Sitaram Yechury: A Cosmopolitan Communist, Chronicler & Creative Strategist

I LAST spoke to Comrade Sitaram Yechury on August 22, requesting him to record a video message for Comrade Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's condolence meeting.He had just come out of the ICU but agreed instantly, even asking about the length of the video he should record.

India’s Disability Movement Must Stand with Palestine

The continuous debilitation of Palestinians should have been a profound political and human rights issue for India’s disability movement, yet it received scant attention.EVERY year, the month of July is celebrated globally as Disability Pride Month, as the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 was passed on July 26, 1990. One may contest the imposition of this ‘pride’ over the disabled of the Global South who face a precarious situation due to imperialist wars, settler colonialism, and neo-liberal economic policies.

Stellar Performance Calls for More Investment in Para Sports: NPRD

Many para sportspersons come from humble backgrounds continue to struggle against a hue of odds and barriers.THE National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD), in a statement issued on September 9, congratulated the entire Indian contingent that participated in the Paris Paralympics. The spectacular performance by this team winning an unprecedented 29 medals, ten more than what they won at Tokyo, is praiseworthy.

Justice for Abhaya: Bengal's Outcry against Thirteen Years of Injustice

THE horrifying incident at R G Kar Medical College Hospital on August 9 was a global first. Never before has a doctor been raped and murdered on duty at a top government hospital. This wasn't a random act; it was the inevitable outcome of a crime wave fuelled by the ruling party's corruption in the state's health sector. Rampant corruption, nepotism, and embezzlement have crippled the health department in the last thirteen years, worsening after the 2021 elections. After the 2021 elections, corruption ran rampant, and crime spiralled out of control.

Haryana: Crime Network Flourishes under the BJP Govt’s Patronage

IN the name of cow protection, violent incidents of beating, kidnapping, and murder are increasing continuously in Haryana. On August 23, 19-year-old student Aryan Mishra was brutally murdered by so-called cow protectors in Faridabad, reportedly because he was mistaken for a cattle smuggler. Similarly, on August 27, 26-year-old Bengali migrant worker Sabir Malik, a rag picker living in a jhuggi (slum dwelling) in a village in Charkhi Dadri district, was lynched to death on allegations of cooking beef.

Public Homage to Sitaram Yechury

On September 14, the body of Comrade Sitaram Yechury will be kept at the Communist Party of India (Marxist) headquarters, A K Gopalan Bhavan, Gole Market, New Delhi for public viewing and paying homage between 11.00 am and 3.00 pm.

Homage to Comrade Sitaram Yechury

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on September 12THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its profound grief at the passing away of Comrade Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of the Party on September 12, 2024. He died after battling a severe lung infection at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.

AP: Floods and Heavy Rains Create Havoc

HEAVY rains in the catchment area caused the Krishna river and the Budameru rivulet to flood into Vijayawada city on the midnight of August 31. Heavy rainfall of about 30 cm locally, along with breaches to the banks of Budameru, led to the inundation of many low-lying areas such as Ajit Singh Nagar, Bhavanipuram, and others in Vijayawada city. Landslides occurred, resulting in the loss of four lives.

Delhi: Left Parties Protest Mob-Lynching

A JOINT protest organised by the state committees of the Left parties – CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML), RSP Forward Bloc and CGPI – was held at Haryana Bhawan on September 7, against the incidents of murder and mob-lynching in the name of cow protection in Haryana.

Manipur: Abdication of Responsibility

IT is sixteen months since the ethnic conflict erupted in Manipur. Over 250 people have been killed and many more injured during the violence and 60,000 people remained displaced and living as refugees. The central government and the BJP state government have abjectly failed to address the basic issues, which led to the conflict and allowed the situation to develop where there has been a hardening of the ethnic divide.

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