Telangana: House Site Movement Activists Continue to Face Police Wrath

THE poor in Telangana, who have been waging struggles for houses and house site pattas for the last three years, are now looking towards the Revanth Reddy-led Congress government with high expectations. In this background, a state convention was held on February 20 in Hyderabad with the activists of the ‘hut centres’ (centres where landless poor demanding house pattas have erected huts).About 250 activists representing 69 centres in 19 districts participated in the convention and appealed to the newly formed Congress government for the allotment of house sites. It may be noted that only two

Defeat BJP to Protect the Transport Sector: AIRTWF

The national working committee meeting of the All India Road Transport Workers’ Federation (AIRTWF) , met on February 27-28 in Thiruvananthapuram, and unanimously resolved to work hard to defeat the BJP led NDA in the ensuing general elections.

Latest Family Spending Data Paints Bleak Picture of Incomes

AFTER a long wait of 11 years, the government finally released summary data for how much each person spends on all consumption in a month, known formally as monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE). Since there are no income surveys in India, this consumption expenditure data serves as a proxy for incomes – one can get an approximate idea of how much a family is earning from the numbers for how much it is spending.

WB: Mass Civil Disobedience Despite Police Atrocities

RESPONDING to the call of mass mobilisation, civil disobedience and grameen bandh given by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), and the Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions/Federations/Associations and various other mass organisations of the state, Bengal erupted in a wave of protests on February 13. Though the programme was slated to happen on February 17, it was held earlier in the state due to the oncoming board examinations. Across the state, workers and farmers in huge numbers took to the streets and demonstrated against the anti-worker, anti-farmer policies of the Modi government.

Grameen Bandh Evokes Good Response in Bihar

AMIDST the political turmoil in Bihar caused by Nitish Kumar's shameless opportunism, the widespread anger of the people manifested itself on February 16, 2024.

AIKS Demands Safeguarding the Interests of Farmers in the WTO Negotiations

THE All India Kisan Sabha, in a statement issued on February 28, said the on-going 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at Abu Dhabi clearly demonstrates that its entire mechanism is inherently against the interests of the developing countries in general and against the interests of farmers and the poor producing classes in particular.

Maha: Tribal Farmers Demand Forest Land

Farmers and tribals under the banner of CPI(M), take part in an indefinite sit-in agitation in front of the Nashik district collectorate.

Clarification on Electoral Bonds

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on February 16, 2024REPORTS have appeared in some sections of the media that the CPI(M) has received various amounts as contributions through electoral bonds. The Party wishes to clarify that these reports are false and baseless. The fact is that the CPI(M) has refused to accept electoral bonds on principle. That is why it did not even open a designated State Bank of India account as required by the law to accept electoral bonds. The CPI(M) had appealed to the Supreme Court against the electoral bonds scheme because of this

Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code: A Majoritarian Code

THE Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code adopted by the Uttarakhand assembly is a good example of why the 21st Law Commission headed by Justice S B Chauhan had termed the UCC “neither necessary nor desirable.” The code as adopted by the Uttarakhand assembly is not just flawed on many counts, in some respects it is retrograde and eliminates existing rights.

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