Report on Impact of Demonetisation on the Economy of Kerala

THE committee to study the impact of demonetisation on the state economy of Kerala appointed by the Kerala State Planning Board on November 23, 2016, submitted its interim report to the chairman of the board, Pinarayi Vijayan, chief minister, government of Kerala on December 20, 2016.Professor C P Chandrasekhar (Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University) is the chairperson of the committee.

Myth of ‘CPI(M) Terror’ Busted

A NATIONWIDE campaign on so-called “Marxist Terror” in Kerala, unleashed by BJP under the guidance of RSS, has been going on uninterrupted. In almost every press conference, BJP’s national leaders, including Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, are repeating the same rhetoric of CPI (M)’s terror which has allegedly intensified under the new LDF regime. A national meeting held in Kozhikode also called for protest action against the “violence”. This vicious campaign was mainly rotating in Kannur district, a traditional stronghold of the left movement in Kerala.

KERALA Saffron Brigade and the Congress

THE Congress and the UDF is not only trying to white-wash the deeds of RSS and its political face the BJP, but they are also attempting to join hands with them in an effort to defeat the LDF. What we saw in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation during the election to the District Planning Committee is the most recent manifestation of that. The corporation is run by the LDF which has the most number of councillors in the 100-member council. However, the UDF aligned with the BJP which has 35 members and got two people elected to the committee, one each from the BJP and the UDF.

For a More Equitable GST

THE introduction of VAT in the mid 1990s robbed the states of much of its taxation powers and curtailed their fiscal autonomy. With the constitutional amendment and introduction of the GST what had been prevailing de facto has now been de jure abolished. Now states no more have independent powers for indirect taxation, except on alcohol and petrol. They are forced to abide by the decisions of the GST Council where no decisions can be made without the concurrence of the central government, not even if all the states take a united position.

A Report on RSS Attacks on CPI(M) in Kerala

SINCE the assembly elections in Kerala and the LDF government being formed, there has been a spate of attacks against the CPI(M) and the LDF by the RSS-BJP workers in the state. A report listing all these attacks is given below. ASSASSINATIONSComrade C V Raveendran was assassinated by RSS criminals while he was participating in the victory demonstration in Dharmadam constituency.

LDF Govt Reopens Cashew Factories Restores Jobs of more than 16,000 Workers!

As a firm expression of commitment towards the working class in the state, the LDF government led by CPI(M) has reopened cashew factories that were closed down during the UDF government’s rule. Cashew workers are in a festive mood as the factories under the Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation and Kerala Cashew Workers Apex Industrial Cooperative Society (Capex) resumed functioning.Cashew industry is a major traditional industry in the state.

Kerala political situation: Role of LDF

THE newly elected LDF government of Kerala has successfully completed two and a half months in power, undertaking alternative development initiatives with the active participation and support of the people. The victory of the Left Democratic Front in Kerala is the result of the politics which the party and the front has consistently upheld. LDF fought the State assembly elections with an alternative policy against communalization and corporatization, and had won the battle with a comfortable margin.

KERALA: Disquiet in UDF

GIVING a major jolt to the United Democratic Front (UDF), Kerala Congress (M) chairman and former finance minister K M Mani boycotted the front’s meeting held at opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala’s official residence, on July 25. In a clear message to the UDF that the party will no longer take the insults to its chairman lying down, none of the KCM leaders also attended the meeting, throwing the allies into jitters.

White Paper on Kerala’s Finances Exposes UDF’s Lies

KERALA finance minister TM Thomas Issac tabled a White Paper on the state’s finances in the Assembly on June 30, stating the situation was “alarming” and the government is striving hard to meet its day-to-day expenditure. Besides the day-to-day challenge of keeping the treasury afloat to meet the routine expenditure of the administrative machinery, Kerala was constantly facing grave paucity of resources for financing all its other plans and capital expenditure, the report said, adding the state has been living on a “financial lie”.

Hope and Optimism as LDF Government Completes One Month

THE Left Democratic Front government completed its first month, providing hope and optimism to the people. On May 25, the LDF formed the government, with Pinarayi Vijayan as chief minister, after a tremendous victory in assembly election bagging 91 out of 140 seats.The first cabinet meeting had expressed the government’s will to implement pro-people measures and curtail corruption.

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