Speech

A Communist for Our Times

Below we publish the text of the speech delivered by Prabhat Patnaik at the memorial meeting held in New Delhi on September 28 to pay tributes to Comrade Sitaram YechurySITARAM Yechury, general secretary of the CPI(M), who passed away on September 12, belonged to the first batch of MA (Economics) students of Jawaharlal Nehru University; the faculty at the newly-established Centre for Economic Studies and Planning consisted of six members, of whom three including myself were in their late twenties with no previous experience of teaching in India while even our senior collea

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan at the Governing Council of the NITI Aayog

Below we publish the text of the speech delivered by the Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, at the Governing Council meeting of the NITI Aayog, on June 15, in New DelhiI WOULD like to bring to the attention of the governing council of the NITI Aayog, which includes the elected leaders of the people of India, certain important issues facing the states of our country.

Effective Early Warning Systems Can Minimise Loss of Lives

Below we publish excerpts from the speech delivered by Pinarayi Vijayan, chief minister of Kerala, at the opening session of World Reconstruction Conference held in Geneva on May 13, 2019.THE state of Kerala, which I represent here, is situated in the southern part of the Indian peninsula and is known for its rich and diverse natural heritage. However, we did not have to face natural calamities of significant magnitude for more than ninety years.

Triple Talaq bill smacks of communal polarisation, than equality for Muslim women

MOHAMMAD Salim, Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha termed the triple talaq bill as unnecessary and inappropriate. Participating in the discussion on December 27 he said exactly a year ago we had discussed about this issue and we had opposed it even at that time. In the Rajya Sabha a committee was formed but the report is still awaited; then you brought in an ordinance.

Implement the Law to Protect the Country

Mohd Salim while speaking on the no-confidence motion in Lok SabhaOn July 20, there was discussion in the Lok Sabha on the no-confidence motion. Participating in the discussion Mohd Salim said “ the council of ministers lack confidence of this house”. When the discussion began in the morning this confidence further fell. The reason for that is that when the leader of the ruling party stood instead of focusing on the issues went to touch upon Madhya Pradesh.

Immediately Ban Vigilante Organisations

Below we publish excerpts from the speech made by Sitaram Yechury, leader of the CPI(M) in Rajya Sabha on July 19, during a short duration discussion on situation arising out of increase in incidents of lynching and atrocities on minorities and dalits across the country.I AM standing with my head hanging in shame. Where has our Republic come to? Seventy years earlier, we had the pride in the world to say -- while no other western democracy could have the courage to say -- that from day one, we shall give universal suffrage for everybody in our country.

‘Fill up long standing vacancies in various departments’

Below we publish the remarks of Manik Sarkar, chief minister of Tripura at the third meeting of the governing council of NITI Aayog on April 23 in New Delhi.RATIONALISATION OF CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEMES All central assistance to state plan for north-eastern states should be continued on 90:10 basis. The process of release of the central share should be simplified. Government of India may release its share in two installments, the first release in April and the next after six months.

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