THE CPI(M) Tamil Nadu state committee held a convention in defence of women's rights in Thukalay, Kanyakumari district on June 25, 2023. More than 4000 women and men attended.The convention noted with concern that miseries faced by women stemming out of gender oppression and class exploitation at home, public place, workplace and cyberspace are increasing at a rapid pace.

THE struggle of poor people in Telangana for houses, and for house-sites (homestead land) is intensifying. They have constructed huts on the vacant government lands. Despite facing police repression and intimidation from various quarters, large numbers of homeless poor are joining the struggle. They remain steadfast, fighting for their right to house pattas. The people fear that if they delay in occupying vacant government lands, they may not have any land left for themselves in the future.

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on June 30THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the action of Tamilnadu governor, R N Ravi, dismissing Senthil Balaji from the state cabinet.This is a totally unconstitutional act as the governor has no right to appoint or remove ministers, except on the advice of the chief minister.Ravi has been taking a series of steps, which amounts to interference in the politics of the state and in the running of the state government.  The latest outrageous move to dismiss a minister, though kept in abeyance, ma

THE union government issued two sets of guidelines on June 19 to all state governments, asking them to implement urban reforms. In order to ensure the implementation of these reforms, a carrot of monetary incentive is dangled before them. This initiative reflects the BJP-led central government's push towards the aggressive implementation of neoliberal reforms.Before delving into the current guidelines, it is important to recap the previous directives issued by the central government during the COVID lockdown.

               FASCISTIC elements exist in every modern society, but usually as fringe, marginal or minor elements. They move centre-stage only when they get the support of monopoly capital which provides them with ample money and media coverage; and this happens when there is a capitalist crisis that substantially increases unemployment and puts a question mark on the hegemony enjoyed by monopoly capital until then.