crimes. She even stated: “It seems to me that in the present, India and Israel are contributing to the decay of the international system that our forefathers or foremothers painfully built.” Albanese had also warned about India “facing responsibility” for “violating its obligations”. She said: “The legal responsibilities are clear. The International Court of Justice has declared the occupation illegal and imposed an obligation on states not to trade, not to transfer weapons, and not to buy weapons from a state accused of maintaining an illegal occupation.” Obviously, as everybody knows, all these observations were in the context of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, targeting war crimes and crimes against humanity in November 2024. And, almost a month before the Amnesty Report on Indian Weapons Export to Israel, a UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry led by renowned Indian Judge S. Muralidhar had uneqivocally concluded that Israel’s actions in Gaza constituted “genocide”. Its findings state that Israeli regime and security forces deliberately committed horrors on Palestinian children, causing unimaginable death, injury, trauma and all kinds of crimes against them.

However, ever since its ascend to power in 2014, the Modi government has been steadily increasing deep and strategic ties with the Zionist regime in defence and security sectors. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), during the five-year period between 2020 and 2025 alone, both Indian state-owned defence manufacturers and that owned by crony capitalists like Adani exported 29 percent of India’s total weapons sale to Israel and India has been one of Israel’s largest defence purchasers. As per the 4 November 2025 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Israel and based on the Joint Statement issued by both countries during Modi’s latest Israeli visit on the eve of US-Zionist aggression on Iran, the defence cooperation between the two has acknowledged a “roadmap for future defence cooperation” aimed at enhancing strategic military and industrial-technological ties. Hindutva regime’s intimacy with Zionist regime through military cooperation including Modi’s characterization of Netanyahu as “dear friend”, depiction of Israel as “fatherland” and India as “motherland” while addressing Israel’s Knesset on 25 February 2026, etc., have been smoothly going on despite ICC’s arrest warrant on Netanyahu for war-crimes in November 2024.

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Today, 4 July 2026, marks the US celebration of the “250th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Declaration of Independence”. The Declaration of July 1776, in its pursuit of fulfilling the “God-given destiny”, i.e., the freedom and Independence of the United States of America, among other things, had also pledged America’s promise that “all men are created equal and have the sovereign right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” It also has pledged regarding the creation of the US as the single greatest force for virtue, peace, prosperity, and greatness on the face of the Earth. In his formal declaration on 4 July, Trump has also urged all Americans “to proudly observe this day with all due ceremony to honor the glorious heritage, history, and accomplishments of our beloved Republic.”

However, for the world people, these claims and pledges are mere hollow rhetoric, and contrary to concrete reality. In fact, from the very beginning of the establishment of 13 Colonies, the whole trajectory of US ascendancy as world’s supreme power, both in the colonial period and under postwar neocolonialism, was filled with loot, plunder, horror and genocide. Under the camouflage of freedom and independence, the US regime from its very inception, was a perpetrator of holocausts upon holocausts on the Native Americans. Even Abraham Lincoln, who is worshipped as a pacifist and an “emancipator”, was deeply involved in the exterminations of defenceless Native Inhabitants of America.

The US was in the forefront of commercialising the slavery of African people. It committed horrific genocides on the inhabitants of the entire Pacific Islands ranging from Phillipines to Puerto Rico. Since the 19th century and continuing to the 20th century when capitalism transformed into imperialism, as the world’s leading imperialist power “without colonies”, the US made Latin America its backyard, and financially strangulated it.

Beginning with the dropping of Atom Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and becoming the supreme arbiter of postwar neocolonialism, the horrors committed and bloody coups and ‘regime changes’ done by the US across the world know no bounds. The US horrors on the people of Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, and so on, are already documented. During the neocolonial-neoliberal period, at a global level, millions and millions of people have been murdered by the US in violation of all international laws and regulations, while keeping the UN System and all other postwar global political , economic and military arrangements at its disposal.

Of late, keeping the Zionist regime as its Middle East “military outpost”, the US has become the patron and co-perpetrator of the criminality and genocides committed on the Palestinians and the people of Iran. And, the US-Zionist axis of evil remains immune to all International laws and regulations.

To be precise, no regime on earth has or can ever surpass the horrors, genocides, crimes against humanity, and holocausts unleashed by the US. As such, when the US ruling classes celebrate the 250th anniversary of their Independence and once again preach about the high-sounding ideals behind the “God-given destiny” underlying their freedom, it is up to the world people, especially the working and oppressed peoples of the world, to have an objective evaluation of the US claims.

