The CPI(ML) has announced a statewide protest on December 3 against the escalating bulldozer assaults on Dalit and poor communities across Bihar. The party condemned the post-election demolition drives as a direct and systematic attack on marginalised communities and a violation of their fundamental right to shelter.
CPI(ML) State Secretary Comrade Kunal said that bulldozers are being deployed across the state to destroy the homes and livelihoods of Dalits and the poor. Citing the November 27 demolition in Shivanandan Nagar of Nalanda district, where the homes of poor Paswan families were razed, he noted that such incidents have been rising at an alarming pace. He demanded that the government immediately halt these actions and ensure land, housing and livelihood security for vulnerable families. The CPI(ML) has called for a dharna in front of the Bihar Assembly on December 3, along with simultaneous protests and public meetings across all districts.
CPIML Protests Demolition in Darbhanga
Bihar witnessed yet another demolition drive on December 2 amid the intensifying Bulldozer Raj targeting the poor. In Lal Shahpur of Bahadurpur block in Darbhanga district, the BJP–JDU regime unleashed bulldozers on the homes of poor residents without providing any rehabilitation or alternative housing. When local people, supported by CPI(ML) comrades, rose in resistance against the assault on their lives, the police responded with lathi-charges and violence. CPI(ML) comrade Abhishek, a member of the party’s Bihar State Committee, was arrested and detained at Mabbi Police Station. He was released late at night following public outrage.
Vendors Unite Against Bulldozer Actions
Comrade Kunal also highlighted the eviction of legally surveyed street vendors in Patna. Despite undergoing proper verification and receiving vending ID cards from the municipal corporation, vendors in New Market, Mahavir Mandir, Veena Cinema and South Buddha Park areas have been forcibly removed. He said such actions strike at the heart of the livelihoods of the urban poor and violate democratic and constitutional guarantees.
CPI(ML) MP from Ara and leader of traders, Sudama Prasad, stressed that even after the municipal corporation issued vending IDs and loans between ₹10,000 and ₹50,000 were approved under the Prime Minister Self-Employment Scheme, the administration continues to impose fines, seize carts and remove shops in the name of encroachment. He called this approach wholly unjust and arbitrary.
The vendors’ unions in Bihar have also announced their participation in the December 3 protest, declaring to resist the expanding Bulldozer Raj that threatens their survival and livelihood. They have demanded immediate alternative arrangements for displaced vendors, a complete halt to the eviction of surveyed vendors, strict enforcement of the Street Vendors Act, the return of all seized carts and goods, and legally mandated notice and rehabilitation prior to any future action.
Calling the bulldozer campaign an attack on both survival and dignity, the CPI(ML) demanded an immediate stop to all demolition and eviction drives. The party urged the Bihar government to act responsibly and protect the rights, homes and livelihoods of the poor, Dalits and working people.
