CPI(M Candidates in Rajasthan Assembly Polls

RAJASTHAN
	Sikar District
1.	Daud	Pema Ram (Sitting)
2.	Dattaramgarh	Amra Ram (Sitting)
3.	Laxmangarh	B.S. Meel
4.	Sikar	Qayum Qureshi
5.	Sri Madhopur	Om Yadav
6.	Khandela	Subhash Nehra
7.	Neem ka Thana	Roshan Gujjar
8.	Fatehpur	Hemendra Mehla
	Sriganganagar district
9.	Anoopgarh	Pawan Duggal (Sitting)
10.	Raisinghnagar	Sheopat Ram
11.	Sardulsehar	Hetram Beniwal
12.	Karanpur	Kewal Singh
	Hanumangarh District
13.	Bhadhra	Balwan Punia
14.	Nohar	Ridhrikaran
15.	Pilibangha	Maniram
16.	Hanumangarh	Raghuvir Verma
17.	Sangaria	Jagjit Singh Jaggi
	Churu District
18.	Taranagar	Nirmal Prajapat
19.	Rajgarh	Bhagat Singh
20.	Sardarsehar	Chagan Chaudhury
21.	Churu	Ram Karan
	Jhunjunu District
22.	Udaipurvati	Mool Chand Kharrar
	Bikaner District
23.	Lunkaransar	Lalchand Bhadu
24.	Dungargarh	Ashok Sharma
	Udaipur District
25.	Jhadol	Prem Pargi
26.	Udaipur	Rajesh Singhvi
27.	Vallabhnagar	Bhim Singh
	Dungarpur District
28.	Dungarpur	Gautam Damor
	Jaipur District
29.	Aamer	Ramji Lal
	Tonk District
30.	Tonk	Akthar Jung
	Kota District
31.	Piplada	Dhulichand Meena
	Alwar
32.	Alwar (Rural)	Harish Mahavar
	Nagaur District
33.	Ladnu	Bajrang Chaudhury
34.	Degana	Shiv Raj Mudail
35.	Makrana	Narayan Ram Dudi
36.	Navan	Chenaram
37.	Parabtasar	Ganpatram Mudail

Illegal Surveillance In Gujarat

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:

 

The release of tape recorded conversations between top Narendra Modi aide and BJP leader Amit Shah and a senior police officer who was then Superintendent of the Gujarat anti-terrorist squad regarding the illegal surveillance mounted against a young woman on the orders of “saheb” raises serious questions once again about the state of civil liberties in Gujarat.

 

To use the powers of the State and further to use the anti-terrorist squad to snoop on the private life of a young woman, to follow her every movement, to snoop also on her other family members and friends, shows the utterly unethical and illegal practices and degeneration of the minimum norms of democratic governance under Modi.

 

The Gujarat Government must take immediate action against Shah and the police officers for violating the Indian Telegraph Act. They also have to be prosecuted for the crime of stalking under the recently amended provisions of the IPC related to crimes against women.

 

However it is well known that for Amit Shah there is only one Saheb and that is Modi. What was Modi’s interest in the matter? In a case involving the Chief Minister it would be appropriate for a court investigation into Modi’s involvement and if found to be involved, he must be prosecuted.

CPI(M) Andhra Pradesh Memo to Group of Ministers

The Group of Ministers (GoM),

Ministry of Home affairs (Centre – State Division),

Government of India,

New Delhi.

 

 

Sub:    suggestions with regard to the special needs of Backward Regions and Districts.

 

The opinion of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) that the state should remain united was informed to you through our letter dated November 3, 2013. We again reiterate about the necessity of keeping the state united.

 

The severe inequalities in growth between different regions and districts and between different social classes would not go away by just keeping the state united. In fact the present pursuit of market-driven policies is resulting in the intensification of these inequalities. Similarly by just bifurcating the state these inequalities and uneven growth would not vanish on its own. In fact, post -division these may actually intensify and lead to newer forms of regionalism.

 

 

Therefore, irrespective of the state being united or divided, there is immediate need to take steps to develop the backward regions and districts. Since the GoM has sought opinion on this aspect also, we bring to your notice the following suggestions.

