International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties

THE 20th International Meeting of Communist and Worker’s Parties was held from November 22-25, in Athens, Greece. Communist Party of Greece (KKE), which hosted the meeting had made excellent arrangements, which incidentally coincided with the centenary of the foundation of the KKE.The theme of this year’s IMCWP is ‘The contemporary working class and its alliance.

The Movement on Old Pension Scheme and the Politics of UPA and NDA

THE new economic policy initiated by the Narsimha Rao government in 1991 has widened the gap between the rich and the poor manifold. The liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation policies have hit the basic services like health, education hard and made them highly expensive.

Slum Dwellers Conference in West Bengal

MOVEMENT and mobilisation of slum dwellers in West Bengal is gaining momentum. This has been reflected in second state conference of Paschim Banga Basti Unnayan Samity(PBUS)- the largest organisation of slum dwellers in the state. The conference, held on December 1-2, in Kolkata, was preceded by organising slum dwellers at slum, town and district levels. In all 754 slum level committees were formed throughout the state, though, according to leaders of the PBUS, this covers only a part of the actual potential.There was organisation of slum dwellers in Kolkata and Howrah.

Meanwhile in Tripura

Saffron Terror Unleashed to Turn Urban By-poll a FarceA FRESH spell of attacks has been started by the BJP in Tripura to stop the Left Front and other opposition parties from filing nomination in the upcoming by-election to the urban local bodies. The polling for 158 vacant seats in 15 urban local bodies including four in Agartala Municipal Corporation will be held on December 22. December 04, was the last date of filing nominations.

Modi ‘Tribute’ to Netaji is Misleading and Motivated

Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, All India Forward Bloc, Revolutionary Socialist Party and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)-Liberation have issued the following joint statement on December 1IT is a historical truth that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose headed the Provisional Azad Hind government formed in exile on the soil of South-East Asia on October 21, 1943, which is a red-letter day in the history of freedom movement of India.

Kerala: People Back the Left as LDF Wins Big in Local By-polls

THE Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala, continues its winning streak by registering an emphatic victory in the local body by-elections, amidst the high-decibel anti-government campaign unleashed by the Sangh Parivar outfits over the Sabarimala verdict.The elections were held for 39 local bodies in all the 14 districts in the state and the LDF has won 21 seats as it wrested five from UDF and one from BJP.

WEST BENGAL: Inspiring March Culminates in a Mammoth Rally

FARMERS painted the roads red on November 28-29, as thousands and thousands of them, at the call of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and the All India Agricultural Workers Union (AIAWU), demonstrated their exemplary spirit to fight for their rights, which they said are being attacked by the present BJP led union government.TMC led state government has turned approver of the present anti-farmer policies of the union government , the farmers observed during the 52 kilometres tedious march that they undertook from Singur in Hooghly district to Raj Bhavan situated in Kolkata.At the beginnin

In the Leadership of the International- 21

NEWSPAPER reports of the election of the leading committee, which later became the General Council, of the International Workingmen’s Association (IWA) carried Marx’s name at the end of the list. Soon, however, Marx’s name was the first in the elected committee, “the soul of this as of all subsequent General Councils” of the International, as Engels described him.

HARYANA: CPI(M) Campaign for Mayoral Elections in Rohtak

SPEAKING at an election rally held on December 5 in support of Jagmati Sangwan for the post of mayor of Rohtak Municipal Corporation, Brinda Karat, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member and former MP, said Jagmati Sangwan is the best candidate as she has been raising her voice for the pro-people issues. All mayors in the past proved to be unconcerned towards the people's problems.An impressive road-show was organised through the main bazaars of the city, which was warmly received by the bystanders.

Massive Kisan Mukti March in Delhi Makes Powerful Political Impact

THEY came. They marched. And they captured the hearts and minds of millions of their countrymen all over India.They comprised tens of thousands of farmers and agricultural workers – women, men and children – from almost every state in the north, south, east and west.They came with a rainbow of thousands of flags and banners that mingled in unity – red, green, yellow, blue, white – all except saffron.They hailed from every caste, creed, language and religion – surmounting all these barriers.

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