BSNL Unions to Join General Strike on Nov 26

EIGHT unions and associations of BSNL – BSNL Employees Union (BSNLEU), National Federation of Telecom Employees BSNL (NFTE BSNL), National Union of BSNL Workers FNTO(NUBSNLW FNTO), BSNL Mazdoor Sangh (BSNL MS), Sanchar Nigam Association of TTAs (SNATTA), BSNL Association of Telecom Mechanics (BSNL ATM), Telecom Employees Progressive Union (TEPU) and BSNL Officers Association (BSNL OA) – have decided to join the general strike on November 26, 2020.

AP: ‘Defeat Anti-people Policies through Struggles’

THE anti-people policies pursued by the BJP central government which have been pauperising vast masses and benefiting only super rich, have to be defeated through extensive struggles, said Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of CPI(M). The Party Andhra Pradesh committee conducted a political campaign from November 7-15, explaining the people about the policies of BJP central government that have been inimical to the state interests and pauperising the people of India. Yechury spoke at the concluding online public meeting on the 15th.

Maximise Pooling of Anti-BJP, Anti-TMC Votes in Bengal

Sitaram Yechury’s Interview with GanashaktiWhat are the lessons of Bihar elections?Yechury: There are many lessons to be drawn from Bihar elections. First, the largest possible unity of secular forces against BJP/JDU alliance could be achieved and it paid dividends. Secondly, RJD-Congress Mahagatbandhan was strengthened by three Left parties joining with them. It ushered in a different nature of campaign, different from traditional election campaigns in Bihar. Economic issues were sharply raised, particularly the issue of unemployment.

TRIPURA: November Revolution Day: People Longing for Real Alternative

THE exploited, deprived and suppressed people all over the world are striving for a real alternative to the existing exploitative capitalist system set up by the most reactionary forces. The Indian masses would also certainly choose their alternative in the same process, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Manik Sarkar told a hall meeting on the occasion of 103rd anniversary of the Great November Revolution at Agartala Town Hall on November 7.The hall meeting, presided over by Central Committee member Rama Das, was also addressed by Tripura state secretary Gautam Das.

Telangana: Dharna Against Farm Bills

THE All India Kisan Struggle Co-ordination Committee(AIKSCC) leaders criticised the central government for turning states into its pocket institutions. Violating the federal spirit, the central government brought three farm bills and one electricity amendment bill. The leaders called on the people and farmers to reject these anti-people bills.

Prajasakti, the Real Voice of People

‘PRAJASAKTI is the real voice of the people’, lauded the speakers at the inauguration of its new building at Tadepalli, in the capital region on November 6. Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh switched on the computer button from his camp office and virtually inaugurated the building. He said that Prajasakti has been run and guided by persons committed to the service of common people and so it is committed to values in journalism. He extended good wishes to the paper, staff and to the leadership on this occasion.

ANDHRA PRADESH: BJP Policies Harmful to the State’s Interests

THE policies pursued by the BJP central government are very much harmful to the interests of Andhra Pradesh, said B V Raghavulu, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member while inaugurating the political campaign at Vijayawada on November 7. CPI(M) AP committee has taken up a political campaign throughout the state from November 7-15, explaining the people about the policies of BJP central government that have been inimical to the state’s interests and that are pauperising the people of India.

New Challenges in the Education sector faced with Lockdown and Pandemic

THE Bombay University and College Teachers Union (BUCTU) conducted a survey amongst students affiliated to Mumbai University on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The survey was conducted among college students in districts within the jurisdiction of the University of Mumbai.A structured questionnaire (in Marathi and English) via google form was sent out to students of all classes through their teachers. This survey received a response from 22,864 students.GENERAL PROFILE OF RESPONDENTSThe proportion of females was 65.2 per cent and that of males was 34.8 per cent.

The Situation Now & the Nov 26 General Strike

THE present situation for the workers is not like the usual. It is certainly unusual. But, is it ‘New’? Is it ‘New Normal’? Is it ‘Abnormal’? What type of a situation is this?It is necessary to understand this to deal with the present situation.The change in the situation was dramatically brought about with the sudden announcement of the countrywide lockdown on the evening of March 24th. The lockdown came into force in four hours.Till then crores of workers in our country drawing regular salaries were under the impression that their lives were more or less secure.

J & K: People's alliance will contest DDC elections jointly

THE people's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration(PAGD) has stated that it will jointly contest the elections to the DDC(district development council). A statement in this regard was made on November 7, 2020, in Jammu.

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