New Delhi, March 24 A 'Jan Akrosh Rally', organized by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), began on Tuesday at the Ramlila Maidan here to protest against the India-US trade deal and various government policies.
Hundreds of people were present, with participants holding placards against rising prices of essential commodities, the shortage of cooking gas and fuel, among other issues.
The rally will be addressed by CPI(M) general secretary MA Baby and several polit bureau members, including Lok Sabha MP Amra Ram, Tapan Sen, Ashok Dhawale, and other party leaders.
They also questioned the impact of geopolitical tensions due to the war in West Asia on domestic economic conditions.
The protesters also raised concerns over increasing food prices, saying they are affecting livelihoods across the country.
The CPI(M) has also demanded the withdrawal of the notification of the four labour codes and the scrapping of the newly enacted Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-GRAMG) Act, among others.
The Left party has also demanded that the Electricity Act should not be amended, and there should be no privatisation of discoms. It has also opposed amending the Seed Act.
The rally marks the culmination of 33 'Jan Akrosh Jathas' conducted between February 27 and March 20 across multiple states, including Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, and Jharkhand.
