The Scourge of Demonetisation

IN the entire history of post-independence India, no single economic measure has been as devastating for the people and as utterly futile in achieving its stated objectives, as the demonetisation of currency notes, of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 denomination, decreed by the Modi government on November 8, 2016.

Tripura: Intolerant and Unconstitutional

THE Tripura state committee of CPI(M) condemns the invocation of UAPA against lawyers and journalists by the Tripura state government. The Party state secretariat has issued a statement on November 6, on the extreme events organised by the ruling BJP party and the role of the State Election Commission and administration regarding the electoral process of urban local bodies of the state. Below we publish the text of the statement.DURING the last Durga Puja, some unfortunate incidents have happened in our neighbouring country Bangladesh.

The Rise of Right-Wing Internationalism in the Iberosphere

EARLY in 2020, the leader of Spain’s right-wing party Vox, Santiago Abascal, went to the United States to attend the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) meeting. Abascal came to Washington, DC, along with Iván Espinosa de los Monteros, the deputy secretary of Vox’s international relations department. The two men spent time meeting the leadership of a range of right-wing think tanks, such as the Heritage Foundation and the International Republican Institute. They discussed the need to create a right-wing think tank in Spain and to deepen right-wing internationalism.

Two Days’ Countrywide Strike ‘To Save People and Save Nation’

THE National Convention of Workers held at Jantar Mantar on November 11 called upon the working class of the country to prepare for massive countrywide general strike during the budget session in February 2022, ‘To Save the People and Save the Nation’.The convention was called by the joint trade union platform comprising ten central trade unions – INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF and UTUC – and almost all the independent sectoral federations and associations in the country.In view of the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated restrictions on big mobilisations, the trad

Rajasthan: CPI(M) State Conference Calls for Strengthening the Party

THE 23rd Rajasthan state conference of the CPI(M) was held in Sikar from October 31 to November 2, 2021. It began with flag hoisting by Hetram Beniwal, a senior leader of the Party. After paying floral tributes at the martyr's altar, the open session of the conference commenced which was presided over by Brijendra Singh Mil.Inaugurating the conference, former general secretary of CPI(M) and Party's Polit Bureau member, Prakash Karat said that the RSS and the BJP-led government in nexus with the corporate houses, are forcing Hindutva ideology on the common people in the country.

No Relief in Petrol and Diesel Prices

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on November 5

THE cut in central excise duty of Rs 5 per litre of petrol and Rs 10 per litre of diesel announced by the central government is only a token reduction and will provide no relief to the people.

Britain’s Indian Community Protests against Indian Govt’s Growing Autocracy

INDIAN community gathered in their scores in Glasgow Scotland. They came from remote parts of England, Scotland and Wales deeply concerned about planet Earth and the shameful developments in India.

People of all faiths and of no faith expressed their unhappiness with the RSS led BJP government. They feel ashamed by the autocratic behaviour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, whose policies have increased poverty and hunger coupled with erosion of human rights.

CPI(M) Stands in Solidarity with Cuba

The following is the text of the message sent to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), on November 11.THE Communist Party of India (Marxist) condemns the sustained interference of imperialist forces in the internal affairs of Cuba and reiterates its solidarity with socialist Cuba and its fighting people.

Manipur State Conference of CPI(M)

THE 19th Manipur state conference of the CPI(M) was held in Imphal on October 30. Inaugurating the conference, Party Central Committee member Suprakash Talukdar gave the call for defeating the authoritarian-communal BJP regimes at the centre and in Manipur, and for forging a strong Left and democratic movement and expanding the mass base of the Party in the state.The conference began with the hoisting of the Red Flag by veteran Communist leader Saikhom Jugol at Meitram Shamu Khul, a makeshift village in the central part of Imphal City.

BJP’s Violent Drive to Make a Mockery of Tripura Urban Bodies Polls

THE election to 20 urban bodies in Tripura has been declared to be held on November 25. The elections have been pending since December 2020 because the ruling BJP was waiting for its convenient time and used the Covid pandemic as an excuse. The urban bodies include Agartala Municipal Corporation having a total of 3,45,239 electors, 13 municipal councils having a total of 2,04,706 voters and six nagar panchayats with 44,827 electorates.

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