CTUs Condemn FIRs on Activists for Aug 9 Protest

THE joint platform of central trade union organisations condemned the filing of FIRs against the workers who were peacefully protesting against the labour policy, disinvestment and privatisation of public sector enterprises on August 9.

An Elementary Misconception about the Hindu Rashtra

THE BJP as we know is a Hindu-supremacist party. It is the political front of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a fascistic organisation which believes in establishing a Hindu rashtra. Though the BJP itself cannot openly espouse this vision because of its need to remain within the four corners of the constitution, it is trying its best to realise this vision de facto. But what does a Hindu rashtra really mean? The fact that it entails the subversion of secularism and the reduction of the Muslim minority, in particular, to the status of second class citizens, is clear.

Conviction of Prashant Bhushan for Contempt of Court Alarming: AILU

THE All India Lawyers Union (AILU) has expressed its deep concern and anguish over the recent conviction of Prashant Bhushan for criminal contempt of court by the Supreme Court. The judgement sets a bad precedent and hampers free speech and fair criticism of the Supreme Court, the judiciary and its role in India’s democracy.Judgments of the Supreme Court in several landmark cases – A K Gopalan case, bank nationalisation case, Kesavananda Bharati case, ADM Jabalpur case, Maneka Gandhi case, S R Bommai case, Fourth Judges case, privacy matter, aadhaar case, Sabarimala case, etc.

AIDWA Hails SC Judgement on Equal Coparcenary Rights for Women

THE All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) in a statement issued on August 10, has expressed its agreement with the latest three bench Supreme Court judgement which clarifies the law relating to a daughter’s right under Section 6 of the amended Hindu Succession Act (HSA) in 2005. The amendments in the HSA in 2005 made the daughter an equal coparcener (member) in the joint Hindu family governed by the Mitakshara law and removed the restriction on her from asking for partition of a joint family property.

CPI(M) Condoles Passing Away of Le Kha Phieu

THE Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its deep sorrow on the passing away of former general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Comrade Le Kha Phieu, at the age of 89. Le Kha Phieu was born on December 27, 1931 in Thanh Hóa Province’s Dong Son district and served in senior positions in the army and the Party. He became a member of the Party Central Committee in 1991 and was the general secretary of the Party from December 1997 to April 2001.Com Phieu was an outstanding leader of the older generation of the CPV and Vietnam.

‘Only One Testing Centre in Andamans Appalling’

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury has urged prime minister Narendra Modi to take measures on war footing to protect lives and provide relief to the people of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands from Covid-19 pandemic. He urged the PM to take steps to set up more testing and health centres in the islands.

All India Strike of Scheme Workers

THE scheme workers all over the country went on a two day strike on August 7-8, 2020.

Kozhikode Airport Accident & Idukki Landslide

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 8THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its grief at the Air India Express accident in Kozhikode airport which has resulted in the death of 19 passengers and crew members and injuries to 123 others.

Historic Bengal Food Movement of 1959

THE struggle for food, waged by the people of West Bengal is an immortal saga, written in the blood and suffering of people roused to action in defence of their right to live. The struggle for food started on July 13, 1959 and continued till September, in which dozens of people died due to the then Congress government’s brutal repression – hundreds more were injured and thousands incarcerated. The struggle assumed the form of a huge upsurge of the entire people of Bengal.

MAHARASHTRA: Big Participation in August 9 Struggle

ON August 8/9/10, 2020, 45,085 people led by CITU, AIKS, AIAWU, AIDWA, DYFI, SFI and AARM at 491 centres in 99 tehsils and 23 cities/towns in 31 districts of Maharashtra came on to the streets, braving both the Covid pandemic and torrential rains. They held massive demonstrations against the anti-people, pro-corporate, authoritarian and communal policies of the Modi-led BJP-RSS central government. They also raised burning demands of the people.

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