Haryana: Movement of rural sanitation workers in the state

THE day of October 2, 2007, is important for rural sanitation workers in the state. The then Congress government appointed these employees on the same day through gram panchayats on a monthly honorarium of Rs 3,525 to keep the villages clean and tidy. The number of these employees in the state is about 11,000. The government gave the right to pay an honorarium to the gram panchayats, with this decision of the government, the foundation of forced labour and harassment was laid.

Drabu’s assertions on Gupkar Declaration not based on facts: CPI(M)

ON August 30, Gulam Nabi, secretary of J & K CPI(M) while reacting to the former finance minister, Haseeb Drabu’s assertions on the 'Gupkar Declaration' with reference to CPI(M), said it was not based on facts.In an Op-Ed piece in Greater Kashmir, Drabu had questioned whether J&K CPI(M) had the blessing of the high command to be part of the Gupkar Declaration or it is a 'localised' show of solidarity.To put the records straight, the CPI(M) central leadership has strongly opposed unconstitutional, illegal and authoritarian decisions taken by the BJP government on August 5, 2019.

WEST BENGAL: Tributes Paid to the Food Movement Martyrs

COMRADES all across West Bengal paid tribute to the martyrs of the 1959 Food Movement in Bengal by hoisting the Party flag, offering flowers at their memorial and delivering speeches.The historic movement was constituted by thousands of farmers and workers of mills and common men who came forward on the streets, demanding the right to food, owing to the artificial scarcity of rice created by a nexus between the state government and landlords, rich peasants, rice mill owners, and traders.When the protests reached its peak, bullets were fired on the unarmed protesters, killing hundreds of peo

AP: Rich Tributes Paid to Electricity Movement Martyrs

RICH tributes were paid to Comrades Rama Krishna, Vishnuvardhan Reddy and Balaswamy, on the 20th anniversary of the Martyrs Day of the Electricity movement, on August 28. The three were brutally killed by the then Telugu Desam Party government, which hiked electricity charges heavily and was vehemently implementing the World Bank dictates by putting a burden of Rs1,000 crore on the people of the united Andhra Pradesh.The CPI(M) and Left parties initiated the struggle against the power tariff hike and later the Congress, the main opposition supported it.

Kerala: Trash to Treasure

THE DYFI has raised an amount of Rs 10,95,86,537 for the chief minister’s disaster relief fund(CMDRF) by collecting scrap, reselling garbage for recycling, and doing different kinds of jobs. Even as the first Coronavirus cases surfaced in Kerala and the state government stepped up its defence, Kerala’s young people were at the forefront of the efforts. The DYFI-led campaign ‘Njangalund’ (we are here), which was started to provide assistance to the needy during the lockdown, is still on.

Tripura: Callous Management of Covid-19 and Collapse of Law & Order

THE number of Covid-19 cases in Tripura has been touching record high every passing day. The total number of cases stood at 9,820 on August 24 and the death toll from the disease was 78. Similarly, the number of active patients is also rising and reaching a scale where it will be difficult to provide a hospital bed to all patients.

KERALA: Withdraw Decision to Handover Thiruvananthapuram Airport to Adani Group

AN all-party meeting presided over by the chief minister of Kerala, that was held in Thiruvananthapuram on August 20, has demanded the central government to withdraw its decision to handover Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to the Adani group. All attendees except the BJP representatives had sharply criticised the privatisation of airport.

Gimmick of NRA: CPI (M) Response

THE pandemic and the lockdown imposed by the Modi government has led to an unprecedented collapse of economic activities and a severe contraction of the economy. Steep hike in unemployment is the most obvious manifestation of this reality. Instead of taking measures to address this catastrophic situation, let alone arresting this havoc, there is indulgence in gimmicks.The terrible situation is manifest in the available data.

Restore Articles 370 and 35A

Below we publish the statement issued by the signatories to the Gupkar Declaration – Farooq Abdullah, JKNC; Mehbooba Mufti, JKPDP; G A Mir, JKPCC; M Y Tarigami, CPI(M); Sajad Gani Lone, JKPC and Muzaffar Shah, JKANC. THE signatories to the Gupkar Declaration of August 4, 2019 have barely managed to establish basic level of communication with each other, in the face of a series of prohibitive and punitive curbs imposed by the government, aimed at impeding all social and political interactions.

CPI(M) Campaign Evokes Good Response

AT the call of the Central Committee of the CPI(M), a week-long campaign from August 20-26, followed by protests, was held throughout the country on 16-point demand charter. Below we publish reports from the states:KERALAAs per the call of the Central Committee the protest satyagraha against the anti-people policies of the central government was held on August 23 evening from 4 pm to 4.30 pm and it was a thundering success in Kerala. The satyagraha was conducted fully complying Covid-19 protocol.

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