Paper Leak Scam Exposed Complicity of TMC

The entrance test for the Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) in West Bengal, scheduled on 28th June, was cancelled after reports that examination papers were leaked in several districts. The episode exposed another scam in anarchical education sector in the state.The report of question-paper leak was first published in Ganashakti. On the day of the scheduled examination Ganashakti carried reports of not only leak but selective sale of papers, allegedly through TMC leaders in some districts. The report was substantiated by facsimile of papers.

Central Committee’s Call

THE Central Committee elected at the 21st Congress of the Party met at AK Gopalan Bhawan, New Delhi for the first time on June 6-7, 2015 to discuss and carry forward the implementation of the main thrust of the 21st Congress.

Stop Sabotage of Malegaon Case

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on June 26, 2015.

THE revelation by the Special Public Prosecutor in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, Rohini Salian that she has been pressurised by an officer of the National Investigation Agency to go soft in the case is a matter of deep concern.

Spreading Stain of Corruption

THE stain of corruption, nepotism and crony capitalism is enveloping the Modi government and the BJP state governments. Narendra Modi and the BJP had made the massive corruption under the UPA government their main plank in the Lok Sabha election campaign. Narendra Modi had promised to put an end to the loot and corruption under Congress rule. After the completion of one year of the BJP government, speaking at a rally in Mathura district, Modi claimed that he had not guaranteed acche din for those who looted the nation; for them it was bure din.

TRIPURA: CPI(M) Wins Bye-elections With Higher Percentage of Votes

IN keeping with the expectations of the people, CPI(M) retained its hold in the bye-elections to the Pratapgarh and Surma assembly segments, by a huge margin. Both these SC reserved seats had fallen vacant because of the untimely demise of the CPI(M) MLAs, Comrade Anil Sarkar and Comrade Sudhir Das. During the campaign itself, it had become clear that the CPI(M) was poised for victory. The polling on June 27 was absolutely peaceful and recorded a high voter turnout.

Adivasis Resolve to Unite and Struggle

THE central executive committee (CEC) of Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM) in its meeting held on June 13-14, in New Delhi, resolved to organise struggles against the Modi government's offensive on adivasi communities. The aggressive moves to reverse or eliminate hard won rights including the Forest Rights Act, PESAA, constitutional protections under the Fifth and Sixth Schedule are reflected in the recently adopted Mines & Minerals (Development & Regulation) Amendment Bill 2015.

AIDWA Donates Rs Five Lakhs to Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund

THE All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) has donated Rs 5 lakh towards Nepal earthquake relief fund. The money, which was collected by the ground level activists of AIDWA was handed over to the ambassador of Nepal, Deep Kumar Upadhyay on June 16, 2015. An AIDWA delegation comprising of Jagmati Sangwan (general secretary), Sehba Farooqui (Delhi state secretary), Reeja Jayaprasad (CEC member), Maimoona Mollah (vice president, Delhi AIDWA) and Anju Jha (treasurer, Delhi AIDWA) handed over the cheque to the ambassador at the Embassy of Nepal in New Delhi.

Are Racial Attacks Not Acts of Terrorism?

IN one of the most gruesome racial attacks that we have heard in recent times, a 21-year old white man had shot dead nine Afro-Americans, who were attending a Bible study at the AME Church in Charleston. This is indeed more horrendous than the bomb attack on the 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama in 1963, by the KKK (white-supremacist Ku Klux Klan), a tragedy that had galvanised the Civil Rights Movement in the US. In that attack, four girls died and it was termed as a 'terrorist act'.

The Season of ‘Spin-Masters’ Has Arrived

IN recent history, Tony Blair has beaten all competition hollow while triggering the Iraq invasion. The business of manufacturing ‘spin’ is an age-old pre-occupation in politics. One of the major exponents, Hitler’s propaganda minister Goebbels is considered one of the ‘best’ in the business. Not only did he manufacture with rapid fire speed and regularity but also owns the copyright for putting it on a firm theoretical foundation. He maintained that ‘spin’ is an interpretation of reality to the ‘people’ or the ‘masses’ and make them believe that it is the ‘truth’.

Achche Din for Corporates and Sangh Parivar, Bure Din with a Vengeance for the Masses - (2)

ONE of the catchy slogans coined by Narendra Modi in his first Independence Day address from the ramparts of Red Fort was ‘Make in India’. Like most BJP slogans, it was designed to stoke patriotic feelings to cover up its real intentions. It sought to increase domestic industrial production and the manufacturing sector and held out the carrot of employment. For it to succeed, three things were needed. These three were land, labour and capital.

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