Of course, US imperialism is no exception to the “law of impermanence”. Under neo-fascist Trump’s MAGA and policy of “America First”, though the US is becoming more aggressive, the world is witnessing a shift in a century of US hegemony from a phase of unipolar dominance to a multipolar global order. And, Chinese imperialism with its own characteristics, which are different from Anglo-Saxon notions of imperialism, has already surpassed the US in the economic field and is effectively challenging it in other fields too. And in that sense, Trumpism, with its own inherent contradictions and consequent shift in geopolitics, and loss of cohesion in the Western imperialist camp today, is digging the very grave of US imperialism. It is high time on the part of the working and oppressed peoples of the world together with all progressive-democratic forces to rise up to the occasion and strive for a political alternative against fascism and Imperialism of all hues.

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Speakers say: Today we are living under the shadow of terror and fascist repression far more severe than the Emergency

Bhilai, June 25, 2026: Jan Sangharsh Morcha Chhattisgarh observed Anti-Fascist Day in Bhilai. On this occasion, a seminar was organised on the theme “How to Defend Democracy, the Constitution and Secularism.”

The speakers unanimously stated that describing the present situation as an “undeclared Emergency” would be a historical mistake and apolitical. Because today the people of the country are living under the shadow of fascist repression that is far more severe than the Emergency. Today, democracy, the Constitution and secularism are being brutally crushed under the bulldozer of the cruel Manusmriti-based Hindu Rashtra project. The country and its people are facing a deep crisis.

Since 2014, 90 percent of the people of the country have been suffering due to the attacks of Sangh-inspired, Manusmriti-based fascist forces — the lackeys of big corporate houses like Adani and Ambani, merchants of hatred and division, and enemies of humanity. It is the call of the hour that in order to defend democracy, the Constitution and secularism, a second struggle for freedom must be fought by uniting all toiling class and oppressed sections of society.

The seminar was presided over by Jan Sangharsh Morcha Chhattisgarh Convenor Prasad Rao. Tuhin, Convenor of the Caste Annihilation Movement and Revolutionary Cultural Forum, presented the introductory address on the subject. Comrade Saura, State Secretary of CPI (ML) Red Star, Amarjeet Patel, President of Moolnivasi Sangh Chhattisgarh, social activist Sajjad Hussain, former Chairman of the State Minorities Commission Dr. Deepak Claudius, Sukhdev Singh Gill, Reverend Rajesh Prakash, Pastor Firtu Sahu, Pastor Anoop Masih, Pastor James Lal , Ismail Kumar and Jai Sahu, President of Moolnivasi Sangh Durg, addressed the gathering. Pastor Choaram conducted the proceedings.

The speakers said that the Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi on June 25, 1975 was an authoritarian and repressive step and was anti-people. But it was not the dark, fascist India opposed to democracy, the Constitution and secularism that we are experiencing today. Today, those who have come to power by taking oath on the Indian Constitution have almost destroyed the Constitution, secularism, the pluralistic society and democracy.

These forces, under the guidance of the RSS — world’s largest and oldest fascist organisation — are pursuing the agenda of “one country, one election, one language, one nation, one religion, one law, one party” (a party favoured by domestic and foreign corporate houses). They are also anti-women, anti-tribal, anti-Dalit and anti-oppressed communities, anti-minority, and against the poor working people.

Those who are in power in the country and many states today have adopted the Manusmriti-based caste system as their ideological basis and are openly engaged in building a Hindu Rashtra project by replacing the Constitution. These Manusmriti-based Sangh-BJP forces have no moral right to remain in power even for a single minute, because there is no greater enemy of democracy and the Constitution in the country today. Their predecessors in the RSS and Jana Sangh had been demanding since 1949 that the Constitution of India be replaced by the “sacred Constitution” of Hindu Rashtra, the Manusmriti.

The seminar also shared the important information that after the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, the RSS was banned for the first time, and due to its alleged collaboration with British imperialism and betrayal of the nation, this fascist far-right organisation was pushed to the margins. However, during the united movement led by Jayaprakash Narayan against the Emergency and Indira Gandhi’s authoritarianism, including the RSS in that front proved to be a major mistake. This gave the RSS an opportunity to enter the mainstream of Indian politics.

