A Brazen Attack on Freedom of Press by the BJP Govt in Tripura

IN what will go down as a Black Day in the history of post independence journalism in India, Daily Desher Katha, a 40 year old progressive and popular newspaper published from Tripura was forced to close down at 11.35 pm on October 1 by an order by the DM and collector of West Tripura at the behest of the BJP led coalition government of the state.

TELANGANA: BLF Announces First List of candidates

WITH the Telangana assembly dissolved and the election heat picking up in the state, the Bahujan Left Front (BLF) declared 27 candidates to contest in the upcoming assembly elections. The Central Election Commission officials, who are assessing the situation across the state, are soon to announce the election schedule.

Punjab workers gear up for January Strike

Gearing up for the January workers’ strike, the Punjab CITU called for a joint meeting of the major trade unions was held at Jalandhar in October 8 to discuss the strike to be held on January 8 and 9 and steps needed to be taken to involve government and semi-government employees in the protest.

The meeting resolved to publish one laakh handbills and 15,000 postersA state-level meet regarding the same is scheduled to be held on November 5. District-level conventions are planned to be held in the months of October and November.

RAJASTHAN: Conference of Loktantrik Morcha in Jaipur

A CONFERENCE of the Rajasthan Loktantrik Morcha was held on September 8 at Jaipur. The conference was inaugurated by H D Deve Gowda the former Prime Minister of India. This event was attended by the activists of CPI, CPI(M-L), JD(S), SP, MCPI(U) and CPI(M).

Gandhi’s Nationalism was Inclusive

ON October 1, 2018, on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary, a lecture was delivered by Irfan Habib at the Constitution Club in New Delhi. This was the first lecture in the series being organised by Sahmat (Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust) to commemorate the 150 years of Gandhi.

ANDHRA PRADESH: Folk Artists’ Mahapadayatra for Seven days in Tirupati

FOLK Artists serving under the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam conducted a Mahapadayatra for seven days in their long drawn struggle on seven demands. Venkateswara is known as the God of seven hills. Symbolising that, the artists conducted this padayatra for seven days on seven demands. The artists in respective teams participate in the ritual services of Venkateswara throughout the year. Though they come from remote villages, they were not given proper recognition and minimum courtesies.

Adhikar Jatha Makes Peoples Voices Heard in Bengal

AFTER three weeks of jatha through towns and villages of the state, three rallies were held in three consecutive days in West Bengal. The jathas, named as Adhikar Jatha, organised by Bengal Platform of Mass organisations, walked through hundreds of kilometres in all districts.

The main stream of the jatha was supplemented by local and district-level jathas and has raised state-wide demands of peoples’ livelihood, while it also carried local demands and burning issues of areas.

TELANGANA: CPI(M) and BLF Demand Special Law to Protect Couples in Inter-caste Marriages

CPI(M) and Bahujan Left Front has organised protest demonstrations in front of various Mandal headquarters in Telangana state, condemning the government's response to the murders and attacks on couples in inter-caste marriages in the state. Recently the murder of Pranay, a dalit man who married a young woman from upper caste has shaken the state. Pranay was killed by the woman's father.

AdhikarJatra Reverberates Peoples’ Demands

TENS of thousands of people have participated in the AdhikarJatra throughout West Bengal, raising peoples’ demands. The jatra, a statewidejatha, organised by Bengal Platform of Mass Organisations evoked enthusiastic response from all sections of toiling people. The main jathas are preceded, and in many cases, followed up by local and district level jathas, making the entire state reverberating demands of livelihood, democracy and unity of the people.

SFI Registers Impressive Victory in Students’ Union Elections in Rajasthan

THE anger of students against the neoliberal education policies of the Rajasthan government manifested in the defeat of the BJP’s student wing – the ABVP -- in a majority of universities and colleges. The SFI registered impressive victories in colleges.

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