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On May 3, civil society activists, Left parties and other progressive organisations of Mysore, CPIML General Secretary Com. Dipankar and activists of CPIML from across Karnataka joined the families of Dr. V Lakshminarayana and Comrade Rati Rao yesterday in a memorial meeting in Mysore to pay homage to Comrade V Lakshminarayana.

The nomination meeting of Comrade Vinod Singh, INDIA Alliance supported CPIML candidate from  Koderma Lok Sabha was organised in Giridih on May 1 with full of energy and enthusiasm. Hundreds marched along with Comrade Vinod towards to RO office to take part of the nomination process. CPIML General Secretary Com.

CPIML in statement issued on May 2 condemned the arbitrary detention of Comrade Arjun Lal, CPIML leader in Jalaun in Uttar Pradesh, On May 2, the district police arrived at the house of popular leader Arjun Lal in view of the of Narendra Modi’s May 5 election program in Hargaon.

In Karnataka recently, the BJP was seen communalising an unfortunate incident of murder of a woman student at the hands of Fayaz, which the BJP termed as “love jihad”. However, days after the BJP used this murder for political mileage, their NDA candidate (BJP-JD(S) coalition) – Prajwal Revanna – has been accused of sexual assault against hundreds of women. About 2,976 videos have surfaced, which have been circulated through public distribution of pen drives.

CPI(ML) Liberation filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for gross violation of Section 123(3A) of RPA and Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and promoting enmity and hatred on grounds of religion.

CPIML is organising campaigns in support of INDIA candidates in states where the party decided not to contest in order to avoid division of anti-BJP votes. Here are some glimpses of our campaign as reported from major states.

A massive Ulgulan Nyay Maharally was organised by INDIA alliance in Ranchi on April 21. The rally, with the slogan of ‘Jharkhand Jhukega Nahi, INDIA Wont Stop’ [Jharkhand will not surrender, INDIA Bloc will March on] was a great show of unity and resolve of the fighting people of Jharkhand. The rally held in historic land of Birsa's Ulgulan sounded the bugle against Modi regime’s hate, lies and loot.

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Paying tribute to Babasaheb Ambedkar on his death his birth anniversary on April 14, a public meeting organised by INDIA Alliance in Charpokhari block in Arrah’s Agiaon. Before the meeting, a life-size statue of Ambedkar was unveiled by CPIML General Secretary Dipankar and other leaders at Maulabagh welfare hostel in Ara. Several ex-students and current students of the hostel joined to fulfill their long-awaited dream of having an Ambedkar statue in the hostel campus.

On April 16, on the call of JNUSU, the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) embarked on a university strike demanding immediate action by the administration to ensure gender justice. The students condemned administration’s inaction over a sexual harassment complaint.