It was on 30th January 1948, that Nathuram Godse, the RSS fanatic, shot Mahatmaji while the latter was going to the prayer ground. The martyrdom has completed 70 long years, but still the Indians remember Gandhiji, the Father of the Nation, and the great leadership he has given in the struggle for independence.

Our Respectful Homage to the memory of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi!

Republic Day Greetings to all friends, Comrades and well wishers!

CPI(M) Central Committee member and Chairman of Tripura’s ruling Left Front Khagen Das died of a massive heart attack early today in Kolkata, family and party sources said.
He was 79 and is survived by his wife and two daughters.
The former state minister and parliamentarian, who was in Kolkata to attend the party’s Central Committee meeting, died at Tripura Bhavan at around 3.30 a m.
CPI(M) announced that the party’s flag would remain half mast today and tomorrow and all party programmes in Tripura were suspended for the two days to mourn his death.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechuri, Politburo member Prakash Karat and other party leaders paid floral tribute to the mortal remains of Das in Kolkata.
Das was elected as an MLA in 1978 and 1983 from Majlishpur constituency in Tripura.
He was a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1998-2002 and in 2002 he was elected to the Lok Sabha from West Tripura constituency and repeatedly won from the constituency till 2014.

Red Salute to Com. Khagen Das!

Either the BJP government has gone mad or it has forgotten the people who elected it.  As per the recommendation of the NITI Ayog (better call it ANITI Ayog) the government is moving to privatise PSUs, one after another, whether profitable or not. It is acting as per the orders of the corporate houses.

The latest is the decision to sell Dredging Corporation of India (DCI), which is a Mini Ratna PSU and has been profitable all these years since its formation in 1976. It is functioning in a crucial sector – ‘To provide integrated dredging and related marine services for promoting the national and international maritime trade, beach nourishment, reclamation, inland dredging, environmental protection and to become a global player in the field of dredging.’

Instead of making it a global player, Modi government is on the move to sell it at a paltry sum of Rs.1,400 crores. The assets of the DCI alone will come to more than Rs. 5,000 crore with its many dredgers and other equipment. Kochi Port has been its beneficiary since the charges of the DCI are very less compared to the private companies in the dredging  sector. There are hundreds of workers engaged in the DCI and they along with their unions are completely opposed to privatisation. Many agitations have already taken place.  A massive march to the head office was organised on 10th January at Kochi. Despite this opposition, government is on move to implement its sinister plan.

We fully support the agitation of the workers and demand the Central government to backtrack from the move to privatise this valuable PSU.

“Ganashakti” the Bengali daily being published by CPI(M) has completed 51 years of fruitful service to the toiling masses of the country.

Best Wishes and Congratulations to the Ganashakti team!

The payment of pensionary benefits, including revision of pension etc. are unduly delayed for the DOT and BSNL pensioners. When the issue is taken with the CCA, they are telling that there is acute shortage of staff and they are not able to cope up with the large number of cases of pensioners, increasing every year.

AIBDPA has already demanded that sufficient staff should be posted for dealing with the issues of the pensioners and there should be no difficulty and delay in getting pension and connected benefits to the senior citizens.

The Working Youth Committee of the WFTU strongly condemns the state of Israel for arresting and imprisoning of Ahed Tamimi, a 16-year-old Palestinian girl, because she resists against the Israeli occupation of her homeland. The Working Youth Committee will never accept the silencing of the struggling young people. We demand the immediate release of Ahed Tamimi and all the Palestinian political prisoners without terms or conditions.

AIBDPA expresses its full solidarity and struggle of the Palestine workers demanding release of the young girl!

NEW DELHI: The proposal by state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) for allotment of spectrum in the 700 MHz band or 2100 MHz band for 4G services is “under examination”, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

“…BSNL has requested for allotment of one 5 MHz slot in 700 MHz Band for pan-India (excluding Delhi and Mumbai) for 4G/LTE service through equity fusion route or an allocation of 5 MHz slot in 2100 MHz band temporarily for one year on payment,” Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said. .. (Courtesy: ET)

WFTU Statement dated 02-01-2018

“We Denounce Israel For The Persecution Of A 16year Old Palestinian Girl
The Youth Secretariat of PAME denounces the murderer-state of Israel, which, once again
revealed its barbarous face by arresting and imprisoning young children simply because they
are defending their homes.
The arrest and charging with12 accusations against 16-year-old Palestinian Ahed Tammini,
from an Israeli military court, is one more proof for all those who, together with the USA and
Israel, talk about “Democracy and Freedom,” and imposing their “right” with military courts,
imprisonment and murder of young children. It is a proof against the SYRIZA-ANEL
government, which speaks of Peace and stability in the region, and builds relations with
murderer states like Israel, which imprisons and murders young children, while the SYRIZAANEL
Government continues to refrain from recognizing the Palestinian state.
The imprisonment of 16-year-old Palestinian is an attack against any young person struggling
for his right to education, to work. It is an attack on the right of every young person to live in his
country without imperialist interventions and wars.
The struggle of the Palestinian people for their children to live freely, in their own state with
East Jerusalem as capital, is also a struggle for the young workers of Greece.
We express our solidarity with the Palestinian youth struggling against Israeli occupation and
demand the immediate release of the 16-year-old and her family. We are strengthening our
Solidarity with the Palestinian people”