Activists of the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) [SUCI(C)] marched through Kolkata, West Bengal, on 11 June 2026, protesting rising fuel and LPG prices, slum and hawker eviction drives, smart electricity meter installation, and increased power tariffs. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
SUCI(C) activists raised slogans in Kolkata on 11 June 2026 demanding a rollback of rising fuel and LPG prices that have reportedly strained household budgets across West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
SUCI(C) protesters in Kolkata on 11 June 2026 also opposed ongoing eviction drives targeting slum dwellers and street hawkers in West Bengal, calling the drives anti-poor. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
A key demand of the SUCI(C) rally in Kolkata on 11 June 2026 was the halt of smart electricity meter installation across West Bengal, which activists argued would burden low-income households. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
SUCI(C) marchers in Kolkata on 11 June 2026 also protested increased power tariffs in West Bengal, with activists calling for an immediate freeze on electricity rate revisions affecting ordinary consumers. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
The SUCI(C) rally in Kolkata on 11 June 2026 consolidated five demands: rollback of fuel and LPG price hikes, end to slum and hawker evictions, halt to smart meter rollout, and reversal of power tariff increases in West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)