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WB: Hundred Days Since Abhaya's Death-Calls for Justice and Healthcare Reforms Intensify

“NINETY days have passed since August 9. Ninety days of rage, ninety days of resilience. Ninety days since the brutal rape and murder of Dr Abhaya-Tilottama at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital ignited a fire in our hearts. For ninety days, we've demanded justice, rising against the tide of lawlessness engulfing our state. We've amplified the voices of women and marginalised genders, victims of relentless violence. We've battled a crumbling healthcare system and the pervasive insecurity that plagues our workplaces. We've resisted the calculated destruction of our education system.

HP: CPI(M) Shimla Conference: Intensify Struggles & Build Party Organisation

THE CPI(M) Shimla district conference took place on November 5-6 in the small town of Rampur, Shimla. Prior to the conference, a large public meeting was held, addressed by the Party's district secretary, Sanjay Chauhan. In his speech, Chauhan criticised the government for amending laws to favour corporate interests. He highlighted the devastating natural disasters that struck Himachal Pradesh in 2023 and 2024, which caused widespread destruction of homes and farmland. Despite this, he noted, the central government had failed to offer any relief to the state.

CPV Delegations Visit CPI(M) Headquarters

Two delegations of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) visited the central committee office of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and interacted with the Party leaders. They exchanged views on the current international situation and the scope for strengthening the relations between the people of the two countries.Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, member of the Central Committee of the CPV and Vice-Chairperson of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front, led a 12-member delegation and visited the Party headquarters on 8 November 2024.

We Stand with Cuba – Students and Youth in Interaction with Cuban Leader

FERNANDO Gonzalez Lort, member of the National Assembly of Cuba and President of the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the People of the World, (ICAP) was in Delhi on a three-day visit from November 5-7, 2024. He was returning after attending the 10th Asia-Pacific Solidarity Conference with Cuba held in Beijing.In his three-day whirlwind visit, he interacted with students of various universities in Delhi and the all India leadership of student and youth organisations. He explained the current situation in Cuba and the effects of economic embargo on the small country.

The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Election Scene

THE battle for the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha is now in full swing. The one-day voting will be on November 20, 2024, and the counting for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand State Assembly elections as well as the several by-elections across the country will be on November 23.We can start by looking at the results of the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra six months ago. Compared to a one-sided election in 2019 in which the BJP-NDA won 42 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats, the UPA won only five, and the AIMIM won one, the 2024 elections saw a sea change.

On Jharkhand Assembly Elections

TILL the time of writing these lines, in the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections, voting has been done on 43 seats out of total 81 seats on November 13. For the second phase, elections will be held on 38 seats on November 20. BJP is trying to give a complete communal colour to this election.Efforts are being made to increase communal polarisation by organising frequent visits of Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, half a dozen chief ministers and dozens of union ministers of BJP ruled states.

Samsung Struggle in the Era of Neoliberalism: A Class Perspective

THE 38-day-long strike by Samsung workers at the Sriperumbudur plant near Chennai is an important class struggle of this century in our country in general, and in Tamil Nadu in particular. The experiences and lessons of this heroic struggle will serve as a beacon for the contemporary working class and all trade unions.The CITU state committee organised a state-wide picketing and road blockade in solidarity with this struggle, with thousands of workers participating. CPI(M), CPI, VCK, and CPI(ML) jointly conducted a demonstration in Chennai.

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