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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.

Thumping Victory of SFI in EFLU, Pondicherry University

UNIVERSITY campuses, being one of the frontliners which sing songs about the dark times and where the future of India is taking side, are sending a clear message to the nation. The victory of Students’ Federation of India (SFI) in students’ union elections in two more central universities -- English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) and Pondicherry University -- last week is not just a result in a campus poll but also a strong political statement which the students of this nation are eager to send to the public.

Kisan Sabha Holds Rally in Sangrur Commemorating Birth Centenary of Com Surjeet

PUNJAB state Kisan Sabha organised an impressive state level rally on issues relating to peasantry in Punjab to commemorate birth centenary of Comrade Harkishan Singh Surjeet at  Bhasaur village (Dhuri)  in Sangrur district.  Hanan Mollah, general secretary, All India Kisan Sabha  while addressing the rally said that due to anti-peasantry policies of the successive governments, agriculture has become a loss making profession due to which peasantry has come under heavy debts. Peasants who are unable to pay their debts are committing suicides in large numbers.

The Sham That It Was Made

 We expected them to speak about us, the dalits, the untouchables. Because, for us, speaking about Babasaheb without speaking about us, is meaningless. We thought they will speak about the attacks on us. We wanted them to speak about people who still shamelessly call us dogs. We hoped that they will talk about things that will help in the education of our children, jobs for us and an improvement in our overall life. For us, Ambedkar is a struggle and we thought that there will be a talk of our struggles in the parliament. Glued to the TV, we watched and watched and watched.

Enthusiastic Women’s Rally Calls for a Huge Victory of Left Front in Municipal Elections

EXPOSE the ugly face of both Congress and BJP in the ensuing municipal elections. Ensure victory of the Left Front in these elections for the overall development of Tripura. Chief minister Manik Sarkar said in a huge rally of women in Agartala on November 19 at the call of AIDWA Tripura state committee.

The meeting in front of the local Rabindra Shatavarshiki Bhavan was the biggest women’s rally in the recent times. Women from all the 49 wards of the Agartala municipal corporation joined the meeting shouting slogans wearing red caps, holding high red flags.

Afghanistan: Taliban on the Offensive

THE fortnight long capture and occupation of the northern Afghan city of Kunduz by the Taliban has further exposed the frailty of the central government in Kabul. Kunduz is the fifth largest city in Afghanistan with a population of more than 300,000. The Taliban in a surprise attack had caught the Afghan security forces, trained and equipped by the West, apparently by surprise. On September 28, a few hundred Taliban fighters attacked the city from different directions and quickly captured the city. According to reports, they had many supporters who had infiltrated into the city.

MAHARASHTRA: CPI(M) Holds Students’ State Party Class

THE CPI(M) Maharashtra state committee organised a three-day state-level Party class for its leading activists working on the student front from November 7-9, 2015 at the Comrade B T Ranadive Memorial Bhavan in New Mumbai. The class began, significantly, on the 98th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution led by the Bolsheviks under Lenin. 105 selected student activists from 13 districts attended the class.

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