The Sangh has always been notorious for turning crises into opportunities. During the Emergency, the then RSS chief Balasaheb Deoras wrote several letters of apology to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra seeking concessions. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was also associated with this episode; after being released early from jail, he appealed to Congress ministers to get RSS members freed from prison.

Balasaheb Deoras supported the Emergency in his letters, surrendered before Indira Gandhi, and along with other volunteers who were imprisoned, got released quickly after submitting bonds. Meanwhile, people associated with the Left and socialist movements continued to suffer imprisonment and torture throughout the Emergency. Therefore, the RSS-BJP should stop pretending to oppose the Emergency.

The seminar resolved to launch a statewide public awareness campaign against the large-scale loot of land, forests and water resources in the state in the interests of corporate houses like Adani, Jindal and Essar, and against the violent communal campaign of hatred and division targeting minorities — especially Muslims and Christians — as well as Dalits, oppressed communities and Adivasis by the fascist Sangh Parivar.

Prasad Rao, Tuhin
On behalf of the Convenor Committee
Jan Sangharsh Morcha Chhattisgarh
June 25, 2026

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Implement Revised Wages for Contract Workers of KREIS Residential Schools and Government Hostels Immediately – Demand by TUCI

Raichur: Under the leadership of the Karnataka State KREIS Residential Schools Contract D-Group Employees Association (TUCI) and the Karnataka State Hostel Employees Association (TUCI) Raichur District Committees, a memorandum was submitted today to the Chief Executive Officer of the Zilla Panchayat and officials of the Social Welfare, Backward Classes Welfare, Minorities Welfare, and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Departments. The associations demanded the immediate implementation of the uniform revised minimum wages notification dated 22-05-2026 issued by the Labor Department of the Government of Karnataka, along with the payment of revised wage arrears pending since 22-05-2026.

Although the government has issued a clear order making the implementation of revised wages mandatory for contract workers across all departments, the revised wages have not yet been implemented for Group-D contract workers in KREIS residential schools and hostels operating under the Social Welfare, Backward Classes Welfare, Minorities Welfare, and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Departments in Raichur district. The associations condemned this, stating that it constitutes a violation of government orders and a denial of working-class rights.

As per the government notification, the associations have demanded the immediate implementation of the revised wages (take-home salary after EPF and ESI deductions) along with arrears since 22-05-2026.

The prescribed pay scales are as follows: For Zone-01: Chief Cooks: ₹26,968.47; Assistant Cooks: ₹24,630.83; Night Guards and Sanitation Workers: ₹22,321.91. Zone-02: Chief Cooks: ₹24,431.10; Assistant Cooks: ₹22,321.91; Night Guards and Sanitation Workers: ₹20,404.45.

The memorandum was submitted to the District Deputy Director through Ravi Kumar M., Manager of the Raichur District Social Welfare Department.

On behalf of the Karnataka State KREIS Residential Schools Contract D-Group Employees Association (TUCI), the event saw the participation of M. Gangadhar (District Honorary President), G. Adavi Rao (District President – TUCI), Niranjan Kumar(District Committee Member, CPI(ML) Red Star), Nagamma (District President), Mounesh (District Vice President), Ramaiya (District Vice President), Santosh Sirivara (District General Secretary), and Basavaraja Gabburu (District Treasurer).

Representing the Karnataka State Hostel Employees Association (TUCI), Thipparaj Gejjalaghatta (Honorary President), Nagamma Lingsugur (President), Arogya Mary (Secretary), Devanna (General Secretary), Nazeer Ahmed, Gopalakrishna, Kashimbi, Shekharappa, Santosh Bali, Renukamma, Paddamma, Chennamma, Nasreen, and Jainamma, along with contract hostel workers from various departments, took part

Union leaders urged that the government’s order must be implemented immediately to provide revised wages and arrears to all eligible workers. Failing this, TUCI will intensify its legal, democratic, and agitational struggles to protect workers’ rights. They asserted that they would not tolerate the infringement of working-class rights under any circumstances.

G. Adavirao
District President
Trade Union Centre of India (TUCI), Raichur
Date: 24-06-2026

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Basti Suraksha Manch Mancheswar Area Committee, Odisha, protested and submitted a memorandum to the Minister of Urban Development related to various demands of rehabilitation and slum dwellers’ rights.

