J&K: Political Hypocrisy of Jamat-e-Islami, and Electoral Process in Kulgam Constituency

THE assembly segment of Kulgam has consistently been represented by CPI (M) since 1996. And it is also a known hot-bed of religious fanatic organisation like Jamat-e-Islami. JeI has been banned by the government since 2019, and JeI is the bedrock of militancy in Kashmir. Some of the members of this banned organisation decided to contest the assembly elections of 2024, and contested over five constituencies. JeI, however, focussed on Kulgam only. A question emerges: why JeI has made compromises with its ideology, and constitution? Why it took a sharp u-turn over its politics?

Telangana: One Nation, One Election Policy Is a Threat to National Unity

IN response to a call from the CPI(M) Central Committee, the Hyderabad City Committee organised a seminar on the ‘One Nation, One Election’ policy at Sundarayya Vignana Kendram in Hyderabad on October 22. The seminar was addressed by BV Raghavulu, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member, who warned that this policy could pose a threat to national unity.

Karnataka: Historic Marakumbi Verdict: A Significant Step Forward in Dalit Rights and Justice

THE district sessions judge of Koppal, Karnataka, delivered a landmark judgment on October 24, 2024, convicting 101 people and sentencing 98 to life imprisonment for their involvement in atrocities against dalits in Marakumbi village on August 28, 2014.

Jharkhand: CPI(M) Calls for Defeating Communal Forces In Upcoming Assembly Elections

AS Jharkhand gears up for its upcoming assembly elections, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued an appeal to voters, urging them to defeat communal forces and strengthen the presence of Left and secular representatives in the state legislature. The elections, scheduled to take place in two phases on November 13 and November 20, 2024, will see over 2.6 crore voters casting their ballots at nearly 30,000 polling booths across 81 assembly constituencies. The results will be announced on November 23.The CPI(M) noted that this election is crucial for the future of Jharkhand.

West Bengal's Healthcare Crisis: More than Just a Doctor's Strike

THE last shreds of the Trinamool government's dignity were stripped away during the chief minister's televised meeting with protesting junior doctors on October 21 to resolve the impasse stemming from the rape and murder of the student doctor at RG Kar Medical Hospital. In no uncertain terms, she declared her unwavering support for the perpetrators, past, present, and future.

On Bahraich Communal Violence

BAHRAICH is an extremely poor and backward district in Uttar Pradesh. It has a very low literacy rate and also a negative sex ratio with only 819 women to 1000 men, despite the fact that the district witnesses a fairly high rate of out-migration. Muslims make up about 35 per cent of the total population and, in the urban areas, they outnumber Hindus. Some of them have become fairly prosperous because of their involvement with crafts like jewellery-making, woodwork etc.The district is politically polarised with a large section of Hindus voting for the BJP while the Muslims are, in the mai

AP: CPI(M) Commemorates Lenin’s Death Centenary

ON the occasion of the centenary of the death of Vladimir Lenin, the Andhra Pradesh committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) held three seminars across Vijayawada, Guntur, and Anantapur to discuss the relevance of Leninism in contemporary India.The discussions addressed a wide array of issues from communalism and centralised electoral policies to economic inequality.

Victory for the People of Puducherry: Ration Shops to Reopen After Long Struggle

IN a major victory for the people of Puducherry, the state government has finally agreed to reopen all ration shops across the union territory after a prolonged struggle led by the CPI(M) against the closure of these essential outlets.

UP: CPI(M) Holds Condolence Meeting for Sitaram Yechury

THE Uttar Pradesh state committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) organised a state-level condolence meeting for Comrade Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of CPI(M) on October 6, 2024, at the CPI(M) state office in Lucknow. Apart from CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) and the Forward Bloc, prominent leaders of Indian National Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal and Loktantrik Janata Dal also paid tributes to Comrade Sitaram Yechury.

The Great Petroleum Price Robbery Continues

SINCE April this year, price of crude oil that India imports has fallen from 89.44 dollars per barrel to 73.59 dollars per barrel. That is a drop of nearly 18 per cent. It is this oil which is refined and sold in India as petrol, diesel and various other petro-based products.Since 2010, the government has supposedly withdrawn from fixing the retail price of petrol (diesel since 2014) claiming that prices will be determined by the market. That means that it should be determined by international prices.

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