Raghavulu Calls for United Struggle to Realise Demand of Reservation in Private Sector

MARGINALISED sections of society should be ready to wage a united struggle so as to realise their demands of reservation in jobs in private sector and put end to caste-based discrimination, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member B V Raghavulu said at a public meeting in Ongole in Andhra Pradesh to mark the conclusion of Samajika Chaitanya Yatra, a social awareness drive.The state-wide yatra was organised by KVPS, an organisation fighting against caste-based discrimination.

Thinking Together

1. The Party should use scientific methods to move forward. Recently more stress is being given for Whatsapp/Facebook etc. Will this Whatsapp/Facebook alone attract the youths towards our party?2. The mouth propaganda is an important form of campaign for Communists. But the capitalism is trying to prevent this. The advent of new media has tied the people inside houses. The public meetings could not attract the people. This affects our campaign heavily. As communists how to overcome this?Mohan, Trichy1.

25 Years of Unbridled Reforms Heightened Inequalities: Karat

TWENTY-five years of unbridled reforms have adversely effected our political system and agriculture, finance and industrial sectors and heightened inequalities in the society, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Prakash Karat said while delivering a lecture on ‘25 Years of Liberalisation and its Experiences’, organised by M Basavapunnaiah Vignana Kendram and Prajasakti Book House, in Vijayawada on April 17.

J&K: CPI(M) Demands Removal of All Bunkers in Civilian Areas

THE state committee of the CPI(M) convened a day-long meeting on April 20 for threadbare deliberations on various issues of public importance particularly the recent civilian killings in Handwara area and crisis incited at the National Institute of Technology (NIT).Referring to civilian killings in Kupwara district, the committee strongly condemned the firing incident at the hands of security forces and demanded a time bound judicial probe into these incidents.

EPFO Amendments: Govt Should Learn the Lessons

THE government of India has been forced to withdraw the notifications, amending the rules for withdrawal of funds from the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).

Kerala Temple Tragedy: Tussle between IAS, IPS officers Embarrasses UDF Govt

THE tussle between the IAS and IPS top brass over the fireworks disaster at the Puttingal temple in Kollam last week is being construed as a bid to justify their positions ahead of a judicial probe and has come as an embarrassment to the government in the run-up to the assembly elections. The spat between additional chief secretary (home) Nalini Netto and state police chief T P Sen Kumar over the temple fire, which claimed over 110 lives, has muddied the situation further.

LDF Promises Secular, Corruption-free and Developed Kerala

THE CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front released its manifesto on April 19, for the Kerala assembly elections to be held on May 16. The main thrust of the manifesto is on making a new, secular, corruption-free and developed Kerala, LDF convener Vaikom Vishwan said while releasing the manifesto. The document consists of 35-point action plan and 600 suggestions. Freedom from hunger is one of the highlights. LDF has promised that no person will starve in the state and there will be no hike in prices of food grains.“Blanket ban on liquor is not our goal. We stand for reducing liquor consumption.

Solidarity with Venezuela

THE National Committee for Solidarity with Venezuela has organised a solidarity meeting with the people of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on April 19, 2016 as an expression of support in their struggle against the destabilisation attempts carried out by the US.

CPI(M) Greets Communist Party of Cuba on its Seventh Congress

The following is the text of the message of greetings sent by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba on the occasion of its Seventh Congress held from April 16-19 in Havana.Dear Comrades,The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) conveys its warm fraternal greetings to the Seventh Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and wishes it all success.We have been following with immense interest the restoration of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the US.

CPI(M) Welcomes Judicial Verdict Setting Aside President’s Rule in Uttarakhand

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on April 21, 2016.

IN a landmark judgement, the Uttarakhand High Court has set aside the President’s rule imposed on March 27, 2016 and directed the holding of a Floor test on April 29.

It is very significant that the Court underlined that Article 356 of the constitution must be used as the last resort. Further, it ruled that the imposition of President’s rule was contrary to the norms laid down by the Supreme Court.

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