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DELHI: United Left Alliance Wins JNUSU Polls

THE United Left Alliance has won all four central panel posts in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union polls.

The United Left alliance of SFI – Students’ Federation of India, Democratic Students' Federation (DSF), All India Students' Association (AISA), and All India Students' Federation (AISF) has won the elections, bagging all four central panel posts with thumping majorities.

Aishe Ghosh of SFI has been elected as the president, defeating the nearest opponent candidate by 1,185 votes.

TELANGANA: Attempts to Falsify Facts of Glorious Telangana Struggle

THE CPI(M) Telangana state committee held district-level meetings to mark Hyderabad merger day on September 17. On the day in 1948, Hyderabad State which was under Nizam, was merged with the union of India following the police action.  Celebrating the anniversary of the merger, a number of meetings were held in the districts. Under the auspices of the Greater Hyderabad Central City committee, the anniversary of the Telangana Armed Struggle (1946-52) was celebrated and a meeting was held in Sundarayya Vignana  Kendram in Hyderabad on September 17.

AP: Oppose Capitalist Landlord- Neo Rich Nexus

“FEUDAL landlords exploited the people in the olden days and now the capitalist landlords and neo-rich in the rural areas are snatching the land from the poor”, speakers in the agricultural workers rally lamented at Challapalli in Krishna district on September 15. The rally was held after the 28th state conference of Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Workers Union, which was held from September 13-15.

KERALA: People Donate Generously to CMDRF for Flood Relief

REITERATING the trust upon the LDF government and the CPI(M), people of Kerala have generously contributed to the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund with a sum of Rs 22,90,67,326. In the backdrop of heavy floods, CPI(M) branches across the state had organised a massive collection from August 13 to 18. Respective Party district committees deposited their amount to the CMDRF. 

Details from the districts are as follows: 

Kasargod: 79,30,261

Kannur: 6,46,42,704

Wayanad: 56,00,000

Kozhikkode:2,46,20,914

Malappuram: 2,55,86,473

SRINAGAR: CPI(M) General Secretary Meets Tarigami

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury was the first politician outside the Valley to visit Kashmir after abrogation of Article 370. He too had to go through the treatment that opposition leaders under detention are getting in Kashmir.

Yechury visited the state after the Supreme Court gave a favourable order in a habeas corpus petition seeking the whereabouts of CPI(M) Central Committee member and four-time MLA Mohd Yousuf Tarigami.

TELANGANA: Restore Democracy in Kashmir, Left Parties Demand

Left parties organised a state convention at Sundarayya Vignana Kendram, Hyderabad, on September 10 demanding the Indian government to protect the democratic rights of the people. State secretariat member of CPI(M), D G Narasimha Rao, presided over the meeting.   K Srinivas, editor of Telugu daily Andhra Jyothi attended the meet as the chief guest and said that people all over the country are talking about Kashmir but the situation there is not as most people imagine. 

New Attempts to Attack Forest Rights Act

Five tribal organizations –  Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch, Campaign for Survival and Dignity, Bharat Ekta Andolan, Jindagi Bachao Abhiyan and the All India Forum of Forest Movements have jointly submitted the following memorandum to Arjun Munda, minister for tribal affairs on September 11, regarding the new attempt to attack the Forest Rights Act in the Supreme Court.

ON September 12, the Supreme Court is scheduled to once again hear the ongoing case against the Forest Rights Act. 

WEST BENGAL: Strong Rally of Kisans and Agricultural Workers

ON AUGUST 31, a strong rally of the agricultural workers was held in Kolkata to infuse fighting spirit within agriculturalists of the country. Over 50,000 farmers and agricultural workers, at the call of AIKS and AIAWU,  mobilised at the heart of Kolkata, at Rani Rashmoni Avenue, demanding an end to the anti- peasantry mindset of the Modi led union government, which they told is being supplemented by the  Mamata led TMC run state government in West Bengal. 

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