October Revolution: A Lodestar for Intensifying Class Struggles in Today’s Conditions

NOVEMBER 7, 2017 will see the culmination of the year-long commemoration of the centenary of the great October Socialist revolution as decided by the CPI(M)’s 21st Congress.

The Tillerson Gambit

THE first visit to India of the US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, marked another step in the US gambit to draw India fully into a strategic-military alliance in what is called the “Indo-Pacific” region.Before his visit, Tillerson made a significant speech at a think-tank in Washington entitled, “Defining Our Relationship with India for the Next Century”.

Long Live Red October!

THE year-long observance of the centenary of the October Revolution concludes on November 7. The 21st Congress of the CPI(M) had called for commemorating the centenary from November 7, 2016 to November 7, 2017.Throughout the past twelve months, Party units have organised public meetings, red volunteer marches, seminars, exhibitions and cultural events.

RAJASTHAN GAG BILL DEFERRED: DUJ, NAJ, Lawyers Union Hail Victory of Democratic Forces

THE Delhi Union of Journalists(DUJ) , the National Alliance of Journalists and All India Lawyer’s Union have, in a statement issued on October 24, congratulated the democratic opinion that demanded that the Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance 2017 placed by BJP government in Rajasthan assembly for converting it into a statute should be withdrawn lock-stock and barrel. A small beginning has been made by its deferment they said.

Too Little and Too Vague: Arun Jaitley’s Scheme for Bank Rescue

THE finance minister Arun Jaitley had announced on October 24, a Rs 2.11 lakh crore plan for capitalising the public-sector banks. Out of the total announced amount, the banks will get a capital of Rs 1.35 lakh crores through recapitalisation bonds. Jaitley was vague on, who is going to issue the bonds. Rs 76 thousand crores will be raised by selling banks’ shares from the market. Only a paltry Rs 18,000 crores will be from the central exchequer.

Public Censure

The Central Committee of the CPI(M) issued the following statement on October 25THE Central Committee of Communist Party of India (Marxist) in its meeting held on October 14-16, 2017 expressed its strong disapproval of certain remarks made by Gautam Deb, member of the Central Committee, to a Bengali television channel which were damaging to the Party. Gautam Deb accepted his mistake and expressed regret.The Central Committee publicly censured Gautam Deb and warned him to desist from making such remarks.

Crony Capitalism: Amnesty for Corporate Loan Defaulters

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 25.THE central government’s decision to recapitalise the public sector banks by infusing a staggering amount of Rs 2.11 lakh crores comes at a time when the banks are burdened by humongous non-performing assets.

VENEZUELA: Chavismo is Alive and Well – A First Analysis of the Regional Elections

CHAVISMO won an important victory in the regional elections of October 15.THE CONTEXTThese regional elections took place after having been preceded by a cycle of violence promoted by anti-Chavista forces both inside and outside Venezuela. After four months of violence from April to July and efforts by Venezuela’s political opposition to boycott the elections to the National Constituent Assembly at the end of July, Chavismo’s forces managed to turn the conflict to an electoral one.

Protests against RSS-BJP Terror held in Tripura

THE people of Tripura rose in loud protest in all parts of the state on October 9 against lumpen politics unleashed by the BJP-RSS and their falsification campaign targeting the CPI(M). They resolved to resist this anti-communist hysteria that had gripped the ruling BJP-RSS duo so terribly that it had lost all sanity to stall functioning of a recognised political party and carry on barbarous attacks on CPI(M) offices in various states of the country.In all, 205 protest marches were held in the state.

World Shakes as Fetters Break – October 25, 1917

WITH the leaking of the information that Bolsheviks were preparing for the takeover of power leaked, the ruling classes led provincial government began all preparations to forestall it. A secret meeting of the provincial government was held to decide on the measures to combat the Bolsheviks and defeat the working class. Troops were summoned from the front to Petrograd. Huge number of armed forces were mobilised even in Moscow. On the other hand, Kerensky was prepared to surrender Petrograd to Germans and withdraw to Moscow.

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