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The Budget serves the pursuit of monopoly capitalists of their narrow self-interest, with no concern whatsoever for the insecurity and misery of the masses of working people.
The Union Budget for the coming year 2021-22 was presented on 1st February by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. In order to fully appreciate the content and aim of this budget, it is useful to begin by examining the question: What is the Union Budget?
Continue readingA massive escalation of privatisation has been announced through the budget speech presented by the Finance Minister on 1 Feb, 2021. So far, the Central Government was carrying out sector by sector, or even department by department privatisation, as in the case of railways. It has now announced the plan to privatise the vast majority of public enterprises as rapidly as possible.
Continue readingMazdoor Ekta Lehar (MEL) is carrying out a series of interviews with the leaders of different associations of railway workers, representing the engine drivers, guards, station masters, train controllers, signal and maintenance staff, track maintainers, ticket checking staff, etc. In the fourth part of this series, we are presenting excerpts of the interview of MEL with Com. D. Vara Prasad (DVP), Secretary General, All India Train Controllers’ Association (AITCA).
Continue readingWhat cowards are they who fear every voice
Who fear that a spark might grow into a fire
Who fear that a wave may swell into a flood
What cowards are they!
The prices of petrol and diesel have touched the highest ever levels of Rs 100 per litre and Rs 90 per litre respectively in many parts of the country. The costs of personal transport and goods have increased as a consequence and are putting an unbearable burden on working people. Instead of providing any relief, excuses are being given. The Prime Minister held the previous government responsible for high prices, and is indirectly blaming the international price of crude oil.
Continue readingIn this Westminister model of democracy, it is dictatorship for the majority and democracy for the capitalist class. In this political system, the parties of the capitalist class are used to divide and divert the working class and the toiling masses from the real issues facing them.
Continue readingThere is widespread anger and disgust with the Union Budget presented by the Finance Minister on 1st February. With lakhs of jobs being lost, the masses of working families in the cities and countryside expected that the budget would address the burning issue of unemployment. The agricultural cess on various goods including on petrol and cooking gas has also dealt a heavy blow to working families.
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As per plan, the kisan andolan carried out the “rail roko” to block trains in several states in the country on 18th February. Trains running in the Northern Railway sector, as also trains in Bihar and Bengal, and East Coast and East Central Railway were stopped at stations.
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Time and again, the ruling class has been repeating the lie that it is the rich kisans from Punjab, Haryana and Western UP who are out on dharna at the borders of Delhi, to safeguard their affluent lifestyles. The recent manifestations of struggles across the country belies this propaganda of the government and many sections of the media
Continue readingThe budget speech of the Finance Minister on 1st February was, as always, an exercise in disinformation. This stems from the very nature of a State and government committed to fulfil capitalist greed while pretending to be concerned about fulfilling people’s needs.
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