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A Report on the Delhi Solidarity Relief & Rehabilitation Committee

THE communal violence has led to tragic loss of lives, extensive destruction of livelihoods, homes and property. The areas where the violence took place have a large population comprising unorganised workers, working class and lower middle class households of both communities. Thousands have become victims of the violence in different ways and suffering and distress are widespread. Urgent steps are required to provide relief, rehabilitation and legal aid for the distressed people. The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) has given a call for relief fund collection to all its state units.

WEST BENGAL: Shah Faces Strong Protest in Kolkata

UNION home minister, Amit Shah faced strong protest in his visit to Kolkata on  March 1. Thousands of protestors came out in the street to shout him “Go back Amit Shah”, holding him responsible for planned violence in Delhi. As Shah landed in airport, protests began then and there. Hundreds rallied outside the gates of airport with black flags, black balloons and poster. CPI(M) and Left mass organisations took the lead in the demonstration. All the way to city, Shah had to witness protests in street corners.

Red Book Day Marked in Tamil Nadu

THE “Red Book Day” of reading the Communist Manifesto generated great enthusiasm in Tamil Nadu and it will not be an exaggeration to say that it has been a great success. Events were organised to mark the day in 1,800 to 2,000 centers all over Tamil Nadu.After the initiation by LeftWord, the publisher Bharathi Puthakalayam in Tamil Nadu took many commendable steps to lay the ground for this event. The target of 10,000 reading events and sale of 1,00,000 copies of the Manifesto was fixed. In order to make it possible a fresh translation in Tamil was planned.

KERALA: Enhance Farm Production and Productivity: S R Pillai

THE agrarian sector should take steps to increase production and improve productivity to tackle the agrarian crisis, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member S Ramachandran Pillai has said.He also said the sector required more investments, manpower and latest technologies to make it profitable.“How to take forward the land reform undertaken till now is the task before us. How to make use of the government in Kerala at present, which is sympathetic to us? Unlike the other agriculture movements in other states, Kerala’s agrarian movement has a twin task.

DELHI: Left Parties Appeal on Current Prevailing Situation

AN urgent meeting of the Left parties of Delhi state was held on February 25, to take note of violence and rioting in North-East Delhi yesterday. It took a serious objection to the fact that BJP leader Kapil Mishra on February 23 at Babarpur threatened the anti-CAA, NRC, NPR protesters as an extra judicial authority in the presence of a senior police officer. In fact, he should be held responsible for the rioting.

Defending the Constitution is the Patriotic Duty of every Indian: Yechury

A MASSIVE rally organised in Bijapur, Karnataka, by the Samvidhaan Bachao Aandolan, was well attended by over 400,000 people on February 24.  Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of the  CPI(M) addressed it along with other leaders that includes Siddaramaiah, former chief minister of Karnataka and Mallikarjun Kharge, former leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha.Sitaram Yechury while addressing the rally said that Modi and Shah have paranoia of terming all those who oppose them as “anti-nationals”. This is done to hide their abject failure in ruling this country.

ANDHRA PRADESH: One Lakh Telugu copies of Communist Manifesto Published

 Book release, Sales and Reading Programmes throughout the Telugu States in 400 Centres61,000 Sold Out in One Day in AP and TelanganaONE lakh copies of Communist Manifesto were published in Telugu in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Left parties leaders and cadres mobiliSed people in a big way and observed the Red Books Day enthusiastically on February 21. Five Left publications Prajasakti, Nava Telangana, Visalandhra, Nava Chetana and Peacock Classics jointly published one lakh copies of the Manifesto in Telugu. The book includes ‘Communist Principles’  also.

Protest against US President’s Visit

THE All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO), along with various other mass organisations and social movements organised a protest demonstration opposing the visit of US President Donald Trump on February 24, 2020 at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.Hundreds of people representing the common people of our country – workers, kisans, women, youth, students – participated in the demonstration.Leaders denounced the unwarranted welcome accorded to the US president by the Indian government.

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