The Union Cabinet has passed what is being called the ‘Surrogacy Bill’ to regulate the practice of surrogacy in India.  There have been many conflicting opinions expressed on the Bill.  What is our Party’s stand on the provisions of the Bill?Vijay Sinha, MumbaiTHE union cabinet passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016 on August 25.  The government has said that the Bill will be sent to a select committee before it is placed for a vote in parliament.  This is a very essential move.  All sections of society and various organisations should be given the opportunity to submit their suggesti

DHARWAD, a peaceful education centre of northern Karnataka was witness to a historic march and convention on August 30. Thousands of writers, artists, intellectuals, teachers, students, concerned citizens from all corners of state and the country marched through the city streets in a silent procession and held a massive convention amidst incessant rains. It was organised by Committee against Murder of Dabholkar, Pansare, Kalburgi – a coalition of over hundred organisations from Karnataka and other states. The occasion was the first death anniversary of writer researcher Dr Kalburgi.

Consider two statements: “Petty production is being squeezed out by the encroachment of capital”, and “Petty production is being squeezed out by the encroachment of multinational corporations”. Many would consider the two statements to be more or less identical, the second being only a more specific form of expressing the first.

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on September 2, 2016.The Supreme Court has struck down the 997 acres of land acquired in Singur meant for the Tata car project.The then Left Front government had intended through this project to develop industry and thereby create jobs in the state. However, the acquisition process had to be undertaken under the 1894 Land Acquisition Act, which was the only legal instrument available at that time. This was an Act which did not protect the interests of the farmers adequately.

The opening day of the monsoon session of Haryana legislative assembly saw a Jain muni addressing the legislators. This was an unprecedented violation of constitutional and parliamentary norms.By inviting the Jain muni, Ratan Sagarji, to address the legislature, the BJP chief minister M L Khattar has struck at the root of the secular character of the State which ordains separation of religion from politics.The Jain priest had a chair above the podium where the governor and the chief minister sat.