Jammu & Kashmir Waqf Board’s push to introduce uniform Friday sermons in mosques which are to be pre-approved by its core committee, strikes at the very root of freedom of religion, a fundamental right guaranteed under the Indian Constitution!
In our country, freedom of religion also provides for the freedom of free profession and practice of religion as well as the freedom to manage religious affairs, as per Articles 25 and 26 of our Constitution. The government has no right to meddle in such affairs, unless other fundamental rights are violated.
It is nothing but fascistic for a government to decide who should to listen to what religious instruction and when. Such authoritarian tendencies can never be allowed.
SFI and DYFI jointly held a protest demonstration and showed black flags to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Chennai today. Student and youth activists, including SFI Tamil Nadu President Mridhula, were detained by the police. SFI Tamil Nadu Secretary Samseer was also detained by the police during another agitation.
Delhi Police is brutally assaulting students and then detaining them inside mobile jails with separate cells and driving around the city.
WHAT IS THIS NEW LEVEL OF BARBARITY?
நான் இப்போது புதுதில்லியில�� இருக்கிறேன். டெல்லியில் போர் பதற்றச் சூழல் நிலவுகிறது. நம்நாட்டு மாணவர்கள் - இளைஞர்கள் மீது யுத்தத்தை தொடுக்க பல்லாயிரக்கணக்கான துணை ராணுவப் படை குவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
வாக்குத் திருடன் ஞானேஷ்குமாருக்கு எதிரான போராட்டத்தை முறியடிக்க அவரால் பயனடைந்த மோடி – அமித்ஷா உள்ளிட்ட ஆர்.எஸ்.எஸ் கும்பல் தீவிரமாக களமிறங்கியுள்ளது.
நாளை களத்தில் சந்திக்க இருக்கிறோம்.
போராடுவது அடிப்படை உரிமை என்று உரக்கச் சொல்வோம்.
தோழர் பெ.சண்முகம், மாநிலச் செயலாளர் #CPIM #GyaneshKumar #ResignGyaneshKumar #SIR #ECI
Captain Smit Machchhar’s remarkable act of valour mid-air aboard flight FZ1073 saved hundreds of lives and prevented a great tragedy. Salute his bravery and presence of mind, even while being seriously injured. Wishing him a speedy recovery and lasting good health.
CPI(M) General Secretary M A Baby speaks on the INDIA Bloc meeting held earlier today and the call for joint agitations to demand the ouster of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML)-Liberation and Forward Bloc jointly held a protest demonstration at Mahatma Gandhi Marg in Bhubaneswar, demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from office, the immediate halting of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, and the restoration of voting rights to all those who have been wrongfully excluded.
CPI(M) State Secretary Suresh Chandra Panigrahi, CPI State Secretary Prasanta Kumar Mishra, CPI(ML)-Liberation State Secretary Yudhishthir Mahapatra and Forward Bloc State General Secretary Jyoti Ranjan Mahapatra were among those who led the protest and addressed the gathering.
The state leadership of the Left parties said that the right to vote is a fundamental right in a democracy and that the process of preparing, revising and deleting names from electoral rolls must be completely transparent, impartial, lawful and verifiable. No eligible citizen can be deprived of the right to vote under the pretext of administrative errors, software problems, ambiguity in documents or opaque procedures. They also called for the restoration of the independent and democratic functioning of the Election Commission and the replacement of the present system for appointing Election Commissioners with a mechanism based on the Supreme Court’s proposed selection committee comprising the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and the Chief Justice of India.
The Election Commission's statement is part of a face-saving exercise that does not address the serious questions raised by disclosures about its functioning.
In fact, some of the decisions taken by the ECI, including the decision that the agenda will be circulated in advance and minutes will be issued for all its meetings, only further expose the farcical manner in which its operations were being carried out.
The revelation made by former Keralam Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson that the current Chief Election Commissioner had offered him a BJP ticket for the 2019 General Election, and attempted to persuade him to accept the offer by alluding to the possibility of being made a Cabinet Minister, points to where Gyanesh Kumar’s loyalties lie. If he was then operating as a recruiting agent for the BJP while working as a civil servant, he is now a willing footsoldier for the BJP-RSS while holding a constitutional post.
