Meltdown: The Unravelling of the Indian Judiciary

IT was more than a coincidence that on November 26, 1949, Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar as the chairman of the drafting committee presented the draft constitution to the Constituent Assembly. In its course, he made the famous observation, “We are giving ourselves a Constitution where one man will have one vote, but we are a long way from that day where one man will have one value”. He was articulating his insight on the extreme economic and social inequality in the Indian society. He had expressed himself repeatedly on the need for translating these ideas enshrined in the constitution.

Maradona: The Football Genius

WAS it an unconscious decision of that irrepressible certainty – Mr. Time – that Diego Armando Maradona left us forever on the same day his renowned friend and comrade, Fidel Castro, bid adieu four years ago? Yes, both Fidel and Maradona share the same date of death: November 25th. While I pen these lines, the body of Maradona has been laid to rest in Bella Vista Cemetery, outside Buenos Aires. Tens of thousands of people gathered to pay homage to the legend during the funeral procession and the funeral.

Complete Solidarity with the Ongoing Kisan Struggle

The Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), Revolutionary Socialist Party and All India Forward Bloc have issued the following statement on November 30.THE Left parties extend their complete support to and solidarity with the huge protests by the farmers of the country.

Kisans to burn effigies of Modi government and corporates on Dec 5

IN a press statement issued by Hannan Mollah, general secretary of AIKS on December 3, he said that the AIKS has given a call to all its units throughout the country to burn the effigies of the Narendra Modi government and corporate giants Ambani and Adani on December 5The decision to it was taken in a joint meeting of ‘working group’ of AIKSCC, Punjab kisan organisations’ coordination committee, RKMS and various BKU groups held at Singhu Boarder on December 2. The meeting has decided to intensify the ongoing struggle of Delhi Chalo and countrywide agitation under the banner of Samyuktha

Incredible Resistance by Farmers

NOTHING like this was ever seen in India during the last few decades – a government waging war against its own people, its own farmers, the annadatas of our country.But that is precisely what the BJP-RSS governments and their police – both at the centre and in Haryana – did. They directed the force of water cannons on the farmers of Punjab and Haryana. They slapped a murder charge on a youth farmer who climbed up the tanker and switched off the water cannons. They attacked farmers with innumerable tear gas shells. They resorted to brutal lathicharges.

A Draconian Anti-Constitutional Ordinance

THE Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has filed its first case under the new Ordinance entitled “UP Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion 2020". The case symbolizes the real intent of the government and the way the ordinance is an instrument to criminalise inter-faith relationships. A young adult couple, the girl Hindu and the boy Muslim, studying in the same educational institution developed a relationship. They eloped in October, 2019.

Challenge before Regional Parties

THE BJP conducted a high-voltage campaign in the just-concluded Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) election, the results of which are awaited.

Pension Proposal & Defence Privatisation

THE Modi government is perilously audacious.

AP: Engels Bicentenary Observed in Andhra Pradesh

FREDERICK Engels’ bicentenary was observed throughout Andhra Pradesh. The district and local units of CPI(M) and the leaders of Left parties paid tributes at the statue of Marx and Engels at Vijayawada. V Srinivasa Rao, Central Committee Member of CPI(M) explained about the relevance of the literature and the work of Marx and Engels for the emancipation of the proletariat.

In Defence Of Democracy and Farmers’ Movement

DECEMBER 2, leaders of various organisations held an online press conference in support of the demands of the farmers. These organisations include: AIDWA, AIPSN, AIPWA, AIMSS, ANVESAN, Financial Accountability Network (India), Forum for Trade Justice, INSAF, Janwadi Lekhak Sangh, Nation for Farmers, NFIW, People First, PUCL, Right to Food Campaign and Working Group on IFIsThe following demands were raised:Withdrawal and repeal of the new farm laws.

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