Brazil: Creeping Coup!

SINCE the beginning of the year, Brazil has been lurching from crisis to crisis with the elected government now under the threat of being overthrown by a cabal of right wing politicians, businessmen and judges, acting in an extra-constitutional way. The current political crisis has its roots in the economic downturn the country has been facing since the re-election of President Dilma Rousseff for a successive second five year in office. Her victory coincided with the collapse of the commodity boom.

Martyrdom Day of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev Observed in Surrey, Canada

THE Indo-Canadian Workers Association of Canada held a public meeting to observe the martyrdom day of Saheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, and to mark the birth centenary of former CPI(M) general secretary Harkishan Singh Surjeet. The meeting, held in Strawberry Public Library in Surrey on March 20, was presided over by Ranjit Singh and moderated by Surinder Dhesi.

Mumbai Draft Development Plan: Authorities Surrender before Real Estate Sharks

THE abject failure of the authorities in finding a planned solution to the massive and aggravating problems of Mumbai and its citizens was highlighted in a programme to discuss the Draft Development Plan for Mumbai for 2015-2034. The programme was organised on February 7 by the School of Social Sciences, in collaboration with the University of Mumbai’s Department of Civics and Politics. The School of Social Sciences, earlier known as Indian School of Social Sciences, Mumbai, was reconstituted and registered recently.

JMS DELHI CONFERENCE: Intensify Struggles for the Rights of Working Class & Young Women

THE Janwadi Mahila Samiti, Delhi held its XII State Conference from April 15-17, 2016 in the context of growing assault on the rights of women and working classes under the current Modi government. The conference was attended by 147 women from the NCR region and held deliberations on political situation today and its implications for the social and economic rights of women.

125th Birth Anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar

DELHIDSMM Salutes the Memory of Dr BR Ambedkar THE Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch (Delhi unit) celebrated the 125th Birth Anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar on April 14, 2016 by organising a public function at Parliament Street, New Delhi.

Fight against Rising Atrocities on Dalits, Minorities & Women

AFTER the assumption of power by the BJP alliance at the centre and Mahagathbandhan alliance comprising of JD(U), RJD, Congress in Bihar, the feudal and the rich classes feel emboldened. They have become more aggressive towards the poor people. Attacks have grown manifold against the weaker sections like dalits, mahadalits, extremely backward classes, minorities and women.On the birthday of Sahjanand Saraswati, the first president of Kisan Sabha and a legendry peasant leader, the entire Kachia village in Nawadah district inhabited by mahadalits, was set on fire.

Modi Surrenders before Imperialism

NARENDRA Modi, prime minister and RSS pracharak, has grown up in the Sangh Parivar ideological training schools as a pro-American and pro-imperialist and its latest example is provided by the Modi government on April 12, 2016 when it declared its commitment to challenge the Chinese growing maritime power by announcing its decision to sign within weeks or ‘months’ a Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement with US ‘to provide supplies and fuel to each other’s armed forces from this bases’.

First Conference of Telangana Girijana Sangham

THE first conference of Telangana Girijana Sangham was held at Achampet in Mahabubnagar district. Addressing a public meeting organised in connection with the inauguration of the two-day conference on April 17, CPI(M) MP from Tripura Jatin Choudary called upon the different sects of people belonging to the Scheduled Tribes in the country to fight unitedly for their rights. Though the Modi government at the centre has celebrated the 125th birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar, the framer of the Indian constitution, it has ignored his ideals and objectives, Jatin Choudary has said.

Raghavulu Calls for United Struggle to Realise Demand of Reservation in Private Sector

MARGINALISED sections of society should be ready to wage a united struggle so as to realise their demands of reservation in jobs in private sector and put end to caste-based discrimination, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member B V Raghavulu said at a public meeting in Ongole in Andhra Pradesh to mark the conclusion of Samajika Chaitanya Yatra, a social awareness drive.The state-wide yatra was organised by KVPS, an organisation fighting against caste-based discrimination.

Thinking Together

1. The Party should use scientific methods to move forward. Recently more stress is being given for Whatsapp/Facebook etc. Will this Whatsapp/Facebook alone attract the youths towards our party?2. The mouth propaganda is an important form of campaign for Communists. But the capitalism is trying to prevent this. The advent of new media has tied the people inside houses. The public meetings could not attract the people. This affects our campaign heavily. As communists how to overcome this?Mohan, Trichy1.

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