Libya on the Edge

LIBYA seems to be on the verge of imploding three years after the western imposed regime change. The interim government does not even have control of the capital Tripoli, if recent events are any indications. The parliament has been raided by militias. Political figures have been targeted for assassination. The international airport has been targeted with missiles and the prime minister, Ali Zeidan, was briefly kidnapped. In the second week of March, he was forced to flee from the country after the government issued a warrant for his arrest.

Cobrapost Expose: Mosque as Demolished as per Plan

Through its “Operation Janmabhoomi,” news portal Cobrapost revisited the conspiracy and the people behind the Babri Masjid demolition on December 6, 1992, and found out that it was an act of planned sabotage.
Cobrapost then brought to light how certain leaders of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement conspired to raze and succeeded in razing the disputed sixteenth century structure to dust on December 6, 1992. It was a conspiracy that even an apex investigation agency like the CBI has not been able to conclusively establish after years of investigation.

16th Lok Sabha Elections

The following are some of the election campaign reports we have received from various parts of the country as we go to press.
DARJEELING, WEST BENGAL

CITU’S MAY DAY MANIFESTO, 2014

Strengthen Left, Reject Congress, Defeat BJP,
Join World Day of Action, Oct 3

THE EXTINCT LIBERALS

RESISTANCE against fascism has always come from two quarters, the Left, and the liberal bourgeoisie. The Second World War was fought between the fascist powers on one side and an alliance of the Soviet Union with liberal bourgeois States on the other. Even in anti-fascist resistance movements in Europe, there was, apart from the Communist contingent, a liberal bourgeois one as well, whose leading personality in France for instance was Charles De Gaulle.

Fifth List of Seats to be Contested by the CPI(M) In the Lok Sabha Elections

SrStateSeatCandidate1. TelanganaNalgondaN. Narsimha Reddy2. BhuvanagiriCh. Seetha Ramulu3.Andhra PradeshAraku (ST)Midiam Baburao

With this the total number of CPI(M) candidates announced so far is 97. Some more seats in Andhra Pradesh will be declared later.

50 years of the Beginnings of CPI(M)’s Formation

Marxist Imprint on the Unfolding of the Idea of India

Our Alternative Is Based On Alternative Policies

Below are the excerpts from an interview with Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member, taken by Atanu Saha.

THERE are just two days left in the first phase of elections in the state. The whole state is geared up for the current elections. What, according to you, are the most important issues for the election campaign?

Secular, Democratic Alternative is Possible Left Campaign in Tamilnadu

CAMPAIGNING in the state of Tamilnadu which is to go to polls on April 24, the sixth phase of the general elections, Manik Sarkar, member of the CPI(M) Polit Bureau and the chief minister of Tripura, addressed three huge meetings on two days --- April 14 and 15.

AN APPEAL

Below is the appeal issued by many academics, artists and concerned citizens on April 5.

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