The 22nd Party Congress (Party Conference) of Communist Party of  India (Marxist) starts today at Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana. The conference place is named as ‘Mohammed Amin Nagar’ in memory of the late Com. Mohammmd Amin, PBM as also former Minister of W.Bengal Government and veteran CITU leader.

The Congress will continue for 5 days from 18th to 22nd April 2018. Since formation of the Communist Party of India in 1920, the conferences have been held regularly, despite banning of the party, continued attacks from both the British Government and then the governments in independent India. CPI(M) was formed in 1964 protesting against the revisionist policies of the then leadership of CPI.

CPI(M) is the strongest Communist and Left Party in  the country. Though it is the ruling party now in Kerala alone, it had ruled continuously for more than 30 years in W.Bengal and about 25 years in Tripura.

CPI(M) stands for the common people and especially for the poor, underprivileged downtrodden and the toiling masses. It has always been  the uncompromising fighter against the anti-people, anti-worker policies of the ruling classes.

The 22nd Party Congress of the CPI(M) is expected to discuss and decide on the draft political resolution as also political organisational report.

My better half used to complain that I am mostly on organisational tour during Vishu, Onam etc. That was a fact also. Somehow the programmes were fixed earlier and could not be changed.

This time also I am on tour on Vishnu and is at Madurai to attend AIBDPA CEC. This time no grievance. The big difference is that my wife is also with me.

Best Wishes to all for a Happy and Pleasant Vishu and other festivals!

We strongly condemn the brutal attack on veteran CPI (M) leader Com. Basudeb Acharya former M.P. and many other leaders and workers by the Trinamool goodness, while going to the election Officers to file nominations for Panchayat elections in W. Bengal. We demand the W.Bengal govt. and Election Commission to take immediate action.

BSNL Casual contract labours has created a history in working class movement in Uttar Pradesh. It is in Meerut, on 24th March at 12 noon, the BSNL workers has started a Rally from bus stand under the active leadership of Com.Upendar Singh Teotia, CS, BSNLEU and Com.Naresh Pal, CS, BSNLCCLU, who had organise a massive Campaign programme for the rally on 10 points charter of demands during the month. Colourful rally with flag and festoon has drawn the attraction of the general public of the city. The regular staff and the casual contract labours raised their strong voice in favour of their genuine demands. The rally concluded at Shastri Nagar near CGMT office of BSNL UP (West) circle. Before submission the memorandum to the CGMT the leaders addressed the gathering. Com.Naresh Pal, CS, CCLU, Com.Upender Singh Teotia, CS, BSNLEU, Com. S.K. Sharma, Jt. Secretary, Centre Trade Union, Com.Jaiveer Tygi, VP, CCLU, Com.Josinder Singh, Treasure, Com.Ramswarup Singh, Dist. President and Com.Satish Shama, were the leaders who deliberated their valuable speech to the workers. Really we feel proud of it that the workers has created a history under the banner of red flag union in Meerut. BSNLCCWF conveys greetings red salute to all BSNL comrades of UP West Circle. (Courtesy: BSNLCCWF website)

Today, 23rd March 2018, is the 87th anniversary of the martyrdom of the great revolutionaries Shahid Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, who were hanged on 23rd March 1931, by the British imperialists. They  sacrificed their priceless lives at the altar of freedom of the country. It is to be remembered that Bhagat Singh was only 23 years when his life was taken away by the brutal British Government.

It is more than  seven decades since we got political independence. But the secular socialist democratic nation envisaged by martyrs like Bhagat Singh is yet to be achieved. Instead, the present BJP government aggressively is implementing policies which destroy social harmony and create intolerance.

On this day, when we pay homage to the sacred memory of Bhagat Singh and other martyrs, let us pledge to continue our struggle for protecting the secular fabric of the nation!

The National Convention organised under the Jan Ekta, Jan Adhikar, Jan Andolan at Delhi on 21st March expressed full solidarity with the agitation of the farmers all over the country. It also decided to hold a massive National Rally at New Delhi on 23rd May 2018 under the auspices of Jan Ekta Jan Adhikkaar Aandolan.

The successful Long March of the farmers from Nasik to Mumbai Sachivalaya participated by thousands and thousands of farmers, which compelled the state government to give written assurances on loan waiver, minimum remuneration price etc. have enthused the whole country. More such united actions are under was as the Delhi Convention has shown.

19th March 2018 is the 20th death anniversary of Com. E.M.S.Namboodiripad, former General Secretary of CPI(M) and  the first Chief Minister of Kerala State.

Com. EMS, as he was respectfully called, was one of the finest intellectuals of the century, in addition being an ideologue as well as a practical Communist. His first Ministry of 1957 passed the Land Bill which benefited lakhs of landless in Kerala. The Education Bill was another feather in his crown.

Com.EMS has got close connection with the  P and T Trade Union movement. It was he, who inaugurated the All India Conference of E.III Union in Thiruvananthapuram in 1994 in which I was elected as the General Secretary of E.III Union. I still remember what he told in his speech. ‘It is necessary that both the intellectual worker as well as the manual worker should join together for safeguarding the industry’ he stated. How true! It is based on this advice that we started co-ordinating the associations of executives and unions of non-executives in BSNL. At one stage, we were even able to bring the ITS Association also in the Sanchar Bhawan March.

We remember the great contribution he has given to the Communist movement and the working class.

Red Salute to Com. EMS on this 20th death anniversary!