ON behalf of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) we would like to submit the following complaint to you: The complaint pertains to the content of some of the speeches made by the prime minister, Narendra Modi, during the election campaign. There are a number of instances in his speeches where Modi has made references to the consecration of the Ram temple at Ayodhya on January 22, 2024, in which he has leveled allegations against certain opposition...
AN investigation conducted by Israeli-Palestinian magazine “+972” has made explosive revelations about Israel’s use of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated “kill lists” to target supposed Palestinian militants in Gaza through bombing attacks that resulted in mass civilian casualties during its genocidal campaign in Gaza since 7 October, 2023. The report states that an AI computer programme called “Lavender” played a central role in the...
THE UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) last month released its State of the Climate Report 2023, which not only confirms the fears of most observers that global warming has reached alarming levels, but also offers much evidence that climate change and its attendant impacts are advancing much faster than earlier thought.
POLICE officials from Kerala deployed on polling duty outside their polling area are aggrieved by the fact that they are being deprived of the right to vote in the Lok Sabha elections. They were deprived of this right even during the 2021 elections to the Kerala assembly. While prior to 2021 assembly elections they could use the postal vote facility and send their ballot before the date of counting, now they can only vote at the Postal Vote Facilitation Centre on designated dates, denying...
DURING the 2014 and 2019 parliament elections, Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party made promises to Indian voters on some important key issues. These promises were not just made verbally but were included in their election manifestos. However, during the election campaign, Narendra Modi and others went even further by making bigger assurances and creating hype. It is the responsibility of any political party to fulfill the promises they made in their election...
THE All India Kisan Sabha and Kerala Karshaka Sangham that represents the largest rubber producing state of Kerala along with rubber farmers have sought to intervene against the monopoly tyre companies that have formed a cartel against the interests of consumers and farmers. Vijoo Krishnan, AIKS general secretary, Valsan Panoli, Kerala Karshaka Sangham general secretary and four farmers representing different rubber growing regions of Kerala have filed an...
IN a statement issued on April 17, the All India Kisan Sabha, said that the BJP's 2024 election manifesto, titled 'Modi ki Guarantee,' neglects crucial issues such as the implementation of MSP at C2+50 per cent as recommended by the Swaminathan Commission, guaranteed procurement, farmer suicides, and loan waivers. This manifesto is a clear admission of failure of implementing BJP’s last two...
ON April 7, 2024, the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) Maharashtra unit organised a large and enthusiastic Right to Minimum Support Price (MSP) Vidarbha level convention at Wardha. It was attended by over 800 farmers from Wardha, Yavatmal, Amravati, Buldana, Nagpur, and Gadchiroli districts of the Vidarbha region. Exactly a month ago, on March 7, 2024, the AIKS Maharashtra unit had organised a similar 1000-strong Marathwada level...
THERE are 53 State Road Transport Corporations (STUs) in the country. 24 STUs were formed under the Road Transport Corporations Act 1950. Seven STUs are municipal undertakings, nine are government departments and 13 are registered under Companies Act. After independence, a prolonged discussion took place on passenger transport. Alternative arrangements and efforts to provide proper transport to the people had failed and the then...
IN a recent ground report by digital news platform Newslaundry, the claim by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) that the annual income of 75,000 farmers doubled between 2016 and 2021 has turned out to be a lie. Farmers cited by ICAR, instead of doubled incomes, told Newslaundry about stagnation in their incomes due to rising costs in the...
