Kerala: Governor Rejects Proposal to Convene Special Session

IN a confronting approach, Arif Mohammad Khan, Governor of Kerala has rejected the proposal of state cabinet to convene a special session of legislative assembly which was scheduled on December 23 in order to discuss the impact of controversial agriculture laws passed by the centre. The governor has disagreed to convene the house on the ground that there are no circumstances to do so. The governor had sought an explanation: what is the need for an emergency session?

Kerala: Stop Orchestrated Campaigns by Central Agencies in Kerala: Pinarayi

IN a letter written to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on December 18, Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala has asked the PM to intervene to stop the orchestrated campaigns by central investigating agencies in Kerala. In the name of investigations, he said, the central investigation agencies are doing roving and fishing expeditions which is tarnishing the image of these agencies.

Kerala: Magnificent Result for LDF in Local Bodies Election

THE final results of the local body elections in Kerala show the following:1. Unlike what was initially reported, the LDF has won more municipalities than the UDF (40 to 35). With this, the LDF has won or got a majority in all five categories – gram panchayat, block panchayat, district panchayat, municipalities and corporation.2.

Indefinite Protest Demos till December 31 Launched

HAILING the historic struggle being waged by lakhs of farmers in the freezing cold of Delhi, U Basavaraj-general secretary of KPRS (AIKS state unit) criticised Modi government for being adamant about conceding farmers demand and trying dirty tricks for breaking unity of the movement.

Jammu & Kashmir: PAGD Becomes the Largest Group in DDC Elections

The Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration(PAGD) bagged 110 seats in the DDC(District Development Council) elections held in Jammu & Kashmir and became the largest group in these local body elections.The details are given below:S No. Parties Seats1. J&K NC 672. J&K PDP 273. JKPC 084. CPI(M) 055. JK

BJP, Main Threat for Regional Parties

BJP HAS become the main threat for the survival of regional parties in the country, said Prakash Karat, Editor, Peoples’ Democracy and CPI(M) Polit Bureau Member, while delivering theMakineni Basavapunnaiah Memorial lecture on “Present Politics- Challenges before the Regional parties”.The 106thbirth anniversary of the Marxist ideologue- M Basavapunnaiah was conducted at MB Vignana Kendram (MBVK), Vijayawada on December 15. P Madhu, managing trustee of MB Trust and CPI(M) state secretary presided over the meeting.

Maharashtra: AIKS-led Farmers' Vehicle Jatha to Delhi Gets Massive Response

AIKS-led 1,300 Km-long Maharashtra Farmers' Vehicle Jatha for Delhi began from Nashik on the evening of December 21 with a rousing public meeting and send-off by thousands of people.The jatha is being led up to Delhi by AIKS president- Ashok Dhawale, former state president- J P Gavit, ex-MLA, state president- Kisan Gujar, state general secretary- Ajit Nawale, state office bearers- Sunil Malusare, Irfan Shaikh, Umesh Deshmukh, Arjun Adey, Uday Narkar, Uddhav Poul, Shankar Sidam and other AIKS leaders.The AIKS, CITU, AIAWU, AIDWA, DYFI and SFI in Maharashtra have taken very active part in all

Rajasthan: Kisans March Towards Delhi

THOUSANDS of kisans on December 15, under the joint leadership of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha(Joint Kisan Front), and on the call of AIKSCC reached Shahjahanpur where they were stopped by the Haryana police. Shahjahanpur is the border of Rajasthan and Haryana states. These kisans were mainly from Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana. Since last three days, the Jaipur-Delhi National Highway has been blocked as the kisans are not allowed to march forward to Delhi. There is a continuous dharna at Shahjahanpur.Hundreds of kisans from Sriganganagar came on dozens of tractors and reached the venue.

Maha: Huge Actions and Bandh in Support 0f Farmers Struggle AIKS Plans Spirited 1300 km Vehicle March to Delhi

MAHARASHTRA witnessed four massive actions in the last three weeks. The first was the response to the nationwide working-class strike and the nationwide peasant upsurge on November 26. The second was the solidarity action to support the fighting farmers of Punjab and Haryana at the Delhi border on December 3. The third was the overwhelming response to the Bharat Bandh on December 8 in support of the farmer’s struggle.

A Kingdom Under Siege of its own Making

ONCE upon a time, not too long ago, there existed many villages where present-day North Delhi is situated. Those villages were neither relocated nor vanished by a catastrophe.

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