TN: Modi Govt Betrayed the Youth

THE state and central governments have betrayed the youth and shattered their expectations, said M B Rajesh, all India president of the Democratic Youth Federation of India.Addressing the 15th state conference of DYFI Tamil Nadu at Dindigul on January 3, he said that 43,000 government jobs were abolished across the country in the last three months. Over 11 lakh government posts have been lying vacant for the last one year, and IT-related jobs have been cut by five percent.

Thwart Communal Attempts at Hijacking The Rich Legacy of `Oneness of Humanity'

Below we publish the excerpts of the speech delivered by Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of CPI(M) at the valedictory function of the 83rd Sivagiri Pilgrimage Celebrations on January 1, 2016 at Kerala.I BELONG to a generation that grew up on the values propagated by Srinarayana Guru - `the oneness of humanity', with no social barriers on the grounds of caste, religion, region etc. The slogan of `one caste, one religion, one god' is an elevated expression of humanism which recognises the value of a human being as being supreme; a value that recognises all human beings as being equal, ir

DELHI: CPI(M) Delegation Meets LG

A SEVEN member delegation of CPI(M), Delhi state committee, led by Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat met the lieutenant governor of Delhi on January 14. The delegation comprising Delhi secretary KM Tiwari, South District secretary Jagdish Chand Sharma, Pappu Bhardwaj, Farooq Khan, Swaran Singh and Nanu Prasad raised issues related to Badarpur region. These include removing the stay on declaring Mithapur and Jaitpur wards as ‘F’ zone instead of the ‘O’ zone of Delhi’s Master Plan. The delegation urged upon the LG to reverse this decision.

People Serve Notice to CBI in Chit Fund Investigation

THOUSANDS of people demanding speedy investigation and punishment of the culprits in the chit fund scam in West Bengal, mobilised and held a sit-in, in front of the CBI eastern zonal office at Salt Lake on January 12. They seized the office for hours and demanded interrogation of the chief minister who herself is involved in the scam.This demonstration, at the call of Left Front has been organised after a visible delay in the CBI investigation into the Saradha scam.

On Lavalin Case: Kerala

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on January 14, 2016.

THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) condemns the politically motivated Congress-led UDF government’s move in approaching the Kerala High Court for an early hearing of the revision petition on allegations against CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Pinarayi Vijayan in the Lavalin case.

Economy in Trouble

THAT the economy is in trouble is seen by two figures which have come out. The first is the index of industrial production which contracted by 3.2 percent in November 2015 and the second is the retail price index which registered a 5.61 increase in December. The industrial output figure is cause for worry as the manufacturing sector within this index has declined by 4.4 percent. Capital goods sector has declined by 24 percent, a clear indication that investment is not forthcoming.

Women’s Group Urge President to Return Juvenile Justice Bill

THE Rajya Sabha has passed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill on December 24 in the name of safety of women in India while in fact this law if passed, will put safety of women in jeopardy as never before. We appeal to you to not sign this Bill and send it back to both houses of parliament for the reasons given below: CHILDREN SENT TO PRISONS WILL COME OUT AS HARDENED CRIMINALS The Bill provides for dealing with 16-18 years old children as adults to be subjected to adult punishment.

HARYANA: Construction Workers Hold Huge Rally

THOUSANDS of construction workers including large number of women from all over Haryana thronged the New Subzi Mandi in Fatehabad on January 6 and expressed anguish over the anti-labour policy of the Khattar government of BJP in Haryana.

SFI Condemns RSS Attack on its Leader in Rajasthan

THE Central Executive Committee of the Students’ Federation of India, in a statement issued on January 2, 2016 has strongly condemned the attack on Ramkrishna Chhimpa, district president of the SFI in Churu, Rajasthan by the RSS goons in the midnight on January 3. Around 50 hooligans belonging to the saffron brigade entered into the Kisan Mazdoor Bhavan at Sardar Shahar where Ramkrishna Chhimpa was sleeping and brutally beat him for being actively involved in the SFI activities.

Land of Many Historic Struggles, Sikar to Host 15th All India Conference of SFI

SIKAR, a city whose art, architecture and culture bear the mark of a rich history of confluence and diversity, will host the 15th All India Conference of SFI from January 22 to 25. The rich legacy of spirited peasant agitations makes the choice of the city even more appropriate, as in a historic first, the All India Conference of SFI is taking place in the Northwest India. The conference is taking place at a time when the whole nation is witnessing an assault on the very idea of India as a secular and democratic republic.

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