In Lok Sabha, CPI(M) Demands Probe into Lalit Modi Controversy, Resignation of Sushma Swaraj

CPI(M) Leader in Lok Sabha P Karunakaran, in his speech during the discussion on an Adjournment Motion over the Lalit Modi controversy on August 12, demanded a high-level investigation into the case and resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj till she is absolved of the charges against her. Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje have been accused of helping former IPL chief Lalit Modi, who faces charges of corruption, get travel documents from the UK. Karunakaran also questioned the silence of the Prime Minister on the issue.

CAG Report: The 8,000 Crore Loot of Delhites By Reliance and Tata

THE CAG Draft Report on the three private power distribution companies in Delhi, shows that the people of Delhi have been “overcharged” by a whopping Rs 8,000 crore. The three companies – BSES Yamuna Power Ltd (BYPL) and BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) controlled by Anil Ambani's Reliance group, and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (TPDDL) – committed deliberate fraud by inflating their power purchase costs, suppressing actual revenues, and through sweet heart deals with their group companies, all of which led to higher electricity bills for the consumers. In 2010, the then head of Delhi E

The Devaluation of the Yuan

THE Chinese central bank’s decision last week to let the yuan depreciate in three stages by almost 4 percent against the US dollar, was officially explained as a move towards greater market determination of its exchange rate.

Aligarh Historians Society Condemns Killing of Syrian Archaeologist

THE Aligarh Historians Society joins archaeologists and historians all over the world in denouncing as a most barbarous crime the gruesome murder of the eminent Syrian archaeologist, Khaled al-Asaad, an expert on Palmyra, one of the great World Heritage sites.
The Society hopes that the perpetrators of the crime, belonging to the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (DAISH) one day be brought to justice, along with those who have directed or colluded with them. Civilised people, irrespective of country or religion, must unite in their

Thinking Together

 Is it correct that the amended version of the para 7.17 of the Party Programme wherein you have proposed to join a government at the centre as well, is the result of the Party’s acknowledgement of its mistake in not joining the central government, under the leadership of Comrade Jyoti Basu?

Is it quite natural as we knew from the writing of a senior comrade that it was the word `states’ as the suffix of government that had debarred the Central Committee from joining the central government.

Please confirm if my presumptions are correct.

Scrap MoU for Bauxite Mining in Araku Valley: CPI(M)

THE CPI(M) has demanded scrapping of the MoU signed for mining of bauxite ore in the picturesque Araku Valley in Visakhapatnam district. At a press conference in Visakhapatnam, CPI(M) Lok Sabha MP Jitendra Chaudhury said the TDP government in the state and the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre are paving the way for corporate loot of precious natural resources by undermining the law of land and environmental rules, which is leading to huge revenue loss and long-run impact on the socio, economic and cultural base of our country.

Seventeen Left Parties’ Sit-in in Kolkata

SEVENTEEN Left parties have staged a three day sit-in demonstration in Kolkata to highlight attacks on democracy in the state and to support the call of Nabanna March by peasant organisations as well as the all India General Strike on September 2. The sit-in continued day and night with frontline leaders of Left parties staying at the venue on Rani Rasmoni Road.On August 17, at the opening rally of the sit-in, CPI(M) state secretary Suryakanta Misra lashed out against the centre and state governments and asserted that none of them would be able to thwart the General Strike this time.

Implement One Rank One Pension Immediately

IN a letter written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 17, Brinda Karat, Polit Bureau member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) who had visited the dharna of defence service pensioners at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on the same day, said that it is sad that defence personnel who have served the nation were being forced to sit on an indefinite hunger strike. It is a shame on the country that such a situation has developed which makes a mockery of the concept of Jai Jawan.

Attack in West Bengal Condemned

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on August 14, 2015. THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the attack on Surjyakanta Misra, member of its Polit Bureau and secretary of the West Bengal state committee of the Party and other leaders of the Left Front. Misra, who is also leader of the opposition in the West Bengal assembly along with other district leaders of the Left Front, was going to visit the camps housing the flood affected in Udanarayanpur in Howrah district. Their convoy was st

Country Prepares for Sep 2 General Strike

THE working people of the country, from almost all the sectors, from all the states, have very well completed their preparation for the 24 hour strike on September 2. This strike is the 16th countrywide General Strike after 1991, against the neo-liberal offensive of the ruling classes and the fourth strike since all the 11 Central TUs and also the National Federations have come on a joint platform. All informations from various corners of the country indicate that most enthusiastic preparations have been there to make the strike a complete success. CENTRAL TRADEUNIONSAll the Central Trade

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