 

(1) The centre should help the state in terms of financial assistance and assured water allocations to ensure the completion of projects in drought-prone, backward regions.

 

A)               The centre should help financially to complete the following projects: Handri-Neeva (useful for Kurnool-Anantapur districts), Galeru-Nagari (for Kadapa-Chittoor districts), Kalwakurthy and Nettampadu (for Mahbubnagar) Veligonda (for Prakasam, Nellore, Kadapa), Srisailam Left Bank Canal (for Nalgonda). And also help in securing assured allotments of water for these projects.

 

B)                Proper Justice was not done to Andhra Pradesh in allotting reasonable amount of assured water from Krishna River by Brijesh Kumar tribunal. Central government is requested to intervene in redressing the in balances in allotment of water by negotiating with the other riparian states.

 

C)                The centre should bear the entire cost of Pranahita-Chevella project.

 

D)               Center Should help Financially to complete the ongoing Thotapalli, VanshaDhara projects in North Andhra.

 

(2)  Neglect of education is nothing but neglect of backward regions and the weaker sections of the society and throwing them further back. Literacy in the state is 67.7 per cent, behind the all India average of 74.1 per cent. It has slipped in ranking from 28th position in 2001 to 31st in 2011. Neglect of state governments in proper allocations in budgets is the main reason. While the average spending on education for other states during 2009-10 has been 15.4 per cent of budget, in AP it was only 10.4 per cent.

 

In 675 Mandals the rate of literacy is bellow that of the state. Most of these Mandals are predominantly in backward regions and backward districts, especially in Srikakulam, Vijayanagaram, Vishakhapatnam, Mahaboobnagar, Kurnool, Medak, Nalgonda, Khammam, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Prakasam, Anantapuram. People here do not have sufficient livelihood opportunities. They also lack the necessary skill sets and access to quality education to utilize opportunities in other developing centres.

 

A)               Therefore, at least two residential schools must be started in every such Mandal and provide quality education to at least one child in every poor and middle class household. The government should identify areas that are backward in terms of access to education from primary to higher education levels. It should then set up educational complexes for professional, vocational and general education in clusters of Mandals in these areas and admit students from families in those areas.

 

 

All the central institutes of Education, Health and research are concentrated in and around Hyderabad. The Central Government should sanction institutions of this kind to all the backward regions of the state.

 

(3)  One of the main reasons for the backwardness of certain regions is the lack of development of the SC, STs whose strength is significant in those areas. Even the disparities among dalits and tribals is a result of the backwardness of their residential regions.

 

A)               There are 108 Mandals in scheduled areas that have a large tribal population. These Mandals are backward in every aspect. The educational complexes must be built in tribal majority Agency areas like Paderu, Kurupam, Rampachodavaram, Bhadrachalam, Eturunagaram, Utnoor and Asifabad.

 

B)                Similarly, in the plain area also, there are some pockets of tribal concentration in various districts. To cater to this tribal people education complexes must built in Devarakonda, Dornakal, Achampeta, Sullurupeta etc,.

 

C)                Untouchability and caste discrimination is rampant in those Mandals that are economically and educationally backward. (Justice Punnaiah Commission identified these mandals) Mandals in the western areas of the state bordering Karnataka and Maharashtra, from Chittoor to Adilabad, fall in this category.

 

Education itself is an asset for dalits who do not have any other assets. If we can provide education to them, it will give scope for bettering their lives.

 

Therefore, special residential schools must be opened additionally in these mandals for children of dalits, tribals and nomadic artisans.

 

(4) Minorities, especially Muslim minorities are backward in all sectors. They constitute 9.17 per cent in the state and their spread across regions is: Telangana (12.43 per cent), Rayalaseema (12.5 per cent) and Coastal Andhra (4.5 per cent). In Hyderabad alone, they constitute 41 per cent of population. They are also numerous in Kurnool, Kadapa, Anantapur, Rangareddy, Guntur and Chittooor districts. Majority of Muslim population is concentrated in towns. There are 53 towns that have over 20 per cent of Muslim population. Lack of development of Muslims is also one of the important reasons for the backwardness of those districts. As majority of these sections depend on non-agricultural work, education becomes crucial in their development.

