Brutal Attacks and Brave Resistance

A WIDE swathe of rocky hills and forests stretches from Mirzapur to Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh, home to various tribal groups – Gonds, Kols and Bhils. The area is rich in minerals and water-resources and has seen the establishment of cement factories, Hindalco, large power plants, the Rihand and Kemur dams at the cost of the poor and their land. Promises of compensation and jobs never materialised.The attacks are unrelenting. Powerful politicians, bureaucrats, babas and strongmen regularly occupy their land forcibly. Every year sees the death and maiming of a few poor people.

National Convention against State Complicity in Hate Crimes

BRUTAL hate crimes against minorities have become more frequent and more widespread after the Narendra Modi government got re-elected. Hindutva storm-troopers are imparting to ‘Jai Shri Ram’, ‘Vande Mataram’, ‘Bharat Mata’ slogans etc an aggressiveness that is shocking the nation. The most disturbing aspect of these developments is the complicity of the State machinery. Officials in the civil administration and the police force are coerced to side with the perpetrators of hate crimes.Upright officers who refuse to surrender are silenced.

Through the Minds of the People

THE activity of CPI(M) activists reaching out to people to enquire the reasons for the defeat of LDF in the parliament election, is ongoing. It had been decided by the CPI(M) state committee that the visit should be conducted in the 70 lakh homes of the state between July 22-28. There are 35,000 Party branches and 5.15 lakh Party members. All Party members from the state level leaders to branch committee members are involving themselves in this activity.PARTY WILL GO AHEAD BY TAKING PEOPLE INTO CONFIDENCEWhen house visit programme was conducted at Thiruv

Three Killed in Mob Lynching

A DELEGATION of the CPI(M) Bihar state visited Paigambarpur village in Bihar, the native village of Naushad, Raju Nat and Bidesi Nat (all three were lynched on July 19) on July 20. The delegation comprised Awdesh Kumar, state secretary of the Party, Ajay Kumar and Ahmad Ali, state secretariat members and Shivshankar Prasad Rai, district secretary of CPI(M) Saran.FACTS OF THE CASEThe mob lynching case in which all the three were brutally killed occurred in Pithori village.

MAHARASHTRA: Peasants Denounce Anti-Adivasi Stance of BJP Regime

ON July 23, 2019, a massive 25,000-strong rally, public meeting and gherao was held by the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and the Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM) at the Sub Divisional Office (SDO) at Kalwan in the Nashik district of Maharashtra. The huge mass marched five kilometers through Kalwan town and encircled the SDO from all sides. It comprised peasants from nearly all tehsils of Nashik district. While most of them were adivasis, there were thousands of non-adivasi farmers as well.

Uttar Pradesh: CPI(M) Visits Umbha

THE massacre of 10‘Gond’ tribals in Umbha village in Sonbhadra district of UP is not a spontaneous incident. It reveals the deeply drenched feudal fabric of our system, where the State has helped the influential upper caste against the poor tribals. The CPI(M) team that visited the site of the massacre found this telling tale of the incident.On July 17, Yagyadutt, the panchayat president of the village along with Komal Singh, his relative led a team of 100-armed people and came on 32 tractors.

Tripura: A Huge Scam in Paddy Procurement?

THE much hyped paddy procurement drive of the BJP led state government is turning out to be a totally fraudulent exercise. While the actual farmers are being deprived, middlemen are eating up the profit. Recently in Khowai subdivision, paddy procurement programme was held. It was widely circulated that the food department will procure paddy directly from the farmers. But farmers found to their astonishment that a number of non-farmers have also received 'Farmer Certificate' from the agriculture department.

60 Years of Cuban Revolution: Together We Can Defeat Imperialism

THE National Committee for Solidarity with Cuba, and the All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO), have organised a public meeting on ‘60 Years of Cuban Revolution and the Fight against Imperialism’ in New Delhi on July 24.Pallab Sengupta, general secretary of AIPSO, invited the speakers onto the dais. R Arun Kumar, member of the National Committee for Solidarity with Cuba, chaired the session. He introduced the speakers and spoke about the current political context of the meeting.Aleida Guevara and Fernando González addressed the meeting.

West Bengal: CPI(M) Will Forge Links with People

CPI(M) WEST BENGAL state committee has decided to redouble its efforts to forge links with the people to regain their confidence. Two-day state committee meeting on July 23-24 has also decided to initiate series of movements on peoples’ issues.CPI(M) general secretary, Sitaram Yechury, addressing the meeting said, Modi government in its second term has blatantly taken steps against the constitution, constitutional institutions, civil liberties, etc. Bills have been passed to undermine citizens’ fundamental rights. Sangh parivar has become more offensive.

WEST BENGAL: TMC-BJP Aggravating Communal Polarisation

CPI(M) West Bengal state secretary Surjyakanta Misra asserted that there can be no political battle against communal forces and the BJP with the help of TMC or the vice versa.In a statement, Misra said, TMC and BJP, through their divisive political line have accentuated the atmosphere of violence and provocation in different parts of the state. The state administration has miserably failed to protect peace, harmony and security of citizens.

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