Tripura: Callous Management of Covid-19 and Collapse of Law & Order

THE number of Covid-19 cases in Tripura has been touching record high every passing day. The total number of cases stood at 9,820 on August 24 and the death toll from the disease was 78. Similarly, the number of active patients is also rising and reaching a scale where it will be difficult to provide a hospital bed to all patients.

Ventilator Scam: PM Cares, Sorry Careless

PMCARES, a private trust fund created by the prime minister, right since the inception is in strong criticism not just by the opposition parties but by all those who believe in transparency of public funds. Nobody knew for what and how will this money be utilised, which quintessentially was supposed to be spent to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic in India. Humongous amount was generated under this fund and a lot of money was collected through coercion by virtually forcing the government employees including the medics to shed a part of their salary.

TikTok Ban and Trump’s Extortionist Policies

IN the United States of America, Trump administration has given a 90-day deadline to ByteDance, its Chinese owner, to sell its assets to a US company or shut shop. Microsoft, Oracle and a group including Twitter, are in negotiations with ByteDance for buying TikTok’s US business that also includes Canada, Australia and New Zealand. ByteDance is valued between $100-200 billion, with its US business alone estimated to be in the range of $20-50 billion.

CTUs Condemn Proposal to Privatise More Airports and Sale of Stake in IRCTC

Below we publish the statement issued by the Central Trade Unions – INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF and UTUC – on August 25

KERALA: Withdraw Decision to Handover Thiruvananthapuram Airport to Adani Group

AN all-party meeting presided over by the chief minister of Kerala, that was held in Thiruvananthapuram on August 20, has demanded the central government to withdraw its decision to handover Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to the Adani group. All attendees except the BJP representatives had sharply criticised the privatisation of airport. The meeting decided to continue to jointly fight a legal battle on this issue.

The Protracted Crisis of Capitalism

THERE is a commonly-held view that the current crisis in capitalism, which has resulted in a massive output contraction and increase in unemployment, is because of the pandemic; and that once the pandemic gets over, things will go back to “normal”.

Reschedule JEE-NEET Examinations

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 27

Party Work in Trade Unions – 1952

After the Communist Party was allowed to function legally, for the first time since its formation, it organised a Convention of Party cadre working in the Trade Union front (AITUC in the main, but also other trade unions). Around 300 comrades attended this two-day convention held in Calcutta, in 1952, where the Party’s approach to the workers’ issues and methods to be adopted while working in the TU front were discussed, decided and certain directions were given.

Gimmick of NRA: CPI (M) Response

THE pandemic and the lockdown imposed by the Modi government has led to an unprecedented collapse of economic activities and a severe contraction of the economy. Steep hike in unemployment is the most obvious manifestation of this reality. Instead of taking measures to address this catastrophic situation, let alone arresting this havoc, there is indulgence in gimmicks.

Restore Articles 370 and 35A

Below we publish the statement issued by the signatories to the Gupkar Declaration – Farooq Abdullah, JKNC; Mehbooba Mufti, JKPDP; G A Mir, JKPCC; M Y Tarigami, CPI(M); Sajad Gani Lone, JKPC and Muzaffar Shah, JKANC.

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