CPI holds ‘Badlaav Zaroori Hai’ rally in Delhi

The Communist Party of India held its ‘Badlaav Zaroori Hai’ rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on September 1, 2026, with CPI General Secretary D. Raja addressing concerns including unemployment, price rise and agrarian distress.

The rally sought to mobilise support for demands covering employment, affordable education, healthcare and workers’ rights. The CPI said the programme was part of its campaign on what it describes as economic, social and democratic crises in the country.

Raja addressed the gathering as the party presented the rally as a platform for its demands. The research material does not provide figures for attendance or details of resolutions adopted at the event.

Letter to Union home minister

Before the rally, Raja wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah about the alleged house arrests and harassment of CPI workers in Uttar Pradesh. The available information does not specify the number of workers involved, the locations of the alleged incidents or any response from the Union home minister’s office.

The rally’s stated focus was on employment, education, healthcare and workers’ rights, alongside the issues raised in Raja’s address. The CPI’s campaign links those demands to its broader stated focus on economic, social and democratic concerns.

The research packet identifies the Communist Party of India, Raja, Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party among the entities connected with the report. It does not provide further statements from the BJP or the Union government about the rally or the allegations referred to in Raja’s letter.