India to reverse Palestine Policy?

22 Monday Dec 2014

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It seems that the NDA government is on the move to change its Palestine Policy. The government of India, despite its close connection with Israel in defence dealings, had always supported the cause of the Palestine and voted in favour of its recognition in UN. Now it is reported in today’s  Hindu( dated 22nd December) that the government is thinking of abstaining  from such voting instead of supporting the Palestine cause.

This is unacceptable. The Government should support the cause of the Palestine people and not the interest of the aggressor, the Israel Zionists.

 

21st December 2014, Coldest day in 11 years, Fog started

22 Monday Dec 2014

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Delhi is reeling under cold. Yesterday, 21st December 2014, was the coldest day for the last 11 years, especially for the maximum temperature in the day. It was 15 degree in day time and 6 degree in night. This may continue for a few days. because of the thick fog,many trains and flights were also delayed.

In Amritsar and many places in the North, the situation was worse with cold wind and rain.

RINL chosen for Best PSU Award

22 Monday Dec 2014

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Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), the steel plant at Visakhapatnam has been selected for the Best Public Sector Organisation Award – 2014 by the Quality Circle Forum of India. The RINL is getting this award for the seventh time.

Our Hearty Congratulations to the workers and management of RINL for their excellent performance and winning the award.

Selling of Family Silver – How much already sold.

22 Monday Dec 2014

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As per a report in the Business Line today, during the last 4 financial years the government has already sold shares of profitable PSUs worth Rs. 75,813 crores as shown below:

2010-11 : Rs. 22,144 crore

2011-12 : Rs. 13,894 crore

2012-13 : Rs. 23,956 crore

2013-14 : Rs. 15,819 crore

Total       : Rs. 75,813 crore

In this Financial year Rs. 1,700 crores worth share has already been sold and more are going to be sold.

Maximum profit and benefit are for the corporates and the rich who buy the shares and not the government or the people.

Another Disinvestment – 5% of SAIL for Disinvestment in January 2015

22 Monday Dec 2014

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Disinvestment process goes on. Within a few years all the assets of the people will be sold to the corporates and rich by the Government, who is only the manager. Now it is the turn of the SAIL, Steel Authority of India Limited, a good profit company.

5% of the shares, coming to  42.77 crores of shares  worth Rs.14,,900 crore will be disinvested. The present 68.94% shares of SAIL will come down to 63.94%.

Pre-2005 currency notes to be surrendered before 1 January 2015

21 Sunday Dec 2014

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Reserve Bank of India has advised people to surrender all pre-2005 currency notes before 1 January 2015. These includes all currency notes.
Post-2005 notes  have the year of printing on the reverse side of the note, while the pre- 2005 do not have the same. It is easy to find out.
Better exchange the pre- 2005 notes within the stipulated time.
Already the Reserve Bank has shedded 144.66 crore such notes with a value of about Rs. 52,855 crore.

Ban Forced Re-conversions – CPI(M)

21 Sunday Dec 2014

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December 21, 2014

Press Statement

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) now in session in New Delhi has issued the following statement:

Prohibit Forcible Reconversion

The BJP and the RSS are indulging in doublespeak by talking about religious conversions. The RSS organisations are conducting a reconversion campaign targeting the minorities. The RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat has justified this reconversion as bringing back people to their original faith. The episode of reconversion in Agra has exposed how false assurances and inducements were used for reconversion.

At the same time the BJP and RSS leaders are demanding a law to ban forcible religious conversions. There is no need for such a law as Article 25 of the Indian Constitution provides for “freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religions”. If there is any forcible conversion it is already covered under Indian Penal Code (Section 153(a)) as it classifies forcible attempts in the name of religion as a criminal offence.

In fact the RSS campaign for forcible reconversion and the call for a law to ban forcible conversions are both directed against the religious minorities and intended to use the issue of conversion to sharpen communal divisions.

The Polit Bureau demands that the RSS sponsored reconversion campaign be prohibited using the provisions of the law.

SAVE BSNL – SAVE NATION – All unions approached

21 Sunday Dec 2014

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As per the decisions of the Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations, all the unions/associations of employees in BSNL has been addressed by the Convener to join the agitational programmes and campaign to SAVE BSNL – SAVE NATION. The letter addressed to the unions/associations are given below:

FORUM OF BSNL UNIONS / ASSOCIATIONS

D-7, Telegraph Place, Gole Market, New Delhi – 110 001.

Forum/GL                                                                                         20.12.2014

Sub:    SAVE BSNL Campaign and Programmes of Action including Indefinite Strike from 17th March, 2015 – reg.

Dear Comrade,

You may be aware that the Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations of Non-Executives and Executives has decided to organise sustained campaign and action programmes to compel the Central Government and BSNL Management to take urgent measures for the Revival of BSNL and save the telecom PSU.

The meeting of the Forum held on 19th December 2014 has decided to contact all the unions/associations in BSNL which are not affiliates of Forum and request them to be a party in the SAVE BSNL CAMPAIGN and action programmes. The Forum felt that this is very much necessary to save and strengthen BSNL and restore it to its past glory and a Better Service to the customers.

The Programmes decided by the Forum are as follows:

  1. Three Days Dharna at SSA/Circle levels and Corporate Office
  2. Parliament March on 25th February 2015 – Submission of Memorandum to Prime Minister.
  3. Indefinite Strike from 17th march 2015.

A copy of the Memorandum proposed to be submitted to the Prime Minister is enclosed herewith. All efforts are to be made to collect maximum signatures sufficiently early so that the same can be submitted to the Prime Minister on the day of the Parliament March on 25th February 2015.

I hope you will consider and take a favourable decision in the matter and convey to us early.

With Warm greetings,

Yours Fraternally,

V.A.N.Namboodiri, Convener.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Famous “Cuban Five” celebrates their release of the remaining three.

21 Sunday Dec 2014

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17th December 2014 is a golden day for Cuba. It was on this day that the US and Cuba agreed to release the prisoners of both countries. The remaining three prsoners of “Cuban Five”, who were still under imprisonment in US was released that day. When they arrived in Cuba on 20th December, the entire people rejoiced and celebrated the occasion. We congratulate Cuba in their success.

5dca910127bd7a721e5ec69539965fdeMembers of “The Cuban Five,” from left, Gerardo Hernandez, Fernando Gonzalez, Antonio Guerrero, Rene Gonzalez and Ramon Labanino, wave to the public, in front of a Cuban flag after a concert of Silvio Rodriguez in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. Guerrero, Labanino, and Hernandez flew back to their homeland on Wednesday in a quiet exchange of imprisoned spies, part of a historic agreement to restore relations between the two long-hostile countries. Fernando and Rene had been previously released by the U.S.

Release of “Cuban Five” a big victory for Cuba – CPI(M)

20 Saturday Dec 2014

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The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) welcomes the agreement between the governments of Cuba and the United States to take steps to normalize relations between the two countries. The release of the three remaining “Cuban Five” who were jailed in the US on false charges of espionage and the decision to renew diplomatic relations are a victory for the Cuban people and government who have faced more than five decades of efforts by the United States to isolate it.
The United States has been enforcing an economic blockade on Cuba which needs to be reversed. This is a policy which has no support whatsoever from the international community. The US Congress has to repeal the law in this regard but President Obama can take steps to relax the measures.
The CPI(M) along with progressive and democratic forces in India congratulate the Cuban government and people for this important breakthrough.