THE CPI(M) Tamil Nadu state committee held a convention in defence of women's rights in Thukalay, Kanyakumari district on June 25, 2023. More than 4000 women and men attended.The convention noted with concern that miseries faced by women stemming out of gender oppression and class exploitation at home, public place, workplace and cyberspace are increasing at a rapid pace.

THE current union government led by the BJP has been working as the agent of the corporates in various aspects, including the implementation of land acquisition laws.

AHEAD of the tenth panchayat elections in West Bengal, the Left Front has come out with an appeal to the electorate promising implementation of alternative programmes through the panchayat for the benefit of the people. Left Front chairman Biman Basu released the appeal on June 21 saying that the erstwhile Left Front government in West Bengal had established the first three-tier panchayat system which was recognised as a model for the country.

While the Prime Minister Modi, in his usual style, has been flashing the programme of Japan made bullet trains, Vande Bharat Express etc; the Indian Railways has been suffering from lack of safety measures, cut in manpower even in safety operations in both - the installation and maintenance, large scale privatisation and outsourcing of work, and misuse of safety fund. About 26 works, related to Indian Railways including the maintenance of railway tracks, have been privatised and outsourced.

ON June 20, CPI(M) units across Karnataka organised protest demonstrations in opposition to the union government's directive to the Food Corporation of India (FCI) prohibiting the sale of rice to state governments. The union government's decision was widely seen as an effort to impede the expansion of the Anna Bhagya scheme, a key electoral promise made by the Congress party. Protests were held in numerous district centres throughout Karnataka, including Bangalore, Kalburgi, Mandya, Mysore, Ballari, Bagepalli, Kolar, Koppala, and Chitradurga.