THE 7th state conference of CPI(M) Uttarakhand concluded with a strong party building, mass movement and a resolve to ensure the defeat of communal forces in the state.RALLY AND OPEN SESSIONThe conference was held from December 24-26, 2021 at Comrade Virendra Bhandari Nagar and Comrade Satyaprakash Manch, Jain Dharamshala, Dehradun.
THE chief minister of Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi, dedicated three projects to the people in Jalandhar on December 24. These projects are in the memory of great freedom fighter, prominent communist leader & long time general secretary of CPI(M), Comrade Harkishan Singh Surjeet at his native village Bundala Manjhki ( Jalandhar). The chief minister placed a 'Harkishan Singh Surjeet Marg'(name of the road) plaque on the road from Barapind to Jandiala. Comrade Surjeet was once elected as an MLA from Barapind constituency.
AS the UP elections draw closer, the visits of the prime minister to the state are becoming an almost everyday affair. These visits are well-choreographed events with Narendra Modi alone at the centre whether under the focus of laser lights or on a high podium. Each event is used to announce a plethora of ‘gifts’ to the people ranging from a spanking, shiny new look Vishwanath Mandir in Varanasi to cash transfers to women’s SHGs. These state-sponsored events are also utilised in the most brazen fashion to pour vitriol on opposition leaders, Akhilesh Yadav in particular, and, of course, M
ON December 24, Agartala, the capital city of Tripura, witnessed a web of red flags elevated high by thousands of kisans to celebrate victory of the year-long kisan struggle in the country and to press for the urgent issues that the peasantry of the state has been striving hard to settle. There is no alternative to a sustained united struggle to overthrow the anti-peasant, anti-worker RSS-BJP government that has been foisted on the people of Tripura through hoax promises.
THE civilian casualty files(CCF), published by The New York Times in December 2020 has once again exposed that the US has no regard for rule-based order.
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on December 24:THE extreme hate speeches and incitement to violence against Muslims at the so-called dharam sansad in Haridwar is a flagrant violation of the Constitution, the legal framework. The speeches are akin to supporting terrorist acts including against former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh.It could continue without hindrance for three days because of the impunity such people enjoy under the BJP-led governments.
IN the current context, we see the state mutating itself into a form that exerts greater control on the civilian population through surveillance infrastructure & mechanisms, which by the day is becoming a necessary condition to suit itself to serve the interests and needs of the big capital, paving the way for maximisation of profits for the market forces. The Aadhaar project is the lynchpin to crackdown on welfare measures and a necessary condition to carry forward the devastating reforms in the neo-liberal phase.
TRIPURA Rajya UpajatiGanamukti Parishad (GMP) observed the 77th formation day of Janashiksha Samityon December 27 to remember the pivotal role the organisation made in promoting literacy among the Tribal youth of Tripura. A meeting was held in Agartala Town Hall to mark the day.The former chief minister and Polit Bureau member, Manik Sarkar said the embryo of GMP developed into the womb of Janashiksha Samity. Tribal-nontribal unity surged in the state in spite of sectarian provocations because of the GMP.