Bihar: Left part of Mahagathbandan, a Formidable Alternative

THE Bihar assembly election will witness a direct fight between the “Mahagathbandhan”, comprising RJD, Congress, CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) on the one side and the BJP-JD(U) on the other.The smaller parties representing caste and such other interests, bereft of any social and political ideologies are fighting for their existence by allying with either of the alliances. The situation is still fluid and the last word on the nature of alliance is yet to be written.

Asymmetric Effects of Growth and Stagnation

GROWTH under capitalism is associated with an increase in absolute poverty.

In the Jaws of the Quad

THE ministerial level quadrilateral meeting comprising the United States, Japan, Australia and India was held in Tokyo on October 6. Known as the Quad, the four country grouping is fast shaping up as a military alliance targeted at China. The foreign minister, S Jaishankar, had stated in September that India will not become part of an “alliance system”. But the developments concerning the Quad belie this stance.

UP: Descent into Barbarism

THE death of a 19-year old dalit girl due to brutal gang-rape and torture in Hathras and the way the Uttar Pradesh police and administration have handled it, is a horrifying yet instructive tutorial on the nature of the Adityanath regime in UP.The family of the girl faced indifference and hostility in filing an FIR.

Monsoon Session: Left Resists Govt Efforts to Undermine Parliamentary Democracy

IN the monsoon session of Rajya Sabha, the Left parties led by the CPI(M) opposed the ordinance raj of the NDA regime, which is devoid of all decorum India has followed in parliamentary democracy. Despite being small in numbers, the CPI(M) has led the resistance in Rajya Sabha against the undemocratic, anti-farmer and anti-worker legislations brought in by the NDA regime.The CPI(M), along with other Left and democratic parties, took strong stance against the ordinance raj in the house.

The Move towards a De Facto Unitary State

FEDERALISM is one of the basic features of the Indian constitution. In the constituent assembly, Professor K T Shah wanted the term “federal”, together with the term “secular”, included in the preamble itself, but Dr Ambedkar rejected it on the grounds that the federal and secular character of the republic was understood and did not need specification. The constitution in its seventh schedule spelt out the jurisdictions of the centre and the states in two lists, and areas of common jurisdiction in a third list.

Strategic Autonomy Must in the Age of Multilateralism

THE world is polarised on the China issue. A few countries are towing the United States (US) line, decoupling economy with China, and participating in Mike Pompeo’s mission which states changing the CPC’s behaviour cannot be the mission of the Chinese people alone.

Protests across the Country against Farm Bills

KARNATAKAOVERWHELMING response across the state was witnessed to the ‘Karnataka bandh’ call given by kisan organisations on September 28, against anti-workers and three anti-farmers bills (already issued as ordinances). It was also against three agriculture-related anti-farmer anti-people bills passed recently by the Parliament. Bandh was marked by dharnas, processions, burning of effigies of Modi-Shah and highway blockades. Slogans were raised against anti-farmer and anti-worker policies of state and central governments.

CPI(M) Campaign Demanding Relief to the People

ON the call of the Polit Bureau of the CPI(M), national-level protest week was observed in the country from September 17-22. Below we publish reports received from the states.TripuraTHE people of Tripura have exerted their might to resist all obstacles to make the movement on the five-point charter of demands successful that was called by CPI(M) Polit Bureau on September 17-22.In Tripura, the CPI(M) state secretariat decided September 22, for holding protest demonstrations throughout the state.

Hathras Rape: Condemn UP Police Behaviour

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on September 30THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the actions of the Adityanath Government on the blatant denial of justice to the Hathras dalit rape victim and her family. Her death is the result of the callous approach of the Government.

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