GENERAL secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Sitaram Yechury, asserted that the Mahajana Padayatra being conducted by the Party in Telangana is intended for identifying the problems being faced by the people and for social justice and gave a call for building powerful movements of the people for getting assurances given by the rulers implemented.  Mahajana Padayatra, which had commenced on October 17 with a team of CPI(M) leaders led by state secretary Tammineni Veerabhadram, already covered a distance of about one thousand kilometers during the first 40 days.

THE story of the failure of the reforms will not be complete unless we also take into account the failure of the privatisation of distribution. This is what we will examine in the second part of our examination of the power sector reforms.DISTRIBUTION PRIVATISATION – THE STORY OF RELIANCE IN ORISSA & DELHIThe distribution sector reforms are more difficult than inducting private sector in generation. The reasons are obvious.

DESPITE the brave face put up by the Moroccan hosts and the participating delegations from almost 190 countries, the  22nd edition of the world's annual climate summit at Marrakech, was held with a gun pointed at their heads by the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump. While the finger on the trigger may have been that of the newest hero of global reaction, taking world climate action hostage had the support of the most backward sections of the big capital cheered on by a groundswell of support from some of the most backward sections of the US polity.

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on November 25.THE Modi government has betrayed the commitment made by the prime minister on November 8 that people will be allowed to exchange the old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes till December 30.The prime minister had made this announcement on November 8 in his address to the nation. Not only that, he had further stated that the limit for the exchange of old notes will be increased from November 25 till December 30.

Lakhs of people came out into the streets on November 28 to protest against the BJP government’s attack on their livelihoods and the burdens imposed upon the people through the withdrawal of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes. Below we publish reports from the states.  KERALAA protest march was taken out by the LDF in Trivandrum against the government's demonetisation policy which has created cash crisis in the country. Kerala government has been in the forefront of the struggle and has demanded that cooperative banks be allowed to exchange notes.