A joint protest demonstration was organised at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on January 4 by CPI(ML) Liberation, CPI, CPI(M), AIFB, and other left and progressive organisations against Trump’s war on Venezuela. Addressing the protest, CPI(ML) Central Committee member Sucheta De said that what the world is witnessing in Venezuela, Palestine, Iran, and several other countries is a coordinated attempt by war criminal US President Donald Trump to impose a new colonial global order. This order seeks to subjugate peoples and nations that attempt to chart an independent future free from US imperialist diktats.
She further stated that it was the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela that overthrew a US-backed oligarchy which had long exploited the country’s resources and its people. For decades, Venezuela has faced coups, covert operations, economic sanctions, and blockades imposed by the US. Today, Trump has resorted to open military aggression and bombing of civilian areas in a desperate attempt to recolonise the country. However, the people of Venezuela remain resolute and determined to defend their sovereignty, freedom, and revolutionary gains.
A ‘Hands Off Venezuela’ protest rally was organised by CPI(ML) in Kolkata near the US Centre on December 5, where hundreds of people marched condemning the US military bombing of Venezuela. Expressing steadfast solidarity with the people of Venezuela in defence of their sovereignty, peace, and freedom, protesters burned an effigy of Donald Trump. They also condemned the silence of the Modi government, which has failed to speak out against this illegal and criminal military aggression. The protests noted that the Modi government’s silence reflects not only a bankrupt foreign policy but also its growing submission to US imperialist diktats. This surrender was earlier seen when the US handcuffed and chained Indian citizens and deported them in a brutal and inhuman manner. It was also evident when the US imposed tariffs and openly threatened India’s sovereignty and economic self-reliance.
In Patna, a protest near the Buddha Smriti Park on January 5 expressed strong solidarity with the people of Venezuela and highlighted that this attack represents yet another chapter in the long and bloody history of US intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean. This history is marked by election interference, overthrow of democratic governments, suppression of popular movements, widespread violence, and destruction. They noted that this war is not just against Venezuela, but an open threat against every people in the region and across the world who strive to determine their own future free from imperialist dictates. Speakers strongly condemned the kidnapping of an elected President and his spouse as an act of international piracy and a grave violation of international law, exposing the rogue and lawless character of US imperialism.
Protests were also held in Ranchi, Jharkhand, and Odisha on January 5 by CPI(ML) Liberation and other left parties. In Karnataka, protests were organised on December 6 as part of a joint call by left parties against Trump and his imperialist plunder.
The protests across the country called for the expansion of nationwide and international actions against US aggression in Venezuela and across Latin America. In one voice, the protests exposed Trump’s global colonial project, which he describes as the “Donroe doctrine”, a crude rehash of the old Monroe Doctrine aimed at reasserting imperialist domination over the region.
Hands Off Venezuela
On January 12, a joint convention was organised by CPI, CPI (ML), CPM, AIFB, RSP, SP, RJD, AAP, DMK, and VCK at Surjeet Bhawan in Delhi in support of the people of Venezuela. The convention condemned the ongoing imperialist attacks by the United States on Venezuela and other Latin American countries. It also called for the immediate release of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were kidnapped by US forces.
Comrade Ravi Rai, a Politburo member of CPI (ML), while addressing the gathering, expressed solidarity with the people of Venezuela in defence of their sovereignty and peace. A large number of people from Delhi participated in the convention and raised their voices in support of Venezuela, Cuba, and Palestine.
The convention also adopted a resolution extending support to the struggling people of Venezuela and expressed solidarity with the people of Cuba, who are facing an inhuman blockade by the United States and ongoing military threats. It also stood with Palestine and condemned the Modi government for its silence and subservient foreign policy.
On the same day in Kolkata, a massive Venezuela solidarity march was organised by Left parties, including CPI (ML), CPI, CPM, and others, from Esplanade. The march condemned Trump’s colonial‑imperialist project against the people of Venezuela and other Latin American countries such as Cuba and Colombia.
