THE public remarks made by some leaders of the armed forces are a departure from the strictly professional and non-political role of the armed forces. This is happening because the Modi government seems to be consciously encouraging the top echelons of the defence forces to air views in line with its Hindutva nationalist outlook. General Bipin Rawat, days before assuming the post of chief of defence staff, made a provocative statement regarding the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
THE former office-bearers of Students Central Association(SCA) of Himachal Pradesh University(HPU), Shimla marched to the Raj Bhawan, Shimla and submitted a memorandum to the President of India through the governor of state of Himachal Pradesh requesting his urgent intervention in the removal of vice chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU).The 39 signatories to the memorandum were leaders of student community who were elected office bearers of the elected union(SCA) in HPU.
THE 16th conference of CITU is scheduled to be held in Chennai from January 23-27, 2020. With only a few days left, final touches are being given to the preparations for the conference. Chennai is hosting the all India conference for the third time.The fourth all India conference of CITU was held in Madras in April 1979. At that time, with more than 5000 delegates, it was a Himalayan task for CITU and its fraternal organisations in Tamil Nadu to host the conference, which was successfully carried out.The second opportunity was in 2003, to host the 11th conference.
THE internal situation in India during the late 1920s and early 1930s was quite complex. The repercussions of the Great Depression that engulfed the entire capitalist world were very painful to Indian people, because the British imperialists tried to resolve the crisis faced by their own country, at the expense of Indian people. Consequently, protests and anger against British rule further intensified and became more widespread. Huge strikes that took place in the textile mills of Bombay, Sholapur and jute industries in Calcutta were some examples of the brewing working class anger.
OPPOSITION parties, on January 15, pledged their support to social activists Sadaf Jafar, Pawan Rao Ambedkar, Deepak Kabir and former inspector general, Uttar Pradesh S R Darapuri, who were arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police during the anti-CAA stir.
CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on January 10THE Supreme Court has made significant comments on the curbs on civil liberties in Jammu and Kashmir which belie the false claims of normalcy that the central government has been peddling to the country and the world.The central government on the eve of the judgment tried to reinforce the official claims by taking a group of foreign envoys on a farcical restricted tour to J&K where they were allowed to see and hear only what the government wanted them to, which is why none of them could meet th
Thousands of people assembled in Thrissur of Kerala against draconian, divisive and unconstitutional CAA. Comrade Pinarayi Vijayan addressed the gathering along with other leaders.
CPI(M) Polit Bureau met in New Delhi from January 11-12, 2020. It has issued the following statement on January 12MOVEMENT AGAINST CAA-NPR-NRCThe Polit Bureau hailed the countrywide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the growing movement to protect the constitution and secularism.
THE 13th national conference of AILU (All India Lawyers Union) was held on December 27-29, 2019 at Kochi in Kerala.This triennial conference was held at a time when the country is passing through a challenging phase in its history.
THE working group meeting of Jan Ekta Jan Adhikaar Andolan (JEJAA) held in New Delhi has called upon all sections of the people of the country to intensify the ongoing agitations against the attack on constitution and democracy through the CAA/NRC/NPR. In a press release issued on January 15, it said that the campaign and mobilisation will be held in support of the following demands:I. Repeal the anti-constitutional Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens and National Population Register throughout the countryII.