Looking Behind CAA-NPR-NRC: Reason & Scientific Temper

THE unprecedented popular struggles all over the country against the CAA-NPR-NRC trio of adopted and proposed legislations and executive actions have gripped India.

CPI(M)’s Appeal

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on February 28THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) appeals to the people, to all Party state committees, sympathizers and supporters to collect funds for relief and rehabilitation work for those affected by the communal violence in Delhi. The Delhi state committee of the CPI(M) will be forming a Solidarity Relief Committee for this purpose.The communal violence in Delhi has led to a tragic loss of lives, extensive destruction of livelihoods, of homes and property.

Detach Census Operations from the NPR

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 4, 2020GIVEN the opposition by several state chief ministers over the National Population Register enumeration process, it is necessary to separate the collection of data for the Census operation from the announced NPR enumeration.The Census operations are constitutionally mandated to be conducted every decade, while the NPR figures in the Rules framed under the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2003. Hence, legally they should not be clubbed together.The CPI(M) reiterates its understanding that the NPR data will be automatically u

Peace Measures to be Undertaken Urgently

Sitaram Yechury (CPI(M) general secretary), D Raja (CPI general secretary), T R Baalu, MP (DMK parliamentary party leader), Praful Patel, MP (NCP), Sharad Yadav (Lok Tantrik Janata Dal president), Sanjay Singh, MP (AAP), Prof Manoj Kumar Jha, MP (RJD) had addressed a joint memorandum to the president of India on February 28, on the communal violence in Delhi.

Budget belies hopes of Farmers

IF one combines allocations for agriculture and allied activities, fertiliser subsidies, irrigation, rural development and land resources, one finds that the revised estimates(RE) for the current year is almost 25 thousand crore rupees less than what was originally budgeted for this year. In fact, the budget documents show that the REs for almost every scheme of the ministry of agriculture and farmers' welfare has been reduced in the current year, and that these cuts are maintained for the coming year.

Display Information Regarding Arrests

BRINDA Karat, Member, Polit Bureau of CPI(M), on March 2, wrote a letter to the Delhi police commissioner, Srivastava , regarding displaying the names of the arrests made in Delhi since the communal riots began.Below we produce text of the letter:This is in connection with the arrests and detentions in connection with the communal violence which engulfed the north-east area of the capital. I have read in press reports about the 148 FIRs filed and the numbers of those arrested. I have visited many of the families of those killed as well as those injured.

Giving Life through LIFE Mission

SHELTER is one of the most basic needs of human beings along with food and clothing. In the run up to the Kerala state assembly elections in 2016, the LDF had announced that we will undertake a comprehensive housing programme to do away with homelessness in the state. Subsequently, when we assumed office, most of the people who came to the CM's office raised the issue of housing.

National Convention of Writers and Cultural activists

ON March 1, 2020 a national convention of the writers and cultural activists was held at Jantan Mantar, New Delhi against the CAA, NPR and NRC. Hundreds of poets, writers, cultural activists Hindi, Malyalam, Telgu and other languages participated in this convention.Janwadi Lekhak Sangh, Dalit Lekhak Sangh, Jan Sanskriti Manch, Pragtisheel Lekhak Sangh, Indian Cultural Forum, Delhi Science Forum, Jan Natya Manch, Jansanskriti, New Socialist Initiative, AIPSN, Sanghwari, Cinema of Resistance and Vikalp were some of the organisations that organised this national convention.

J&K: CITU district conference held

ON March 1, district conference of CITU Jammu was held today in the auditorium of Gurjar Desh Charitable Trust, Jammu under the chairmanship of SP Kesar, senior leader of CITU.Delegate from various unions like ASHA worker, construction worker, LIC, NHPC, railway, BRO, rehri-phari, and industry etc., participated in the conference.Om Parkash, general secretary, CITU cautioned the working class to be united and vigilant to counter the nefarious designs of union government, which is hell-bent to curb the democratic rights of the trade unions.

DELHI: Peace & Harmony Rally at Raj Ghat

At the call of Left Parties, people assembled at Raj Ghat in Delhi on February 28, appealing for peace and harmony in the city. The meeting was addressed by CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat, CPI general secretary D Raja along with other leaders. They announced that cadres of the Left parties will do a door-to-door campaign appealing for peace and a committee will be formed in the colonies for the same.

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