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Written by cpimlnd
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
PRESS PRELEASE 21.06.2008
SUPPORT GORKHALAND
The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Lenin ist) New Democracy staged a protest at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 21st June 2008 in support of the demand for Gorkhaland.
Speaking on the occassion, party leaders criticised the deployment of troops in the region to suppress the movement and the use of section 144 when the protestors were using peaceful relay hunger strike to make their point.
The party leaders pointed out that the area for which a seperate State was being demanded had never originally been a part of West Bengal. The area under question took shape when the British annexed parts of Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim in 1866. It was kept by the British as an "excluded area" till 1935 and "partially excluded area" till 1947 and it was given to the state of West Bengal only after 1947, they contended.
They argued that when so many other states had been re-organized since 1947, the demand for Gorkhaland should not be treated as an "untouchable topic". Leaders of the undivided Communist Party of India had supported the demand for "Gorkhastan" which was now being referred to as "Gorkhaland", the party leaders pointed out. According to CPI(ML) New Democracy, the reason why the State of West Bengal did not want to part with this region was its tremendous economic potential. Tea, Tourism and Timber industries of the area earn enormous revenues which are not even partially put for development of the area, which remains poor and backward.
Delhi Committee CPI(ML) New Democracy condemns the CPM's attempt to subvert the agitation specially by trying to whip up Bengali chauvinism to divide the people living in the Gorkhaland area.
CPI(ML) New Democracy supports the demand for Gorkhaland and demands that the army be called off and democratic rights be restored.
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Condemn POSCO Goons and Murderers |
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Written by cpimlnd
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Friday, 27 June 2008 |
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Activists of CPI(ML) New Democracy held a protest today at Jantar Mantar, condemning in the strongest terms the efforts of Pro POSCO goons abetted by POSCO and Government of Orissa to target the anti-POSCO movement. Yesterday pro POSCO goons climbed on a school roof when anti- POSCO agitators had gone towards Jatadhari and lobbed bombs at the retuning group in Dinki-Gobindpur area. Dula Mandal, about 35 years of age, was killed and two others grievously injured . The situation of 20th June night is that a crowd of over 1000 has surrounded the school and is demanding the arrest for murder of culprits who are caught in the school.
This incident is only one more in a series of attacks on anti POSCO agitators by pro POSCO goons working with the blessings of the State Government to attack the agitation and force the people to surrender their lands-themselves a source of betel leaf - to the MNC. CPI(ML) ND condemns all such efforts.
We demand from Naveen Patnaik Government
1. Arrest the goons caught in the school and charge them with murder
2. Cancel POSCO deal.
An effigy of Naveen Patnaik was burnt by the activists at the end of the meeting.
Aparna
Secy. Delhi Committee
CPI(ML) ND
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MAY DAY 2008 Rally by IFTU Against PRICE RISE, CONTRACTUALIZATION |
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Written by cpimlnd
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Saturday, 03 May 2008 |
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In a medley of red flag and banners, Delhi IFTU Committee's May Day Rally walked from Ram Lila Maidan to Jantar Mantar against rising contractualizaion. They expressed support to the fighting patriotic people of Iraq and Afghanistan and to the anti displacement struggles of the peasantry in India. At Jantar Mantar IFTU leaders addressed a mass meeting and targetted mainly the prise rise. They said that the rising proces were the result of the anti agriculture, pro corporate and pro MNC policies of the ruling classes of India. They demanded the arrest of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chidambaram the Finance Minister for treason, for making this rich country with its productive land and abundant natural resources dependent on import of foodgrains. The truth is that less and less people in India are getting enough to eat and this situation is because of the government's policies. IFTU leaders condemned growing contractualization and non-implementation of labour laws. Need based minimum wage even for the organized sector was a distant dream. They called on workers to intensify struggle for jobs and rights and to lead people's struggles aginst price rise.
IFTU condemned the murder of Amin Banra, activist of Bistapan Birodhi Janmanch Sukinda by TATAs goons on May Day and the TATA-Orissa Government combine which was responsible for the same.
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