Congress MP Manickam Tagore condemned RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale's remarks suggesting reconsideration of "socialism" and "secularism" in the Constitution's Preamble, accusing the RSS of promoting a "Hindu Rashtra" agenda in a fiery X post.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani, a New York State Assemblymember and democratic socialist, is ahead of former Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City's ranked-choice Democratic primary for mayor.
The joint statement was issued by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Communist Party of India, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist Liberation), the Revolutionary Socialist Party, and the Forward Bloc.
Mangani Lal Mandal has been appointed as the new Bihar RJD President. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said Mandal is an experienced politician who played a big role in moving socialist politics forward.
"What we socialists proposed 30 years ago--be it reservation, caste census, equality, fraternity, secularism--others take decades to follow. There is still a long way to go. But make no mistake--we will keep making these Sanghis dance to our agenda," Lalu Yadav said.
Reacting to the Union Cabinet's approval to include caste enumeration in the upcoming population census, RJD leader and former Bihar Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav hailed it as a historic victory for social justice and a long-standing demand of the socialist movement led by Lalu Prasad Yad
In a joint operation, Assam Rifles and Assam police killed three militants of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) killed in a fierce gun battle in Dima Hasao district on Tuesday, officials said.
Reactions from MPs on the Waqf Amendment Bill highlight concerns over the government's approach to the proposed changes. While Revolutionary Socialist Party MP NK Premchandran on Tuesday called the Waqf Amendment Bill an "absolutely new bill".
Speaking exclusively to ANI, Dahal, who toured the vandalized office of the Socialist front on Saturday morning, called on the government to limit the freedom given to the former King.
Officials at the Ministry of Home Affairs held an emergency meeting and the country's Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, the Home Secretary, security chiefs, and senior officials reviewed the curfew order and devised security strategies, local media reported.
The Socialist Front, comprising opposition parties like CPN-Maoist Center and CPN-Unified Socialist, will rally in favor of the republic at Bhrikutimandap, while a group led by Durga Prasai will push for the restoration of the monarchy at Tinkune, near the airport.