Throttling Democracy

THE truncated monsoon session of parliament has been, in every sense, the worst session of parliament ever held, except probably the one during the emergency in 1976 that adopted the 42nd constitutional amendment meant to facilitate an authoritarian regime.What happened in the Rajya Sabha, when two of the bills related to agriculture were being considered, was a mockery of parliamentary democracy. After a curtailed discussion, the deputy chairman railroaded through the two bills violating all parliamentary procedures and rules. The demand to put the statutory resolutions disapproving the o

Bhagat Singh and Today’s Youth

COME September 27 (September 28 according to some), India will be commemorating the birth anniversary of Shaheed-e-azam Bhagat Singh. An eternal youth icon, Bhagat Singh’s birth anniversary should be an occasion for us to look at the status of youth in our country, the relevance of Bhagat Singh’s ideas, particularly in today’s socio-economic and political situation.In the past nine months, while the entire world was busy fighting the pandemic and socio-economic conditions exacerbated by it, there were a series of reports released about the status of youth.

Even with Vaccines, It is a Long and Rocky Road to Immunity

AS the pandemic marches through the world, a number of countries seemed to have given up the fight against Covid-19, and are now waiting for a vaccine to stop the pandemic. With cases exceeding 32 million, and more than a million dead, the world economy has taken a bigger hit than at any other time in the last century.Countries like the US and India are now showing the highest numbers in terms of total and new cases.

TRIPURA: BJP Must Stop Interfering in Health Admin & Hospital Management

THE ruling BJP in Tripura must stop its illegal and unethical interference in the health administration as well as in hospital management amid the coronavirus pandemic. It should stop playing with people’s lives and take urgent measures that are necessary for restoration of people’s confidence in government-run hospitals. The BJP-led government must urgently appoint required number of doctors and nurses and stop showing disregard for frontline Covid-19 warriors.

Defend the Legacy of Telangana Armed struggle

CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat expressed concern over the great Telangana Armed Struggle being painted as a fight between Muslims and Hindus. She called on the Party cadre to explain to the people that it was a fight for sustenance, land and for abolition of vetti (bonded labour) and a great fight against feudalism.Speaking at an online meeting organised to mark the conclusion day of Telangana Armed Struggle week, organised by the CPI(M) Telangana state committee, on September 17, she said that the country is being divided on communal lines by the BJP-RSS duo and that it can be re

SFI-DYFI hit the streets against unemployment and National Education Policy

IN this era of 'Achche Din', our country is witnessing an unprecedented rate of unemployment. Lakhs of government posts are vacant, and many of them are already abolished.

Week-Long Campaign and Protests held

ON the call of the Polit Bureau of the CPI(M), national-level protest week was observed in the country from September 17-22. In some states these protests were held by the mass organisations of the people.

Order an Inquiry into Delhi Riots Investigation

CONGRESS Party treasurer and MP Ahmed Patel, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, CPI general secretary D Raja, DMK leader & MP Kanimozhi, RJD leader and MP Manoj Jha met the president of India and handed over a memorandum on September 17The leaders impressed upon the president of India that instead of conducting an investigation into the communal violence which took place in North East Delhi between February 23-26, 2020 in which 53 lives were lost and instigating which hate speeches calling for violence were made by senior ruling party leaders including a cabinet minister, the Del

Left Parties Support Sept 25 Protest against Farm Bills

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 September 21THE Left parties strongly condemn the manner in which all parliamentary procedures and norms have been thrown to the winds by this BJP government for bulldozing legislations mortgaging Indian agriculture. Such destruction of parliamentary democracy displays fascistic portends.

Condemn Assault on Indian Parliament: Join Countrywide Protest against Farm Bills on Sept 25

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on September 21THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the manner in which this BJP government is bulldozing legislations through the parliament violating all parliamentary procedures and denying MPs the right to discuss and seriously consider legislations that are being brought which have disastrous consequences both for the country and the people.Misusing the serious concerns regarding the spread of the Covid pandemic, even this constricted parliament session has been curtailed and the government is

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