DYFI Kerala State Conference: Several programmes planned

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 11th state conference of DYFI will begin here on January 8. The conference will conclude with a public rally on January 11. As a curtain raiser to the conference, several programmes have been planned across the state, said DYFI state secretary T.V.Rajesh and organising committee chairman Kadakampally Surendran at a press conference here on Tuesday.

• An anti-imperialist conference and the 50th anniversary celebration of the Cuban Republic will be held at Kanhangad on Wednesday. CPM PB member Sitaram Yechuri will inaugurate the conference. Cuban Ambassador Miguel Angel Ramires will be the chief guest.
• C.J.Kuttappan will inaugurate the folk arts festival at Kalpetta on the New Year day.
• Dr T.Jayaraman will deliver the key-note address in a seminar on global warming to be held in Ernakulam on January 2.
  
• Minister P.K.Sreemathi, P.T.Usha and Sister Jesmy will attend the women’s meet which will be held at Payyannur on January 3.
• A national drama festival will also be organised as part of the DYFI conference. The festival will be held from January 4 to 6 in Kollam.
• The international book festival, as part of the state conference, will be held at the University College here from January 4 to 11.
• The flag day will be observed by the DYFI on January 1. DYFI flags will be hoisted at 25,000 centres in the state.

(Courtesy : The Indian Express)

CPI(M) protest against price rise

ONGOLE: CPI (M) activists staged a novel protest against rising prices of essential commodities near Prakasam bhavan here on Tuesday. They tied vegetables to a string well above their heads and tried in vain to reach them in a symbolic gesture that essential commodities were not in the reach of common people due to high prices.

Addressing the gathering, district party secretary Jala Anjaiah criticised the State and Central governments for failure to control prices of essential commodities. They failed to check hoarding and illegal transport leading to price rise, he charged. He alleged that the government is hand in glove with traders.

He said the ruling party was evincing more interest to divide people on Telangana and Samikya Andhra Pradesh issues than to control prices of essential commodities.

Memo submitted

They later submitted a representation to District Collector Kantilal Dande. The Collector promised to look into the complaint that the survey teams are cancelling ration cards indiscriminately on the plea that they are bogus. He said he would give instructions to survey teams to weed out bogus cards only after ascertaining their status.

KURNOOL: The supporters of CPI (M) staged a demonstration here on Tuesday against rising prices of essential commodities.

Addressing the demonstration, party district secretary T. Shadrak accused the State and Central government of failing to control prices.

He said though the new commodities reached the market, the prices remained very high. Rice ruled at Rs. 33 and redgram and tamarind remained inaccessible to common man.

He said the problem had cropped up due to the collapse of public distribution system and failure of the government to control hoarding by traders. Even in the coming year, the government should take the twin measures to stop further escalation of prices.

Later, the protesters burnt the effigy of prices and shouted slogans. Party leaders Prabhakar Reddy, Bala Hussain and others were present.

(Courtesy : The Hindu)