SFI Expresses Solidarity with African Students

The central executive committee of the Students’ Federation of India has issued the following statement on May 31.

THE spate of racial violence on African citizens living in India has yet again brought to fore the routine racial discrimination that they have to face in their daily lives. The fact that such acts of violence are happening in the National Capital is even more worrying.

BJP Government’s Utter Failure in the Health Sector

TWO years have passed since the installation of the BJP led government at the centre and there is growing frustration at the inability or unwillingness of the present government to provide leadership in key areas of public policy. The health sector typifies the hands-off policy of the present government towards important areas that impact on welfare and livelihoods. There has been a singular lack of purpose in policy making and implementation in the health sector.

Another Self Goal: Modi Government and China

THE Modi government it seems revels in scoring self goals while conducting diplomacy with its immediate neighbours. First it was the “red line” it had drawn with Pakistan on the issue of its diplomats holding consultations with representatives of Kashmir's Hurriyat Conference. Then the government decided that it was in the country's national interests that a de facto economic blockade be slapped on Nepal on the Madhesi issue. It has been riling the biggest neighbour China in many different ways.

Carrots for Businessmen and Sticks for the Toiling Masses

IN an interview to the Wall Street Journal on the occasion of his government finishing two years in office, Narendra Modi boasted that his government had done more reforms in two years than the UPA had in the previous ten. What were these reforms he was referring to? As he himself spelt out, these were things like making the insurance and defence manufacturing sectors more open to foreign investment. In short, Modi was telling one of the world’s leading financial dailies that he has done more for business, particularly foreign business than the UPA had.

Two Years of Modi Govt: Primary agenda is ‘Hinduisation’

IT is for the first time in the history of India that the BJP came to power at the Centre on the basis of its individual strength, securing one-third votes and 282 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha. The yardstick for evaluation of a party-in-government for two years either at the Centre or in states is quite simple. Policies and performance of a government is judged on the basis of its strengths as well as inadequacies in terms of outcome. Hence, “performance” is the criterion for a critical evaluation of a government after two years.

CPI(M) Condemns Caste Selective Utterances Of Leaders

THE Haryana state committee of CPI(M), has expressed concern over attempts to create an atmosphere of insecurity and social strife in the state. In a press release to this effect issued on May 31, the Party has said that the state is yet to recover itself from the trauma of massive loss of life and livelihood as a result of trail of violence during February last.

Himachal Pradesh University: SFI Agitation on ‘Save Education, Save University’

DEMANDING roll back of huge fee hike, withdrawal of choice based credit system till availability of proper infrastructure and human resources, against victimisation of innocent students and for restoration of direct student central association elections, Students’ Federation of India (SFI) staged a hunger strike on April 7 on Himachal Pradesh University campus. The protest was later extended by a day to mount pressure on the university authorities and to expose the state government.

Protect State Road Transport Corporations: AIRTWF

IT is reported in the press that the government of India has taken a decision to give 40 percent subsidy for individuals who wish to purchase a bus. The All India Road Transport Workers Federation, in a statement issued on June 1, has strongly condemned this decision of the union government and has demanded that the state road transport corporations be extended 40 percent subsidy. They are providing transport facilities to the remote areas, that too at an affordable fare, as a result of which, particularly, the downtrodden sections of the society are benefited.

DSMM Protests against Attack on Dalit Groom by Casteist forces

THE Delhi-NCR committee of Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch (DSMM) organised a protest demonstration at Haryana Bhawan on May 27, against the shameful incident in Bhusthala village of Kurukshetra district where a dalit groom was attacked by the upper caste men for the crime of daring to ride a horse-drawn carriage in his wedding. The groom’s procession was attacked in spite of the police presence. Numerous dalit families have had to face such attacks in the past few years due to the casteist, feudal mentality.

Two Women Ministers in Kerala Cabinet

THE newly elected Left Democratic Front government has made a history by including two women in the cabinet.
So far, all the governments had a single woman minister. Even the women leaders of the Congress party had hailed the LDF’s decision to increase the number of woman ministers who have been fighting valiantly for the rights of women and workers.

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