Grassroots Mobilisation and Building Solidarity

ON-ground mobilisation to make the second 'Mazdoor Kisan Sangharsh Rally' truly massive in scale is being coordinated by thousands of activists of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), and All India Agricultural Workers Union (AIAWU) for over six months.

CPI(M) Opposes Delimitation of Constituencies in Assam

THE Assam state committee of the CPI (M), on March 27, has submitted a memorandum to the chief election commissioner and other members of the ECI who are on a visit to the state in connection with the proposed delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies in Assam.The five member CPI(M) delegation comprising state secretary Suprakash Talukdar, Central Committee member Isfaqur Rahman, Party MLA Manoranjan Talukdar, state secretariat members Ajit Das and Nayan Bhuyan submitted the memorandum, raising concerns regarding the delimitation of constituencies in the state of Assam.

AIKS Strongly Condemns Brutal Attack On the Livelihood of Farmers

Power Tiller Burnt Down; Fish Tanks Poisoned by BJP-RSS GoonsViolent attacks by BJP-RSS criminals on activists of the AIKS and Left Parties is continuing unabated in Tripura since the election results were announced on March 2, 2023. The latest reported incidents of violence happened on the night of March 27th in the Khowai district. A power tiller of a farmer Nivash Sarkar residing at Gilatali in the district has been destroyed by burning and the remains were found at the riverside.

Compensate for Loss of Crops Due to Unseasonal Rains, Hail Storms in North Indian States: AIKS

The expectation of insurance coverage under PMFBY was a damp squibTHE All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), in a statement issued on March 28, has expressed deep concern over widespread damage to Rabi crops due to unseasonal rains, hails and thunderstorms in many states during past week.

A Common Misconception about Capitalism

THERE is a commonly-held view that while capitalism in its early stages brings about unemployment and hence an accentuation of poverty, this initial damage is subsequently reversed as it keeps growing.

Polit Bureau Communique

he Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) met in New Delhi on March 25-26. It has issued the following statement on March 27, 2023PERSECUTION OF OPPOSITION LEADERSThe Polit Bureau condemned BJP’s usage of the criminal defamation route to target opposition leaders and disqualify them as MPs.

The Collapse of US Banks

THERE is nothing mysterious about the reasons for the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank and the Signature Bank in the United States. There is also nothing mysterious about why the entire banking system of the capitalist world has come under a cloud: once some part of the system collapses, the other parts of it get saddled with “toxic” assets, which are nothing else but the liabilities of the collapsed part of the system, and hence become subject to a “domino effect”. The real issue is: how did US capitalism get into a situation where its banking system came under such severe strain?

Second Phase of Kisan Movement to Build Up

AGAINST the anti-peasant policies of the Narendra Modi government, farmers in the country, unitedly under the leadership of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), organised the longest, most united, and most historical struggle in 2020 and 2021. They faced unprecedented attacks and oppression by the government. They became victims of widespread false government propaganda and RSS propaganda. 750 of our comrades became martyrs in the struggle; thousands of false cases were registered against the farmers.

Punjab: Troubling Times: Government's Loosening Grip on Economy and Law and Order

THE government's grip on the state's economy and governance is loosening and there is sudden surge in radicalisation. Law and order is deteriorating with a rising numbers of robberies, murders and snatchings. The government has been unable to control the ongoing gang wars in jails, as evidenced by the recent murders of two gangsters in Goindwal Sahib Jail due to inter-gang rivalry.

West Bengal: Massive Protests Roar across the State

WITH public anger against authoritarianism, corruption and criminalisation steadily on the rise, Bengal is witnessing a chain of mass movements drawing all sections of the people against the TMC misrule across the state. The historic success of the March 10 strike of the state employees and teachers has surely generated new hopes and confidence amongst the participants and the people at large.

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