Bring Down Bengal’s Era of Kleptocracy

SARADHA LOOT ON April 9, 2013, Ponzi boss Sudipta Sen, the head of chit fund organisation Saradha Group which went bust robbing lakhs of people of their life savings, fled Kolkata. A few days later at a general council meeting of her party, chief minister Mamata Banerjee reportedly said “No one will be spared. I am not on the side of any culprit.” She followed this affirmation with a burst of sarcastic questions, “Kunal chor? Madan chor? Tumpai chor? Mukul chor? Aami chor? Sabai chor? Baki ra shob sadhu! (Is Kunal a thief? Is Madan a thief? Is Tumpai a thief?

WB: People’s Struggle against ‘Looters Raj’

CRORES of Indian rupee notes and quasi-equivalent amounts of gold jewellery are found in the properties of former state education minister, Partha Chatterjee and his ‘khaas’ emissary Arpita Mukherjee. This year the month of July took the attention over anything in West Bengal as the ‘eyes wide shut’ of the intelligence regarding the loot of people’s assets moved to ‘do something' about it.

Convention and Rally in Support of Struggle against Deucha Pachami Coal Mine Project

“THEY may take my life, but I will not go. I will not leave my father’s land. All that I have in the world is here,” declared Sohagini Saren. She was not alone. Many more villagers present in Suvarna Vanik Samaj Hall in Kolkata on Wednesday, August 3, expressed their determination to fight to the end to protect their land and livelihood, under threat because of the Deucha Pachami coal block project.

AP: Relief Activities in Districts Hit by Godavari Flood

THE Godavari River created havoc flooding vast areas from July 9 to 20. A Flood of such a scale in July was the first time in almost a decade. The flood severely hit people's normal life. The worst affected were the proposed oustees of the Polavaram project while the ‘lanka’ (island) villages were also damaged. The CPI(M) organised various relief measures in four villages on the Godavari riverbed.

Tripura: People Vow to Protect Constitution from Onslaught by Ruling Dispensation

A SERIES of programmes were organised across Tripura to mark the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence and 80 years of the Quit India Movement, at the call of the CPI(M) state committee. The DYFI also organised a host of programmes separately on the occasions. These programmes included rallies, processions, hall meetings, human chains and blood donation camps.

Reject WTO Agreement that Prohibits Subsidies for Fisheries

THE Working Committee of the All India Fishers and Fisheries Workers’ Federation (AIFFWF) met on August 19-20, 2022, at Vizhinjam in Trivandrum, Kerala. It was attended by 26 members from Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Bihar.The meeting was presided over by Debasish Barman, president, AIFFWF. CITU President Hemalata who is also the vice president of AIFFWF, participated in the meeting.

Seminar on Future of Farmers’ Movement

ON August 22, 2022, the P Sundarayya Memorial Trust, along with LeftWord Books, organised a seminar on “The Future of the Farmers’ Movement in India”, along with a discussion on the book “When farmers stood up: how the historic kisan struggle in India unfolded”, written by AIKS president, Ashok Dhawale.Farmers from Haryana and Punjab, activists of class and mass organisations and progressive individuals from Delhi attended the programme in large numbers at the Gandhi Peace Foundation in New Delhi. The hall was jam-packed.Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) leaders Rakesh Tikait, Darshan Pal, Yogend

HP: Government Apathy Fuels Apple Farmers Agitation

THE apple growers in Himachal Pradesh are protesting since July 11, 2022, on their 20 demands. The GST on apple cartons was increased from 12 per cent to 18 per cent. Therefore the cost of a carton increased by Rs 25 per carton and the cost of trays increased by Rs 200 per bundle.

Kerala: Lakhs of youth joined Freedom Street by DYFI

To protect democracy and secularism, demanding employmentLAKHS of youth joined the 'Freedom Street' event organised by DYFI Kerala at various district centres on independence day. DYFI organised ‘Freedom Streets’ across the state under the slogan 'My India - Where is my job, where is democracy - safeguard secularism'.DYFI central executive committee had given a call for conducting prolonged campaigns and movements within different states against unemployment, one of the major threats India's youth is facing today.

Agricultural Workers Hold Protest Demonstrations

THE all India protest day on August 1, was organised successfully throughout the country. On the call of five organisations of agricultural workers, protest actions were organised in hundreds of districts and memoranda were sent to the President of India. Agricultural and rural workers participated in these protest actions in huge numbers.

Search form

Peoples Democracy

report