Ghulam Ali to Perform in Kerala in January

GHULAM Ali, ghazal legend from Pakistan, whose concerts in Maharashtra and Delhi were cancelled recently, will perform in Kerala twice in January. The 75-year-old singer is scheduled to perform in the state capital on January 15 and in Kozhikode on January 17 at the invitation of social organisation 'Swaralaya'.An office bearer of Swaralaya said that the singer had confirmed his participation. The organisation would also honour Ali during the function. The singer could not be reached for comments.

Winter Session of Kerala Assembly: LDF Demands Excise Minister's Resignation

THE winter session of Kerala assembly began on a stormy note on November 30 with the Left Democratic Front stepping up attack on the government, seeking excise minister K Babu’s resignation in the bar bribery scam, within and outside of the House. The CPI(M)-led opposition raised the banner of protest as soon as the 11-day session began. The moment Speaker N Sakthan invited Babu to reply to a question, the entire opposition was on its feet. The opposition kept up its protest every time Babu rose to reply to supplementary questions.

Thinking Together

While condemning the Hindutva communal elements' attacks and killings of innocent people (as in case of Dadri lynching), the Party is using the word Hindutva elements or outfits responsible for those atrocities. But in the case of Jihadi or ISIS killing people in Paris, the statement issued by the Party condemning the attack does not name them as ISIS or Jihadi or Muslim fundamentalist forces etc, but simply stated as terrorist attack.

Assam: First State-Level Convention of Vegetable Growers Held

THE Assam state unit of All India Kisan Sabha successfully organised the first ever state-level convention of vegetable growers at Sarbhog in Barpeta district, which is known for large-scale cultivation of vegetables by small and marginal farmers. The two-day convention was held on November 21-22 in the historic Gandhi Hall of Sarbhog. The convention ended with a massive rally of around five thousand peasants on November 22.The surrounding area of Sarbhog, popularly known as Barnagar area, is a hub of vegetable cultivation in the state.

CPI(M) Demands Resignation of Kerala CM over Solar Scam

An LDF rally in Trivandrum on December 3 was led by Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, deputy leader of the opposition in Kerala assembly and secretary, CPI(M) Kerala, demanding immediate resignation of the chief minister of the state, Oommen Chandy. V S Achuthanandan, leader of the opposition, Kerala, MA Baby, Polit Bureau Member of the CPI(M) and Vaikom Viswan, convener of the LDF, Kerala also participated in the march.

AIKS & AIAWU Demand Relief Work on War Footing

THE All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and All India Agricultural Workers Union (AIAWU), in a statement issued in December 2, have expressed profound grief at the death of around 200 people in continuing heavy rains in Tamil Nadu, particularly in the northern and coastal districts. The rains have broken a hundred year record for the month of November and created havoc in Chennai and other coastal cities. Houses, roads, railway stations and even the airport are submerged. Life has come to a standstill.

Rubber Growers Co-ordination Committee Calls for Protests on Jan 2

IN the context of prolonging crisis due to declining commodity price, and rising peasant suicides, rubber farmers from four major rubber producing states held parliament march and dharna at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on December 1. The farmers demanded the parliament to enact law to protect the small and marginal rubber growers from corporate exploitation. The dharna was inaugurated by Hannan Mollah, ex-MP and general secretary of the AIKS.

Paris Climate Summit: Contradictions And Moving Goalposts

SO COP 21 (Conference of Parties) is finally here and fingers are crossed all over the world that the summit will deliver a definitive outcome. Problem is that nobody is particularly optimistic about how effective that outcome will be in terms of dealing with the clear, present and immediate danger posed by climate change. At the same time, almost everybody is sure that COP21 will end with some concrete agreement, probably named after Paris much like the Kyoto Protocol that it will replace, that will be greeted with applause and hailed as a success.

Convention on Dalit Rights Calls for Fighting Caste Oppression

A STATE level Dalit Rights Convention against caste based discrimination, oppression and exploitation and for social justice was held in Hisar on November 29, 2015. The venue was the Sant Kabir Hostel. The convention was attended by over 1300 delegates coming from all over the state. The participation was beyond the expectations of the organising committee which underlined the urgency and need of such an exercise.The convention was being held in line with the aims and objectives of the national level Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch.

SC,STs Lag Behind in all Parameters of Development

Below we reproduce the excerpts from the speech made by Jitendra Chaudhury, Lok Sabha MP from Tripura on November 27 who spoke on discussion on commitment to India’s constitution as part of 125th birth anniversary celebration of Dr BR Ambedkar.TODAY we are celebrating the 125th birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar.

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