UDF Govt Courts Fresh Controversy over RTI Exemption to Vigilance Bureau

THE United Democratic Front (UDF) government in Kerala has run into yet another controversy ahead of the May 16 assembly polls over the reported exemption given to the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) from provisions of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The RTI exemption was intended to ensure protection of those who complain against high-profile persons.

Huge Rally of the Left Parties in Odisha

THOUSANDS and thousands of people thronged into Bhubaneswar, capital of Odisha on March 19 to join the rally sponsored by five Left parties – CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) Liberation, SUCI(Communist) and Forward Bloc. The rally turned out to be an ocean of Red Flags, unprecedented in the recent history of Bhubaneswar and Odisha.

Surjeet Birth Centenary Observed in Tripura

A hall meeting was organised on March 15 at Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhavan in Agartala to observe the birth centenary of legendary Communist leader and freedom fighter Comrade Harkisan Singh Surjeet. The packed meeting was addressed by CPI(M) Polit Bureau members Prakash Karat and Manik Sarkar and presided over by Bijan Dhar.

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Jharkhand Lynching Condemned

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on March 9, 2016.

THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the murder of two Muslim men in Balumath, Latehar district of Jharkhand yesterday.

Condemn Police Assault in HCU

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on March 23, 2016.

JHARKHAND: Horrific Lynching Case in Balumath

The following is the text of the memorandum submitted to the Jharkhand chief minister Raghuwar Das on March 22, 2017 by Brinda Karat, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member and former MP, GK Bakshi, CPI(M) Central Committee member and Jharkhand state secretary, Prakash Viplavi, Sanjay Paswan, Praful Linda, Suphal Mahto, CPI(M) state secretariat members.THIS is to draw your attention to and request your intervention to bring justice in the case of Majlum Ansari (32 years old ) and Imtiaz Khan (12 years old) who were brutally beaten and hanged to death on March 18 in Balumath, Latehar.

Attack on People’s Savings

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on March 19, 2016.THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) registers its strong protest at the steep cuts in interest rates on small savings schemes like the Public Provident Fund (PPF), National Savings Certificate (NSC), Post Office savings, the Kisan Vikas Patras etc.

Reject BJP’s Hindu Nationalism

THE BJP national executive held on March 19-20 in New Delhi has set the course for heightening the confrontation with the secular-democratic forces in the country. This is the message conveyed by the speech of Amit Shah, BJP president, and the political resolution adopted by the session.

Aadhaar Bill: An Unconstitutional Legislation

IT is often said that “privacy is not something that people feel, except in its absence”. Arun Jaitley realised it the hard way in 2013 when his telephone records where illegally obtained by the government. In an article titled “My call detail records and a citizen’s right to privacy”, Jaitley wrote: “every citizen in India has a right to privacy. His right to privacy is an inherent aspect of his personal liberty. Interference in the right to privacy is an interference in his personal liberty by a process which is not fair, just or reasonable. Every person has 'a right to be left alone'.

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