CITU Extends Support to Bank Strike

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions, in a statement issued on September 23, has extended support to the two days' strike called by four federations of bank officers unions in all the banks of the country on September 26-27, 2019 against the destructive decision of the BJP government on merger of public sector banks and imposition of burden on the people through so-called banking sector reforms.

AIDWA Protests Victim’s Arrest in Chinmayanand Case

THE All India Democratic Women’s Association, in a statement issued on September 26, has strongly condemned the force arrest and harassment of the victim in the Chinmayanand case and demanded immediate withdrawal of the alleged extortion case lodged against her. It condemns the role played by the SIT and Uttar Pradesh Police under pressure from the Yogi government. The rape case against Chinmayanand was filed on August 27, 2019 but the accused was arrested only after 14 days after a public outcry. The sections under which Chinmayanand has been arrested have also been diluted.

TRIPURA: Youth Upsurge in Agartala

WE are the youth, we want jobs. The slogan reverberated in the streets of Agartala, as thousands of youth marched through the city on September 16.The city of Agartala witnessed waves after waves of youth walking past the route from Rabindra Bhavan to Vivekananda Stadium in an organised and determined march at the call of the DYFI and the TYF.The two youth organisations had given the call of "Agartala Cholo" with a 12 point charter of demands.The youth conventions organised prior to the march had given a hint that the march will be a success.

The Roots of Indian Federalism

THE anti-colonial struggle saw the emergence of a pan-Indian national consciousness that was superimposed upon a pre-existing “nationality” consciousness based on linguistic regions. The pan-Indian national consciousness in other words was superimposed upon a Bengali or Gujarati or Tamil or Odiya consciousness; and the anti-colonial struggle saw the flourishing of both kinds of consciousness.

Paradise Destroyed

MOHD Yousuf Tarigami, member of the Central Committee of the CPI(M) is the first political leader from the valley of Kashmir to have been able to come out of detention after the intervention of the Supreme Court. A habeas corpus writ petition was filed by Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of the Party in the SC to produce Tarigami. However, the SC asked Yechury to visit Tarigami and file an affidavit in the SC regarding his health. After filing of the affidavit, the SC allowed Tarigami to visit Delhi and undergo treatment in the AIIMS.

Lift the Clampdown in Kashmir

NOT a single bullet fired in Kashmir valley! isn’t it good for the people, asked a journalist in a press conference held in CPI(M) headquarters, addressed by Sitaram Yechury and Mohd Yousuf Tarigami, leader of the Party and four-time MLA from Kashmir on September 17. Prompt was the reply of Tarigami saying that no bullets are fired even in jails. Does that mean jails are better than free spaces?

Finance Minister’s Recipe Will only Aggravate Economic Slowdown

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statements on September 15INSTEAD of announcing a big increase in public investment to build our much-needed infrastructure, at the same, generate employment and thereby boost domestic demand, the finance minister has once again announced measures that in the first place have caused this economic slowdown bordering on recession.The emphasis on targeting private investment in the realty sector and the effort to boost exports cannot succeed.

Venezuela Reverberates with ‘Trump No More’

NEARLY one in every two people in Venezuela have signed on a petition stating, ‘Trump No More’, expressing anger against the interference of imperialist US in the internal affairs of their country. This petition is going to be submitted in the United Nations General Assembly.

Assam: NRC and After

THE publication of final NRC in Assam has drawn the attention of the whole country. Not only now but for last couple of years, with the publication of first draft, stories related to NRC are hitting the headlines in all forms of media. The question of ‘stateless’ people it may create has been keenly watched by the international media as well. Perhaps now it needs no repetition that till now the NRC was unique and specific to Assam only. In independent India, only Assam had prepared National Register of Citizens (NRC) in 1951.

Hike in Traffic Fines Draws Public Outcry, States Stall Imposition

THE central government has hiked the penalty amount by ten times and made provision of imprisonment in the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019. Spiked penalty even for minor offences like riding without a helmet or seatbelt, delayed insurance renewal and license renewal etc came into force across the country from September 1. These penalties will be increasing by ten per cent every year on April 1, as notified by the central government.

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