Kannur Getting ready to hoist 14th National Conference of CITU

Kannur, the red fort of the workers and toiling masses in Kerala is getting ready to hoist the 14th National conference of CITU scheduled for 2013 April 4 to 8. It is for the first time the Kannur is hoisting a CITU national level conference. A 5001 member reception committee with CPIM P B member Com. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan as Chairman and Com. K Sahadevan as General Convener is formed to make the conference a grand success. Various sub committees including Reception, Accommodation, Food, Transport, Exhibition, Sports, Cultural Events, Seminar, Medical, Publicity, Decoration, Media, Finance are working day night.  

"CITU in its traverse from the 13th Conference in Chandigarh in March 17 to 21,  2010, to the 14th Conference in Kannur has been in the lead of various campaigns, struggles and strikes all over the country.  These struggles by CITU on its own and also on a joint platform have created a powerful impact among the working people  in the country. The 14th Conference, at Kannur from 4th to 8th April 2013 will be discussing all these issues and finalizing the future programme of action for CITU, from its own platform and also chalk out suggestions for future united actions" said Com. A K Padmanabhan, CITU All India President. 

The reception committee has released the official website of the conference. You can get more details of the conference from the website. www.cituconference.org

Sangarsh Sandesh Jatha recepition in Ludhiana

The hosiery capital of country, Ludhiana, gave a rousing welcome to Northern Sangharsh Sandesh Jatha today. The jatha led by CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat was received at the entrance of the city by large number of youth. Later on this group on motorcycles led jatha up to Chatar Singh park where thousands of industrial workers, rural labour and middle class people had assembled for a large public meeting. Guruchetan Singh, CPI(M) state committee member and son of legendary leader of Party, Comrade Harkishan Singh Surjeet, presided over the meeting.

Addressing the rally Brinda Karat called for a policy-based alternative. She said "Vikalp lao Desh bachao" (Alternative is a must for saving the country." Dealing with various crises facing Punjab today she said “Punjab is facing a health energy caused by pollution of soil, water and air leading to explosion of cancer on largescale." 

Before beginning of public meeting, Brinda Karat honoured a MGNREGA labourer Manjeet Kaur, also member of All India Agricultural Workers Union (AIAWU) and CPI(M). Ms Kaur is one of three women labourers invited for a Seminar on MGNREGA at Delhi addressed by PM. In the seminar she raised AIAWU's demand for 200 days work in a year and Rs 300 as daily wage. Hero Cycle and BSNL contract labour unions handed memorandums of their demands to Jatha leaders.

After night stay at Jalandhar, the jatha reached Ludhiana this afternoon. Last evening, a well attended public meeting in front of DC office was addressed by jatha leaders. The meeting began by condoling the death of 12 school going children of the city in a horrifying road accident yestrday. 

Addressing the rally Brinda Karat emphasised the anti-people character of policies of UPA government. At the same time rejecting BJP's claims of presenting alternative, she underlined that CPI(M)' s Sangharsh Sandesh Jatha programme is meant to project a real alternative based on policies. The meeting was also addressed by CPI(M) central secretariat member Hannan Mollah and central committee member Inderjit Singh besides leaders of Punjab state committee. Hoshiarpur district unit of AIDWA presented Brinda Karat a purse of Rs 11,000 for Sangharsh Sandesh Jatha.