On August 15, the 74th anniversary of India’s independence from colonial rule, kisan organisations organised rallies all over the country.
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On the occasion of August 15 :
Militant Rally in London in support of kisan andolan!
Over a thousand people participated in a militant rally in London, UK on August 15th 2021. The protest rally was organised to express the support of Indian workers and students in the UK to the kisan andolan in India. Indian Workers Association (GB) was amongst many organisations participating in the protest rally. The protestors gathered outside the Indian High Commission in London.
Continue readingOn the Occasion of Independence Day, 2021:
India needs a new foundation
Statement of the Central Committee of the Communist Ghadar Party of India, 15th August, 2021
After 74 years of economic development under a politically independent State, crores of able-bodied men and women in our country cannot find remunerative work. Crores of those who toil from dawn to dusk do not make enough for a decent human existence.
Continue readingAll India Forum Against Privatisation supports the struggle of electricity workers
We are publishing a statement of solidarity with electricity workers issued by the All-India Forum against Privatisation on 3rd Aug 2021.
Continue readingCapitalist Profits rose while People suffered in 2020-21
The financial year 2020-21 was a period when the majority of people in the country went through untold suffering. Crores of working people suffered due to the Corona Virus and due to the national and state level lockdowns. The total size of the economy, measured by the annual value added
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Rising prices of petrol and diesel
Outright robbery of workers and peasants in the name of serving the people
Petrol and diesel account for a huge share of revenue collected by the Central government from excise duty. According to revised budget estimates, excise duty on petroleum products amounted to Rs. 3.6 lakh crore in 2020-21.
Continue readingComrade Manik Samajdar
The CC of the CGPI expresses its profound grief at the untimely passing away of Comrade Manik Samajdar on July 28, in Kolkota. He was 67 years of age.
Continue reading76th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
An unforgivable crime of imperialism against humanity
On August 6 and August 9, 1945, US Air Force planes dropped two atom bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively. This was the first and only time in history that weapons of such deadly capacity had been used to deliberately kill and wreak total destruction on such a large number of men, women and children.
Continue readingRelaxation of stock limits on pulses: A step in the interests of big traders and hoarders
By 19th July, the government had relaxed the order and increased the permissible stock quantity of pulses allowed for wholesalers and millers with a complete exemption for importers. Clearly, the government had fulfilled the demands of the biggest traders of oil and pulses.
Continue readingMeeting on UAPA by Lok Raj Sangathan:
UAPA – a tool to crush all opposition to the present system of exploitation
The brutal and prolonged incarceration of political activists under the UAPA and the use of the NIA to repeatedly deny bail were some of the issues that dominated the discussion in a meeting on the UAPA, organized by Lok Raj Sangathan on July 25. The proceedings were conducted online. The meeting was attended by a large number of youth and students, women, workers, kisans, political activists and human rights activists.
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