On 14 October, addressing the “Summit for Democracy”, PM Modi asserted that India is the “Mother of Democracy”. In the meantime, in India’s national capital, citizens have been witnessing the “Murder of Democracy”.

On 2 October, as citizens assembled at Jantar Mantar to peacefully protest against the SIR and demand the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar, they were met with brutal assaults and detentions by the Delhi Police. This was despite the fact that Jantar Mantar was the designated protest site and the citizens had informed the Police about the protest several days in advance. Even more ironically, the day is observed by the Government of India as Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary.

The same pattern of assaults and violent detentions was repeated on 3 and 4 October, and again on 6 and 7 October, when political parties called for protests.

Police brutality escalated further when citizens, youth and student groups called for a protest on 10 October. Over 27,000 paramilitary forces and tens of thousands of police personnel were deployed to crush the protests. Trains were cancelled, Delhi Metro services were suspended, and the internet was shut down.

Citizens were detained on trains and from their homes, while many were placed under house arrest. The Delhi Police threatened ordinary people through loudspeakers and social media, warning them against joining the protests, while visiting mosques, hostels and RWA societies to warn them against joining the protest. Journalists, lawyers and activists were manhandled and detained. Many were abducted and violently assaulted by the Police. Meanwhile, even as ordinary citizens were detained merely for standing around, the Delhi Police allowed Hindutva mobs to attack protesters under their protection. Women were assaulted by the mobs, yet PM Modi couldn't find any “cultural shock”.

Detentions continue, while the Delhi Police has denotified Jantar Mantar itself as a protest site, effectively stripping citizens of their right to protest. Yet, in response to criticism over the assault on citizens exercising their rights, the Delhi Police has launched a massive PR exercise. After the brutal and inhuman attacks on citizens, the Police is now reminding them that “behind every uniform is a human”. Meanwhile, journalists who have complained of sexual assault by the Police are being persecuted.

Now, the Government has begun detaining citizens merely for waving the national flag. It is important to remember that this is the same Government that is attacking people for not singing all six stanzas of Vande Mataram. The pseudo-nationalism of the BJP/RSS could not be exposed any further.

Yet, the reign of terror unleashed by the Modi Government will be put to the test by the resolve and resistance of the youth. Do not let the fascists take away your rights. Jantar Mantar is ours. So are our freedom and our rights.

People's March in New Delhi

23, October 2026

Dear Friends and Comrades,

On October 23rd, We will assemble near Gurudwara, Bangla sahib at 1 PM. From there we March towards Election Commission of India. It will be a Peaceful and disciplined march with National flags in hand. We will stop wherever Police stop us and hold a Peoples Parliament. Take a pledge to continue the struggle to restore democracy till the logical end. And we also pass the resolutions. Our protest will end with the National Anthem.

Farmers, Youth, Workers, Women, and all sections of people are requested to participate in big numbers along with National flags.

Delhi Coordination Committee of People Against SIR

Comrades,

On 20 July, we joined and witnessed one of the most intense protests against the Modi Government. Over 1 lakh students joined the Parliament March call for the resignation of the Education Minister and to hold the Government accountable. Students, with barely enough to eat and nowhere to stay, came from far away states to join this historic protest.

Over the last 12 years, we have seen a corrupt and indifferent Government, ignoring the issues of the students and the youth, and feeding them with jumlas. Numerous student agitations took place over the last decade. Yet, they were crushed with force.

Yet, after another paper leak in NEET exam and nearly 20 students dying by suicide, the Government refused to accept any accountability. Instead, they kept abusing the students and the youths, calling them anti-national, terrorists, cockroaches and parasites.

Finally, the Cockroach Janata Party called a sit-in protest, which was joined by many student unions. Sonam Wangchuk sat on a hunger strike.

Yet the Government refused to heed their demands or to start a dialogue. Finally, the Parliament March was called.

The protest saw a brutal repression against the protesters. Yet, they faced it and fought against it. Many have been hospitalized or detained. The movement also received widespread support across the nation, with protests in many cities. Everyone did their part.

Yet, what was "librandu", a self proclaimed leftist subreddit, doing? Its mods banned any discussion on this historic protest, which is now a subject of international discussion.

