No Extension of NRC

The CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on November 21THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) reiterates its opposition to the extension of the National Register of Citizens to the entire country. The home minister, Amit Shah, has announced in Parliament that an NRC will be created for the whole country and along with that the NRC will be repeated in Assam.Though he has not specified when this will be undertaken, the NRC process is starting with the enumeration for the National Population Register (NPR) which is to begin on April 1, 2020.

Polit Bureau Communiqué

AYODHYA DISPUTE: VERDICT DELIVERED; NOT JUSTICEThe CPI(M) has always maintained that the resolution of the Ayodhya dispute must be through a negotiated settlement, failing which, the only way is to resolve the matter through a court verdict. This is the only manner in which a secular republic governed by the rule of law can deal with such a dispute. The verdict has now been delivered. There are however certain premises of the judgment that raise serious questions.

Order of the Day: Militant and Sustained Protests

MILITANT and sustained protests have become the new norm in many countries. Just a few days back (November 17), the Yellow Vests (gilets jaunes) protests in France observed their first anniversary, protests in Haiti breached the ten-week mark, while the Chilean protests crossed thirty days, similarly in Lebanon and Iraq.

Kanpur Communist Conference - 1925

THE Kanpur communist conference held from December 26 to 28, 1925, was the first meeting on Indian soil, where almost all the communist groups and elements had joined. The idea of holding a conference involving different groups at Kanpur during the Congress session was first announced by Satyabhakta, who was not a member of any communist group of that period, in a leaflet dated June 18, 1925. Maulana Hasrat Mohani was the chairman of the reception committee for the conference.

NPRD condemns attack on disabled

THE National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) strongly condemns the brutal violence perpetrated by the Delhi Police on students and teachers of Jawaharlal Nehru University who were holding a peaceful protest against the massive hike in fees and their right to an affordable and accessible education on November 18.The viciousness of the police is much more atrocious given the fact that even students with disabilities were not spared. A visually impaired student was subjected to indiscriminate beating.

Central Trade Unions also lend support to JNU students

ON November 19, joint platform of central trade unions comprising INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, LPF, SEWA, UTUC, AICCTU, TUCC and MEC has strongly condemned condemns the police action against the JNU students during their Parliament march. In this police action many students have sustained serious injuries and women students have been assaulted by male constables. We demand that action be taken against the police officials responsible for such an action.

Police Resorts to Lathi-Charge on JNU Students’ Peaceful Protests

ON November 18, 2019, students of Jawaharlal Nehru University have yet again created history. In their March to Parliament, the students were brutally beaten up by Delhi police in their attempt to pass the police barricades. This particular scenario was repeated more than once in a protest march carried out in much peaceful manner.

Accept the demands of the Students

THE Delhi state committee of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the barbaric police action against the students of JNU on November 18, during their Parliament march. In this police action many students have sustained serious injuries and women students have been assaulted by male constables.Malicious campaign of misinformation has been carried out by the university administration, as well as BJP-RSS on the issue on which students of JNU have been agitating for last three weeks. What is the truth?

Prosecute Ramdev under SC/ST atrocity act: DSMM

THE Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch (DSMM) strongly condemns ‘Baba’ Ramdev for his demeaning remarks against the activists and supporters of Periyar and Dr B R Ambedkar, in which he said that the activists and supportera of Periyar and Dr B R Ambedkar are indulging in Vaichaairk Aatankwaad (intellectual terrorism). He was giving an interview to the equally dishonest TV Channel.

West Bengal: Massive Rally Floods East Midnapore

LATEST in a series of large mobilisations by CPI(M) , a massive rally was held in Chandipur, East Midnapore on November 18. Thousands of people from all over the district gathered with red flags in Chandipur, close to Nandigram. The rally was culmination of intensive campaign on peoples’ issues. Party leaders and activists visited more than 200 village panchayats and more than 100 municipal wards and talked with people. In door to door campaign they exchanged views and listened to peoples’ grievances against TMC rule. East Midnapore is one of the most terrorised areas, ruled by TMC gangs.

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