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Indian Workers' Association (GB) Holds National Conference

THE Indian Workers' Association (IWA) (GB) held its national conference on November 24, at Comrade Sitaram Yechury Hall in Leicester. Despite the inclement weather brought on by Storm Bert, scores of delegates from across Britain gathered with a renewed sense of purpose and solidarity to discuss pressing issues and reaffirm the IWA's commitment to supporting the working class, migrants, and global justice. 

Ensure Safety of Minorities in Bangladesh

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on November 28THE situation of the Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh is continuing to cause concern.  Various incidents have occurred that threaten their safety and security. At a time when fundamentalist forces are active to create a communal divide, the Bangladesh authorities are yet to take firm steps to curb communal attacks.

A Young and Vibrant Second Congress of CPK

THE Second Congress of the Communist Party of Kenya (CPK) was held on November 16-17, 2024 in Nairobi. 126 delegates from all the 47 counties in Kenya participated in the Congress, showcasing the presence of CPK all over the country. 54 messages were received from fraternal parties and organisations. The presence of CPI(M) in the Congress was highly appreciated.The Congress is taking place immediately after the widespread Gen Z uprising that took shook the Kenyan political establishment.

No Corporate Exploitation, Protect People’s Livelihood: Worker-Farmer Joint Protest

WORKERS and farmers across India joined hands on November 26, 2024, to express their anger against the assault on their livelihoods and to resolutely oppose the corporate-driven policies of the NDA-3 government. The date marked the fourth anniversary of the historic General Strike by workers and the Delhi March by farmers in 2020. These collective actions had forced the NDA-2 government to repeal the three farm laws aimed at corporatising agriculture. Notably, November 26 also commemorates the day the Constitution of India was adopted in 1949.

Kerala: LDF Wins Chelakkara, UDF Retains Palakkad and Wayanad

DEMONSTRATING strong support for the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government's pro-people policies, voters in the Chelakkara Assembly constituency elected U R Pradeep of the CPI(M) by a significant margin of 12,201 votes. The by-election was necessitated after K Radhakrishnan, CPI(M) Central Committee member and former Devaswom Minister, resigned following his election to the Lok Sabha from the Alathur constituency in the last general elections.

Tripura: Worker-Peasant Rally in Tripura

ON November 26, 2024, in response to the all-India call by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) and the Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions, the kisan masses and working people of Tripura staged widespread protest demonstrations across the state, including in its capital, Agartala. The protests marked the fourth anniversary of the historic kisan movement that began on November 26, 2020. The programme was jointly organised by the AIKS, CITU, Agricultural Workers Union, and Ganamukti Parishad, based on a 12-point charter of demands.

Maha: Historic Victory of CPI(M)-MVA over BJP-NDA in Dahanu

THE CPI(M)-MVA candidate Vinod Nikole won a historic victory in the Dahanu (ST) Assembly seat in Palghar district. He secured a record 1,04,702 votes and defeated the BJP candidate by 5,347 votes in a tightly fought contest. This is the tenth time out of the last eleven Assembly elections since 1978 that the CPI(M) has won this seat (Jawhar-ST before delimitation in 2009), and that too by giving five different candidates, all of whom won.

Maha: Historic Victory of CPI(M)-MVA over BJP-NDA in Dahanu

THE CPI(M)-MVA candidate Vinod Nikole won a historic victory in the Dahanu (ST) Assembly seat in Palghar district. He secured a record 1,04,702 votes and defeated the BJP candidate by 5,347 votes in a tightly fought contest. This is the tenth time out of the last eleven Assembly elections since 1978 that the CPI(M) has won this seat (Jawhar-ST before delimitation in 2009), and that too by giving five different candidates, all of whom won.

Our Constitution, Besieged at 75

Those who take oath of office in its name are undermining its principlesAT the age of 75, the Constitution of India is the talk of the town. In parliamentary debates, as an issue in elections, in the speeches of political leaders across parties, it is a central point of debate. It is a tribute to the founding members who drafted the Constitution that not only has it stood the test of time, but upholding its core values has become an essential patriotic duty.This is not to say that the people of India have benefitted equally from the Constitution.

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