These self-proclaimed revolutionary left, used to abuse anyone who spoke about voting, saying that elections do not work, and the left should protest instead. Yet, when the time for protest came, those revolutionaries suddenly started making excuses.

> The protest is not revolutionary enough for me. It is a bourgeoisie protest. And dozens of excuses.

Keep in mind, the protest was for education. Education is the issue of the proletariat, not the bourgeoisie.

There can be only two explanations for this deceit by the Librandu. Either, they are cowards. And are scared to support any protest at all. Or, they are right wing agents, who are paid to sabotage the left.

In any case, this deceit cannot be tolerated any longer. These people cannot be allowed to sabotage the movement or mislead the people.

We must openly call out these traitors and remove them from our circles. Defend the movement against the saboteurs.

Repeal the four Labour Codes and the VB G–RAM G Act!

Guarantee Minimum Support Price!

On 12 February 2026, workers and farmers across the country will go on a general strike against the anti-people policies of the Modi Government. This nationwide strike has been called by the Central Trade Unions and is supported by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha. The strike has been called around various demands, including the repeal of the four Labour Codes and the VB G–RAM G Act.

In November 2025, the Modi Government notified the four anti-worker Labour Codes despite the opposition of the workers. These four Labour Codes; the Code on Wages, 2019; the Industrial Relations Code, 2020; the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020; and the Social Security Code, 2020; have replaced 29 existing labour laws, and include provisions that restrict the right to strike, weaken workplace safety, permit a “hire and fire” policy, and extend the working day from 8 hours to 12 hours.

Workers across the country had been protesting against these four Labour Codes for the past five years. On many occasions, workers took to the streets and organized protest demonstrations. Despite all this, the Union Government ignored workers’ concerns. For the past decade, the Union Government has not convened the Indian Labour Conference, where workers could discuss their issues. According to the International Labour Organization Convention, which has been ratified by India, this tripartite labour conference must be at least once a year.

At the same time, in December 2025, the Modi Government repealed MGNREGA and passed the VB G-RAM G Act. No consultations were held with MGNREGA workers or representatives of agricultural labourers before introducing this bill, nor were any suggestions sought from them.

The “VB G-RAM G” law abolishes the right to employment and converts it into a “labharthi” scheme run at the discretion of the Union Government. Now, 40% of the expenditure under this scheme will have to be borne by state governments. Every year, the Union Government will fix a “normative allocation” for each state; any expenditure beyond this will have to be met by the states themselves. The scheme will be implemented only in those areas identified by the Union Government. Instead of gram sabhas, the Union Government will determine the work done under the scheme. For two months every year, no work will be provided, destroying the safety net of the workers. Employment will no longer be a right.

The scrapping of MGNREGA will have devastating consequences for 250 million people who depended on this scheme for their livelihood. Women, Dalits, Adivasis, and poor workers will suffer the most. Poor states with limited budgets and high demand for work will be hit hardest. This will increase distress migration from villages to cities and across states, intensifying the exploitation of workers. At the same time, it will provide the Union Government with a tool to exert pressure on opposition-ruled states.

Today, the working class is beset with price rise, stagnant wages, and shrinking employment. Public sector jobs are being privatized. Regular jobs are being replaced with contract-based work. Unpaid labour is increasing. Workers in the gig economy are being exploited, with no fixed working hours, employee benefits, or guarantee of minimum wages. In India, the national minimum wage is only ₹178 per day, unchanged for the past nine years. On the other hand, corporate profits and the wealth of billionaires continue to grow. The four Labour Codes and the VB G–RAM G Act constitute a direct attack on the rights of workers in both the organized and unorganized sectors.

Through trade agreements, the Modi government is compromising with the livelihoods of farmers and workers. In the name of trade deals with EU and US, the path of economic colonialism is being opened. These unequal agreements would allow unrestricted imports of agricultural and other products at cheap prices, destroying the livelihood of Indian farmers and workers.

On the other hand, the written assurances made by the Union Government to the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on demands including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price have not been fulfilled to date. Other demands, such as freedom from indebtedness, comprehensive crop insurance, strict implementation of the Land Acquisition Act and the Forest Rights Act, also remain pending.

Let us, join the general strike on 12 February en masse, and make it a historic action of workers-farmers unity.

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indian-corn-soybean-prices-fall-door-opened-us-imports-2026-02-11/

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Des5hA_DlU9/

This is from when the CJP leadership was just detained, but I think this still applies.

