Despite a section of farmers welcoming Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's budget proposal to waive off farmers' loans, remaining or overdue up to Rs 50,000 in hands of cooperative banks, political opponents are threatening to revive agitation demanding loan waiver on…
The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) on Tuesday announced its plan to lay an indefinite siege to the Assembly from February 22 during the ongoing budget session and has sent the first batch of farmers from Jhunjhunu to Jaipur. The…
The government has been aiming to replace the system of provision of subsidised grain under the public distribution system with a system of cash transfers. This is being done ostensibly to get rid of leakages of grain from the public…
AIKS Joint Secretary Vijoo Krishnan writes "The promises in the Budget speech reminds of an anecdote narrated by a veteran Kisan leader to expose the betrayal of promises by the Government. The anecdote has it that the masses were demanding…
All India Kisan Sabha expresses deep felt condolences at the demise of Comrade Mohammad Amin, veteran trade union leader, former General Secretary of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), former PB member of CPIM, long term parliamentarian and Minister in…
Salem witnessed a daring strike by the Communist leaders as well as leaders of the Kisan Sabha and Agricultural Workers’ Union lodged in the Salem Jail. On 11th February, 1950 twenty two comrades of Communist Party of India were killed…
Sitapur, Feb 9 (UNI) Kisan Sabha, a left party organisation, on Friday handed over a cheque of Rs one lakh to widow Gyani Devi, whose husband Gyanchand was crushed to death when the bank tried to seize his tractor for…
In village Bhori of Mahmudabad Dalit farmer Gyan Chandra was murdered by a finance company crashed with tractor. Kisan Sabha gave a check of Rs.1 lakh to the victim's family and demanded from government to give 25 lakhs compensation. Mahmudabad…
Calling his announcement as an implausible tale from The Arabian Nights, the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS)—the farmers’ body of the CPM said the farm sector announcements in the Budget looked more of a fantasy rather than the ground reality.…
“AIKS said the government is trying to hoodwink farmers by claiming that MSPs have already been increased according to recommendations of National Commission of Farmers for the Rabi season. According to those recommendations, MSP should be at least 50% above…