Threats to the Republican Constitution

AS the country celebrates the 68th anniversary of the Republic, it is necessary to recall that it was the Constitution which came into effect on January 26, 1950 that made India a Republic. It is a sombre fact that this Constitution is presently facing the biggest threat ever in its history. India became a parliamentary democracy based on secularism because of the Constitution.

Doval’s Meeting with BJP-RSS Leaders Calls for a Probe: CPI(M)

THE CPI(M) Tripura state secretary, Bijan Dhar, has vehemently condemned the RSS-BJP’s blatant bid to vitiate the pre-poll scenario in Tripura by including the country’s National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, as an active participant in their vital party meeting held on January 14 in the official residence of union home minister Rajnath Singh.At a press conference in Agartala on January 16, Dhar said that the attention of the Election Commission of India was drawn to a news item that the party meeting in the run-up to the upcoming assembly election in three northeastern states was attended

Tamil Nadu: Thwart the Machinations of Communal Forces, Says TNPPU

THE Tamil Nadu Platform for People’s Unity (TNPPU) organised an ‘In Conversation’ with eminent human rights activist Teesta Setalvad under the title “Communalism and Casteism – Two Faces of Hindutva’s Coin” in Chennai on January 15, in the backdrop of entrenched communal forces throttling the pillars of democracy.Deepa of the DYFI welcomed the gathering and senior journalist A Kumaresan conducted the proceedings.

Supreme Court Accepts AIKS Application in Aadhar Act Case

THE All India Kisan Sabha, in a statement issued on January 16, has said that its application in the Aadhar Case – writ petition (Civil) No 342 of 2017 in the matter of Shanta Sinha and another Vs Union of India and others has been accepted by the Supreme Court with the intervention application number 6666/18 dated January 15, 2018. Advocate on Record Reshmitha Ramachandran has filed the application. Senior lawyer of Supreme Court Adv P V Surendra Nath will represent AIKS.

MAHARASHTRA: AIDWA Celebrates Savitribai Phule Birth Anniversary

ON January 3, 2018, the birth anniversary of the great social reformer and pioneer of women’s education Savitribai Phule, was observed by the AIDWA in various parts of Maharashtra.The largest programme was organised by the AIDWA Thane-Palghar district committee. A meeting of over 1500 women from seven tehsils of the district was held at Comrade Godavari Shamrao Parulekar Bhavan in Talasari in Palghar district.Its special attraction was the staging of the renowned one-actor play 'I Am Savitribai Speaking' written and performed by the renowned stage artiste Sushama Deshpande.

On Recent Employment Trends in India

THE two most interesting trends in recent employment figures deserve a closer look. There has been an increase in organised sector manufacturing employment during the period January 2000 to December 2011 to the tune of about 5 million, more than half of which is on the basis of contract.

SCHEME WORKERS ALL INDIA STRIKE: A Strike to Defend the Basic Rights of People

IT was a historic day for the trade union movement of the country on many counts, when nearly sixty lakh scheme workers almost 90 per cent of whom are women, went on strike on January 17, 2018. This is for the first time that the joint platform of central trade unions has given a call for strike for a particular sector of workers.More than one crore workers are working under various government schemes which render basic services like nutrition, health, education and care to the working people of the country.

Clarify: Serious Violation of Norms

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on January 15IT has been reported in sections of the media that a meeting was held at the residence of union home minister Rajnath Singh attended by BJP and RSS leaders to discuss about the forthcoming elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland. Some of the media have also reported that the national security adviser Ajit Doval also attended the meeting.

Supreme Court Issue

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on January 12.FOUR of the senior most judges of the Supreme Court have held an unprecedented press conference. They have raised important issues which have a vital bearing on the institution of the Supreme Court such as the way the roster of judges are allocated to hear cases.The integrity and independence of the judiciary, particularly the Supreme Court, is a vital pillar of the constitution and non-negotiable.It is to be hoped that all such issues will be resolved keeping in mind the principles of democratic functioning and

On Haj Subsidy

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on January 17THE union government has decided to abruptly stop the Haj subsidy for pilgrims’ travel, though the Supreme Court had given a verdict in 2012 that this subsidy should be phased out over a ten year period. The sudden withdrawal of the subsidy seems arbitrary and motivated by other considerations. As per the secular principle of the State, the CPI(M) is not for State subsidy, or, funding of religious pilgrimages undertaken by individuals whichever religion they belong to. Hence, there should be no central

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