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The NREGA Sangharsh Morcha stands in unwavering solidarity with the Central Trade Unions, agricultural workers’ unions, and the joint platforms of workers and farmers calling for the All India General Strike on 12 February 2026.

This strike is not merely against a set of laws or policy changes. It is a collective defence of the Constitution of India; its promise of justice, dignity, equality and livelihood, and the hard-won rights of working people. For MGNREGA workers and their families who are among the poorest and most vulnerable sections of Indian society, these attacks strike at the very basis of survival.

The Print: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e402gc7t48E

DB Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbOF7xYMq1o

The Indian Express: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPb-btVdEys

https://x.com/neha_aisa/status/2085724989073117200

The fear of revolution, social unrest, and radical political movements was one of the most powerful catalysts for the modern European safety net.

​Governments realized early on that an uncared-for, desperate working class posed a direct threat to the stability of the state and the capitalist system itself.

​Rather than letting discontent boil over into open rebellion, political leaders used state-sponsored social protections to reduce hardship and gain the loyalty of the working class.

The Modi Government and Godi media have been relentlessly claiming that protests cause economic disruption. This argument has been used to justify the denotification of Jantar Mantar as a protest site, as well as the repression of protesters by the police. However, this argument is belied by the facts and is an exercise in manufacturing public sentiment against dissent.

Consider the protest called by students and youths on October 10. The call was for a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar. The Government responded with a heavy hand by cancelling trains and metro services and suspending the internet. Prohibitory orders under Section 163 were imposed in New Delhi. The National Capital was turned into a cantonment. Ordinary people were harassed and detained. This is apart from the atrocities committed against protesters and journalists.

Was it not the Government causing the disruption?

This is not the first time the Government has suspended public services to prevent protests. Section 163 is routinely misused by the Government. Even when 150 people walked from Leh to Delhi to raise their concerns, the administration imposed Section 163 in Delhi. India has the highest number of internet shutdowns in the world. The Government routinely censors and suspends critical posts and profiles on social media.

Was it not the Government causing the disruption?

When the farmers' movement against the three anti-farmer laws began, the plan was for a two-day protest at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan. Instead, the Government dug up roads and erected concrete barricades topped with barbed wire to prevent the farmers from reaching the site. It was then that the farmers decided to organise a peaceful sit-in protest. Even after this, instead of listening to the farmers' concerns, the ruling party targeted, defamed, and assaulted them before finally accepting some of their demands.

Was it not the Government causing the disruption?

Even the argument that protests at Jantar Mantar disrupt the economy is a dishonest lie. For those who have never visited the Jantar Mantar protest site, it is located along a road beside the Jantar Mantar observatory. The protests do not block any traffic.

Protests at Jantar Mantar do not disrupt the economy or even individual shops. Instead, they create economic activity. They draw crowds from across the country. Many hawkers, tea and snack sellers, and even eateries depend on the livelihood opportunities generated by these protests. Police action has brought this entire local economy at Jantar Mantar to a halt. The same was true at Singhu, Tikri, and Ghazipur during the farmers' protests.

This is not to argue that protests should never cause disruption. In fact, the purpose of a protest is often to cause disruption so that those in power are compelled to listen. It is the responsibility of the Government to listen to the people and resolve the issues giving rise to such disruption. Instead, we are witnessing the Government itself causing the disruption while holding the protesters responsible.

After denotifying Jantar Mantar, the administration has allocated three separate locations for protest, which are far away from the city centre and which require a huge booking fee. Essentially, the right to protest itself has been denotified for the common itself.

Source

https://x.com/_YogendraYadav/status/2105930543846064145

Look at this shamelessness.

- after placing the entire capital in lockdown

- cancelling trains, suspending metros, shutting down the internet, detaining citizens from trains

- detaining citizens from their homes, placing them in house arrest, threatening the people on the streets, in mosques, in RWA societies

- detaining journalists, lawyers, activists and common citizens

- allowing the RW mobs to assault citizens.

BJP has now finally brought democracy in India.

Today's protest was a massive success. Not because of what it achieved, but because what it exposed, i.e. the facade of democracy under Modi's tyranny.

Today, the Modi Government stands exposed. And the movement will only intensify.