According to Forbes list of richest people in the world India has moved to 4th place with 101 billionaires among the total of 2043 world over.

United States of America tops the list with 565, China second with 319, followed by Germany 114.

2043 richest people in world have combined net worth of $ 8.67 trillion, a record 18% increase over last year.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates tops a record 4th time with $ 86 billion.

Mukesh Ambani has retained the top position in India with $ 23.2 billion.

Thanks to the neo-liberal policies which makes the rich, richest and the poor, poorest. !  

Yogi Adityanathnath, the controversial extreme right wing  Hindutwa RSS leader,  has sworn as the Chief Minister of U.P. the most populated and strategic state, which has provided many Prime Ministers to the country. What the BJP and the RSS (though it has stated that it has no role in the selection of the CM) through this selection wants to convey to the Country?

There is no doubt that the secular democratic forces will have to strengthen themselves by uniting like minded persons  for a serious struggle to safe guard the secular credentials of the country.

Respectful homage to the memory of Comrade EMS Namboodiripad on his 19th death anniversary on 19th March 2017!

World renowned Communist, former General Secretary of both undivided CPI as well as CPI(M), twice Chief Minister of Kerala  as well as the initiator of the great revival of Kerala, Com. EMS is one of the greatest leaders India has ever produced.  The land reforms initiated by him in Kerala in his first term as Chief Minister of Kerala in 1957 entirely changed the future of Kerala people for the better.

Red Salute to Com. EMS!

As assured by DDG (Estt), DoT to Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary, AIBDPA during discussion  on 14-03-2017, orders raising the ceiling for gratuity to Rs.20 lakhs for BSNL employees also has been issued on 16-03-2017. The issue was pending for some time. (AIBDPA website)

Gurgaon Court on 11th March 2017 has acquitted 117 workers, while convicting 31, in connection with the violence in the factory premises four years back, which resulted in the death of one Manager. The violence has broken out when the management tried to bring blacklegs to defeat the justified strike of the Maruti workers.

In connivance with the Suzuki management, the Haryana Government arrested about 150 workers and implicated them all in the case. There was no trial for years and all of them were kept in jail. Even bail was not granted to most of the workers. The central trade unions organised protest actions against this brutal attack.

At last, the judgment has been delivered convicting 31 workers, while acquitting 117. In fact there was no case against them at all. It was only to terrorise the union and the workers that the case continued for so long.

It is also to be noted that all the office-bearers of the union are implicated in the case and they are the people convicted. The powerful Maruti Management and  the Haryana Government are part of this conspiracy. There is no doubt that the Trade unions will file appeal against the conviction.

Our full support and solidarity to the Maruti workers and their union for their heroic struggle.

Lakhs of Central Government employees are going on strike on 16th March 2017 as per the call of the Confederation of CG Employees and Workers on the demands already submitted to the government. Extend wholehearted support and solidarity!

Our Warm Greetings to all our friends, comrades and well-wishers on the occasion of Holi, the Festival of Colours!

It is most surprising that the BSNL Management issued a letter to the recognised Unions and Association in BSNL against going on united action by executives and executives. This is nothing short of interfering in the rights of the trade unions to agitate for their justified demands. We can understand the disappointment of the government and the BSNL Management in their failure to implement many of its anti-BSNL decisions due to the united mighty struggles of the unions and associations. They want to divide the workers on one pretext or other. This move has been defeated time and again by the workers.

The March to Raj Bhawan, Collectorate etc. organised today jointly by the Unions/Associations today have torn to pieces the unwarranted instructions of the BSNL Management. It is now understood that the Management has kept the impugned orders in abeyance after strong protest from BSNLEU and the Unions and Associations.

Keeping in abeyance is not sufficient; the letter needs to be withdrawn unconditionally.

One of our demands has been met partially. Free night calling facility introduced by BSNL to the land line subscribers was demanded to be extended to BSNL and DoT retirees. But, as in the case of broad band concession, it is only extended to BSNL pensioners. BSNLEU  had demanded to extend the facility to the employees and retirees of BSNL