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Hirak Rani’r Deshe
Subhanil Chowdhury
"In a country of censorship, every forbidden piece of printed matter, i.e., printed without being censored, is an event. It is considered a martyr, and there is no martyr without a halo and without believers…"
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Mamata's Mantra: Divide and Rule
Ajitha Menon
The West Bengal Chief Minister has made it clear that any public voice of dissent would be curbed by whatever means required. Ajitha Menon says the media in the State are only reaping what they sowed.
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Some Challenges before the Left
Brinda Karat
[Published in Ganashakti on 28th March, 2012]
The processes leading to the fragmentation of the identity of working people under the neo-liberal regime, pose new challenges before the Left, particularly in a society like ours where multiple divisions historically exist, based on caste, religion, region, language etc...
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Opportunities for Advance in the Present Situation
Prakash Karat
Without expanding the Party and strengthening Left unity by bringing all Left forces onto a common platform, it will not be possible to utilise the opportunities that exist in the present political situation.
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Downward slide in the summer of our discontent
Sitaram Yechury
An opportunity has been forsaken to strengthen our economic fundamentals while improving the lives of the people, increasing the divide between India Shining and India Suffering.
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Budget 2012: UPA seems to have junked inclusive growth
Jayati Ghosh
It is quite a long time since anyone thought about the UPA government in terms of its flagship schemes, rather than scams and embarrassing confrontations with its alliance partners.
Published in : http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/
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Draft Resolution on Some Ideological Issues
Adopted at the Central Committee Meeting held on January 17-20, 2012 at Kolkata
Draft Resolution on Some Ideological Issues
(Adopted at the Central Committee Meeting held on January 17-20, 2012 at Kolkata)
And Procedure for Sending Amendments
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Draft Political Resolution For the 20th Congress
(Adopted by the Central Committee in its meeting held from January 17 to 20, 2012 at Kolkata)
Draft Political Resolution For the 20th Congress
(Adopted by the Central Committee in its meeting held from January 17 to 20, 2012 at Kolkata)
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General Strike of 28th February 2012: A CHALLENGE BEFORE THE WORKING CLASS
Tapan Sen
The trade union movement of the country has entered into a new phase with all the eleven Central Trade Unions in the country having different affiliations and political line-up coming together on a single platform for joint action on common issues facing the working class of the country.
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Unabated Farmer Suicides Point to a Looming Agrarian Crisis
Sheikh Saidul Haque
Before going into details about the present agrarian crisis in West Bengal that is leading to a number of farmers committing suicide in the last few months, let us look, in a nutshell, at the condition of the agriculture sector in our country. This sector is in a state of widespread and deep-rooted crisis. Its share in GDP has come down over the years.
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The Challenges of the Time and the task before the Left
Prakash Karat
Today the discussion is about the uncertain future of capitalism. I read in the ‘Financial Times’ of London, which is the biggest business paper, an article written by a banker that said, “We are experiencing a very Marxist crisis today.”
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Spate of Farmers’ Suicide in West Bengal: Disaster Looming Large
The rate of suicide of the peasants have increased sharply recently. In fact, it has become almost a daily occurrence. The first such incident came into sight on 17th October when Dhana Tudu, a tribal agricultural labourer, committed suicide in Burdwan. In following 115days, 21 more followed suit. Burdwan district, the ‘rice bowl’ of the state bore the brunt most severely. 15 of the dead farmers are from that district alone. In Maldaha, 3 peasants committed suicide while 2 in Bankura. One each from Japaiguri and Hooghly also took their life under duress.
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War Against Democracy: Designs to Ban Politics in Bengal Campuses
Ritabrata Banerjee
The Principal of a college dragged and made to move around the whole campus. He was greeted with abusive words and was beaten up amidst roars of "Vande mataram". This horrible picture was seen by entire Bengal as television channels presented "live and exclusive" coverage of Trinamool Chatra Parishad supporters bashing the Principal inside the College campus.
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200 Days of Change: Promises are Always to be Broken
Falsification Continues…
The writing of the CM in a document to mark 100 days of the new Government that it has finished maximum work of 200 days within 90 days only tells us that falsification continues... either in opposition or in Government, because the name of the party is TMC.
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Food Price: On the Edge of a Precipice
Nilotpal Basu
Soaring', `sky-rocketing', `going through the window' - are all words and phrases which is associated in describing the phenomena of price rise. But alas! All these are found to be clichéd and wholly inadequate to describe the situation that has become unbearable for the majority of the Indian people. Equally - `callous', `inept', `insensitive' - are expressions, which attempt to define the response of the Government to this grave situation that the citizenry is faced with.
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Higher Education: In Which Direction?
Sudarshan Roy Chaudhuri
TMC and its followers are keeping on repetition of same catch line that the Left Front Government has done nothing in last 34 years. In Higher Education the previous Government has only cultivated 'dalatantra' (party rule) and low intellect, they further allege. The new Government is rendering their commitment to initiate education system, which is 'neutral', and cultivate 'high intellect'. A Government publicity material has also been generated to propagate success in last three months.
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The Union Cabinet Gets Healthier
P. Sainath
A report of the National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector recorded that 836 million Indians live on Rs.20 a day or less.
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How the Government Lokpal Bill Falls Far Short
Smita Gupta
The Government has tabled a weak and ineffective Bill at a time when it is beleaguered by scam after scam and with an ongoing movement against corruption, in an act of arrogance and insensitivity. Perhaps it thought that its numbers in Parliament could push it through, just as it intends to push through banking and other reforms, which the Left did not allow in UPA-I.
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For an Effective Lokpal: Government has to Respond
The hunger strike launched by Anna Hazare in Delhi has led to an outpouring of support from all over the country. The agitation for a Jan Lokpal Bill has found support predominantly from the urban middle classes and a substantial section of youth belonging to these strata. There is no doubt that since the first hunger strike launched by Anna Hazare in April, the anti-corruption movement has gained momentum.
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From CPI(M) to CAG: Mamata's Rail Revisited
The CAG report have criticised the Indian Railways in almost every possible sectors of its concern. This report on rail is actually an approval to the claims of CPI(M) party. Why? Let's have a look at some topics discussed earlier by the party and some highlights from the CAG report. This time you should be the one to raise the voice against the falsehood.
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Fiscal Situation in West Bengal: Canard and Facts
Sections of the media and the Trinamool Congress have repeatedly asserted that the Left Front Government for the last 34 years has ruined the state finances and the burden of debt on the people of West Bengal is such that the new Government will be in a difficult position to pay the salaries of the State Government employees. Even after assuming power, the same canard is continuing. Amit Mitra, the new Finance Minister of state has himself joined in the process. The facts however show a completely different story.
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New Government - New Questions
Repeatedly it was said before the election that TMC would ensure a small cabinet. Reality is absolutely different. The new cabinet is just identical in number with the previous Left Front cabinet.
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