TN Local Bodies Election: CPI(M) for Safeguarding Democratic Rights of People

IN the state of Tamil Nadu, during the last decade, the AIADMK was responsible for not holding elections to local bodies.

TN: Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Day

THE Tamil Nadu Platform for People's Unity observes Mahatma Gandhi's Memorial Day on January 30 as ‘anti-religious chauvinism day’, every year.

This year, garlanding of Gandhi's statue and taking oath for communal harmony were the activities conducted by the district units in the state. In some districts, this was followed by seminars and small rallies on the occasion.

At the events, people took oath to oppose all forms of communalism, casteism and gender discrimination, and to uphold the constitution of India and its sovereignty.

Telangana: Tribals Struggle for Right to Forest Land

THE CPI(M) firmly stood by people’s struggles in different parts of Telangana. Be it the fight of tribals for right to forest land or the struggle of a remote village for basic amenities such as drinking water and road connectivity, the CPI(M) along with other parties actively supported the people and conducted successful agitations.

Jharkhand: Keep on Hold the Jharkhand Gazette on Tribal and Regional Languages

THE state secretariat of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), in a statement issued on February 11, has demanded that the Jharkhand Gazette (Extraordinary) dated December 27 issued by the government of Jharkhand in relation to the tribal and regional languages of the state by order of the governor be kept on hold and an all-party meeting be convened to discuss this issue.

Karnataka: CPI(M) Condemns BJP’s Divisive Communal Policies

CPI (M) Karnataka state committee, in a statement issued on February 10, 2022, has condemned the unnecessary controversy of ‘hijab and saffron shawl’ which started in a college in Udupi and has created a communal divide among students in educational institutions across the state. It has urged the state government to make sincere efforts to stop it.

WB: Loot-storm Behind the Green-storm in Municipal Elections

WEST Bengal witnessed another mockery of ‘elections’ in four municipal corporations, where TMC gangs looted hundreds of booths with the help of the state administration and police. Elections to four municipal corporations – Siliguri, Bidhannagar, Chandannagar and Asansol took place on February 12. In two of them, rampant rigging and booth capturing forced thousands of voters to stay indoors and the outsiders seizing voting centres.

Victory for SFI Movement

DIFFERENT studies conducted by UNICEF, at different times, during the last two years after the breakout of the pandemic, have shown over and over again that reading, writing and arithmetic skills of children are being severely disadvantaged because of prolonged closure of schools, and this was adversely affecting their path to progress. Not being able to attend schools regularly was not only affecting their academic progress but was also taking a heavy toll on their somatic and psychological well-being.

Tripura: A Directionless & Corrupt Regime

THE state is in total chaos, the BJP-IPFT government has brought the state to such a deplorable condition in just 46 months of utter misrule, commented Jitendra Chaudhury, state secretary of CPI(M). Attending a press conference at Agartala on January 27, he told that the chaos resulting from the day-to-day activities of the state government is having a disastrous effect on the public life.

Farmers Observe Nationwide Day of Betrayal

AT the call of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) given in its meeting at the Singhu border on January 15, 2022, tens of thousands of farmers across the nation came on the streets to observe the ‘Day of Betrayal’ condemning the Modi-led BJP central government on January 31. Protest demonstrations were held in hundreds of districts and blocks across India, and memoranda were submitted addressed to the president of India, to local authorities.

BJP to Further Deepen Economic Crisis with Budget 2022-23, Say Unions

BUDGET 2022-23 presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has not gone down well with major sections of the society including the working class, farmers and women. The unions representing these sections have criticised the budget calling it a reflection of the anti-people and pro-corporate nature of the BJP government.

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