Agartala, 11th August 2026: The Communist Party of India (CPI) organized a three-hour mass sit-in at the Circuit House premises in Agartala on Tuesday, raising an 18-point charter of demands and calling for a stronger united movement on issues affecting workers, farmers and the common people.
The programme was organized as part of the CPI’s campaign for its proposed September 1 ‘Delhi March’, being held under the slogan “Change is Imperative.” The party has also been conducting nationwide padyatras since August 6, which will continue until August 15.
Among the key demands raised were measures to control the rising prices of essential commodities, including petrol, diesel and cooking gas; repeal of the anti-worker labour codes; implementation of the C2+50% formula for farmers’ crop prices; withdrawal of the Seed Bill and Electricity Bill; and scrapping of the smart meter system and the new Forest Rights Act.
The CPI also demanded speedy implementation of the 33% reservation for women in legislatures, universal access to education and healthcare, withdrawal of the New Education Policy and abolition of the NTA. It called for replacing the GRAMG scheme with REGA to ensure 200 days of employment annually at a daily wage of ₹700.
Other demands included urgent repairs of damaged roads and national highways, payment of DA and pensions to state government employees and pensioners at central rates, action against violence against women and drug abuse, and an end to atrocities and forced evictions of Dalits and indigenous communities.
The party further demanded greater powers for the ADC, filling vacant government posts, employment for the unemployed, withdrawal of the India-US trade agreement, government-funded housing for homeless families and regularization of irregular government employees.
CPI Tripura State Secretary Milan Baidya, Krishak Sabha State Secretary Rasbihari Ghosh, AITUC leader Dhanmani Sinha, CPI leaders Nilmani Deb and Bikash De, Ganamukti Parishad General Secretary Narendra Reang, and National Federation of Indian Women State Secretary Jaya Biswas addressed the gathering.
The speakers accused both the central and state governments of pursuing anti-people policies and called for an intensified movement against inflation, unemployment, the problems faced by farmers and workers, and shortcomings in education and healthcare.
CPI activists and supporters from different parts of Tripura participated in the programme and appealed to the people to make the September 1 Delhi March a success.
