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Kerala: Railways, Electricity Employees Convention Calls for Campaign against Privatisation

While the railways face the threat of being divided into production, regulation and operation, the power sector faces a similar challenge of being trifurcated into generation, transmission and distribution.THE joint convention of electricity and railway employees, officers and contract workers, held in Thiruvananthapuram, has resolved to hold extensive programmes against the threats of privatisation of the two key public sector organisations.

Maha: State Level Convention Held on Education

THE crisis in education has been mounting since the lockdown announced to contain the Covid-19 epidemic. All institutions, offices and organisations including all educational institutions were closed down. In the field of education, online teaching and learning was introduced during the lockdown period, which was accessed largely by the urban rich students; students belonging to poor families, particularly in rural areas could not avail of this option due to unaffordability and inaccessibility.

Scheme Workers’ Convention Calls for Visiting 50 Lakh Households to Expose Modi Govt

THE All India Convention on Scheme Workers’ Rights, held on September 24, at HKS Surjeet Bhawan in New Delhi, has resolved to organise parliamentary constituency-wise protests to highlight their demands and expose the anti-worker and anti-people policies of the BJP-led NDA government. Anganwadi, ASHA, and mid day meal workers will organise a door-to-door campaign covering about 50 lakh households.

Delhi: Killing of Disabled Muslim Youth - CPI(M) Demands Stringent Action

THE killing of a mentally challenged Muslim youth in North-East Delhi's Sundar Nagari over alleged consuming of prasad from a Ganesh Chaturthi pandal has shocked everyone and drawn widespread condemnation. The CPI(M) Delhi state committee, in a letter sent to the commissioner of police on September 28, demanded immediate strong action against all those involved in this hate crime against a disabled person. The role of certain extremist groups in spreading religious hatred in the area also needs to be looked into.

WB: Farmers & Agricultural Workers Rally in Kolkata

FARMERS in West Bengal are facing a severe crisis, with both the Modi government at the centre and the Trinamool Congress government in the state failing to fulfill their promises and prioritising corporate interests. In response to this dire situation, thousands of farmers and activists from across West Bengal rallied against the anti-farmer policies of both governments at the call of Paschimbanga Pradeshik Krishak Sabha (AIKS West Bengal).

Assam: SKM Convention: Farmers Unite for Change

ON September 12, 2023, the Assam chapter of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), a nationwide coalition of farmers’ organisations, organised a state-level convention in Guwahati. This convention was a crucial component of the nationwide campaign aimed at safeguarding agriculture, farmers, and agricultural land while preparing for the next phase of the farmers movement.The convention took place at the Pragjyoti Cultural Complex auditorium in Guwahati and saw the active participation of ten different organisations.

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