CPI holds ‘Badlaav Zaroori Hai’ rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan

Communist Party of India General Secretary D. Raja led the ‘Badlaav Zaroori Hai’ rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on September 1, 2026, with the event focusing on unemployment, price rise, farmers’ and workers’ rights, social justice, democracy and federalism.

During the rally, Raja criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party government, saying it had failed to address the concerns raised by the CPI. The party’s demands included employment, affordable education and healthcare, a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP), workers’ rights, electoral reforms and social justice.

The rally was aimed at mobilising people around these demands. The CPI also linked the event to concerns about the treatment of its workers in Uttar Pradesh. Before the rally, Raja wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the alleged house arrests and harassment of CPI workers in the state.

The issues listed by the party span economic concerns, agricultural policy, labour rights and institutional matters. The research material does not provide details on the size of the gathering, speeches by other leaders or any response from the BJP or the Union government.