Giving Life through LIFE Mission

SHELTER is one of the most basic needs of human beings along with food and clothing. In the run up to the Kerala state assembly elections in 2016, the LDF had announced that we will undertake a comprehensive housing programme to do away with homelessness in the state. Subsequently, when we assumed office, most of the people who came to the CM's office raised the issue of housing.

National Convention of Writers and Cultural activists

ON March 1, 2020 a national convention of the writers and cultural activists was held at Jantan Mantar, New Delhi against the CAA, NPR and NRC. Hundreds of poets, writers, cultural activists Hindi, Malyalam, Telgu and other languages participated in this convention.Janwadi Lekhak Sangh, Dalit Lekhak Sangh, Jan Sanskriti Manch, Pragtisheel Lekhak Sangh, Indian Cultural Forum, Delhi Science Forum, Jan Natya Manch, Jansanskriti, New Socialist Initiative, AIPSN, Sanghwari, Cinema of Resistance and Vikalp were some of the organisations that organised this national convention.

J&K: CITU district conference held

ON March 1, district conference of CITU Jammu was held today in the auditorium of Gurjar Desh Charitable Trust, Jammu under the chairmanship of SP Kesar, senior leader of CITU.Delegate from various unions like ASHA worker, construction worker, LIC, NHPC, railway, BRO, rehri-phari, and industry etc., participated in the conference.Om Parkash, general secretary, CITU cautioned the working class to be united and vigilant to counter the nefarious designs of union government, which is hell-bent to curb the democratic rights of the trade unions.

A Report on the Delhi Solidarity Relief & Rehabilitation Committee

THE communal violence has led to tragic loss of lives, extensive destruction of livelihoods, homes and property. The areas where the violence took place have a large population comprising unorganised workers, working class and lower middle class households of both communities. Thousands have become victims of the violence in different ways and suffering and distress are widespread. Urgent steps are required to provide relief, rehabilitation and legal aid for the distressed people. The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) has given a call for relief fund collection to all its state units.

WEST BENGAL: Shah Faces Strong Protest in Kolkata

UNION home minister, Amit Shah faced strong protest in his visit to Kolkata on March 1. Thousands of protestors came out in the street to shout him “Go back Amit Shah”, holding him responsible for planned violence in Delhi. As Shah landed in airport, protests began then and there. Hundreds rallied outside the gates of airport with black flags, black balloons and poster. CPI(M) and Left mass organisations took the lead in the demonstration. All the way to city, Shah had to witness protests in street corners.

Red Book Day Marked in Tamil Nadu

THE “Red Book Day” of reading the Communist Manifesto generated great enthusiasm in Tamil Nadu and it will not be an exaggeration to say that it has been a great success. Events were organised to mark the day in 1,800 to 2,000 centers all over Tamil Nadu.After the initiation by LeftWord, the publisher Bharathi Puthakalayam in Tamil Nadu took many commendable steps to lay the ground for this event. The target of 10,000 reading events and sale of 1,00,000 copies of the Manifesto was fixed. In order to make it possible a fresh translation in Tamil was planned.

KERALA: Enhance Farm Production and Productivity: S R Pillai

THE agrarian sector should take steps to increase production and improve productivity to tackle the agrarian crisis, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member S Ramachandran Pillai has said.He also said the sector required more investments, manpower and latest technologies to make it profitable.“How to take forward the land reform undertaken till now is the task before us. How to make use of the government in Kerala at present, which is sympathetic to us? Unlike the other agriculture movements in other states, Kerala’s agrarian movement has a twin task.

AIAWU Slams Centre for Meagre Budget Allocations to Agrarian Sector

THE central working committee of the All India Agricultural Workers Union (AIAWU) said that the union budget 2020-21 is pro-corporate and anti-people.

DELHI: Left Parties Appeal on Current Prevailing Situation

AN urgent meeting of the Left parties of Delhi state was held on February 25, to take note of violence and rioting in North-East Delhi yesterday. It took a serious objection to the fact that BJP leader Kapil Mishra on February 23 at Babarpur threatened the anti-CAA, NRC, NPR protesters as an extra judicial authority in the presence of a senior police officer. In fact, he should be held responsible for the rioting.

Defending the Constitution is the Patriotic Duty of every Indian: Yechury

A MASSIVE rally organised in Bijapur, Karnataka, by the Samvidhaan Bachao Aandolan, was well attended by over 400,000 people on February 24. Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of the CPI(M) addressed it along with other leaders that includes Siddaramaiah, former chief minister of Karnataka and Mallikarjun Kharge, former leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha.Sitaram Yechury while addressing the rally said that Modi and Shah have paranoia of terming all those who oppose them as “anti-nationals”. This is done to hide their abject failure in ruling this country.

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