THE CPI(M)-MVA candidate Vinod Nikole won a historic victory in the Dahanu (ST) Assembly seat in Palghar district. He secured a record 1,04,702 votes and defeated the BJP candidate by 5,347 votes in a tightly fought contest. This is the tenth time out of the last eleven Assembly elections since 1978 that the CPI(M) has won this seat (Jawhar-ST before delimitation in 2009), and that too by giving five different candidates, all of whom won.
THE CPI(M)-MVA candidate Vinod Nikole won a historic victory in the Dahanu (ST) Assembly seat in Palghar district. He secured a record 1,04,702 votes and defeated the BJP candidate by 5,347 votes in a tightly fought contest. This is the tenth time out of the last eleven Assembly elections since 1978 that the CPI(M) has won this seat (Jawhar-ST before delimitation in 2009), and that too by giving five different candidates, all of whom won.
Those who take oath of office in its name are undermining its principlesAT the age of 75, the Constitution of India is the talk of the town. In parliamentary debates, as an issue in elections, in the speeches of political leaders across parties, it is a central point of debate. It is a tribute to the founding members who drafted the Constitution that not only has it stood the test of time, but upholding its core values has become an essential patriotic duty.This is not to say that the people of India have benefitted equally from the Constitution.
THE Trinamool and BJP are intertwined in their political interests, leading to a stagnant CBI investigation into the RG Kar Hospital brutal rape and murder case. This is not the first time that such a thing has happened. Past corruption cases in Bengal that were put under CBI probe have followed a similar trajectory. On November 21, CPI(M) leaders voiced these concerns during a protest march to the CBI office in Salt Lake.
THE recent indictment of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and his associates by a Court in United States of America in the ‘Solar Energy Bribery Scheme’ running into more than US$ 250 million exposes once again the Adani group’s vast corruption and its ability to influence Central and state governments in gaining lucrative contracts.
THE recent events in Sambhal and the deaths of five young Muslim men underline the importance of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, l991 enacted by Parliament in that year. This legislation prohibits “conversion of any place of worship” (Section 3) and provides for “the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on the 15th day of August, 1947” (Section 4).
THE 20th state conference of Manipur state committee of the CPI(M) was held in Imphal on November 15, 2024. The conference began with Ningthoujam Tomba, aged 101 years, freedom fighter and associate of the legendary leader and founder of Communist Party of Manipur Comrade Hijam Irawat Singh, hoisting the red flag amidst slogan shouting. All delegates paid respects to the martyrs who were killed by the class enemies, communal and fundamentalist forces. The conference was held in a hall named after Comrade Sitaram Yechury.
The Tamil Nadu Land Consolidation (for Special Projects) Act, 2023 is facing stiff resistance from farmers.THE Tamil Nadu Land Consolidation (for Special Projects) Act, 2023 is facing stiff resistance from farmers across the state.
ON Children’s Day, November 14, thousands of Anganwadi workers and helpers across the country held massive mobilisations, demanding the enactment of a law to ensure Early Childhood Development (ECD), the institutionalisation of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme on its 50th anniversary, and the implementation of the recent Gujarat High Court order on the regularisation of Anganwadi workers and helpers.The All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers (AIFAWH) organised these events as part of a year-long campaign to mark the golden jubilee of the ICDS Scheme, no