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The Proposed Abolition of the UGC

THE Modi government is bringing in legislation in the coming monsoon session of the parliament to abolish the University Grants Commission. The UGC has two important roles at present. One is the distribution of funds to colleges and universities; this will now be handled by the ministry of human resource development. The other role is a regulatory one, which will now be taken over by a Higher Education Commission of India (HECI). This commission however will have no funds to distribute.The proposed set-up will immensely increase political control over the academia.

TELANGANA: BLF Holds Mahadharnas at District Collectorates

THE Bahujana Left Front (BLF) held ‘Mahadharnas’ at district collectorates in Telangana on June 26-27, highlighting the problems of the people that had come to light during a one-month-long house-to-house survey conducted by it in all villages in the state, and demanding that the TRS government solve them.The police not only created hurdles to obstruct participation of the people in the rallies and Mahadharnas, but also imposed prohibitory orders and arrested several leaders and hundreds of people when they tried to lay siege at the collectorates.

September 5 Mazdoor-Kisan Rally: Universal Social Security for All Workers

WE want universal social security, that is, social security for all workers, wherever they might be working.Today a very small section of workers, mainly in the organised sector only  are covered by social security benefits like provident fund, ESI, medical benefits, maternity benefit, accident compensation, gratuity, pension etc.

Stop Dismantling UGC Mindlessly

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statements on June 30THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) firmly opposes the move by the present central government to replace University Grants Commission through proposed Higher Education Commission of India (repeal of University Grants Commission Act 2018). It is clear that the government is in a tearing hurry to push through the proposed legislation in the monsoon session of the parliament with only ten days earmarked for discussion and receiving feedbacks on the draft Bill. Despite using the re

Stop Misuse of LIC

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statements on June 30THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its strong condemnation of this BJP government’s decision of asking the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) to bailout the worst NPA defaulter bank, the IDBI. LIC is the repository of people’s savings in the form of insurance policies. Using this capital to bailout the worst defaulter bank is tantamount to public loot of people’s savings.  The names of the rich defaulters are kept as a secret by the Modi government.

Continuation of Violence and Terror by RSS/BJP in Tripura

CPI(M)  Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on July 1, 2018THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns, the murderous attacks unleashed by the RSS/BJP in Tripura in the name of  “child lifters”. An 11 year old student was brutally murdered in West Tripura district on June 26. A minister of the BJP state government charged that both the kidneys of this child were removed for illegal human organ trade which spread panic and fear.

Militant Protest by AIDWA

A two day sit-in demonstration by AIDWA in downtown Kolkata expressed strong anger of women against TMC government. The sit-in was organized to protest atrocities against women in the state and ‘murder of democracy’ in the panchayat elections.The Sit-in was inaugurated by eminent film director Tarun Majumdar. Arjina Bibi- mother of martyr Taimur Gayen, who was killed on the day of Panchayat elections, urged with deep emotion to steadfastly fight against terror tactics of the ruling party.

Meanwhile in Tripura

Mob lynching & the nefarious designs of RSS- BJPTHE pathetic situation of law and order in the state and the diabolical design of the RSS and BJP to use rumours and hatred to intensify its attack on the CPI(M) was again manifested in the state of Tripura. On June 26, an 11 year old student was brutally murdered near Taranagar of Mohanpur, West Tripura.

Martyr Abhimanyu

THE people of Kerala, particularly student community, have emotionally bid adieu to a young student who aspired to become a scientist. Abhimanyu was killed by a terror squad belonging to Campus Front, a student outfit of an Islamic Terror group. Abhimanyu, an SFI leader who belonged to a remote hamlet of Vattavada in high range district, Idukki was stabbed to death at 12.30 am on July 2.  Just 20 years old, Abhimanyu was a staunch fighter of SFI and a brilliant student at Maharajas College, who became the victim of communal elements, who has recently spread in certain campuses of Kerala.

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