CPC and World Marxist Political Parties Forum Held

THE International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) hosted ‘The CPC and World Marxist Political Parties Forum’, on July 28, 2022. The general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the Forum. General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (PCV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, and First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Central Committee and President Miguel Diaz-Canel, sent congratulatory messages to the Forum.

Haryana Teachers Protest against CHEERAG

HARYANA school teachers organised protest actions against the CHEERAG scheme of the state government. Under this scheme, the government will reimburse fee of those students who leave government schools and join private schools. An amount of Rs 700 to Rs 1100 will be given as relief/assistance/grant per month. Haryana Vidyalaya Adhyapak Sangh and other teachers’ organisations protest this transfer of public funds to promote privatisation of education.

WHAT IS CHEERAG?

Tripura Lawyers Convention Assaults on the Constitution and Human Rights

“IN no circumstances, the State can deny the human rights of an individual who inherits the rights at the moment he/she comes out of his/her mother’s womb. Human rights are the rights of sustenance of life.

Construction Workers Hold Protest Demonstration in Jammu

CONSTRUCTION workers working in organised and unorganised sectors held a protest demonstration on August 2, at the office of the CEO/secretary of BOCW Welfare Board Jammu. They strongly denounced the management of the welfare board for its casual approach to providing social security benefits to beneficiaries of schemes framed under J&K BOCW(RE&CS) Rules 2006.

Anganwadi Adhikar Mahapadav Calls for Jawab Maango Campaign

DEFYING the rains and adverse weather conditions, more than eight thousand anganwadi workers and helpers from Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal sat on ‘Anganwadi Adhikar Mahapadav’ dharna that was organised by the All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers (AIFAWH), for three continuous days from July 26-28 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.This massive all India mobilisation held

WB: Protest against Teacher Recruitment Scam

THOUSANDS of people came into streets demanding the sacking of Partha Chatterjee, minister for industries in West Bengal after his arrest in massive corruption. Chatterjee, former education minister has been arrested by the ED in school teacher recruitment scam involving hundreds of crores of rupees. The scam has already been exposed in the courts, which directed the CBI and ED to investigate.That the TMC ministers and top leaders were involved was a known fact to the people of the state.

TN: Leaders Call for Unity Among Secular Forces to Defeat Communalism

IN a meeting organised by the Tamil Nadu platform for people's unity at Chennai Raja Annamalai Mandram on July 23, leaders of secular parties called for unity among all the secular forces and parties to defeat fascist forces in the country and to save democracy. Speaking on the occasion, senior Congress leader and the former union minister, P Chidambaram said that not only in India but also in all other countries religion is traversing a dangerous political path.MIXING RELIGION WITH POLITICS DANGEROUSHe said: “We should see the atmosphere prevailing now.

TN: Convention against Domestic Violence

TAMIL Nadu is witnessing an increase in domestic violence, according to the recently released National Family Health Survey-5. Concerned over this problem, the CPI(M) Tamil Nadu state committee organised a convention against domestic violence to draw the attention of the state government as well as the general public to it. In order to find remedies to this malady, the convention brought a wider section of social activists under a platform to evolve a plan of action. The convention held on July 19, 2022 had a big participation of activists from various spheres.

Shimla Protests against Incessant Price Hike

THE Shimla town committee held a strong protest demonstration outside the deputy commissioner’s office at Shimla on July 23, 2022, against the incessant price rise of essential commodities and the recent increase in GST values on food items.The speakers lambasted the Modi government for levying tax on essential food articles. They said in the history of 75 years of India’s independence for the first time tax is being levied on items like atta, paneer, rice, milk, curd, gur etc.

Rajasthan: State Convention against Communalism and Anti-People Policies

IN Jaipur, on July 24, 2022, a state-level convention against the politics of communal polarisation and anti-people policies was held in the auditorium of Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sansthan at Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Jaipur.The conference was inaugurated by Tushar Gandhi, the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi.GANDHI’S IDEAS BEING BRUSHED ASIDETushar Gandhi, while considering the current situation of the country in detail, said that people of other countries take inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi but efforts are being made to forget his idea in Gandhi's own country.

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