Archive · 10 Nov 2025
CPM Peasant Wing's Conference Criticizes Central and State Governments
A big meeting for farmers, organized by a group called the All-India Kisan Sabha, just finished in a place called Burdwan.
They talked about how farmers are having a tough time.
They believe the government is letting big companies take over farming and isn't helping farmers enough.
This makes it hard for farmers to make money and sometimes leads them to borrow a lot of money.
The group also said they want to protect important rules and ideas of the country.
They want the government to help farmers more, like by making sure they get paid fairly for their crops and by helping them when they need loans.
They also criticized both the main national government and the local government for not doing enough to help.
The 38th state conference of the CPM's peasant wing, All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), concluded in Burdwan.
AIKS resolved to resist perceived attacks on the Constitution, secularism, and federal structure by the RSS-BJP combine.
The conference criticized both central and state governments for policies leading to the corporatization of the farm sector and increasing farmer distress.
Demands include strengthening the rural economy by guaranteeing 200 days of work and fixing a minimum daily wage of ₹600, along with empowering farmers' cooperatives.
Newly elected office bearers for the Bengal unit of AIKS were chosen at the conference.
- Who
- All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), the peasant wing of the CPM
- What
- Concluded its 38th state conference, passing resolutions to resist perceived attacks on the Constitution and the corporatization of the farm sector, and demanding better support for farmers.
- When
- Concluded on a Sunday (specific dates not provided, but described as a three-day conference).
- Where
- Burdwan, West Bengal
- Why
- To address the crisis faced by farmers due to the central government's economic policies, rising production costs, falling produce prices, and to call for resistance against perceived corporatization and attacks on constitutional principles.
- Event
- 38th State Conference of All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS)
- Location
- Burdwan, West Bengal
- Dates
- Concluded on Sunday (exact start date not specified)
- Key Participants
- Vijoo Krishnan (AIKS National General Secretary), Hannan Mollah, Amal Haldar, Tushar Ghosh
- Newly Elected Officials
- Meghnad Bhuniya (State President), Paresh Pal (Secretary), Alok Bhattacharya (Treasurer)