Women Condemn Badaun Rape and Murder, Demand Immediate Arrest of Main Culprit

SIX women organisations; AIDWA, NFIW, AIPWA, PMS, AIMSS and AIAMS in a press note released on January 7, condemned the January 3 incident of gang-rape, torture and murder of an anganwadi worker by a mahant (priest)and his henchmen in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh. The woman sometimes used to visit the temple presided over by the main culprit and when she did not return, her family started looking for her.

Repeal These Agri-Laws

ONCE again, the talks between the central government and representatives of the kisan organisations today (December 30) failed to resolve the main issues on which these unprecedented kisan protests are taking place. The central government refused to consider the repeal of these Agri-Laws but has apparently agreed to reconsider the Electricity (Amendment) Bill and remove kisans from the Pollution Act. Another round of talks is scheduled for January 4, 2021.The BJP central government’s continued obduracy regarding the repeal of the three Agri-Laws prolongs the deadlock in the ongoing huge p

J&K: Success of PAGD Clear Indication of what People Want

ON December 23, the CPI(M) Jammu & Kashmir unit issued a statement stating that the success of the Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) in the district development council (DDC) elections is a clear answer as to what the people of Jammu & Kashmir want.The participation of the people in large numbers in these polls is a clear indication that people of J&K want to fight for their snatched constitutional rights in a democratic manner.

Anglo-American “Rule of Law”: Coerce Justice and Pamper War-crime

EVER since the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, the country has been on a downward slide and its people have been suffering unprecedented hardships.The never-ending trauma of war, poverty, and the disastrous state of public health and the education system continue to haunt the country which, prior to the invasion was one of the best governed States in the Arab world.Rubbing salt into the war-wounds of Iraqi people, this Christmas President Donald Trump, granted clemency to four Blackwater guards, a private military company (PMC), convicted of voluntary manslaughter that killed 17 Iraqi civilian

AIAWU will Observe Protests on January 6-7

THE All India Agricultural Workers Union(AIAWU) will observe protests on January 6-7 throughout the country. The ongoing struggle against three farm laws and Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2002, is continuing since last one month and farmers are sitting at Delhi borders at five major national highways which connect Delhi to rest of India.

Who is Spreading lies? Modi, not the Kisans: AIKS

AIKS CONDEMNS the prime minister’s resort to lies and deceit to deliberately mislead Indian farmers about Kerala agriculture and role of the Left Democratic Front government. His comments expose his ignorance about Kerala’s agriculture, this was stated by the AIKS in a press release issued on December 26. The prime minister is either misled by his advisors or is deliberately resorting to deceit to mislead people of India. Modi has raised a question “there are no APMCs and mandis in Kerala. So, why are there no protests in Kerala?

Tripura: Law and order under whose hand?

HAVING failed to address hardly any urgent issue that the major section of the people of Tripura are suffering from, the ruling BJP has fielded their paid goondas to physically throttle opposition voice by unleashing inhuman attacks and torture with the patronage of a section of the police.On December 20, one such fatal attack was carried on targeting Pabitra Kar, a CPI(M) state committee member, West Tripura district secretary and former deputy speaker who was elected in the assembly for five terms, at his house at Khayerpur of West Tripura district.

Tamil Nadu: Massive Kisan Rally

THE AIKSCC Tamil Nadu unit held a massive rally in Thanjavur extending solidarity to the farmers' agitation and demanding the withdrawal of the farm laws. The rally was attended by thousands of farmers from across the state. The farmers from various districts were stopped by the police from travelling to the public meeting. AIKS state secretary, P Shanmugam and other leaders of AIKSCC addressed the massive rally.

Kerala: Young Women in the Lead

AFTER well-known triumphant story of Arya Rajendran, the youngest mayor who took oath on December 28, Reshma Mariam Roy has to tell another wonderful story of being the youngest grama panchayat president of the country.Setting record of being the youngest corporation mayor of the country, 21-year-old Arya Rajendran took over as the Mayor of Trivandrum city on the formation day of Balasamgham, children’s organisation, in which Arya is serving as the state president.It not just the example of Arya, state committee member of SFI, CPI(M) leadership in Kerala has set an epochal trend in the stat

Kerala: League Goons attack and kill a CPI(M) Worker

ON December 24, in another brutal incident, a DYFI and CPI(M) worker was hacked to death by Indian Union Muslim League criminals in Kanjangad, in Kasargod district. Auf Abdurahman (27) was a member of Kalluravi unit committee of DYFI. He was hacked to death at 10.30 pm. Auf Abdurahman was on the way to his home after getting some money from a friend to treat his pregnant wife Shahina. The IUMLcriminals stopped his motorcycle and stabbed with sharp weapons. Auf’s friend Shuhaib was also injured in the attack.

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