BJP Govt Betrays Farmers in Distress Yet Again

THE BJP-led NDA government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have yet again betrayed the farmers in distress by going back on their promise of fixing remunerative minimum support prices (MSP) at least 50 percent above the cost of production. The MSP announced for Kharif crops 2015-16 does not meet even the cost of production and in most cases the increase is ranging merely from Rs15 to Rs 50 per quintal. In a press statement issued on June 17, the All India Kisan Sabha said that this does not reflect the actual costs of production and increasing input costs.

Chandrababu Naidu in Deep Trouble

ANDHRA Pradesh chief minister Chandrababbu Naidu is in deep trouble. For the first time in his over 35 year long political career, he has been caught in a corrupt act with clinching proof. Audio tapes of Naidu’s telephonic conversation with a nominated MLA Stephenson, which directly link him to the ‘cash-for-vote’ case, surfaced on June 8.

On the Political Developments in Bihar

ELECTION bugle has been sounded in Bihar. Each and every party worth the name has started preparing its political strategy to face the coming assembly elections by posing itself as a savior of a particular caste as caste mobilisation plays a crucial role in Bihar politics due to the structurally entrenched feudal system dominating the day-to-day life of common people of Bihar.With the coming together of the RJD & JD(U) the caste mobilisation has got further impetus.

A Deep Insult and Permanent Injury to FTII

IN its ‘crusade’ against the intellectual life of the nation and the institutional framework purported to nurture the same, the Modi government and the Sangh Parivar has taken one more victim. This time it is the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), one of the most revered institutes in imparting education in film making, not only in India, but in the whole of Asia.It has appointed Gajendra Chouhan as the chairperson of the governing council of FTII.

SAHMAT Supports FTII Protests

Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) has issued the following statement on June 16.

WE feel very disturbed by the developments that have happened at FTII Pune. One cannot allow this institution to be pulled down by the government with such insensitivity. These are places of higher learning and cutting edge technology. FTII has great legacy and that has to continue on that path. We fully support the protests of the students. Save FTII is to save freedom of expression and intellectual freedom.

SFI Stands in Solidarity With The Fighting Students of FTII

THE Central Executive Committee of the Students Federation of India in a statement issued on June 15 has expressed solidarity with the students of Film and Television Institute of India, FTII who are bravely protesting against the shameless attempts to saffronise one of the prime institutes of the country. An indefinite hunger strike has been launched by the students against the Modi led NDA government's appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the chairman of the governing council of the FTII.

KERALA: Aruvikkara: LDF Campaign Reaches Out to People

AS the campaign enters the final lap for the by-elections to the Aruvikkara assembly constituency in Kerala, the LDF candidate and former assembly speaker and minister M Vijayakumar is gaining more and more support from the people from all walks of life in a three cornered fight.

TELANGANA: Campaign for Reservations in Private Sector

THE Khammam district committee of the CPI(M) has undertaken a bus jatha campaign demanding the enactment of a law for providing reservations in private sector for SC, ST and OBCs. The jatha began from Bhadrachalam on May 19, marking the 30th death anniversary of P Sundaraiah. The jatha toured 1600 kilometres in the district in the 19 days of campaign.The jatha aimed at bringing awareness among the people and educate them on the problems arising due to non-implementation of reservations in the private sector.

The Destruction of Education

THE NDA government’s appointment of hack loyalists to important positions in the sphere of education has rightly raised concerns about the damage being done to the education system. But this is not the sole source of danger to the system. The era of globalisation of capital brings in its train a process of destruction of education, of which in the Indian context the intrusion of communal-fascism into the sphere of education is an important additional ingredient.

Delhi Turns into a Battleground For Centre-State Relations

A SERIES of events has turned the capital Delhi into a battleground in recent weeks. First it appeared that a typical power struggle between opposing political forces had broken out. There was open mudslinging between Delhi’s Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), over who has the right to appoint senior bureaucrats and others in sensitive positions.

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