 

Most of the minority educational institutes, at present, are not being useful to minorities in any manner. Educational complexes to impart modern education must be set up in all towns that have predominant Muslim population.

 

(5)   Unfortunately, all non-agricultural economic development is concentrated in and around Hyderabad. This is also one of the main reason for the uneven development among regions. The governments have failed in decentralising industrial and modern services sector to regions that had no access to irrigation facilities. The government should take decisions relating to industrial and modern services in such a manner as to develop the backward regions.

 

A)               It should take steps to develop growth complexes comprising industrial, IT, education and health sectors in suitable areas in North Telangana and Rayalaseema districts. It should arrange necessary infrastructure in terms of power, transport, drinking water, communication etc. Every such complex should have a Public Sector Unit as a centre-point. It should also have an airport. Only then would private investments flow to the region. Such centres can be thought of in districts like Prakasam, Anantapur, Kurnool, Karimnagar, Warangal.

 

 

B)                Priority is to be given to the state in allotting the Gas and Cole produced in Andhra Pradesh. The central government should revise its policy immediately in this regard.

 

C)                The central government should give the necessary incentives and help in building the ports proposed on the state’s sea coast.

 

(6)    Backwardness is a multi-dimensional problem and solutions to it must also be multi-pronged. Steps must be taken to tackle some issues at regional, some at district level and some others at mandal level also.

 

 

Thanking you,

 

 

(B.V. Raghavulu)                                                                               (Julakanti Ranga Reddy)

 

State Secretary                                                                                                    MLA

Massive Tribal Rally in Khammam

CPI(M) Polite Bureau member Brinda Karat has attacked the Forest Department of Andhra Pradesh government for its illegal, anti-tribal actions in the state. She charged the Department officials of turning into land-grabbers by evicting the rightful tribal owners. She called upon the tribals to wage a united struggle to protect their rights.

 

Brinda Karat was addressing a massive gathering of tribals in a public meeting in Khammam on November 6. CPI(M) Khammam district committee organised this meeting and it was presided over by Party district secretary P Sudershan Rao.

 

The implementation of Forest Rights Act in Andhra Pradesh has been the worst. More than 50 per cent of the claims of tribals for grant of patta rights have been rejected by the government without providing any reason. Gram sabhas are not being conducted. Karat said the Forest Department has turned into a land mafia by occupying the tribal lands under the garb of Van Suraksha Samithy (VSS). Over 200 false cases have been filed against tribals who have questioned this land grab. The right of tribals to practice podu (shifting) cultivation is being trampled upon by creating terror among the tribals. Their tractors are being illegally seized. She contrasted this state of affairs with that of Tripura where under the Left Front government tribals are benefiting the most in the country. Highest number of pattas have been granted under FRA in Tripura and the government is facilitating tribals to practice settled agriculture.

 

Brinda Karat told the people that Congress leaders in Delhi are only thinking about votes and seats in the coming elections and left the people to their woes. She questioned the CM for not caring to visit the people affected by floods in Telangana region. She lampooned those who are only concerned about the status of Hyderabad post division and not bothered about the situation of tribals. She said it is only the CPI(M) and tribal organisations that are fighting for the interests of tribals.

 

CPI(M) central committee member Thammineni Veerabhadram in his speech condemned the Forest Department for pasting posters in the villages announcing reward to those who inform them about tribals land tilling activities. He said earlier such rewards were sought for information on dacoits and traitors. He said it is shameful that the Congress government is equating the tribals with dacoits and traitors. When applications were made for distribution of 4.70 lakh acres of land, the government ordered survey only for 17,000 acres. He opposed the demand of merging Bhadrachalam division into Andhra region saying the aim of this demand is to submerge large tribal areas under Polavaram project. He asserted that Bhadrachalam must be retained in Khammam district and the design of Polavaram project must be changed to lessen the number of tribal villages being submerged.

 

CPI(M) state secretariat member and former MP, Dr M Babu Rao, state committee members S Rajaiah and AP Girijana Sangham secretary Sriram Naik also addressed the meeting.