West Bengal

Punish Fraudsters: Huge Rally in Kolkata

TENS of thousands of people marched through streets of Kolkata on September 22 demanding punishment for the fraudsters and beneficiaries in the Chit fund scam. In one of the largest mobilisations in the recent period, people from all walks of life joined the march called by the Left Front. It was to demand compensation to the depositors who were cheated of their lifelong savings in Saradha and other chit fund frauds and trial and punishment of all those accused in the scam including the TMC leaders.

Brutal Attack on Students in Jadavpur University

THE students of Jadavpur University were brutally beaten up by the police in the middle of the night on September 16. The police action led to around 30 students, including girls getting injured and hospitalised. The condition of two is stated to be serious and they have been admitted to the ICCU. The police have arrested about 37 students, including girls.

Chairman of the West Bengal Left Front, Biman Basu, has condemned the attack on students inside the campus of the Jadavpur University. The CPI(M) Polit Bureau member termed the attack as brutal, unwarranted and unprecedented.

Demand to Punish All Guilty in Saradha Scam Gains Momentum

THOUSANDS of people are coming out on the streets demanding punishment for all those involved in Saradha scam and compensation for the depositors by selling the properties of the fraudsters. CBI investigation into the largest financial scam in the history of the state has already exposed the nexus between Saradha owners and Trinamool Congress leaders and ministers. The role of the chief minister herself has come into question.

Last Salute to Comrade Benoy Konar

THOUSANDS of people paid their tributes to Comrade Benoy Konar , veteran Communist leader and legendary figure in peasants’ movement, who passed away on September 14 at a hospital in Kolkata. He was 84.Born in Memari in Burdwan in 1930, Comrade Benoy Konar began to participate in the freedom struggle and joined the Communist Party in 1948. He was greatly influenced by his elder brother Harekrishna Konar, one of the stalwarts of peasant movement in India.

Massive Rally against Imperialism in Kolkata

KOLKATA witnessed another historic rally of tens of thousands of people that roared against imperialist aggression. People mostly from Kolkata and its adjoining districts participated in the rally to mark their protest against the US aggression and to commemorate the Anti Imperialism Day on September 1. Braving heavy downpour, thousands of people marched almost seven kilometres from Ramlila Maidan near Maulali in central Kolkata to Deshbandhu Park near Shyambazar in the north.

West Bengal: Desperation in Scam Time

IT is scam time in West Bengal. What was known to almost everyone, a bit partially, has now been exposed to the public by the ongoing CBI investigations into the Saradha chit fund scam. Almost daily, ministers and leaders of the ruling party and people close to them are being interrogated by central investigation agencies CBI and Enforcement Directorate. Numerous raids have been conducted in their premises and the chain of biggest ever economic fraud in the history of the state is now coming into daylight.

Fifteen Left Parties Jointly Call Anti-imperialist Rally in Kolkata

FIFTEEN Left Parties of West Bengal have jointly called for a peace rally against imperialist aggression on September 1 in Kolkata. The rally will march from Ramlila Park in central Kolkata to Deshbandhu Park in the north of the city. The Left Parties have called upon all Left parties, organisations and intellectuals to join in this united protest against imperialist machinations and war in different parts of the world.The Left Front has commemorated September 1, the beginning of the Second World War through Germany’s attack on Poland, as anti-imperialism day for long.

Anganwadi Federation to Hold Nation-wide Protests from Aug 20-23

THE All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers has in a statement issued on August 21 condemned the heinous rape and murder of the anganwadi worker Dipali Giri in West Bengal and called for protest demonstrations.

AIFAWH has strongly condemned the heinous murder of Dipali Giri, an anganwadi worker, wife of Byomkesh Giri of Sunia, Kanthi, East Medinipur. She was stripped, paraded naked, gang raped and hacked to death by the TMC goons in the village. Her body was then hanged on August 18, 2014.

Taxi Drivers in Steadfast Resistance to Repression

KOLKATA was surprised when there was no ‘taxi’ on the streets on August 7. Whoever thinks of Kolkata always recollects a picture of it with yellow cars with blue strips on it. Kolkata taxis are mostly driven by migrants who, in search of bread and butter, have become cab drivers in Kolkata and nearby places. Fifty thousand cabs roaming around Kolkata serve as a basic and the only means to earn a livelihood for a huge number of people.

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