Modi Govt Paralysed as Job Losses Reach Dire Heights

THE number of employed persons in India has plummeted in the past few months by about 2.5 crores and the unemployment rate has zoomed up to about 12 per cent, indicating the immense misery that Indian people are facing. Coming as it does when the brutal second wave of Covid-19 pandemic is just about beginning to abate, and after over a year of suffering the carnage caused by this pandemic and its mishandling, the country’s people have been crushed under unprecedented economic burden.

President Pedro Castillo of Peru and The Attempt to Undermine Him

PEDRO Castillo of the Perú Libre party has already begun to receive congratulations from around the world. It is beyond doubt that he won the June 6 presidential election. The Peruvian Electoral Authority – ONPE – announced the final results: Castillo won 50.137 per cent of the vote (8.83 million votes), while his opponent in the second round Keiko Fujimori of Fuerza Popular won 49.893 per cent (8.78 million votes). This is with 100 per cent of the votes.A school teacher, Pedro Castillo led his party to victory not only in the presidential elections, but also in the legislative elections.

‘Save Agriculture, Save Democracy’ Day, June 26

LAST week on June 14, 2021, the historic farmers’ struggle completed 200 days. It has been the largest and longest peaceful struggle not only in India, but also perhaps across the world.The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), in its general body meeting on June 11 held at the Singhu border near Delhi, gave a nationwide call to ‘Save Agriculture, Save Democracy’ on June 26. That day marks the completion of seven months of the farmers’ struggle. It is also the 46th anniversary of the imposition of the hated Emergency by the then authoritarian Congress government in 1975.

Karnataka: Siddalingaiah’s Revolutionary Poems will Continue to Inspire Toilers

REVOLUTIONARY Kannada writer,Siddalingaiah died on June 11, 2021 at the age of 67, after battling with Covid19 for over a month at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore. He is widely known as a Kannada Dalit poet and a revolutionary writer. He, along with few others, pioneered a literary trend known as ‘Dalitha-Bandaaya” (Rebellion) in 1970-80s. He played a leading role in Left-progressive literary-cultural movement in Karnataka and has been an important cultural leader.

CTUs Support 'Save Agriculture, Save Democracy' Day

THE joint platform of Central Trade Unions has declared observance of ‘Save Agriculture-Save Democracy Day’ on June 26. In a joint statement, the CTU’s noted that the farmers' agitation, led by Samyukta Kisan Morcha completed 200 days of continuous protest on June 14.

Roll Back Petrol Price Hikes Control Prices of Essential Commodities & Drugs

The Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, All India Forward Bloc, Revolutionary Socialist Party and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)-Liberation have issued a joint statement on June 13. Below we publish the statementALL INDIA PROTEST FORTNIGHT - JUNE 16-30Roll Back Petrol Price HikesControl Prices of Essential Commodities & DrugsMORE assaults on people’s livelihood are being mounted by this relentless rise in prices of all essential commodities.

Socialist Construction While Struggling with Deviations

THE formation of Peoples' Republic of China heralded a new era in human history as the most populous country in the world embarked upon construction of socialism. The country was confronted with enormous financial and economic difficulties. Agricultural and industrial productivity remained low.The CPC enacted a series of measures to eliminate all kinds of oppression. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) led by the CPC confiscated around 80 per cent of the country’s total industrial fixed assets and established State-owned enterprises. Land reforms were implemented.

From Vaccine Apartheid to Vaccine Neocolonialism?

THE prime minister in his speech on June 7, partially reversed his widely criticised Covid-19 vaccine policy. What concerns us here is that he also went on to give a false account of India’s vaccine history: that it had not been able to vaccinate its people earlier and could not manufacture vaccines indigenously. It is only now – according to Mr Modi – that India had manufactured two vaccines indigenously.

Arrest All Accused in Asif’s Murder Case

A DELEGATION of the CPI(M) and CPI visited village Khera Khalilpur, in Nuh, in Haryana on June 9, to meet the family of a young man Asif who was brutally killed on May 16.

KERALA: People of Kerala Extend Support to Lakshadweep

THE people of Kerala extended wholehearted support to the people of Lakshadweep under the banner of Left Democratic Front and CPI(M), as lakhs of people, on June 3rd came forward to participate in solidarity programmes supporting the islanders in their fight against Sangh Parivar’s ulterior motives to saffronise their homeland.CPI(M) started a campaign supporting the islanders right from the beginning. On May 24, CPI(M) state acting secretary, A Vijayaraghavan issued a statement against the administrator's move to curtail the rights of the people on the island.

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