WIKILEAKS REVEAL US INTERFERENCE IN INDIAN AFFAIRS

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) issued the following statement on December 18, 2010.

THE cables from the US Embassy in India released so far by Wikileaks provide a revealing picture of Indo-US relations and the extent of US interference in India’s domestic political affairs.

The manner in which the US Embassy intervened to influence Indian political parties and opinion-makers on the nuclear deal, the pressures on foreign policy matters such as the attitude towards Iran, are all laid out. One cable reports that Indian officials are “loathe to admit publicly that India and the US have begun coordinating foreign policies.”

The cables set out how relations have improved to make “Delhi much more amenable to cooperating.” These show the actual state of India-US relations after the signing of the Indo-US nuclear deal.

One cable states that they have a “true partner in the current Indian government led by Manmohan Singh.” In contrast, in another cable the US diplomat has made objectionable remarks about the CPI(M) general secretary who is not amenable to their interests.

As the Wikileaks cables from around the world have shown, the United States pursues single-mindedly its imperialist interests. The unfortunate part is the complicity of the Manmohan Singh government in furthering some of these interests.

Source: www.pd.cpim.org/

CPI (M) HAILS TRIPURA VICTORY

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) issued the following statement on December 15, 2010.

THE Polit Bureau of the CPI (M) conveys its warm greetings to the CPI (M) and the Left Front of Tripura for their sweeping victory in the municipal elections. The Left Front has won a majority in 13 out of the 15 nagar panchayats. It has also retained the Agartala Municipal Council by winning 28 out of the 35 seats. The Left Front has won 81 per cent of the seats in the municipal council and the nagar panchayats.

This decisive victory is confirmation of the confidence that the people of Tripura repose in the CPI (M) and the Left Front.

Source: www.pd.cpim.org/

CPI (M) CONDEMNS PETROL PRICE HIKE

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) issued the following statement on December 14, 2010.

THE CPI (M) strongly condemns the sharp increase in petrol price of Rs.2.95 per litre by the oil companies. This is the fifth successive hike since the deregulation of petrol prices. This is a vicious attack on the people who are already suffering from price rise and inflation.

The Congress-led government is responsible for this anti-people measure for having deregulated the prices of petrol.

The Polit Bureau of the CPI (M) calls upon all its units to launch vigorous protests by mobilising the people against this price increase.

Source: www.pd.cpim.org/

PURULIA RAILWAY STATION, PURULIA: HUGE EXPLOSIVES RECOVERED FROM PURULIA RAILWAY STATION. CPI (MAOIST) AIMS AT HEAVY DAMAGE TO LIFE & PROPER

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ALEEN BAGCHI WRITES A POEM ON TOTAL CHAOS IN INDIAN RAILWAYS UNDER MAMATA BANERJEE

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RABINDRANATH DAS WRITES A POEM ON VICIOUS AND MALICIOUS CAMPAIGN BY MEDIA AGAINST LEFT FRONT IN WEST BENGAL

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MAA, MATI, MANUSH: AMIR UL HAQUE WRITES A POEM ON MAA, MATI, MANUSH

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NEW DELHI: JANWADI MAHILA SAMITY CONDEMNS GANGRAPE

THE Janwadi Mahila Samiti (JMS) of Delhi has severely condemned the gangrape of a 30 years old woman from north eastern India, when she was returning from her work at about 1.00 am from a call centre in Gurgaon.

In a statement issued on November 25 by its president Sonia Verma and general secretary Sehba Farooqui, the JMS also pointed out that the referred- to incident was not an isolated one. Since the rape of a Delhi University student in 2005, several instances have come to light where gangs of boys have targeted young women returning from their work. In this particular incident, the call centre transport did not even drop the woman home “because he (the driver) was in a hurry.” Instead, he left her on the roadside in the neighbourhood of her home where she was abducted, raped and then abandoned in the Mongolpuri area.

The JMS is of the opinion that this incident shows that the state government has neglected the safety of young working women. It has left unprotected in the middle of the night such unsafe areas as Dhaula Kuan where several incidents have taken place. The incident also shows that BPO companies, which make women work at odd hours, are not willing to take the responsibility for the security of these women.

In the light of all these aspects, the Janwadi Mahila Samiti has put forward the following demands:

1) Immediate action must be taken against the perpetrators of such heinous crimes and no efforts must be spared to arrest the accused immediately.

2) The Delhi government must increase the security personnel on roads which are major arteries, connecting residential areas to places like Gurgaon and Noida where there is a large concentration of BPO units and call centres.

3) The concerned transport company must be punished for negligence and abdication of responsibility in this particular case.

4) The Delhi government must hold the owners of all call centres and BPO companies accountable for the security of their women employees. Strict guidelines must be formulated and enforced for this purpose.

Source: People’s Democracy

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT MEMBERS WRITE OPEN LETTER ON INDIA-EU FTA

We are publishing the open letter written by the GUE/NGL members of the European parliament (MEPs) to the European Union trade commissioner, Karel de Gucht, on the free trade agreement between India and the European Union. The GUE/NGL is a group of 35 MEPs belonging to the Communist and other Left formations from twelve countries of Europe. Out of a total strength of 730 MEPs, this is a small group but the only Left voice in the European parliament. The group is headed by Die Linke which has eight MEPs. Communist parties of Portugal, Greece and AKEL have two members each.

The GUE/NGL regularly organises study classes on various subjects to acquaint their MEPs with the developments taking place across the world. It invites speakers from different countries to deliver lectures on a range of subjects and organises interaction sessions with them. In one such study programme, Sitaram Yechury, Polit Bureau member of the CPI (M) was invited to deliver a lecture. A host of topics have come up for discussion during the course of interaction including the free trade agreement between EU and India. The following letter reflects many of the concerns that were exchanged in that discussion.

WE would like to share some of our concerns regarding the forthcoming EU-India summit which will take place on December 10 and is expected to push the ongoing FTA negotiations between the EU and India towards conclusion.

As you are aware, civil society both in India and the EU are increasingly concerned that the FTA with its current provisions is not the best way forward for development. A growing body of literature

Source: People’s Democracy

KOLKATA: PEOPLE OF WEST BENGAL WILL RESIST TERROR CREATED BY GOONS OF CPI (MAOIST), TRINAMOOL CONGRESS, SUCI AND CONGRESS IN WEST BENGAL

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KOLKATA: FOIL THE TERROR CREATED BY GOONS AND BUTCHERS OF MAMATA-MAOIST-MEDIA-SUCI-CONGRESS NEXUS IN WEST BENGAL

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KOLKATA: KISHORE BAHINI CAMP TO DEVELOP COMPETENCE AND MERIT

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CESC, KOLKATA: EMPLOYEES AGITATE OVER INTERNAL INDISCIPLINE ENCOURAGED BY TRINAMOOL CONGRESS

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VICTORIA HOUSE, KOLKATA: MEMBERS OF KOLKATA ELECTRICITY SUPPLY WORKMEN'S UNION RALLY BEFORE HEAD OFFICE ON 11-12-2010 IN SUPPORT OF THEIR DEMANDS

INDIAN RAILWAYS, KOLKATA: RAILWAY HAWKERS AGITATE OVER EVICTION WITHOUT ANY NOTICE

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