SFI Study Camp at Mysore from July 28

Students Federation of India, South Indian study camp will be held from July 28 to July 31 at Najaraja Bahdoor Hall, Mysore. Crisis in Educational field especially in this era of Globalisation and commercialisation of education will be the main theme of this study camp. CPIM Polite Bureau  member Com. Sitharam Yechury wil inaugurate the camp. Noted Journalist N Ram, Kerala Education Minister M A Baby, CPIM Karnataka State Secretary Com. V J K Nair, SFI All India President Com P K Biju M P will take classes in various sessions. Around 400 delegates from Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu will participate in this camp.

Evolve concrete steps at Tamil meet: CPI (M)

The State unit of the CPI (M) has urged the State government to evolve concrete measures at the World Classical Tamil Conference, including a policy decision to give priority in employment to those who have studied in the Tamil medium.

In a statement here, the party's State secretary G. Ramakrishnan said Tamils had witnessed a lot of conferences and festivals in the name of language in the past. What was required today was a constructive action plan. “It should break all hurdles in the path of development of the language.”

The CPI (M) leader said the conference should insist that all the 23 languages listed in the Eighth Schedule be made official languages of the Central government.

“Steps should be taken to ensure that Members of Parliament and Ministers speak in Tamil. Efforts should also be taken to translate their speech for others. It is possible in the era of science,” Mr. Ramakrishnan said. He also urged the State Government to come out with cheaper editions of classics in Tamil literature for the benefit of younger generation.

CPI(M) expressed grave concern over deteriorating law and order in Punjab

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) Punjab State Committee  expressed grave concern on the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. Poor people and women are feeling insecure. According to the resolution passed by  the CPIM Punjab state committee meeting, Incidents of looting, dacoities, Heroine smuggling, fake currency, illegal arms and explosive material and activities of extremist organizations are daily on the increase.  Polit Bureau Member Comrade S Ramachandran Pillai  and  Central Secretariat Member Comrade Nilotpal Basu made report on Central Committee decisions particularly in respect to National Situation and Rectification campaign of the party in the state committee. Comrade Charan Singh Virdi, Secretary Punjab State Committee of CPI(M), placed the report of the activities conducted.

The State Committee resolution while expressing concern over economic and law and order situation in Punjab said that Land mafia with patronage and connivance of ruling politicians is on a land grabbing spree of urban and rural lands and is working with impunity.  CPI(M) in its resolution said that its ugliest example is attack on Abaadkars of Talwandi Nau Abaad Sidhwan Bet District Ludhiana. Land mafia with the help of Naib tehsildar, BDO and SHO and his police and armed goons on May 29, attacked the Abaadkars for grabbing 33 Acres of land which was reclaimed cultivated and occupied since 45 years by these Abaadkars. In this illegal and high handed action one and half dozen Abaadkars who valiantly resisted this illegal operation were injured 6 of them seriously.

The State Committee demanded of the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to make his Civil and Police administration responsive to the woes of the people and make their honour, life and property secure. The State Committee also urged upon all the peace loving, secular and pro-people political forces and personalities to build the public opinion against the gross neglect of the Akali-BJP Government in respect to law and order in the State The State demanded of the Chief Minister Punjab to immediately revamp the Public Distribution System and ensure supply of 14 essential commodities at subsidised rates to the poor who are groaning under back breaking prices of essential commodities.

The State Committee rejected the MSP of paddy announced by the Centre Government and demanded that MSP of Paddy should be enhanced to Rs. 1350 per quintal. The State Committee conducted midterm review of the implementation of organizational tasks and also adopted the rectification document of the State Secretariat.

The State Committee planned a campaign for raising Rs. 40 lakh for Comrade Surjeet Bhawan building being constructed at New Delhi in which Central Party School will be housed. The State Committee elected 6 delegates for extended Central Committee meeting being held at Vijayawada on 7-10 August 2010. The State Committee approved the readmission of comrades Chand Singh Chopra and Sukhdev Singh Bari into the Party.