Bihar Floods: Provide Immediate Relief

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on August 26. THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its concern at the devastation caused by the severe flooding of the river Ganga in the state of Bihar. The PB expresses grief at the immense loss of lives and property. As of now 135 people have been killed and 35 lakh affected in 12 districts in the state. The Polit Bureau urges upon the Bihar state government to organise the provision of immediate relief and adequate compensation for those who have lost virtually everything.

Make September 2 Strike Successful

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on September 1, 2016. THE CPI(M) extends its support to the call of the central trade unions for a general strike on September 2. The Polit Bureau calls upon all its Party units and cadres to make the strike successful.

Dalit Swabhiman Sangharsh to Hold Protest Rally In New Delhi on September 16

The All India Agricultural Workers Union, Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union, Republican Party of India, Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch and the National Council for Protection of Dalit Rights, have come together to resist the intolerable attacks being made on dalits, whose women and children, homes and settlements are daily targets of attack at the hands of anti-social elements under the protection of the RSS and other vigilante groups of the Sangh Parivar with the tacit support of the NDA government, all over the country, notably in states like Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Mahar

Valiant Strike in West Bengal Braving Terror

The Strike struggle in West Bengal had to be conducted against odds and terror created by the TMC government and the ruling party. Mamata Banerjee administration has the distinction of being the only government which had declared war against the general strike. The state government issued a circular for the state government employees threatening them with ‘dies non’ and stoppage of salary. Uniquely, the state government has also declared that the day prior to the strike day and the next working day would be counted within this instruction.

Historic Colombia Peace Accord

The signing of the draft peace accord between the government of Colombia and the country's main rebel grouping, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Havana on June 23, had heralded the end of the longest running civil war in Latin America. In the last week of August, the two sides formalised the cease fire agreement in Bogota.

Thinking Together

The Union Cabinet has passed what is being called the ‘Surrogacy Bill’ to regulate the practice of surrogacy in India. There have been many conflicting opinions expressed on the Bill. What is our Party’s stand on the provisions of the Bill?Vijay Sinha, MumbaiTHE union cabinet passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016 on August 25. The government has said that the Bill will be sent to a select committee before it is placed for a vote in parliament. This is a very essential move. All sections of society and various organisations should be given the opportunity to submit their suggesti

A Much Delayed Bill on Surrogacy

The All India Democratic Women’s Association has issued the following statement on August 26A much delayed Bill to address the issues surrounding surrogacy has been reportedly cleared in a cabinet meeting of the present NDA government on August 24, 2016. There has been a long standing demand from many organisations and groups for a separate law to ensure that women, especially from the poorer sections are not exploited by the increasing pulls and pressures of this multi-million dollar medical industry.

Historic Convention at Dharwad Government Given Two Weeks Deadline

DHARWAD, a peaceful education centre of northern Karnataka was witness to a historic march and convention on August 30. Thousands of writers, artists, intellectuals, teachers, students, concerned citizens from all corners of state and the country marched through the city streets in a silent procession and held a massive convention amidst incessant rains. It was organised by Committee against Murder of Dabholkar, Pansare, Kalburgi – a coalition of over hundred organisations from Karnataka and other states. The occasion was the first death anniversary of writer researcher Dr Kalburgi.

Oppose Niti Ayog's Proposal for Corporate Takeover of Medical Education

What is important to note here that almost all the complaints of violations of norms and of recommendations for closure of colleges pertain to those in the private sector.In a move that is fraught with far reaching and extremely adverse consequences for medical education in India, the Niti Ayog has recently (on August 7, 2016) published a report titled "A Preliminary Report of the Committee on the Reform of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956". The report is designed to reform the entire system of medical education in India.

The Subversion of Concepts

Consider two statements: “Petty production is being squeezed out by the encroachment of capital”, and “Petty production is being squeezed out by the encroachment of multinational corporations”. Many would consider the two statements to be more or less identical, the second being only a more specific form of expressing the first.

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