SKM Condemns Attack on Wrestlers, Farmers and Women

THE cowardly BJP government led by Narendra Modi closed borders, arrested many activists and kept many under house-arrest from May 27th onwards to stall democratic protest on May 28, called by the women wrestlers and supported by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha. Borders were closed to stop farmers and women from reaching Delhi.

Maha: AIDWA Holds Big Rally and Gherao of Palghar District Collectorate

ON May 24, 2023, over 12,000 women from Palghar district led by the AIDWA Thane-Palghar district committee led a massive march and gherao of the Palghar district collectorate on the burning issues of ration, employment, water, and health. The administration and the police, who were caught totally unprepared, did not know what had hit them! Most of the women in the march were tribals, but there was also a fair share of non-tribal women from different walks of life.

Reject Delhi Ordinance

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his party leaders Sanjay Singh, Raghav Chadha and Atishi visited CPI(M) headquarters, AK Gopalan Bhavan and met Party general secretary Sitaram Yechury and Polit Bureau members Prakash Karat, MA Baby, Brinda Karat and A Vijayaraghavan, to seek support against the central government's ordinance on Delhi. The CPI(M) will oppose the ordinance in the parliament.

Widespread Protests Demand Arrest of Accused BJP Leaders and Justice to Women Wrestlers

THE ongoing struggle by women wrestlers which include international-awardees at Delhi against the sexual harassment and repression by certain officials in the Wrestlers’ Federation of India, as well as the arrogant inaction of the BJP government at the centre has drawn the attention of the entire country.

Telangana: P Sundarayya Memorial Lecture

THIS year’s P Sundarayya Memorial Lecture organised by Sundarayya Vignana Kendram was delivered by PDT Achary, former secretary general of Lok Sabha, on May 19, 2023 in Hyderabad. Addressing the meeting, Achary noted, “We must realise that a theocracy will lead to the ultimate disintegration of the society. There are two reasons for that. One, the presence of six minority religions the biggest of which has 200 million followers here, makes it almost impossible for a switchover to theocracy.

TN: Progressive Voices Unite: Viluppuram Conference against Caste Oppression

Despite the existence of various laws aimed at protecting the rights of the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in the country, their condition remains precarious. The oppression and atrocities inflicted upon them are on the rise without any respite.

First Com P Sundarayya Memorial Lecture in Delhi

ON May 23, 2023, the first P Sundarayya Memorial Lecture in Delhi was delivered by CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Prakash Karat at the Harkishan Singh Surjeet Bhawan in New Delhi. The topic of his lecture was "P Sundarayya's Contributions to the Agrarian Question and its Contemporary Relevance".P Sundarayya was a renowned freedom fighter, and the towering leader of the historic Telangana Peasants Armed Struggle against landlordism. He was also the first general secretary of the CPI(M) from 1964 to 1976.The lecture was organised by the P Sundarayya Memorial Trust, Delhi.

Kerala: LDF Govt Focuses on Health Infrastructure, Inaugurates 5,409 Public Health Centres

The Public Health Centres will function in association with LSGs to ensure antenatal care, child and maternal care, and fulfilling other medical needs.THE Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala, as part of the 100 days programme to celebrate the completion of its two years in office, inaugurated 5,409 health and wellness centres across the state.The primary aim of the centres would be preventing diseases, ensuring annual checkups to people of the respective neighbourhoods, and following up treatment for those in need.

Jharkhand: Left Parties Hold State-level Convention

THE Left parties of Jharkhand have announced a state-wide joint agitation to address the pressing issues in Jharkhand and intensify the struggle against the communal-corporate nexus at the centre.

Arrest the Accused BJP Leaders

A JOINT protest by Jammu & Kashmir state committee of CITU, Jammu & Kashmir Kisan Tehrik and Democratic Women’s Association was held on May 18, in front of the divisional commissioner office, Panama Chowk, Jammu in support of the ongoing struggle by women wrestlers in New Delhi.

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