All Set for SKM National Convention, Punjab Sugarcane Farmers Win Demands

THOUSANDS of farmers from different states of India are getting ready to take part in two important events of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) – the national convention of SKM on August 26-27, 2021 at the Singhu Border and the massive Muzaffarnagar rally to inaugurate Mission Uttar Pradesh-Uttarakhand on September 5.

MAHA: Talasari Naka Named After Godavari Parulekar on Her Birth Anniversary

ON August 14, 2021, the 114th birth anniversary of the legendary leader of the famous Warli Adivasi Revolt from 1945-47, one of the co-founders of the Maharashtra Rajya Kisan Sabha in 1945, a member of the CPI(M) Central Committee for over 25 years, and the first and only woman president of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) from 1986 to 1989, Comrade Godavari Parulekar, was celebrated through various programmes held at Talasari in the Palghar district of Maharashtra.Firstly, the name of the main square in Talasari town was officially named Comrade Godavari Shamrao Parulekar Chowk, through a

JAMMU & KASHMIR: Gupkar Alliance Demands Restoration of Article 370 and 35A

Below we publish the text of the resolution adopted in the extended meeting of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on August 24, 2021 held at Srinagar.UNCONSTITUTIONAL decisions of August 5, 2019 taken in the parliament to nullify Articles 370 and 35A of the constitution of India and the damaging legislation which dismembered the historic state and created two union territories – Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh - has created a big political void and deep uncertainty in the erstwhile state.

Haryana: Judicial Probe Needed in Leakage of Exam Papers

SFI, DYFI, and Janwadi Mahila Samiti staged a protest at the office of the Haryana Staff Selection Commissioner, Panchkula on August 20, against repeated leakage of the selection examination papers in the state.The protesters were led by DYFI state president Shahnawaz, general secretary Naresh, SFI state vice president Arjun, and Manjeet, Janwadi Mahila Samiti general secretary Savita, and treasurer Rajkumari. CITU state general secretary Jai Bhagwan, district secretary Lachi Ram, and others addressed the meeting.

TRIPURA: Agartala Streets Reverberate with ‘Where is my job’ Slogan

AT the call of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and the Tribal Youth Federation (TYF), the youth of Tripura have come on to the streets of Agartala demanding materialisation of the election promise of the ruling BJP. Their slogan ‘Where is my job?’ received tremendous response from the masses of the state, both tribals and non tribals, in the plains and the hills.

JHARKHAND: Pahariya Youth Forced to Migrate

THE plight of the Pahariya tribe living in remote villages of Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand came to light when CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat, during her visit to Jharkhand, visited their villages on August 15, the Independence Day.

AP: United Forum Protests against Urban Reforms

THE people of urban Andhra Pradesh are in protest against the hike in property tax and imposition of user charges for garbage collection.The state government has issued a GO to change the system of levying property tax from annual rental value basis (ARV) system to capital value (CV) system. As per the GO, the capital value of lands and buildings fixed by the Stamps and Registration Department for the purpose of registration will be deemed to be the guideline value for fixation of property tax.

Bihar: Misgovernance Continues to Plague the State

THE devastating flood in Bihar has caused large scale destruction of infrastructure and rendered lakhs of people homeless, taking shelter on the side of highways and high lands without food, water and other essential needs. Among the 16 flood-ravaged districts, Bhagalpur is the worst affected and cut off from the state capital. The national highway connecting Bhagalpur is also under water. The so-called preparation of the government to face the flood is nonexistent.

Aug 15: Lakhs Join Tiranga Rallies as PM Rolls Out Lies and Deceits

WHILE Prime Minister Narendra Modi was rolling out more than even his usual quota of lies, deceits and jumlas in his speech at the Red Fort, India's 75th Independence Day on August 15, 2021 was marked by lakhs of farmers and workers organising huge Tiranga Yatras on ‘Kisan Mazdoor Azaadi Sangram Diwas’ all over India, including at the protest sites at Delhi's borders.Reports are pouring in from different locations about the various ways in which the day was marked with Tiranga Yatras by farmers and workers. Women farmers took the lead in different places in Haryana, Punjab and elsewhere.

Monsoon Session of Parliament: A Blatant Assault on Democracy

MONSOON session of the Parliament that concluded on August 12, 2021, revealed the undemocratic and anti-constitutional face of the BJP government. It revealed the levels of intolerance this government has towards the parliamentary proceedings and debates, which are the basic building blocks of Indian democracy. At least 20 bills were passed without discussion and voting. New anti-people legislations were bulldozed on a daily basis and were passed without discussion by suppressing the voice of dissent.

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