M N Roy: Pioneering Communist - Peoples Democracy
WEBMANABENDRA Nath Roy, popularly known as M N Roy, was an important figure in the early days of the Communist movement in India. Roy was the initiator of the formation of the Communist Party in Tashkent in October 1920. He played a pioneering role in spreading Marxist ideas and the role of a Communist Party amongst the fledgling Communist groups ...
Challenging Imperialism from the Dock – Meerut Conspiracy Case
WEBFrom 1929 to the end of 1933, the solidarity movement for Meerut prisoners became a militant political movement, which helped build up a favourable public opinion in support of India’s struggle for freedom. Bhagat Singh and his comrades, themselves under trial (Lahore Conspiracy Case), expressed their solidarity with the Meerut prisoners.
On the Debate on Sub-Classification and Creamy Layer
WEBB V Raghavulu. THE recent Supreme Court judgment has once again stirred up debate on the issue of sub-classification of Scheduled Castes. By a majority decision, the Supreme Court held that the classification of Scheduled Castes is constitutional and that states have the authority to make decisions on the issue based on clear guidelines.
TMC MP Reveals Nexus Between Saradha and Mamata’s Battalion
WEBIN a 36-minute video recorded earlier and broadcast on a local Bengali channel on 26th November, the arrested TMC Rajya Sabha member Kunal Ghosh put his party in great discomfiture by directly linking chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool’s national general secretary Mukul Roy, another Rajya Sabha MP, with the Saradha chit fund scam, the biggest financial scam in the history of West ...
LDF Govt in Kerala: Two Years of Achievements and Progress
WEBThe LDF's effort for overall development of Kerala has reflected in the people's mandates in these by-elections. The LDF has succeeded in providing a people's alternative to governance, in the midst of the central government’s lethal mixture of communalisation and neo-liberalism. Being a consumer state, Kerala has suffered a lot with the ...
Kerala Development Report 2021 - Peoples Democracy
WEBThe Report is an important reference document on economic policy and development in Kerala. Between 2016 and 2021, Kerala faced extreme weather events in the form of cyclone Ockhi in 2017 and extreme rainfall event followed by floods and mudslides in 2018 and 2019. There was an outbreak of Nipah virus disease in two districts of the state in 2018.
Distorting and Rewriting History of our Freedom Struggle
WEBON January 11, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) released an announcement by the ministry of information and broadcasting regarding the observance of the 75th anniversary of India’s independence – Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.This is a clear expression of the intention of this Modi government to use this occasion to distort and rewrite the history of the epic struggle of the Indian people for ...
Judicial Evasion on Constitutional Cases | Peoples Democracy
WEBJudicial Evasion on Constitutional Cases. THE chief justice of India, N V Ramana, has stated in court that he would consider resuming the hearing of the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and the creation of two union territories by dismantling the state of Jammu & Kashmir in July, after the summer vacations.
Kanpur Communist Conference - 1925 | Peoples Democracy
WEBKanpur Communist Conference - 1925. THE Kanpur communist conference held from December 26 to 28, 1925, was the first meeting on Indian soil, where almost all the communist groups and elements had joined. The idea of holding a conference involving different groups at Kanpur during the Congress session was first announced by Satyabhakta, who was ...
Three Major Takeaways of NCRB Report 2022 | Peoples Democracy
WEBShibra Siddiqui. Crimes against women rise again, as do crimes against children, and UAPA net widens. Here are a few charts discussing three of the most significant takeaways from the report. In 2022, India recorded the lowest increase in crimes against women since 2017. Crimes against women registered a 2.13 per cent increase in 2022 over 2021.
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