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Restructuring of Centre-State Financial Relations Pre-requisite for Equitable Resource Distribution: Pinarayi

 Following is edited excerpt of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s speech at the 11th meeting of Inter-State Council, held in New Delhi on July 16:I am happy that the government of India has convened this meeting of the Inter-State Council, though after a long gap. It is a pity that this national forum has not been active over the years. Let me take this opportunity to strongly recommend that at least two meetings be held every year to discuss well-defined agenda, suggested by state governments and the ministries of the government of India.

Protest Dalit Atrocity in Gujarat

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on July 20, 2016.THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the attack on dalit men which took place in Una of Gir Somnath district in Gujarat.  Seven dalit men were assaulted with iron roads for skinning a dead cow, as a result of which they sustained serious injuries.  Four of them were paraded in the town.This brutal attack has led to widespread protests by dalits all over the state which has been met with police repression. The attack in Una has once again highlighted the vicious

Gross Travesty of Justice

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on July 15, 2016.

THE order of a local Uttar Pradesh court to file an FIR against the members of the Akhlaq family on charges of cow slaughter is a gross travesty of justice. The petition was filed before the court by those involved in the brutal murder and lynching of Akhlaq and who have been pressurising the family to withdraw the case. Shockingly, the court gave the order without even hearing the lawyer of the family members.

CPI(M) Will Fight Till Plan to Set Up Nuclear Plant in AP Is Shelved: Karat

THE people of northern Andhra Pradesh should wage a relentless battle against the proposed nuclear power plant at Kovvada in Srikhakulam district as such a struggle alone can repel the move, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Prakash Karat said. Addressing a seminar in Visakhapatnam on July 17, he said that if not stopped, the nuclear power plant, being set up at the behest of the US, will have grave consequences for the people.

CPI(M) Will Fight Till Plan to Set Up Nuclear Plant in AP Is Shelved: Karat

THE people of northern Andhra Pradesh should wage a relentless battle against the proposed nuclear power plant at Kovvada in Srikhakulam district as such a struggle alone can repel the move, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Prakash Karat said. Addressing a seminar in Visakhapatnam on July 17, he said that if not stopped, the nuclear power plant, being set up at the behest of the US, will have grave consequences for the people.

All India Campaign against Price Rise and Unemployment

KERALATHE common people were the worst-hit by the rise in the price of essential commodities following the frequent fuel price hikes and neo-liberal policies followed by the  NDA government led by Modi, said Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, CPI(M) state secretary. He was inaugurating a state wide CPI(M) protest march in front of Raj Bhavan in Thiruvanathapuram. He also urged the central government to pass the food security bill as early as possible. It will help in arresting price rise and poverty.

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