Suppression of Child Malnutrition Survey Data to Shield Gujarat

MIRED by controversies and scandals, the NDA government has now secured another rare achievement. Recent disclosures, first reported in the Economist magazine, indicate that the government has taken great pains to suppress a survey on child health, conducted by the UNICEF, in collaboration with the Government of India.

The Dismal State of Rural India

THE Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011 (SECC), released by the Government of India on Friday, July 3, paints a dismal picture of the economic conditions of the people in rural India.

Militant Workers’ Protest in Durgapur

THOUSANDS of workers in Durgapur-Asansol industrial belt blocked the National Highway on July 7, protesting against successive closure of factories, retrenchment and forced ouster of workers from factories by the ruling party.This steel-coal-power-metal industry belt is suffering from unprecedented crisis for the last four years. Many factories have been closed - some of them succumbing to extortion by the TMC mafia gangs. Even larger units are facing acute crisis. The latest victim is the prestigious Durgapur Power Limited; its coke oven plant has been shut down.

WEST BENGAL: Remembering Jyoti Basu

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury called upon for united action to defend secular and democratic fabric of the country and to fight for a new and better India.

Anti-People Policies: Left Parties Plan Demonstrations across Jharkhand

SIX Left parties in Jharkhand have decided to stage protest demonstrations before the Governor House’s in Ranchi and at all district headquarters on July 20 on the issues affecting the people of the state including spiralling price rise, delay and non-supply of text books in government schools and privatisation of public health services.At a meeting in Ranchi on July 6, leaders of the six parties -- CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML), Marxist Co-ordination Committee (MCC), RSP and SUCI(C) -- took serious note of the high-level corruption in BJP governments in various states as well as at the Centre.

Surjeet’s Birth Centenary Celebrations Begin in Odisha: True Patriotism Requires Fight against Trident Attacks of Modi Regime

TRUE patriotism means all-out efforts to save India and its citizens, to protect its syncretic plural culture and its democratic set-up. All these are under attack in the Modi regime. It is the duty of all Left, progressive and patriotic forces to fight against these trident attacks. This will be the true tribute to legendary Communist leader Harkishan Singh Surjeet, said CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, flagging off Surjeet’s birth centenary celebrations in Odisha’s state capital Bhubaneswar.

Thinking Together

THE People’s Democracy had in earlier years carried a regular column called “Thinking Together”. This column would answer questions sent by readers on topical issues and the Party’s view on such issues. The column also used to answer questions regarding the Party’s policies and understanding on major national and international developments.

Since some readers and comrades have requested for revival of the column, we have decided to restart this column from the August 3-9 issue. Readers are invited to send their questions.

Greetings to Greek People

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), now in session at Delhi, has issued the following statement on July 6, 2015

THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) warmly congratulates the people of Greece who have given a resounding “No” verdict in the referendum. With a 61.3 percent vote, the Greek people have resoundingly rejected the bailout austerity measures sought to be imposed upon them by the neo-liberal forces represented by the Troika comprising the IMF, European Central Bank and the European Commission.

Palestine: Reversal of Stand

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statements on July 4.

THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) condemns the government of India's abstention from a UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) vote for adoption of a UN Inquiry Commission report on Israel's attack on Gaza, Palestine, last year.

Change Policies for Rural Poor