Treating Infrastructure as a Holy Cow

THERE is an impression shared by even progressive intellectuals that the entity that goes by the name of “physical infrastructure” is an absolute necessity in each country, and that the actual amount of infrastructure that exists is always less than what is needed. There is in other words no such thing as “too much investment” being made in infrastructure.Because of this no objections are usually raised to the magnitude of resources that are devoted towards building such infrastructure.

SFI-led Alliance Wins Student Union Elections in Hyderabad Central University

IN the recently held elections to the University of Hyderabad Students’ Union, the Students’ Federation of India led alliance stood victorious by sweeping all office bearer posts along with the GSCASH panel with huge margins. These elections happened after three and a half years since the last held election in 2019.In a context where the entire country is reeling under a regime of neoliberal and fascistic nexus, and where all democratic institutions are dismantled by the current BJP-led government, the victory of SFI-led alliance in HCU elections provides a spark of hope.

TN: Raj Bhavan Demonstration Demands Governor to Mend His Ways

SINCE assuming office as the governor of Tamil Nadu, the incumbent R N Ravi has been indulging in provoking and insulting the people of the state through his comments that are denigrating the cultural ethos of the state. Additionally, he has been promoting obscurantist right-wing ideology and attacking social justice, while showing disregard for constitutional conventions.

WB: Potato Growers to Block Roads on March 11

THE AIKS West Bengal state committee has called for an intense movement by blocking national and state highways on March 11 to force the state government to buy potatoes at a fair price. For this, a massive campaign has been started among farmers in districts. The leaders of the AIKS West Bengal state committee have said that there is no other way to save the farmers from committing suicide due to the potato crisis.

Manish Sisodia’s Arrest Condemned

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on February 27THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) condemns the arrest of Manish Sisodia, deputy chief minister of Delhi, by the CBI. His arrest is part of the Modi government project to weaponise central investigative agencies to target opposition party leaders. In almost every state where the government is run by an opposition party, cases are filed against leaders, arrests are made so as to destabilise the governments being run by opposition parties.

Rollback LPG Cylinder Price Hike

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 01THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns yet another hike in the price of domestic LPG cylinder by Rs 50 from today. This hike burdens the people further when the prices of all food and essential commodities are rising relentlessly.With this hike, more people will dropout from using subsidiSed cooking gas cylinders as they simply cannot afford it. Already, over 10 per cent of those under Ujjwala Yojana have not taken any refill cylinders during the last year.

Our Solidarity with Palestine

A FORMER dictator of El Salvador, Maximiliano Hernandez Martinez, stated: “Killing an ant is a greater crime than killing a man”. Though stated in a different context and well before the formation of the State of Israel on Palestinian land, it captures the mindset of the rulers of the present Israeli State. As the current PD editorial notes, more than one Palestinian is killed everyday by the Israeli government in these past two months. And this is done with impunity.

On Election Results in Tripura

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 2THOUGH the final results have not yet been declared, the BJP alliance is inching towards a narrow majority in the Tripura assembly of 60 MLAs, compared to the 44 seats the alliance had won in the previous election in 2018. Even this small majority has been acquired after spending unprecedented amounts of money and other malpractices. The CPI(M) greets all those who have voted for the Left Front and opposition candidates by rejecting the BJP. The Polit Bureau congratulates the thousands of cadres and

HP: Construction Workers Federation Demands Withdrawal of ‘Anti-Labour’ Decisions

Led by CITU, union leaders met the Workers’ Welfare Board secretary and demanded registration and benefits for MGNREGA workersA DELEGATION of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and Himachal Pradesh Construction Workers Federation met the secretary of Himachal Pradesh Workers Welfare Board in Shimla and handed over a memorandum with their charter of demands.The delegation, consisting of state CITU leaders, told the board secretary that due to a letter issued by the board on December 12, 2022, the work of submission of forms for registration, renewal and assistance

Mewat Bleeds Again: Stand with Meo Peasants

THE shroud of uncertainty had barely lifted from the environs of Ghatmeeka, where few days ago a young man named Waris was allegedly lynched by cow vigilantes, when the news of the brutal murders of Junaid (35) and Nasir (25) shook the Meo village on February 16. Three abductions and killings within a fortnight, allegedly at the hand of the same outfit led by a local upstart popularly known as Monu Manesar, has once again brought forth the reality of being Muslim and poor in New India.A spate of lynchings has marred the region of Mewat (remember Pehlu Khan?) for some years now.

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