AIKS-KKS Delegation Visits Wayanad, Demands Centre Declare the Landslide as National Disaster

ON August 7, 2024 a delegation of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and the Kerala Karshaka Sangham (KKS – Kerala unit of AIKS) visited Chooralmala, the site of the devastating landslide in Wayanad, Kerala, which took place on the night of July 29/30.A KKS relief team had, of course, visited the spot immediately after the landslide on July 30, and volunteers of the KKS and also various other mass fronts have been helping in the rescue and relief work round the clock. We met a number of DYFI and AIKS volunteers who have been constantly engaged in this work in the landslide-affected area.

Lal Salam Buddha da

AS soon as I emerged from the operating theatre, having had my cataract attended to, I was informed of the shattering news that Buddha da had left us. I spoke with Boudhi, who, upon hearing that I was in the operation theatre, forbade me from traveling. In any case, I could not have joined Buddha da’s last journey. This is a regret that will remain with me always.A large number of obituaries evaluating his work and contributions to Bengal have naturally emerged. Most, however, focus mainly on his role as chief minister of Bengal. This is natural.

SEBI Chief Compromised

THE latest revelations by the US based firm Hindenburg Research have raised serious questions about the role of SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch as chief of the regulatory body investigating the Adani group’s various contraventions of the law and manipulation of stock prices.According to the Hindenburg report, the SEBI chairperson Buch had invested funds in 2015 in an offshore fund, “Global Dynamic Opportunities Fund”. Her investment in the fund was transferred to her husband in 2017 before Buch joined as a whole time member of SEBI. In 2018, the investment was redeemed through an email sent

Wars Fuel Epidemics and Pandemics

WARS often create conditions ripe for the spread of epidemics and pandemics. These conflicts benefit the arms industry and uphold power structures in capitalist economies. But they also cause immense collateral damage to civilian populations, extending suffering beyond the battlefield. The relationship between warfare and the spread of infectious diseases is complex and historically significant, with many conflicts facilitating disease transmission and leading to widespread health crises.

TN: Left Parties Protest against Union Budget

THE whole country watched in horror as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the union budget, which is designed to punish those states that rejected the lies of the BJP in the recent Lok Sabha elections. The state of Tamil Nadu bore the brunt of her animosity in multiple ways.Condemning this vindictive attitude, the Left Parties of Tamil Nadu, namely the CPI(M), CPI, and CPI(ML-Liberation) have decided to launch a statewide picketing programme on August 1.

Supreme Court Verdict on Sub Categorisation of SC/STs: Result of Long-Drawn Struggle

IT was a historic moment in India's journey for social justice when six of the seven judges on the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held that state governments have the right to sub-classify SC/ST communities to advance the cause of affirmative action.

Maha: State Govt Spreads Communal Fire

“For some political forces Shivaji, Phule, Shahu, Dr B R Ambedkar are mere names to repeat ad nauseum for political gains while they are in fact an anathema to them. The real enemies of these great figures and their teachings are currently in office in the state. The ruling alliance led by the BJP in Maharashtra is itself disturbing peace and social tranquillity in the state,” said Subhashini Ali, Polit Bureau member of the CPI(M), while addressing a well attended public meeting at Kolhapur on August 6, 2024.

Birth Centenary of Com Pushpalal-A Revolutionary Communist Leader of Nepal

Comrade Pushpalal was born in 1924, in Bhangeri village of Ramechhap District of Nepal, in a lower-middle-class family. He was the second brother of the great martyr Gangalal and a brilliant person from his early childhood.Being a person from the martyr’s family, he had some radical thinking in his mind towards society and thought to do something for the majority of poor and exploited people of the country – Nepal, by raising their voices for justice, against class exploitation and social oppression.

Modi Govt Must Stop Arms Supply to Israel

THE International Day of Solidarity with Palestine was observed by the Left parties on August 3, at Jantar Mantar.

Polit Bureau Communique

CPI(M) Polit Bureau met on August 6, 2024. It has issued the following statement.WAYANAD TRAGEDYThe Polit Bureau noted the fact that at times when natural disasters strike Kerala the people have risen in unison as one person to overcome the challenges. The PB heard a report on the extensive efforts being made by the LDF government for the rehabilitation of the people while providing relief.

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