DYFI Tamil Nadu state conference concludes

Thirteenth State conference of DYFI Tamil Nadu unit concluded with a huge youth rally on 27th September at the textile town of Coimbatore. The rally started from VOC Park tand cocluded at Sivananda Colony where the public meeting was held. The city was turned into a white sea by the youth who came from various parts of the state to participate in the rally. The rally once again proved that DYFI is the powerful  youth organization in the state. DYFI Kerala State president and Member of Parliament Com. M B Rajesh flaged off the rally.  White volunteers marched in the front row holding DYFI flags followed by various cultural troups performing dances and arts. The youths raised slogans against the anti-people measures taken by state- central governments.

Change in policy need of the hour: Sitharam Yechury 

Drastic changes in the policy and shift in priorities are the need of the hour for building a better India, said Sitaram Yechury. Addressing the public meeting organised at the end of  rally  com Yechury accused the ruling class of being in favour of the rich to make them richer at the cost of turning the poor into poorer.

Mr. Yechury urged the youth to take over the historic responsibility of ensuring education, employment and health for all. “Three out of the five children dying across the world were from India,” and 70 per cent of the mothers continue to suffer from malnutrition.”

When such issues concerning the masses were raised in Parliament, the rulers cited the lack of resources as an excuse.

Mr. Yechury said: “In the two-year period of economic crisis, the government had accorded “incentives” to a tune of Rs.2,30,000 crore to the corporate houses and high-end tax-payers.” “On the other hand, the government makes a hue and cry for cutting the subsidies given the poor, stating subsidies would ruin the economy.”

The parlance for favouring the richer was “incentives” while assistance to the poor was termed “subsidy.” Through realisation of the legitimate taxes alone, the nation could ensure infrastructure such as roads, bridges, schools, colleges and hospital besides employment, whereas the taxes were foregone in the name of incentives. The time had come for implementation of the alternatives for which shift in policies and priorities were the need of the hour. The Left parties and DYFI were keen to show an alternative path of economy and governance to the people, this was precisely the reason why political and reactionary forces were targeting the CPI (M) and DYFI in particular.

General secretary of DYFI, national unit, Tapas Sinha, State president of DYFI S. Muthukannan, general secretary R. Velmurugan, Coimbatore MP P.R. Natarajan took part. 

New Office Bearers

S Murugan

S Muthu Kannan

 The four day conference elected new office bearers to the organisation.  Com. S Muthukannan was elected as State President while Com. Velmurukan has been elected as State Secretary. Com. S Bala is elected as the State treasurer. A State committee consisting of 80 comrades were elected. The state conference also elected a 23 member state executive committee.