India Throughout the past several weeks, the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) under the leadership of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) [CPI (Maoist)] has been organizing an election boycott of the upcoming panchayat (village) elections in Odisha, in Eastern India. On February 2, suspected CPI (Maoist) militants set up banners in the Bargarh District, which reportedly read, “Villagers should expose the false promises made by capitalistic … Continue reading Week in Struggle: February 11-17

India On February 10, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) [CPI (Maoist)] released a statement calling for the people from the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur, and Goa to boycott the State Assembly elections occurring from February 10 and March 7. CPI (Maoist) remarked that the ruling-class parties of India had not met the minimum daily needs of the people … Continue reading Week in Struggle: February 4-10

India On January 27, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) [CPI (Maoist)] issued a press release calling for the people of India to participate in the “Day of Betrayal” protests on January 31 and the nationwide bandh (strike) on February 23 and 24. The “Day of Betrayal” was called by the United Peasants’ Front (Samyukt Kisan Morcha) in response to the old Indian … Continue reading Week in Struggle: January 28- February 3

India On January 8, suspected members of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), carrying out the People’s War under the leadership of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) [CPI (Maoist)], destroyed mining vehicles in the Gumla district of Jharkhand. The mining vehicles were owned by the Aditya Birla Group, a mining company that operates at the people’s expense in service to imperialism. Posters were left … Continue reading Week in Struggle: January 14-20

Brazil Last week, in Pará, graffiti, posters, and a banner were documented in support of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) [CPI (Maoist)] and against the counterrevolutionary military operation Prahaar-3. In India, fascist president Narendra Modi initiated Prahaar-3 to try to end the People’s War waged by the CPI (Maoist). All carried the slogans “Down with Operation Prahaar-3! Long live the People’s War in India! Long … Continue reading Week in Struggle: January 7-13