Telangana: Defeat the Modi dispensation and protect secular democracy

SITARAM Yechury, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), and other leaders of the Party reiterated that it is the bounden duty of every patriot in the country to unitedly fight against and defeat the BJP government at the centre at the hustings to the Lok Sabha to protect secular democracy, religious harmony, the constitution and federalism.

Polit Bureau Communique

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) met in New Delhi on September 15-16. It has issued the following statement on September 16.BROADEST MOBILISATION OF SECULARFORCES TO DEFEAT HINDUTVA COMMUNALISMThe Polit Bureau decided that the Party will work to develop its independent strength, strengthen Left unity and forge unity of Left and Democratic forces.

Karnataka Should Revive Its Renaissance & Progressive Ethos: Pinarayi Vijayan

WHEN we are celebrating 75 years of independence, our country is ruled by the very forces which never participated in the freedom struggle and are now undermining the cherished values of democracy and secularism. Karnataka which has a great tradition of renaissance and progressive ethos is now under attack from these communal forces. Karnataka should revive its ethos and defeat the attempts of converting it into a testing ground of communalism in south India, CPI(M) Polit Bureau Member and Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan said.

Demonstration Held in Srinagar against price rise and other demands

ON September 17, the Press Colony in Srinagar, located a short walk away from historic Lal Chowk, teemed with hundreds of CPI (M) workers carrying placards and banners. Soon the area reverberated with slogans denouncing the wrong and repressive policies of the BJP government. The demonstration was held as part of the CPI (M) nationwide programme against price rise, unemployment, attacks on the working class, peasants, apple growers, and democratic rights of the people. The workers, well-nigh, from all the districts of Kashmir, participated in the demonstration.

Student –Youth Insaf Rally: Rally in Defiance, Rally for Justice

SFI AND DYFI held a massive Insaf (justice) rally in the heart of Kolkata on Tuesday, September 20, to seek justice for Anis Khan, Sudipta Gupta, Maidul Islam Midya, Bidyut Mandal, and other young activists killed by police, the regime, and armed criminals during the decade-long tyrannical rule of the Trinamool Congress and demand proper education, jobs, and an end to rampant corruption.

Europe’s Economic Hara-Kiri

THE cessation of natural gas supplies from Russia to Europe in retaliation against Western sanctions imposed on Russia because of the Ukraine war, is threatening Europe not only with a winter with inadequate heating that will take a big toll in terms of lives among poor people, but also with large-scale closures of enterprises; such closures would push up the unemployment rate, and significantly increase poverty and destitution among the workers.It is not just the immediate effect on Europe that threatens to be severely adverse; capital has already started relocating away from Europe to the

Queen Elizabeth II: The Apology that Never Came

HOW should we remember Queen Elizabeth II and her 70 years on the British throne? A number of people have reacted to the glorification of her rule, pointing out the British Royals' direct connection to the slave trade, Britain's colonial massacres, and its loot from the colonies. Britain's wealth was built on the blood and sweat of people who lost their land and homes and are today poor countries.

Nefarious Moves in Jammu and Kashmir

THE Jammu and Kashmir administration is taking steps which seek to obliterate the historical legacy and identity of the Kashmiri people while promoting measures which will heighten the communal divide between Jammu and the Valley.July 13 has been traditionally observed as Martyrs Day in Kashmir to commemorate the memory of 22 people who were killed in firing by the Maharaja’s police in 1931 while protesting against the feudal monarchy. For the second consecutive year there was no official commemoration of the event.

Platform Economy: New Dimensions of Capital’s Control

ONE of the major changes visible in the organisation and control of the capital in the recent period has been the emergence of platform-based global giants such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, Alibaba and Uber emerging as market makers, enjoying immense control over the market without producing any goods per se. In different phases of capitalism, we not only come across different forms of regulating capital but also of changing the structure of firms that defined ownership and control of companies.

Bihar: CPI(M) Holds Public Meetings

"No matter how hard you try, our family cannot break up. Our family is a huge family of working people from all over the world. Where we belong to humanity, and together we will end the politics of hatred"-Yousuf TarigamiAT the invitation of the Bihar state committee of the CPI(M), Party Central Committee Member and former Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly member, Yousuf Tarigami, participated in a three-day Bihar programme from September 12-14.

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