Reverse Deletions in NCERT Text Books

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement April 6.

THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the efforts by the government to change the syllabus of history through the NCERT text books.

Comrade Suneet Chopra

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 4THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses deep grief at the passing away of Comrade Suneet Chopra, who collapsed while travelling in the Metro from Gurgaon to Delhi. He was 81 years old.Suneet Chopra was active in the student movement in JNU and became a member of the central executive committee of the SFI.

Huge Mazdoor Kisan Sangharsh Rally

HUNDREDS of thousands of toiling people of our country thronged the national capital Delhi on April 5, 2023 to participate in the Mazdoor Kisan Sangharsh Rally and vent their anger against the policies being pursued by the Modi led BJP government. They represented tens of crores of workers, peasants, agricultural workers, service sector employees and other sections of the common people who face deterioration in their working and living conditions due to the aggressive pursuit of neoliberal policies under the present government. Many of them participated along with their families.

Karnataka: ‘Bagair Hukum’ Cultivators Resist Take-Over of Land by Forest Authorities

‘BAGAIR Hukum' cultivators in Gangayyanapalya, Chelur Hobli of Tumkur district in Karnataka, have successfully resisted the encroachment by forest department authorities who dug trenches and planted trees on the land that has been cultivated by farmers for generations.

Karnataka: Emerging Picture of the Contest

LAST week, further developments exposed the governance of the BJP government, including a new case of corruption by an MLA. A video surfaced showing a bribe being given to an aide of the MLA for clearance of a tender. In Mandya district, a gang of self-proclaimed "cow-protection" vigilantes brutally killed Idris Pasha, a driver of a vehicle transporting cattle. Some aspects of the case suggest that it is part of the BJP's communal polarisation attempts.

NCSC Submission to UN on Human Rights in Cuba

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) through its Universal Periodic Review (UPR), conducted on a periodic basis, reviews the fulfillment of the human rights obligations and commitments by each of the 193 UN member States. The National Committee for Solidarity with Cuba (NCSC) submitted the following recommendations about the situation of human rights in Cuba, which is now up for a periodic review.The NCSC, affirms the value Cuban State accords to every person’s right to a dignified human life.

FCA Amendment Bill: Liberalisation, Centralisation and a Further Assault

EVEN while the ruling party prevented any interventions by opposition parties in parliament it continued to push through government business without discussion. One item was introducing a bill to amend the Forest Conservation Act, 1980. After the introduction, strangely, the government referred the bill to a joint committee comprising members of both houses. When there is a standing committee of parliament for all issues connected with the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC), why should government bypass it?

Annual PLFS Report: Increased Vulnerability and Erosion of Rights

THE latest annual report of Periodic Labour Force Survey, 2021-22 published by NSSO, Government of India draws attention to many perennial problems that India seems to be facing in the employment front. True indeed that the annual unemployment rate has marginally declined compared to the pandemic period but the structural concerns such as high rates of youth unemployment, high unemployment rates within the educated, increased vulnerability due to rising self-employment and erosion of rights of regular salaried workers, continue to remain as dark spots in India’s labour market.

Apple Growers Protest Anti-Horticulture Policies of Union Govt

IN a first-of-its-kind demonstration, about 500 apple growers from the three-core apple-producing states of India – Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand – held a one-day protest at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar on April 4, 2023, to denounce the anti-horticulture policies of the union government.

Communal Violence in the Name of Ram Navami

THE violence and clashes that erupted in various places during Ram Navami observance on March 30 was an event foretold. Over the years, the Hindutva forces have shaped the Ram Navami processions into an instrument for aggression and attacks on Muslims. Last year, in 2022, the Ram Navami processions led to widespread attacks and clashes in Khargone in Madhya Pradesh, in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Jharkhand and in Shibpur area of Howrah, West Bengal. This year too, the Ram Navami festival occurred during the period of Ramzan and provided the backdrop for provocations in areas where Muslims

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