ONCE considered a lifeline, the Musi River in Telangana has now turned into a stream of toxic liquids and effluents. Starting in the Anantagiri hills in Vikarabad district, the Musi joins the Krishna River in Vadavalli in Nalgonda district. It fulfils the drinking water and irrigation needs of the people of Hyderabad, Rangareddy, and the united Nalgonda districts. Historically linked with the lives of the people of these districts, the river’s water was pristine clear even 40 years ago. But now, the water is toxic. Who is responsible for this? What is the responsibility of those in power?

AT the call of Party Central Committee’s decision to organise a campaign against the anti-people policies of the central government, Puducherry state committee of CPI(M) met on September 9, and planned to conduct a week-long march (padayatra) beginning on September 20 covering Puducherry and Karaikal regions.

RECENTLY in a press conference, Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of West Bengal said, “RSS is not that bad; everything is done using the name of RSS.” Some of the mainstream media chose to ignore her remarks as they are forbidden to listen to such “risky” comments. Even if someone hears these by chance, they are forbidden to write or speak freely about these views. But the video went viral. There was no escape.Does Banerjee really desire to escape? Not at all. She has said such things before.

The jobless rate crossed 8 per cent yet again, and youth unemployment is raging uncheckedTHERE is a deafening silence on the part of the government, and its voluble leaders, on unemployment. Not even ritual claims or promises are being made – one would think that India has no jobs crisis! Yet the relentless rate of unemployment, especially among youth, continues to devastate families. In August this year, unemployment once again crossed the 8 per cent mark hitting the highest level in the past year.

THE national meeting of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) was held in New Delhi on September 4, 2022. The earlier meeting was held two months ago at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, on July 3. The meeting was presided over by Tajinder Singh Virk, Rakesh Tikait and Ruldu Singh. It was conducted by Hannan Mollah, Darshan Pal and Joginder Singh Ugrahan.Over 250 leaders of farmers’ organisations across India attended this meeting.