Halt Acts of Coercion and Intimidation

Below we publish the letter to the prime minister dated July 11, signed by around 30 Opposition MPs, on the raids at the homes of senior advocates Indira Jaisingh and Anand Grover. Those who signed the letter include TK Rangarajan (CPI(M)), D Raja (CPI), Anand Sharma (Congress), Jaya Bachchan (SP), Santanu Sen (TMC), Sanjay Singh (AAP),

CITU Lambasts Centre over Low Minimum Wage, Labour Law Reforms

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) condemned the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Bill, 2019, the labour law reforms, brought in by the BJP government and said that the move will grossly dilute all rights of the workers in the country.

Charge sheet against Pehlu Khan’s kin

THE All India Kisan Sabha has strongly condemned the Congress-led Rajasthan government’s indictive step of framing charge sheet against sons of Pehlu Khan, a dairy farmer who was lynched near Alwar in April 2017 by so-called ‘gau rakshaks’ (cow vigilantes).

Condemn Brutal Killings of CPI(M) Workers

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on June 24, 2019

THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its deep anguish and grief over the murder of two young comrades in West Bengal at the hands of the criminals attached to the TMC.

Withdraw UGC Circular

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on June 25

THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is deeply concerned at the effort by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to push Hindi as a compulsory subject in all under graduate courses all across India.

No Capitulation to US Pressure

Left Parties – CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML)-Liberation, AIFB and RSP – have issued the following statement on June 20

THE Left Parties express their firm opposition to the US agenda of arm twisting in the course of the visit of US Secretary of State.

CITU Opposes Govt’s Move to Reduce ESI Contribution

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) denounces the decision of the government of India to reduce rates of contribution to Employees State Insurance Scheme (ESI). CITU, in a press release issued on June 14, said that the decision was unilateral and arbitrary and was a gross violation of the resolution made at the tripartite governing body of the ESI, held in September 2018.

KERALA: CPI(M) State Secretariat on Election Results

The following is the statement issued by the Kerala State Secretariat of CPI(M) on May 25

THE defeat in Lok Sabha elections in Kerala is a temporary setback for the Left. Party committees from state committee to booth level committees will review this in detail and will find out the reasons and the lapses. The Party will take corrective measures, whatever necessary, to regain the confidence of the people.

Road Transport Workers’ Federation Demands Withdrawal of IRDA’s Proposal

THE All India Road Transport Workers’ Federation, in a statement issued on May 21, has strongly condemned the proposal of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) to enhance the third party insurance premium rates for the motor vehicles including agriculture tractors. The proposal is irrational, non transparent and highly exploitative. The proposal is made when the entire country is eagerly waiting for the parliament election results and the new government to take oath.

BEFI Welcomes SC Order on RBI Disclosure Policy

THE Bank Employees Federation of India has welcomed the Supreme Court’s order on April 26 directing the Reserve Bank to stop blocking disclosure of documents such as the list of loan defaulters and annual inspection reports of banks under the Right to Information Act.

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