RCEP: Death Knell For Indian Agriculture

FAST paced moves are on to conclude the talks on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and seal an agreement. The BJP regime is seeking to push through it riding roughshod over the rights of the States and throwing to winds the livelihood of millions of people – the peasantry, agricultural workers, working class, dairy farmers, plantation sector and the poor. There have been noises of protest from the Congress Party which was the chief architect of the India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and numerous other FTAs in the pipeline.

Stop Persecution of Badal Chowdhury

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 31, 2019THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its anger and condemnation at the manner in which the police in Tripura have treated Badal Chowdhury, former minister and senior leader of the CPI(M). Badal Chowdhury was under treatment at a private hospital when the police forcibly removed him from the hospital yesterday and kept him in a lockup in the police station. Within a few minutes, Badal Chowdhury fell ill with chest pain and breathing difficulty. The government doctor advised that he be

J&K: Reject False Propaganda

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement October 30, 2019THE central government has chosen the birth anniversary of Vallabhbhai Patel to make the formal declaration of the separation of Ladakh from Jammu and Kashmir and the demeaning of the divided state into two union territories.The CPI(M) reiterates its strong opposition to the abrogation of Sec 370 as well as the division and reduced status of the State of Jammu & Kashmir.It is a shameful day for India’s democracy that a state should be divided and deprived of its status as a full-fledged stat

Strong Protest against Undermining Indian Parliament’s Sovereignty

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 29THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly protests the visit of some members of parliament from various European countries with rightwing credentials to Kashmir valley orchestrated by the Modi government. It is an affront of the Indian parliament and its sovereignty, that while Indian MPs and political leadership of national parties are denied the freedom to visit the valley, reportedly some “private visit” by foreign parliament members is being allowed. Though it is claimed that this is a private

Setback for BJP in Recent Round of Elections

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 25THE election results of the assemblies of Maharashtra and Haryana and bye elections in various states like Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Kerala and Assam, clearly show that the impact of communal nationalist jingoistic emotional propaganda fanned by the BJP is waning. Both the prime minister and home minister aggressively mounted a Hindutva nationalist campaign. In Maharashtra, the BJP-Shiv Sena returned to government with a reduced majority.

Peoples’ Wrath to Regain the Sense of Hope

PEOPLE around the world are up in protests, giving vent to their growing resentment. In Chile, what ignited the protests were the increase in metro fare by four cents; in Lebanon, it was the $6 monthly tax on Whatsapp calls; in Iraq, they began calling for an end to corruption, improved basic services and more jobs; in Haiti, they started against corruption, high inflation, fuel prices, and food shortages.

WEST BENGAL: Comrade Debasish Das Passes Away

COMRADE Debasish Das, who worked for Peoples Democracy for long and later in Ganashakti expired on October 29, in Siliguri, West Bengal. He was 81. At the time of his death, he was in-charge of managerial work of Siliguri edition of Ganashakti. He had to oversee the affairs of Northern Bengal districts.Comrade Das worked in PD and stayed in Delhi. In 2001, Ganashakti started its Siliguri edition. Comrade Das joined there and performed his duties diligently despite his old age. Recently he suffered a mild stroke and was hospitalised.

How Modi Govt Created Economic Slowdown

INDIA is facing an unprecedented slowdown of the economy with GDP growth slumping to 5 per cent in the June quarter, agriculture growing by only 2 per cent and manufacturing by a mere 0.6 per cent. Private consumption expenditure – spending by families on consumption – has slipped downwards, bank credit has decelerated, investment is dipping and sales of common commodities are declining. Such is the sweep of this slowdown that lakhs of workers have either been thrown out of jobs or laid off.

Homage to Comrade Gurudas Dasgupta

The following is the statement issued by the CITU on October 31THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) is deeply grieved on the passing away of Comrade Gurudas Dasgupta, veteran trade union leader of the country and eminent parliamentarian for decades, this morning in Kolkata after prolonged illness.

Oil & Petroleum Workers’ Strike on Nov 28

A NATIONAL Convention of Oil & Petroleum workers organised by the trade unions of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Oil India Limited (OIL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) was held in Mumbai on October 26. Around 350 union workers from these oil public sector undertakings (PSUs), from all over the country, participated in the convention and resolved to protest against the move to privatise oil PSUs in the country.

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