All major Left-aligned trade unions in West Bengal have formed a joint “strike committee” to enforce a state-wide general strike on 9 July, aiming to bring public transport, industry, and key infrastructure to a standstill.
The Sikkim Assembly is now without any Opposition following the defection of one MLA from the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) to the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM).
Prem Singh Tamang, the president of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM), was on Monday sworn in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim for the second consecutive term.
The BJP's allies, the National People's Party (NPP) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), secured the second and third spots with five and three seats, respectively.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, (SKM), which gave the call for the Mahapanchayat, urged the farmers to convert the ongoing farmers’ and workers’ struggle into a big people’s movement to protect their livelihood from corporate.
The farmers body has called upon farmers, agricultural workers and common people of India to participate in large numbers.
On the eve of the third anniversary of anti-farm laws stir, Punjab and Haryana farmers, under the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), on Sunday began their three-day long nationwide protest over pending demands including a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP).
Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) on Tuesday condoled the incident of flag hoisting at the Red fort and accused the Delhi Police of "negligence" as they did not support the farmers' protest.
The Chamling government was ousted by the SKM after over 24 years rule.
A delegation of the victorious party, Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM), is likely to call on the governor later on Friday evening.
