Protest against BJP Govt's Failure to Curb Violence in Manipur

THE Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch (DSMM) and Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM) jointly organised a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on August 5 against the divisive BJP agenda in Manipur. The protesters demanded Chief Minister N Biren Singh's removal and effective restoration of law and order. Speakers included DSMM's general secretary and Polit Bureau member of CPI (M) Ram Chandra Dom, AARM's national secretary and CPI(M) Central Committee member, Jitendra Choudhary, Nathu Prasad Delhi state secretary of DSMM and Vumsuan Naulak of Manipur Tribal Forum.

Restore Democracy in Jammu & Kashmir Hold Assembly Elections

Enable GingerThe Central Committee of the CPI(M), in session in New Delhi on August 5, has adopted the following resolution:AUGUST 5, 2023 marks the completion of four years since the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 being annulled and the state of Jammu and Kashmir dismantled.

Jharkhand: Tributes Paid to Martyr Subhash Munda

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×"CPI(M) and its Red Flag are destined to reach even greater heights! We shall continue to uphold the legacy of Subhash Munda and his predecessors," declared Chhotun Devi Munda, the mother of the late Comrade Subhash Munda, during a resolute gathering on August 3, 2023.

NAJ, DUJ Blast Bills on Media

Stress Necessity of Tripartite Autonomous Media Commission to Save JournalismTHE National Alliance of Journalists (NAJ) and the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) in a joint statement on August 10, expressed their deep distress at the way bills affecting the media and personal liberties have been bulldozed through parliament without proper debate. The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 includes surveillance clauses, which means surveillance of citizens including journalists and their sources.

On Digital Data Protection Bill

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×FOR those following the twists and turns of the Digital Data Protection Bill, the one submitted on August 3, 2023, is the third reincarnation of the draft bill. The first was the one drafted in 2019 by Justice BN Srikrishna based on the Supreme Court's Puttuswamy judgement, which held privacy as a fundamental right.

Two Dangerous Bills Passed by Parliament

CONTINUING with its avowed policy of throwing open the country’s natural resources for exploitation by private capital without regard to either the people or the environment, the Modi government has rushed through parliament two laws that will have dire consequences. One is to amend the Forest (Conservation) Act (FCA) and the other to amend the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act. Passed in 1980, the FCA had strict provisions for preventing arbitrary de-reservation of lands designated as forests. The intention was to conserve the forests from reckless depredation.

CTUs Observe Quit India Day

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×FOLLOWING a call issued by the National Convention of Workers, jointly organised by the Central Trade Unions (CTUs) and independent federations/associations on January 30, 2023, the Quit India Day was observed across the country on August 9, 2023 by toiling masses with the rallying cry "Save the Nation, Save the People."August 9 holds a unique historical significance in India's struggle for independence from British Rule.

Central Committee Communique

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) met in New Delhi on August 4-6, 2023. It has issued the following statement on August 7.MANIPURThe Central Committee expressed its indignation at the fact that for over three months now the ethnic conflict with communal dimensions in Manipur is raging leaving hundreds dead, tens of thousands displaced and surviving

Youth Unemployment and Growing NEET Segment

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×HIGH unemployment rates among youth in the past three decades have been a major concern in India’s labour market. Although unemployment rate among youth has increased during the pandemic and the rate of absorption during recovery continues to be low compared to other age groups, but it is not only related to the pandemic.

135th Birth Anniversary of Muzaffar Ahmad: ‘Fight against Plunderers Shall Go On’

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×COMMEMORATING the 135th birth anniversary of Muzaffar Ahmad, affectionately known as Kakababu, the West Bengal state committee of the CPI(M) held a meeting on August 5, in Kolkata.

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