TN: CITU Holds State-wide Ten Day Padayatra

AMIDST the scorching heatwave, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) in the state of Tamil Nadu successfully conducted a padayatra campaign addressing crucial issues affecting workers, peasants, agricultural workers, working women, and the youth across the state.

TN: May Day and Karl Marx Anniversary Observed Through art

“A painting is never finished - it simply stops in interesting places.” -- Paul GardnerA HARD-WORKING woman walks with a headload of materials towards a one-rupee-coin that appears disproportionately large, making it not so easily accessible to her.This is not a scene from an emotional street play but a powerful painting by an artist, Chinnaraja.

Ethnic Clashes in Manipur

THE situation in Manipur beginning on May 3, 2023, which witnessed large scale violence and ethnic clashes between Meiteis and Kukis had reached alarming proportion. There has been vandalisation of houses, arson and attacks on properties, churches and temples across the five valley districts and some hill districts i.e., Churachandpur, Tengnoupal, Kangpokpi districts and others.The outbreak of ethnic clashes has resulted in a significant loss of life, with the death toll exceeding 130.

Pitfalls of Export-Led Growth

AFTER Sri Lanka and Pakistan, Bangladesh has become the third country in our neighbourhood to become afflicted by a serious economic crisis. It has asked for a $4.5 billion loan from the IMF, apart from $1 billion from the World Bank and $2.5-3 billion from multilateral agencies and donor nations.

Mahila Mahapanchayat in Support of Women Wrestlers

Enable GingerA Mahila Panchayat was held on June 14, in New Delhi, in support of the protesting women wrestlers. Various organisations including AIDWA are actively participating in it. AIDWA all India president PK Sreemathy, all India vice presidents Jagmati Sangwan, Subhashini Ali, treasurer S Punyavathi, JMS delhi secretary Asha Sharma and president Maimoona Mollah took part in it. The meeting called on people to extend solidarity and stand in support of the wrestlers.

Denying Farmers to Profit Corporates

THE BJP-led union government announced the minimum support prices (MSP) for the Kharif Season 2023-24 on June 7, 2023 claiming that “the move is to ensure remunerative prices to growers for their produce and to encourage crop diversification”. The MSP announced is neither fair nor remunerative; it belies the hopes of the farmers and inflicts huge losses in their incomes. Let alone encouraging crop diversification, it discourages farmers from investing in agriculture.

Inquire into Leakage of Personal Data

Enable GingerCPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on June 12SHOCKING reports have appeared of a mega data breach in which personal information of Indians including Aadhaar card etc have leaked from the CoWin Portal in which people registered for vaccination with their personal details.

J&K: Normalcy without Democracy is No Normalcy At All

NOTWITHSTANDING the tall claims made by the BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir about normalcy and economic development post 2019, the truth remains that there is a depressing scenario prevalent on multiple fronts in the state.First of all, there is a dire political vacuum in the state in the absence of elections and popular government. The statehood has been denied in the most unconstitutional and brazen manner. This is a blatant infringement on the basic constitutional and democratic rights of the people of the state.

Maha: Memoirs of Narasayya Adam

ON June 1, 2023, the 300-page memoirs in Marathi ofNarasayya Adam, titled 'SangharshaachiMashaalHaati' ('Torch of Struggle in Hand'), was released on his birthday in a 15,000-strong public meeting at Solapur by CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury. Most of those who attended were from the unorganised working class, especially beedi, powerloom and other workers. There was a large contingent of working women.

A Party Glorifying Godse

THE true meaning of ‘Amrit Kaal’ is unfolding with the relentless attacks on the Muslim minorities accompanied by hate speech and glorification of Gandhiji’s killer, Godse. In Maharashtra, the Shinde-BJP government has gone on a spree of renaming cities which have Muslim names. Aurangabad has become Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Osmanabad is now Dharashiv, Ahmednagar district has been declared to be Ahilyabai Holkar Nagar. These changes were accompanied by majoritarian triumphalism and the demonising of Muslim rulers and historical figures.

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