Struggle against Eviction in Narmada Valley

IN a statement issued on August 4, Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of CPI(M) has said that an extraordinary circumstance has arisen due to the inhuman decision of the Madhya Pradesh government to implement the Narmada Valley authorities’ decision to close the gates of the Sardar Sarovar dam which will lead to submergence of 192 villages and eviction of 40,000 families in Madhya Pradesh. There was an agreement that before closing the gate, rehabilitation work should be completed. The Supreme Court upheld this decision.

Political Killings in Kerala: An Open Letter to Arun Jaitley

Below we publish an open letter written by MB Rajesh, CPI(M) MP from Kerala to Arun Jaitley, union minister for finance and defense, on August 6.

RESPECTED Arun Jaitley,

Sardar Sarovar Dam: First Complete Rehabilitation

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statements on August 1

On Decision on Rajya Sabha Election from West Bengal

The following is the statement issued by the Polit Bureau on July 27.

WEST Bengal state secretariat of the Party had requested that Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of the Party, be re-nominated for the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal on the completion of his term. The Polit Bureau had discussed this matter in its meeting of June 6 and 7, 2017. It decided not to accept the proposal of the West Bengal state secretariat.

The reasons for this decision are as follows:

Military Veterans to Modi: ‘Dissent is Not Treason… It is the Essence of Democracy’

A group of 114 veterans of the Indian Armed Forces have written an open letter to the prime minister, chief ministers of states and lieutenant-governors of union territories, expressing their distress at “divisive” recent developments in the country which “go against the secular and democratic values enshrined in the constitution”. The letter is reproduced below.

CPI(M) Nationwide Campaign from August 15-31

Demands:

· Loan waivers for the kisans

· MSP at one and a half times the production costs and a central legislation ensuring this

· Implement BJP’s electoral promise of creating two crore jobs every year.

· Stop the large-scale privatisation of public sector and public services.

Peasant Leaders Call for District Rallies, Jail Bharo on August 9

THE coordination committee of Bhumi Adhikar Andolan which met in New Delhi has decided to intensify the ongoing farmers struggle and called up on the peasantry to participate in large numbers in the district rally, jail bharo programme across the country on August 9.

Exhibition on ‘Women Freedom Fighters of the Left’ Evokes Good Response

AN exhibition titled ‘Women Freedom Fighters of the Left’  was inaugurated this morning by Subhashini Ali, vice president of AIDWA at the Constitution Club, New Delhi. Over two hundred women from different parts of Delhi and NCR participated in the meeting.

Convene Tripartite Meeting to Discuss Darjeeling Situation

IN a letter written on July 13 CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury has requested home minister, Rajanth Singh to urgently convene a tripartite meeting to discuss the situation in Darjeeling.

CITU Working Committee Meeting, Shimla: Resolution on GST

THE working committee meeting of CITU, held from July 14-16, at Shimla notes with serious concern the grievous impact of the GST launched by the government of India with much fanfare on July 1, 2017. The GST has adversely impacted the common people at large, particularly the workers in the unorganised sector, people engaged in small and decentralised manufacturing like tailoring, garments, textile, beedi, small drug manufacturing, construction, matches and fireworks and passenger and goods transport etc and also small traders. Even the insurance premium is not spared from high taxation.

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