Jharkhand: BJP’s Efforts to Destabilise State Government

THE RSS is using various tactics to destabilise the Hemant Soren government of Jharkhand, and the BJP is utilising all central agencies, including the ED towards this end. Several central government ministers, including Home Minister Amit Shah, are also pushing their agenda to destabilise the state government.

Make It the Biggest Ever Militant Class Mobilisation!

THERE is continuing systemic crisis of the capitalist order and its retrograde reflections are visible on all spheres – social, political, economic and in governance. The authoritarian and divisive onslaughts of the ruling classes powered by the corporate-communal nexus with clear fascistic intent are felt on all fronts. And at the same time the voice of disapproval and unrest of working people is becoming louder and widespread, bringing forth the reality of determined organised combat.

Welcome Verdict of Supreme Court

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 2.IN a seminal verdict, the Supreme Court has ordered that the Election Commissioners should be appointed by the president of India on the advice of a committee consisting of the prime minister, leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha (or leader of the largest opposition party) and the chief justice of India.

Ukraine War’s Continuing Threat: Last Nuclear Agreement now Suspended

THE Ukraine War has now completed one year. Unfortunately, one of the consequences of the war is that the New START, the last remaining arms control agreement on nuclear weapons and missiles, has also gone into limbo. On February 21, President Putin announced that Russia has “suspended” its participation in New START, though it will still observe the limits set on the nuclear missiles and warheads till the agreement expires in 2026.

Treating Infrastructure as a Holy Cow

THERE is an impression shared by even progressive intellectuals that the entity that goes by the name of “physical infrastructure” is an absolute necessity in each country, and that the actual amount of infrastructure that exists is always less than what is needed. There is in other words no such thing as “too much investment” being made in infrastructure.Because of this no objections are usually raised to the magnitude of resources that are devoted towards building such infrastructure.

SFI-led Alliance Wins Student Union Elections in Hyderabad Central University

IN the recently held elections to the University of Hyderabad Students’ Union, the Students’ Federation of India led alliance stood victorious by sweeping all office bearer posts along with the GSCASH panel with huge margins. These elections happened after three and a half years since the last held election in 2019.In a context where the entire country is reeling under a regime of neoliberal and fascistic nexus, and where all democratic institutions are dismantled by the current BJP-led government, the victory of SFI-led alliance in HCU elections provides a spark of hope.

TN: Raj Bhavan Demonstration Demands Governor to Mend His Ways

SINCE assuming office as the governor of Tamil Nadu, the incumbent R N Ravi has been indulging in provoking and insulting the people of the state through his comments that are denigrating the cultural ethos of the state. Additionally, he has been promoting obscurantist right-wing ideology and attacking social justice, while showing disregard for constitutional conventions.

WB: Potato Growers to Block Roads on March 11

THE AIKS West Bengal state committee has called for an intense movement by blocking national and state highways on March 11 to force the state government to buy potatoes at a fair price. For this, a massive campaign has been started among farmers in districts. The leaders of the AIKS West Bengal state committee have said that there is no other way to save the farmers from committing suicide due to the potato crisis.

Manish Sisodia’s Arrest Condemned

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on February 27THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) condemns the arrest of Manish Sisodia, deputy chief minister of Delhi, by the CBI. His arrest is part of the Modi government project to weaponise central investigative agencies to target opposition party leaders. In almost every state where the government is run by an opposition party, cases are filed against leaders, arrests are made so as to destabilise the governments being run by opposition parties.

Rollback LPG Cylinder Price Hike

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 01THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns yet another hike in the price of domestic LPG cylinder by Rs 50 from today. This hike burdens the people further when the prices of all food and essential commodities are rising relentlessly.With this hike, more people will dropout from using subsidiSed cooking gas cylinders as they simply cannot afford it. Already, over 10 per cent of those under Ujjwala Yojana have not taken any refill cylinders during the last year.

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