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Attempt to Hand over Transport Sector to Private Players under Garb of Road Safety

Nearly two years after formulating the draft road transport and safety legislation, the government placed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in the Lok Sabha on August 8. While tabling the Bill, which seeks to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said it was aimed at reducing road accidents and fatalities. He cautioned the members that if the passage of the Bill is delayed, more people will die.

Logistics Agreement with US Denounced

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on August 30, 2016.THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the signing of the Logistics Support Agreement between the United States and India which will allow the American armed forces to access and use Indian military bases. The Logistics agreement termed as the Logistic Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) has been signed in Washington during the visit of Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar. By signing such an agreement, India has acquired the formal status of a military ally of the US

Bihar Floods: Provide Immediate Relief

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on August 26. THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its concern at the devastation caused by the severe flooding of the river Ganga in the state of Bihar. The PB expresses grief at the immense loss of lives and property. As of now 135 people have been killed and 35 lakh affected in 12 districts in the state. The Polit Bureau urges upon the Bihar state government to organise the provision of immediate relief and adequate compensation for those who have lost virtually everything.

Dalit Swabhiman Sangharsh to Hold Protest Rally In New Delhi on September 16

The All India Agricultural Workers Union, Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union,  Republican Party of India, Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch and the National Council for Protection of Dalit Rights, have come together to resist the intolerable attacks being made on dalits, whose women and children, homes  and settlements are daily targets of attack at the hands of anti-social elements  under the protection of the RSS and other vigilante groups of the Sangh Parivar with the tacit support of the NDA government, all over the country, notably in states like Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Mahar

Valiant Strike in West Bengal Braving Terror

The Strike struggle in West Bengal had to be conducted against odds and terror created by the TMC government and the ruling party. Mamata Banerjee administration has the distinction of being the only government which had declared war against the general strike. The state government issued a circular for the state government employees threatening them with ‘dies non’ and stoppage of salary. Uniquely, the state government has also declared that the day prior to the strike day and the next working day would be counted within this instruction.

Historic Colombia Peace Accord

The signing of the draft peace accord between the government of Colombia and the country's main rebel grouping, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Havana on June 23, had heralded the end of the longest running civil war in Latin America. In the last week of August, the two sides formalised the cease fire agreement in Bogota.

Thinking Together

The Union Cabinet has passed what is being called the ‘Surrogacy Bill’ to regulate the practice of surrogacy in India.  There have been many conflicting opinions expressed on the Bill.  What is our Party’s stand on the provisions of the Bill?Vijay Sinha, MumbaiTHE union cabinet passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016 on August 25.  The government has said that the Bill will be sent to a select committee before it is placed for a vote in parliament.  This is a very essential move.  All sections of society and various organisations should be given the opportunity to submit their suggesti

A Much Delayed Bill on Surrogacy

The All India Democratic Women’s Association has issued the following statement on August 26A much delayed Bill to address the issues surrounding surrogacy has been reportedly cleared in a cabinet meeting of the present NDA government on August 24, 2016.  There has been a long standing demand from many organisations and groups for a separate law to ensure that women, especially from the poorer sections are not exploited by the increasing pulls and pressures of this multi-million dollar medical industry.

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