AP: M Basavapunnaiah Memorial Lecture

ON the occasion of the 108th birth anniversary of Marxist theoretician and Party leader, Makineni Basavapunnaiah, the Makineni Basavapunnaiah Vignana Kendram organised a memorial lecture on the theme, “Central Government’s Attacks on State’s Rights”. MB Rajesh, minister for local self government and excise, government of Kerala, delivered the lecture on December 26.Speaking on the occasion, Rajesh said Makineni Basavapunnaiah, popularly called as MB, played a very important role in the formation of the Communist movement in India.

Tripura: Women Hold Massive Rally

AT the call of the AIDWA Tripura unit, an impressive women rally was held on December 19, 2022, at Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhavan Lane. Apart from state women leaders, the rally was addressed by CPI(M) Polit Bureau members, Brinda Karat and Manik Sarkar. AIDWA state president, Ramani Debbarma presided over the public meeting.Conveying solidarity with the state’s women who are the worst victims during the current BJP rule in the state, Brinda said they must be fought bravely.

Tripura: PM Modi’s Claims and Facts

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to Tripura on December 18, at a time when the election authority and key administrative officers are engaged in preparations for the upcoming assembly elections in the state that are expected to be held in mid-February 2023. Crores of rupees from government exchequer were spent on displaying images of the prime minister and other ministers throughout the state, cleaning and decorating the road from the airport to the meeting ground, issuing advertisements in various print and electronic media and hiring vehicles for carrying people to the meeting.

Educate All, Employ All, and Unite All: SFI All India Conference

EDUCATE all, employ all, and unite all – is the slogan of the 17th all India conference of the SFI. Even after seven decades of independence, India has not been able to ensure that all its children can go to school. What is all the more shocking is that even access to education has become a distant dream for many at present.

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PGWFI Calls for Nation-wide United Strike

THE 5th triennial conference of the Petroleum & Gas Workers’ Federation of India (PGWFI) was held on December 10-11, 2022 at Duliajan, Assam. Assam is one of the oldest oil-explored regions of the world and has more than 125 years of glorious history in the field of production, refining & marketing of natural crude oil.PGWFI is a united federation of affiliated and independent trade unions representing the upstream, middle stream, and downstream oil PSUs.

Kerala: Remembering Historic Karivellur Struggle

DECEMBER 20, 1946 was witness to historic Karivellur Struggle against feudal landlords. After the Second World War, faced with a famine like situation due to shortage of food, the grains produced by the peasantry were being forcibly transported to the Chirakkal royal household.

Kerala: CITU Conference Calls for United Protest against Hindutva, Privatisation

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has called for a united class struggle to “defend rights and save the country” against the BJP government’s policies and save the public sector from privatisation.At the three-day 15th Kerala state conference of CITU held in Kozhikode from December 17 to 19, prominent speakers termed the Hindutva agenda of the RSS “anti-worker and not anti-minority alone” and called for “exposing such policies”.

SFI All India Conference Begins

THE 17th all India conference of the Students' Federation of India (SFI) began with a rally and public meeting in Hyderabad on December 13. Thousands of students holding the flag of ‘Independency, Democracy and Socialism’ marched in a rally that culminated in a public meeting at People's Plaza in Hyderabad.

Jammu & Kashmir State Conference of CITU

THE sixth Jammu & Kashmir state conference of CITU was held on December 11-12, 2022, in Jammu city. More than 200 people attended the conference, which ended with the call to strengthen the fight against the anti-worker policies of the government. The conference was held at Trikuta Palace named after Sham Parsad Kesar Hall.

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