Union Budget 2015 – Achhe Din Kiske Liye?

The Union Budget 2015, presented by Finance Minister Jaitley on 28 Feb 2015, has clearly shown that the economic policies, direction and thrust of the BJP-led NDA government are no different from that of the Congress party. The budget presented by Modi government in 2014, soon after BJP came into power at the Centre, too, was identical to the interim budget presented by the UPA in Feb 2014.

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International Working Women’s Day celebrated in Worli, Mumbai

’संगठित हो, हुक्मरान बनो और समाज को बदल ड़ालों!’ This was the banner exhorting the people who had gathered in Ambedkar Maidan, Worli, on March 8th to celebrate International Women’s Day: “Organise, become the rulers and transform society!” The meeting was jointly organised by Lok Raj Sangathan, Worli Committee, Purogami Mahila Sangathan, Kamgar Ekta Committee and Ladaku Garm

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Nation-wide workers’ satyagraha

On 26th Feb, 2015, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) gave a call to organize a nation-wide satyagraha. Thousands of workers gathered on Parliament Street in the capital city of Delhi to fight for their demands. They protested against the BJP-led NDA government and courted arrest.

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