The decision of the Union Cabinet to provide 5 per cent reservation for minorities within the OBC quota of 27 per cent in jobs is most inadequate. It does not reflect the main recommendation of the Justice Ranganath Mishra Commission Report....
It appears that the Central Government wants to utilize the widespread demand for a strong Food Security Bill to push through narrow agendas of those agribusinesses and corporates who want dismantling of the PDS and a truncated Food security...
The Polit Bureau stresses the necessity for the Central government to intervene and see that steps are taken to ensure the safety of the dam. The Prime Minister himself should take the initiative with both state governments for this. This is...
The struggle against FDI in retail trade must be continued with vigour. The Polit Bureau calls upon all its Party units to intensify the campaign against FDI in retail and mobilise the people to organize protest actions.
The Mullaperiyar dam issue is being considered by the Supreme Court which appointed an empowered committee to enquire into the various aspects of the problems. The Supreme Court should expedite the process and come to an early judgement on the...
The Confederation of All India Traders has given a call for a nationwide bandh on 1st December to protest against the Union Cabinet’s decision to allow FDI in retail trade. The CPI(M) calls upon all its units and all sections of the...
The MNC retailers and foreign governments have been pressurizing the Centre for opening up this sector since long. It was the opposition from the Left Parties, which had prevented the UPA-I government from taking this move. The UPA-II...
It is not excessive demand that is fuelling inflation, as claimed by the Government, but the hike in prices of a range of goods and services such as petrol and diesel prices, fertilizers, other agricultural inputs, power tariffs, transport...
Could such a cover-up take place without the acquiescence of the Chief Minister and top officials in the Government? It is on record that at every stage of the case the Government tried to subvert the processes of justice, just as it had done...
Valsa John had been fighting for the rights of the tribals and against their displacement due to mining activities, since 1995. Her killing is a result of the threat posed to the mining mafia.
The Bill will provide the legal backing for putting the pension funds into the stock market. This neo-liberal measure is being undertaken despite the pension funds in Western countries being badly hit by the 2008 financial crisis. Many...
Interestingly, these rules have been notified on the eve of the Prime Minister’s meeting with the US President during the Asean summit meeting. Obviously these rules have been framed in order to meet the objections of the United States...
The decision to cut petrol price by two rupees, on the eve of the parliament session is nothing but a poorly concealed ploy to deflect the widespread criticism of the failure of the Government to check inflation.
The Central Committee discussed a draft of the ideological resolution presented by the Polit Bureau. On the basis of this discussion, the next meeting of the Central Committee will finalise and adopt the draft ideological resolution which will...