" We will embark on a direct action "

CPI(M) Polit Bureau member K. Varadarajan inaugurating the meeting

The Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam, affiliated to the CPI(M), on Tuesday threatened to enter the land allegedly occupied by P. D. Dinakaran, Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, on November 9, if the State government failed to reclaim and distribute it to the poor.

“We will embark on a direct action and distribute the land to landless farmers and the poor in Kaverirajapuram village in Tiruvallur district. I will lead the agitation,” said CPI(M) Polit Bureau member K. Varadarajan, who is also general secretary of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS).

Addressing a fast organised by the Sangam to urge the State government to reclaim thousands of acres of government land encroached upon by influential persons across the State, Mr. Varadarajan said this exemplified the ongoing trend in Tamil Nadu.

Though the ruling DMK, in its manifesto, had promised to distribute 50 lakh acres of government land to the poor, it was not able to distribute even 3,000 acres because the lands were in the hands of the rich.

“Kaverirajapuram will be our first target. We will launch similar actions in other areas if the government remains inactive,” he warned.

Sangam general secretary K. Balakrishnan demanded a CBI inquiry into all allegations of encroachment in the State. He sought to know why Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, who had immediately appointed a commission to inquire into land grabbing at Siruthavur after receiving complaints, was hesitating to order a probe into a similar act by a judge. “We will mobilise people and launch protests to put pressure on the government. We won’t be cowed down.”

CPI (M) State secretary N. Varadarajan said the party would fully involve itself in the agitation to retrieve the encroached land. “The struggle will not confine itself to Kaverirajapuram. It will spread all over the State.”

CITU general secretary A. Soundararajan said temples and religious mutts also should be brought under the purview of the Land Ceiling Act.

CPI (M) State secretary N. Varadarajan

“We also need a probe into land-grabbing by various educational institutions,” he said. V.M. Raman, a native of Kaverirajapuram and founder of the Thalam Charitable Trust, who participated in the protest, said that was the duty of the government to distribute land that had been encroached upon to the poor, since the Collector had identified it.

(COURTESY - THE HINDU)

(Photos : Gavaskar)

LEFT FRONT CANDIDATES FOR BENGAL ASSEMBLY BY-POLLS ANNOUNCED

KOLKATA,13th OCTOBER: Meeting on the morning of 13 October at the Muzaffar Ahmad Bhavan, Biman Basu presided, the Bengal Left Front finalised the list of LF candidates for the by-elections scheduled for 7 November in Bengal.

Nine of the 10 seats fell vacant when the incumbent members won Lok Sabha seats. One constituency fell vacant following the passing away of the late comrade Subhas Chakraborty, i.e., Belgachia east in Kolkata.

Name of Constituency Candidate Party
11-Kalchini (ST) Benoy Bhusan Karketta RSP
21-Rajgunj (SC) Dhanapati Roy CPI(M)
29-Goalpokhar Ali Imran Ramj FB
48-Sujapore Mohd Esar-ud-din Mondal CPI (M)
85-Bongaon Pankaj Ghosh CPI (M)
139-Belgachia east Ramala Bhattacharya Chakraborty CPI (M)
148-Alipur Kaustav Chatterjee CPI (M)
180-Serampore Prasanta Mukherjee CPI
211-Contai (SC) Satyendra Nath panda CPI
213-Egra Prabodh Chandra Sinha DSP

Biman Basu revealed that a small booklet would soon be published and circulated widely as the ‘Appeal’ of the LF to the voters of the concerned Assembly seats. The district LF units would finalise the joint campaign very soon following meetings of the respective units.

LEFT FRONT ANNOUNCES CANDIDATES FOR KERALA BYE POLL

The CPI(M) and CPI have picked their nominees for Kannur, Eranakulam and Alappuzha constituencies for the Assembly by elections slated for November 7. The CPI(M) the name of party State committee member M.V. Jayarajan as the party nominee in Kannur and P.N. Sinulal, a councillor and CPI M district committe member, as its candidate in Ernakulam.
CPI State executive decided to field G. Krishnaprasad, former State president of the All India Students Federation (AISF) and party district council member, in Alappuzha.
The LDF has evidently stolen a march over its rival in electioneering. It has already held election conventions in all the three constituencies. The LDF candidates of Kannur and Alappuzha started making house visits days ago. The constituencies are also replete with their multi-coloured posters and graffiti. The front’s well-oiled election machinery is working in full strength.


P.N. Sinulal



M V Jayarajan



G. Krishnaprasad