03 Wednesday Oct 2012
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The Cabinet is reported to be on the move to approve the amended bills on 4th Oct. seeking 26 per cent foreign direct investment in the pension sector and 49 per cent in the Insurance sector.
There should be no sector with out FDI. Is it part of selling the country to MNCs?
03 Wednesday Oct 2012
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The State-owned oil companies have hiked price of non-subsidized cooking gas by Rs 127 per cylinder to Rs 883.5 . The government has no sympathy for the poor. It is giving all subsidies to the rich, but there is no money to give subsidy to the poor. It has become a government of the billionaires.
30 Sunday Sep 2012
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Peoples Republic of China was formed on 1st October 1949. Despite all obstacles and opposition from the capitalist countries, problem of high population and the comparatively poor ,condition, it has grown tremendously during the last 6 decades and is the 2nd economic power in the world after US. It is stated that it will surpass US by the 2020s.
The Socialist China has shown to the world its determination to improve the condition of its people and its dedication to the Socialist concept. China became Republic after one year of Independence of India, But China has grown faster due to its socialistic method of growth.
India and China are two biggest republics and neighbours and have to move forward in co-ordination and co-existence.
My Greetings to the Peoples republic of China and its people!
30 Sunday Sep 2012
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The corporate media and the government is on high and are propagating that the recent judgment of the Supreme Court that ‘ auction is not the only method for allocation of natural resources’, exonerate the governent from the corruption cases and wrong doing on the part of the government.
Nothing is more untruthful.The court has only takena position that the the government has the right to decide the policy. That does not mean that it can adopt any wrong method. In fact the Supreme Court has not out-ruled its earlier decision of the 2G spectrum case.
My strong opinion is that the government should stop selling the natural resources to private companies. The resources can only be allotted to government companies to explore and use them for the benefit of the people.
23 Sunday Sep 2012
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The two addresses , one to the nation day before yesterday and one in an international conference yesterday, the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has clearly expressed his line for aggressive reforms, corporate favour company laws and also labour reforms in the same way. It seems that he is definitely pointing towards an American mode of economy.
This is dangerous. The American model has resulted in 99% wealth concentrated in the hands of 1% corporates and financiers, as the “Occupy Wall Street” protesters have exposed. India is not America and that model will not suit India. The result of the American model has already resulted in austerity measures in Euro countries and their economies are crumbling. It is only the MNCs and corporates who have benefited.
India does not want american model. We want an Indian model suited to the conditions of India.Throw American model in the Arabian Sea.
21 Friday Sep 2012
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The prices have been rocketting for the last more than one year. Except the rich, all are compelled to tighten their belts to manage the family budget. Continued increase of price on petrol, cooking gas, diesel etc. resulting in further increase in the price of all essential commodities like grains, vegetables, stationaries etc. had made the life of the people miserable.
The anger of the people has been expressed through the Bharat bandh and Protest Day observed on 20th September. But instead of considering the demands of the workers for a roll down of the new anti-people measures, the government is proposing further attacks on the livelyhood of the people. The diesel price is proposed to be deregularised and will be allowed the market to fix the prices. FDI is going to be increased in all sectors.
At the same time, the government is proposing further subsidies to the corporates, allowing the Banks to liberalise loans to them as also making the land acquisition rules more favourable to the big business.
More burden on the aam admi and all subsidies to the corporates!
20 Thursday Sep 2012
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Despite the strong protest and opposition from opposition parties and also some UPA allies, the adamant Government issued orders today allowing 51% FDI in multi-brand retail and 49% FDI in civil aviation starting a new conquest for the MNCs and other foreign companies to take over the retail trade and airlines in the country. The government has once again shown its true face and also that it is fully succumbing to the dictates of US and other imperialist countries on how to bring so-called reforms in the country. The FDI in multi-brand retail, which the government could not pass in the Parliament due to strong opposition and lack of numbers, it has issued as an order after the Parliament session is over. And without considering its drastic consequences, the Congress led state governments are going to implement.
There is no other way before the people but to continue its strong protest and ensure that the UPA government can not continue like this.
20 Thursday Sep 2012
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The All India Protest Day /Jail Bharao/Rasta Roko programme organised by the eight non-BJP, non-Congress parties including the four Left parties against the anti-people policies of the UPA government was a big success in most of the states. BJP had called for a Bharat Bandh also. The strong protest of the people against the increase in diesel price, 51% FDI in multi-brand retail which will result in the collapse of the small retail trade on which more than 5 crore people earn their living, 49% FDI in aviation which will result in the take over of Indian companies by MNCs etc. was supported by the people on a large scale. Many trains were stopped by the protesters. Shops remained closed and buses and other vehicles did not ply. The people fully co-operated with Bandh. The strong protest was a slap on the face of the UPA government which has surrendered to the interests of the MNCs and imperialist countries, specially US.
In Delhi a big protest demonstration was held near Jantar Mantar and all India leaders courted arrest. After holding a joint demonstration at Jantar Mantar, the leaders of SP, four Left parties, JD(S), TDP and BJD marched to Parliament Street Police Station along with supporters and courted arrest.
Besides Yadav, Karat (CPI-M)and Bardhan (CPI), other prominent leaders who courted arrested included Sitaram Yechury (CPI-M), Chandrababu Naidu of TDP and Deve Gowda(JD-S).
20 Thursday Sep 2012
‘The Hindu’, the national daily, has completed 134 years its publication. It was first started on 20th Septemeber 1878 and has travelled a long period with national spirit and distinguised publication. Whether during the independence struggle ro post-independence its opinion has highly been valued by the people.
Congratulations to Hindu and its staff on this occasion!
20 Thursday Sep 2012
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Today, 20th September, there is a Bharat Bandh called by the opposition parties as also some of the allies of the UPA Government against the intolerable price rise, increase in the price of diesel, FDI in multi-brand retail and selling of PSUs. Many central TUs have supported the Bandh. From the morning reports in the media, the Bandh seems to be a great success with the Bandh affecting almost all the states and especially major cities.
The government has lost its majority in the Parliament with the TMC withdrawing support. But there seems to be no threat to the government which is capable of garnering support by any means, ethical or unethical, using cash or giving benefits or by any kind of corrupt practices as we have seen when the Left Parties withdrew support to the UPA-I government.
However, the moral and ethical authority of the UPA government is already lost. The best way for the government is to withdraw the anti-people measures and salvage the situation.
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