The demands include:

1) A detailed survey of all affected families should be conducted before the proposed eviction.

2) Written assurance of rehabilitation and resettlement as per law should be provided to the affected families.

3) Basic facilities such as habitable houses, drinking water, electricity, roads, health, and education services must be ensured at the rehabilitation site.

4) No houses should be demolished until full rehabilitation is completed.

5) Prior notice, hearing of objections, and opportunity to file grievances should be provided as per law.

6) A transparent and just process should be followed in consultation with the affected slum dwellers.

More than 100 slum dwellers gathered raising these demands.

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Israeli Ambassador’s Use of Indian Media for Zionist Propaganda is Condemnable!

As the long-awaited US-Iran truce has come into force and, and since Israel is also obliged to follow it, the Israeli Ambassador to India Reuvan Azar’s interview with NDTV amply reveals the Zionist regime’s total frustration regarding the emerging situation in West Asia. In his interview, he questioned the mediator role played by both Pakistan and Qatar along with his Islamophobic claim of expanding Hamas network into both Pakistan and Bangladesh. Obviously, the Israeli Envoy’s allegations are also coming in the context when the Report by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry has exposed the Zionist regime for its most inhuman targeted killing of children as a “key part of Gaza genocide”, which is as dreadful as “Holocaust”.

This unrestricted use of Godi Media in India by the Zionist regime is not at all new. Since the ascendance of Modi regime, earlier too, there were occasions when Israeli ambassador used Indian media, both digital and print, to shape Zionist narratives and even criticise opposition members of Indian parliament who questioned the Zionist war crimes committed on Palestine. Of course, in such situations, Indian parliamentary party leaders have come forward actively condemning those remarks including the envoy’s dictating terms to Indian media, And, they have even characterised envoy’s approach as “unacceptable” and “moral cowardice” by the Indian regime. Even suggestions for reprimanding the ambassador and moving privilege motion over his conduct had been there. Meanwhile, Israeli envoy’s use of Indian media and Indian soil for targeting Pakistan and Qatar together with raising allegations regarding Hamas activity in Pakistan and Bangladesh, has already generated debate in diplomatic circles. On the other hand, a strategic silence is visible in India regarding this issue which will have repercussions in India’s relations with its neighbours too.

At this juncture when the Zionist regime has become the most hated and isolated among world people and the comity of nations, and even as Israeli leaders including prime minister Netanyahu are prohibited from entering many countries following ICC arrest warrants on them as ‘war criminals’, the use of Indian media by Israeli envoy to whitewash the Zionist horrors is a shame for the people of India. Leaders of Indian Independence struggle, especially ‘Father of the Nation’ Mahatma Gandhi, were vehemently opposed to the superimposition of a Zionist settler-colonialist regime on the Palestinian people. As such, till 1990s, Israel could not open its embassy in India and vice versa. However, the total abandonment of Nehruvian policies and embrace of neoliberalism in the beginning of 1990s had its far-right reactionary repercussions in India’s foreign policy too including that towards Israel, as manifested through the opening of Israel embassy in India in 1992. The same period also witnessed the surge in Islamophobic Hindutva leading to the demolition of Babri Masjid on 6 December 1992 by Saffron goons. And, following the ascendance Modi regime, the political tool of RSS in 2014, Modi became the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel in 2017, elevating the bilateral relationship into a strategic partnership.

Today, the Zionist regime, as the Middle East military outpost of US imperialism, is committing hitherto unknown levels of war-crimes and horrors on Palestinian people, including the gruesome targeted and systematic murder of more than 20000 children during the last two years, and together with US, is carrying out aggression on Iran, Lebanon and elsewhere, all the Founding members of BRICS except India are very critical of Israel. However, with Islamophobia/anti-Muslimness as the common ideological basis of neo-Zionism and Hindutva fascism, today the India-Israel bilateral relation has developed into a Special Strategic Partnership with military and industrial collaboration. Now, not only the oppressed peoples of Afro-Asian-Latin American countries, but even well-meaning sections in US and EU are hating the Zionist regime for the holocausts and horrific crimes that it is committing against humanity. In this context, it is the cover of India-Israel Special Strategic Partnership and the backing of underlying Saffron-Zionist ideological alliance that embolden Israeli Ambassador to use Indian media for Zionist propaganda and to spew venom on Palestinian resistance forces like Hamas.

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