Urban flooding

MUCH awaited monsoons in the country may be deficient in rainfall, but flooding even with scant rainfall has become a common phenomenon. The cities happens to be the worst resilient with the kind of infrastructure that has been constructed over the years. This leads to loss of lives and property. Just in three states, Maharashtra, Kerala and Karnataka, 227 people have died and the number may be higher as there are a large number of missing persons.

False and Fake News

Below we publish the statement issued by the CITU on August 26THE news of the seamen's union of CITU – FSUI joining Shiv Sena is totally false and fakeThe Hindustan Times (Mumbai) dated August 25, 2019 published a news that Forward Seamen's Union of India (FSUI) has joined Shiv Sena.

The 15th Finance Commission and Defence Expenditure

ON July 29, the terms of reference of the 15th Finance Commission were suddenly modified by a presidential order.

Right Wing Desperation in DU

SANGH Parivar is desperately trying to portray Vinayak Damodar Savarkar as a brave anti-imperialist freedom fighter among the youth of our country. To showcase him as a brave personality, the RSS family calls him “Veer Savarkar”, this is the nomenclature of VD Savarkar popularised in Vidya Bharti school textbooks and in RSS shakhas.Despite all these efforts, the Sangh family has failed to establish Savarkar as a youth icon. But they haven’t given up.

An Act of Desperation

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 27THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly disapproves of the manner in which the Reserve Bank of India’s reserves are being sought to be utilised to meet the fiscal deficit. Similarly, in the past, profit making public sector navaratnas like ONGC had been fleeced to meet the Modi government’s extravagant expenditure like those on propaganda.The RBI is the monitoring authority and lender of the last resort.

Reverse Decisions on FDI in Coal Mining & Retail Trade

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 29THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly opposes the decision of the union cabinet to allow 100 per cent FDI in coal mining for all commercial purposes along with 100 per cent FDI in contract manufacturing. This reckless measure will enable foreign companies to plunder the mineral resources of our country.This decision will also have a harmful effect on Coal India Ltd which is the premier national coal miner. The Modi government is bent upon weakening the public sector coal company.

Permission to Visit Yusuf Tarigami

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 28THE Supreme Court heard the petition on habeas corpus filed by CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury to produce CPI(M) leader and four time MLA, Yusuf Tarigami whose whereabouts are unknown since August 5.The Supreme Court has ordered that Sitaram Yechury be permitted to visit Yusuf Tarigami in Kashmir. Accordingly Sitaram Yechury will travel to Srinagar tomorrow, August 29.

Day Light Robbery of Rights Guaranteed by the Constitution

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 24THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the refusal of the Jammu & Kashmir administration to permit an eleven-member delegation representing eight political parties – the Congress, CPI(M), CPI, DMK, NCP, JD(S), RJD and the TMC from visiting the state.

Policyholders’ Interests in Jeopardy as Govt Mulls Listing of LIC

THE government’s reported move to list Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in stock markets and raise foreign direct investment (FDI) limits in the insurance industry is an ominous sign for the public sector undertaking (PSU). Such a decision will endanger the interest of policyholders and affect the development of our country.

Modi’s Labour Law Changes Will Increase Exploitation of Workers

IT is ironic that as India prepares for the 100th anniversary of the trade union movement in the country next year, the ruling BJP government led by Narendra Modi has pushed through key changes in labour laws that will effectively push down wages, increase working hours and dilute the enforcement machinery. The Code on Wages was passed by the Lok Sabha on July 30, 2019 and it will now have to go to Rajya Sabha for approval before it becomes law. Meanwhile the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions has been tabled in the Lok Sabha.

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