Massive Long March of AIKS Begins from Nashik with a Bang!

THE massive long march of the Maharashtra unit of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), began from the Central Bus Stand Chowk in Nashik city on March 6 at 4.30 pm with tens of thousands of farmers from all over the state. Its distinguishing feature was that thousands of peasant women were part of the march and they will walk all the way of 200 km to Mumbai.The entire area was decorated with hundreds of red flags, red banners and red placards giving the demands of the march.

MAHARASHTRA: DYFI-SFI Jagar Jathas Prepare Ground for Struggles

UNEMPLOYMENT is spreading like an epidemic in Maharashtra. Agriculture is in deep crisis, MNREGA has been severely affected, the manufacturing sector has slowed down, lakhs of vacancies in public services remain unfilled, contract workers are being over-exploited.Extreme commercialisation of education is another sickening reality of the state. More than 1300 government schools have been closed. Educational institutions in the public sector are deprived of funds. Increasing numbers of children are not able to attend school.

Khagendra Jamatia No More

CPI(M) leader and Tripura minister Khagendra Jamatia died at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on March 2. He was 63 and had been suffering from blood cancer.Jamatia, the minister in charge of fishery, cooperative and fire service departments in the outgoing Left Front government, was a candidate from the Krishnapur constituency in the February 18 Assembly election. During most of the campaign period, Jamatia was under treatment at a hospital in Agartala.

Haryana: Anganwadi Workers Demand Regularisation of Jobs

THOUSANDS of Anganwadi workers and helpers have been carrying out continuous struggle in Haryana since February 16, demanding regularisation of their jobs. The CITU-affiliated union of Anganwadi workers and helpers gave a call for an indefinite strike on February 19 to press the demand. All 25,000 Anganwadi centres in the state are shut from that date and more than 50,000 workers and helpers are on strike.

Left Parties Protest for Special Status for AP

B V Raghavulu addressing the Left Parties and mass organisations dharna at the Parliament Street in New Delhi demanding Special Category Status for Andhra Pradesh.Left Parties held a two-day on March 6-7. They demanded that the union government grant Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh and fulfill the promises made in the AP Re-organisation Act. Later, when the protestors tried to conduct a rally to the ministry of home affairs, police arrested them. They were released later.

The Verdict in Tripura

THE Tripura assembly election has delivered an unexpected verdict. The BJP-IPFT alliance has won a two-third majority of the seats polling 50.5 per cent (BJP- 43 per cent and IPFT 7.5 per cent).The Left Front which had been in office for the past 25 years and had won five successive elections since 1993 got only 16 seats though it polled 45 per cent of the vote.How did such a dramatic change take place? The major political feature has been the shift in the alignments in the state.

TELANGANA: Is Power Only Meant for Those Who Enjoy Reservation on Property?

THE people charmed by Manu are concerned about miracles but are not bothered by the sufferings of people. Rulers who talk about yagnas, pushkaras and holy places are not worried about the people who toil day and night to fill their stomachs. They will not talk about caste discrimination, caste domination or equity and justice. Those who have been enjoying reservation on property for generations together, will naturally be influenced by Manuvad and not by humanitarian concerns.

NATIONAL CONVENTION: Fight Back the Retrograde MV Act Amendment Bill

A NATIONAL Convention on Motor Vehicles Act Amendment Bill was held on February 15 at Mavlankar Hall in New Delhi. It was organised by the Co-ordination Committee of Road Transport Workers Organisations and other stakeholders. The organisations associated to the AITUC, CITU, INTUC, HMS, LPF, UTUC and AICCTU have jointly organised the convention.K Hari Prasad, Member of Parliament and member of the Select Committee on MV Act Amendment Bill addressed the convention as the chief guest.

RAJASTHAN: Braving Repression, AIKS Fights Against Betrayal by BJP Regime

THE fighting peasantry of Rajasthan under the banner of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) last week emerged victorious after yet another battle, this time against the dastardly repression of the BJP state government.

The Neoliberal Model of Institutionalised Corruption

THE healthcare sector has been consistently grabbing headlines in recent weeks. First came the reports of how two prominent private hospitals in Delhi – Max and Fortis – fleeced patients in blatant disregard of all ethical norms. Bills were inflated with impunity and relatives were harassed even after the patient was dead. Then came private hospitals.

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