The Second Covid-19 Wave and Modi Government's Abdication of Responsibility

THE Covid-19 pandemic shows no sign of slowing down in the country, with figures touching 2,75,000 on April 18th. Hospitals are running out of beds, ICU capacity and even oxygen. Consequently, the death toll is also rising, with reports of dead bodies piling up in mortuaries, crematoriums and burial grounds.India's numbers have far outstripped countries like the US and Brazil, which have been the poor performers till now. Worse, the flattening up of the curve is still some time away, as new states and cities are getting affected.

CITU May Day Manifesto 2021

ON this May Day 2021, CITUSalutes the working class and all sections of toiling people across the world who, suffering huge personal losses and risking their own lives have been striving to bring the economy back on wheels and safeguard the lives of others.Condoles the families and friends of the millions who lost their lives due to the Covid 19 pandemic.On this May Day, CITUExtends fraternal solidarity to the workers and working people all over the world, who are bravely fighting the Covid pandemic on the one hand and the attacks of the ruling classes and their agents in governance on thei

AP: Massive Rally against Privatisation of Vizag Steel Plant

THE national leaders of Samyukta Kisan Morcha and trade union leaders of Visakha Ukku Parirakshana committee addressed a huge rally called ‘ Rytu Karmika Sankharava Sabha’ (farmer worker clarion call meeting) against privatisation of Vizag Steel on April 18th on the beach of Visakhapatnam. Thousands of farmers, workers, employees and their family members attended the meeting.

AIKS mourns death of Comrade Munda

THE All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) paid homage to its veteran leader, Comrade Rajendra Singh Munda, 92, and who passed away on April 18. The AIKS called him a doyen of the peasant and Adivasi movement and said that he was an inspiring leader who led many struggles for land and forest rights.A much loved leader known for his simple life and endearing style of work, Comrade Munda was affectionately called Rajen Babu. He was the state president of the Jharkhand Kisan Sabha and also member of CPI(M) state secretariat.

The Vishwaguru that Failed

The Modi-Shah duo are criminally responsible for the havoc caused by the Second WaveTHE Covid-19 cases crossed over 2,34,000 on April 17, the very day Narendra Modi addressed an election rally in Asansol, West Bengal, where he congratulated the people for coming in large numbers and declared that he had not seen such crowds in a rally before. This callous politics endangering the lives of thousands of people exemplifies the criminal responsibility of the Modi-Shah duo for the havoc caused by the raging pandemic.

Gyanvapi Mosque: Court Order Violates Law

CPI (M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 9THE order of a civil court in Varanasi for a survey of the Gyanvapi mosque by the Archaeological Survey of India to ascertain whether a temple existed at the spot is violative of the extant law in the matter.The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act enjoins the maintenance of status quo in all such religious places of worship.The higher judiciary should immediately intervene to nullify the lower court order.

Assert Indian Sovereignty: Quit the Quad

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 10THE American Seventh Fleet warship’s intrusion into India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) waters off the coast of Lakshadweep is a gratuitous challenge to India’s sovereignty.The statement of the Seventh Fleet makes it clear that this operation was for “challenging India’s excessive maritime claims”.The United States is being blatantly hypocritical. It has not signed the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas, of which India is a signatory, but claims it is acting as per international law.

Yet Another Rafale Exposé

THE French investigative web-portal Mediapart released a three part series of articles last week containing much dramatic new material on touching on the controversial Rafale deal. The material once again brought into focus murky dealings, possible shady transactions, and evasive as well as non-cooperative responses by supposedly independent investigative agencies and top government and corporate officials in both India and France.

US Navy in Lakshadweep: Gunboat Diplomacy Masquerading as Freedom of Navigation

HAVING endorsed US Freedom of Navigations on the South China Sea, the Indian government had a rude awakening. It discovered, from a US Seventh Fleet announcement on its website, that the US had conducted a similar Freedom of Navigation Operations in India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) around Lakshadweep on April 7. This was done without requesting India’s prior consent.

MNREGA Wage Hike of Less Than Four Per Cent is Cruel to Rural Workers

THE central government has announced new wage rates for the people working under MNREGA for the year 2021-22. According to the revised rates announced by the Ministry of Rural Development on March 15, the enhancement is from Rs 0 to Rs 23 in different states. At the national level, the hike is than four per cent which is unfair towards the poor rural workers, majority of whom are dalits, tribals and poor rural women. While the prices of essentials are skyrocketing, the government is reluctant to increase the wages.

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