The Explosion is Building Up

THIS was waiting to happen. From disquiet to unrest; the explosion raged across Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in January. The trigger was the huge anomalies that surfaced on the announcement of results by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) on non-technical popular categories (NTPC). The tests were in the first place, held in 2019 following the relentless pressure of potential candidates.

Right to Education can’t be compromised in the name of Religion

THE image of the young girls, clad in Hijab standing outside the school gate, demanding and at times even begging to enter inside their own school is a metaphor for how the Indian State under Modi is treating people whom they consider as “other”, an absolute denial of fundamental rights.

Denial of Right to Education of Muslim girls

THE hijab worn by Muslim girl students has been seized upon by the BJP and Hindutva forces to create another divisive and anti-Muslim polarisation in Karnataka. The insistence of six girls on wearing hijab (head scarf) to class in the government pre-university college in Udupi was utilised by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and Hindu Jagaran Vedika to get some Hindu students to wear saffron scarves and protest at the gate.

Farmers Observe Nationwide Day of Betrayal

AT the call of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) given in its meeting at the Singhu border on January 15, 2022, tens of thousands of farmers across the nation came on the streets to observe the ‘Day of Betrayal’ condemning the Modi-led BJP central government on January 31.

BJP to Further Deepen Economic Crisis with Budget 2022-23, Say Unions

BUDGET 2022-23 presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has not gone down well with major sections of the society including the working class, farmers and women. The unions representing these sections have criticised the budget calling it a reflection of the anti-people and pro-corporate nature of the BJP government.

The Week in Parliament

PRESIDENT Ramnath Kovind kick-started the budget session of parliament with an address to both houses following which the Union Budget 2022-23 was presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The budget has quashed people’s expectations during the crisis of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Budget 2022-23: Cutting-edge Technology to Pvt Companies but, Crutches to BSNL

WHILE placing the budget in the parliament, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, proudly announced that 5G service would be launched in this financial year. In the same breath, she announced that 5G service would be launched only by the private telecom companies. It means the public sector BSNL is going to be deprived of 5G technology.It is a known fact that the Modi government discriminated BSNL in 4G technology also. It is already seven years since 4G service was launched in India. Till date, BSNL has not been able to start its 4G service.

Protect the Right to Education of Muslim Girls

THE All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), in a statement issued on February 9, has strongly condemned the failure of the Karnataka state government to protect the rights of Muslim girl students. It is unacceptable that these students are being denied their right to education because of wearing the hijab, it said.It is shocking that the state government has irresponsibly stood by watching the issue spiral in the state without intervening proactively to fulfill its constitutional duty to protect the right to education of Muslim girls.

KERALA: On the SilverLine Project

DESPITE the mounting protest of opposition and the manipulations of a section of media, the government of Kerala is making efforts to materialise the SilverLine project, a semi high speed rail corridor. The project was one of the major promises of the LDF in its election manifesto in the 2021 assembly elections. The LDF government envisages this as the major infrastructure development project. This project is designed to avoid traffic snarls, road accidents and air pollution from vehicles, a major concern of the state.

Draft Political Resolution for 23rd Congress

(Adopted at the Central Committee Meeting held on January 07-09, 2022 at Hyderabad) 0.1 The period since the 22nd Congress has seen the further consolidation of the BJP, which being in government is aggressively pursuing the Hindutva agenda of the fascistic RSS.

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