CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 24THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly  condemns the inhuman decision by the Government of India to convert  accumulated rice stocks into ethanol for use as bio-fuel and for manufacture of sanitizers.This decision comes as a slap on the face of the millions of migrant workers, other unorganised sector workers and other poor who are suffering untold hardships including acute shortage of food bordering on starvation because of the lockdown.

ON this Day of International Working Class Solidarity, May Day 2020,In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic – one of the worst tragedies that struck humanity in a century,Leading to an impending economic crisis predicted to be the worst since the Second World War,CITUExpresses its heartfelt gratitude and class pride at the invaluable services being rendered by –All the front line health workers, the doctors, nurses, paramedical staff, the sanitation workers and all other workers across the globe, risking their lives to safeguard the lives of othersExtends solidarit

THE working people, especially those engaged in the informal sector in Himachal Pradesh, like in many other states, have had to pass through a tough time during the period of lockdown. The main sufferers have been outsourced workers in government departments, casual workers, part-time workers, MNREGA workers, and workers engaged in construction activities, domestic helps and hotel workers, workers engaged in lifting of garbage and cleaning sewage, porters, hawkers, street vendors and many others.

A FRENCH princess sometime in the 17th or 18th century was told that the peasants were restless and complaining they had no bread.

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), in an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 28, condemned the action taken by the central government against 50 Revenue Service Officers for their report suggesting tax-hike on the rich.