2020

Socialist Party (India) Lohia Bhawan, Narhi, Lucknow 226001, India www.spi.org.in
PRESS RELEASE | प्रेस विज्ञप्ति | 17 August 2020 Condemnation of attempt by UP Government to suppress Right to Freedom of Expression
उत्तर प्रदेश में अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता को कुचलने की कोशिश की निंदा
The act by Uttar Pradesh police to put a lock outside the Aam Admi Party office in Lucknow is an indication of its insecurity and Socialist Party (India) condemns this action. The UP (…)

Press Release The worsening crisis in handlooms and handicrafts sector 19th Aug 2020, New Delhi The National Federation for Handlooms and Handicrafts (NFFH) organized an online press conference with representatives from weaving and artisan communities from across the country. The meeting was addressed by representatives from 9 states. At the outset, the speakers highlighted the importance of the sector which is second only to agriculture in employment generation in the country. (…)

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Communist Party of India (CPI) Ajoy Bhavan, 15, Indrajit Gupta Marg, New Delhi-110002
Press Release
New Delhi
August 19, 2020
CPI Reiterates Demand to Make PM CARES Fund Transparent
The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India issued the following statement today (August 19, 2020):
The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India feels that the Supreme Court verdict on PM CARES Fund is a blow to transparency and accountability. The Party demands (…)

Mainstream, VOL LVIII No 35, New Delhi, August 15, 2020 Letter to the Readers - Lockdown Edition 21 - August 15, 2020 The Angst of August: Reading The Recent Political History of India | Anil Nauriya Only by the people | P B Sawant NEP Reads like an impressive wish list but barters right to education | Anita Rampal Glorification of Manu-Smriti at Ram Temple’s consecration event in Ayodhya on Aug 5, 2020 | Suresh Khairnar Cultural Component of Indian (…)

As we celebrate today our 74th Independence day our first thoughts go back to our valiant freedom fighters — but for whose superhuman sacrifices we would not have been able to enjoy the fruits of freedom. Eight months ago, in December 2019, it was written in these columns:
“ … there is no gainsaying that with his second victory at the hustings Modi with his Sancho Panza is in a highly defiant mood and has carried on his task of a total overhaul of the country. The de-monetisation of (…)

The Temple Construction at Ayodhya at the spot where the Babri Masjid stood is a product of a pseudo-religious movement which one of its early proponents, who later served as Deputy Prime Minister, had once admitted was essentially political in character.

Law must be amended to make it mandatory for defectors to seek fresh elections
Toppling the governments and nullifying the verdict of the people, because of the lure of individual gains, has become normal practice. It is a matter of grave concern for those who want to save democracy and the Constitution.

by Anita Rampal
August 2, 2020
The long-awaited National Education Policy (NEP) was approved recently, without a parliamentary debate, and with educational institutions closed for months. The 500-page draft put out last year, now suitably trimmed, had presented the direction the policy was taking. Some interventions have already been made in the past, such as large-scale school closures and mergers. It now proposes a School Complex to ‘consolidate’ suboptimal schools, citing the (…)

It is beyond doubt that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi insulted India’s Freedom Struggle and R.S.S. Chief Mohan Bhagawat glorified Manu-Smriti at the time of consecration event of the proposed Grand Ram Temple at Ayodhya. Hence, I demand that an immediate and effective action should be taken against them.

by Kamalakanta Roul and Bimal Kumar Raul
Introduction: New Idioms of Indian Nationalism
The intellectual canvass of contemporary Indian state has been engaging with the rhetoric of nationalism. In the bizarre rhetoric of muscular/virulent nationalism vs. civic/secular nationalism, the political debate on cultural sub-nationalism has emerged strongly in the state like Karnataka and Odisha which has been given little intellectual attention. Karnataka has been part of language agitation (…)