Gyanesh Kumar must go, and he should be impeached if he does not resign. The SIR process must be halted immediately. Voting rights should be restored to all those who have been wrongfully excluded. Nothing less can restore faith in the credibility of the ECI and in our democracy.
Strongly condemn the Delhi Police crackdown on the SFI-DYFI protest demanding the immediate removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, revocation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), and reforms to the Election Commission.
Modi and Amit Shah are mistaken if they think the brutal use of force against peaceful students and youth, and the dragging of people’s representatives through the streets, will silence democratic protests. Gyanesh Kumar must be removed from office for undermining the credibility of the Election Commission. Cracking down on protests and suppressing dissent will not save him.
#SIR நடவடிக்கையின் போது தேர்தல் ஆணையத்தின் பல முடிவுகளுக்கு இரு தேர்தல் ஆணையர்கள் எதிர்ப்புத் தெரிவித்ததாக வெளியான செய்தியைத் தொடர்ந்து, 'எஸ்ஐஆர்' நடைமுறையை உடனடியாக நிறுத்த வேண்டும் என்றும், தலைமைத் தேர்தல் ஆணையர் ஞானேஷ் குமாரைப் ப���வியிலிருந்து நீக்க வேண்டும் என்றும் இந்திய கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சி (மார்க்சிஸ்ட்) வலியுறுத்தியுள்ளது.
மேலும் இது சிறப்புத் தீவிரத் திருத்த நடைமுறையைப் பற்றி மட்டுமல்லாமல், இந்தியத் தேர்தல் ஆணையத்தின் (#ECI) நேர்மையின் மீதே கடுமையான கேள்விகளை எழுப்பியுள்ளன. இந்த நடைமுறை தொடங்கப்பட்டதில் இருந்தே சி.பி.ஐ(எம்),உள்ளிட்ட எதிர்க்கட்சிகள் மற்றும் சிவில் சமூக அமைப்புகள் தொடர்ந்து எழுப்பி வரும் சந்தேகங்களையும் கவலைகளையும் இந்த சம்பவங்கள் மேலும் உறுதிப்படுத்தியுள்ளன" என்றும் சி.பி.ஐ(எம்) தெரிவித்துள்ளது.
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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta's "Naxalite" remark, during the hearing of a petition in Supreme Court challenging amendments to the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act 1971 with regard to the singing of Vande Mataram, is unbecoming of the office that he holds.
The Solicitor's remark directed at the petitioner, renowned artist TM Krishna, was undoubtedly an attempt to intimidate him and public intellectuals like him from expressing dissent and raising concerns about where we are headed as a society. It is appalling that when Senior Advocate Dr S Muralidhar raised his strong objection, the Solicitor repeated the remark instead of withdrawing it. It is also highly unfortunate that the Court did not intervene and castigate him for his choice of words.
The bogey of "Dimagi Naxals" was raised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address to the nation. We now have one of our highest law officers repeating the same in open court. Full solidarity with TM Krishna and Dr S Muralidhar. Such intimidation will not deter those who uphold constitutional values from speaking out against authoritarian diktats.
From New York to Berlin, the socialist alternative is winning!
Heartiest congratulations to Comrade @ElifEralpBerlin on leading @dielinkeberlin to a historic victory. Hope that you will be able to fulfill your promises centered on housing rights, social justice, and dignity.
Berlin’s clear mandate against conservative rule proves that a programmatic alternative can push back the right wing. Your victory is an inspiration to all those who pursue class politics. More power to the working people!
CPI(M) Paschim Bardhaman District Committee held a massive public meeting at Durgapur City Centre today on the theme, “Protect Durgapur – Towards a Progressive and Harmonious Durgapur.” Central Committee member Meenakshi Mukherjee and State Committee members Gouranga Chatterjee and Shatarup Ghosh addressed the gathering. Durgapur residents thronged to the meeting despite threats and intimidation by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and allied Hindutva organisations.