[Marxistindia] Make Jan Akrosh Rally on 24th March a Success

[news from the cpi(m)]

March 22, 2026

 

Press Release

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

 

Make Jan Akrosh Rally on 24th March a Success

 

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is conducting a Jan Akrosh Rally on
24 March 2026 at Ramlila Grounds, Delhi. The rally is being organised
following the culmination of the Jan Akrosh Jathas, which covered all the
states in North India.

 

33 jathas were conducted between 27 February and 20 March (covering a
cumulative 213 days) in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Jharkhand, and Bihar. More than a thousand public meetings were held,
attended by around 1,50,000 people. About 35,000 booklets on these issues
were sold, and 10,00,000 leaflets were distributed. Cultural teams travelled
along with the jathas and performed street plays and songs highlighting the
issues raised during the jathas.

 

The Jan Akrosh Jathas and the rally are being organised as part of a
campaign demanding the BJP-led NDA government to:

 

*	withdraw the notification of the four labour codes;

 

*	scrap the VBGRAMG, which alters the basic character of the rural
employment guarantee act and undermines the livelihoods of rural workers and
instead strengthen the MGNREGA;

 

*	not to amend the Electricity Act, privatise discoms, withdraw
cross-subsidies, and install smart meters, leading to increased electricity
tariffs across the country;

 

*	not to amend the Seed Bill, which would take away farmers' rights to
develop their own seeds and strengthen the hold of multinational
corporations over the seed market; and

 

*	scrap the India-US trade deal which is blatantly against the
interests of Indian farmers, workers and MSMEs.

 

In the course of these jathas, the extent of the plight of people suffering
under the anti-people policies of the BJP-led Union government has once
again come to light. The impact of the US-Israel war on Iran is being
distinctly felt across the country. The increase in the prices of cooking
gas and fuel, the scarcity of gas cylinders, rising food prices and full or
partial closure of establishments and businesses are adversely affecting
people's livelihoods. The rally will give voice to these hardships.

 

People from across North India will be mobilised for the rally, which is
being held a day after Shaheedi Diwas (the martyrdom day of Shaheed-e-Azam
Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru). All-India leaders of the CPI(M) will
address the rally, and a call for action will be given.

 

Muralidharan

For CPI(M) Central Committee Office

 

 

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