DYFI 9th All India Conference reception committee formed

DYFI All India president Com. P Sreeramakrishnan inaugurated the Reception Committee formation meeting of the 9th All India Conference of DYFI to be held at Bangalore, from 2012 September 11 to 14. The conference, would be held for the first time here in Bangalore. The reception committee formation which was held in the Central College Senate Hall on 1st April was attended by more than 500 people from various strata of life. DYFI Karnataka state president Com N L Bhrathraj presided over the function.

 Noted Kannada writer and critic Baragur Ramachandrappa, made the key note address. He expressed his dissent over ‘hijacking’ of historical icons such as Bhagat Singh and Swami Vivekananda by saffron forces. He also took a dig at ‘regressive’ teaching methods that were reflective of the 1970s, stating that the youth needed to be taught fresh ideas. “In the name of Dharma, the real value of our epics and history is lost. The youth has to be taught the nuances of secularism and casteism, without allowing them to be misled. Lord Rama has been hijacked. We cannot learn the real value of Ramayana with such aberrations.” He said. The writer called for rescuing other icons such as Bhagat Singh (who was portrayed sporting the holy thread of Brahmins) and Swami Vivekananda. “Between Bhagat Singh and the owner of an Information Technology (IT) company, they would rather choose the IT owner,” he said.

CPIM Karnataka State Secretary Com. G V Sreeramrreddy, CC member Com. V J K Nair, DYFI Kerala state president Com. M Swaraj, CITU Karnataka State secretary Com Prasannakumar, AIKS All India Vice President Com Bayyareddy, DYFI All India Secretary Com. Tapas Sinha, Treasurer Com. Pushpender Tyagi were present on the function. 

 

Rashtrakavi Sivasudrappa , U R  Ananthamoorthi, Com. G V Sreeramraddy, M S Sathya, V J K Nair were elected as the Patrons of the organising committee. A committee of 1001 with G V Bayya reddy as the Chairman and Com. Rajasekhara moorthi as Generel Convener was also elected. Com S Y Gurusanth and Com G N Nagaraj were selected as secretaries. N L Bharat raj will act as the joint convenor and Com Lingaraj will act as the treasurer. various subcommittees were also formed. 

880 delegates from various parts of India and 60 international delegates will participate in the conference of the biggest democratic organisation in India.

Flag - Flag post jadhas begins its journey to Kozhikode

Communist Party of India (Marxist) central committee member and leader of the opposition, Com V.S. Achuthanandan handed over the party flag to be hoisted at the 20-th Party Congress of the CPI (M) at Kozhikode to CPI (M) Central Committee member, A. Vijayaraghavan, at a function at Valiya Chudukkad, where the immortal martyrs of Punnapra - Vayalar struggle are buried. The Punnapra-Vayalar Martyrs' Memorial at Valiya Chudukkad has been the resting place of many Communist stalwarts including P. Krishna Pillai, T.V. Thomas, M.N. Govindan Nair and recently C.K. Chandrappan. Veteran of Punnapra-Vayalar uprising, P.K. Chandranandan presided over the function. MLA, C.K. Sadasivan, CPI (M) leader, C.S. Sujatha and others attended the function.

Later, Mr. Vijayaraghavan handed over the party flag to Olympian Manoj Lal, who along with other athletes will take it in a procession through the district and will enter Ernakulam district through Kumbalam. The final point of the procession for Saturday is at Vyttila. G. Sudhakaran, MLA and Mr. Vijayaraghavan are accompanying the procession which is expected to reach Kozhikode by April 3 evening.

The flagpole to be raised at the 20th Party congress venue in Kozhikode began its journey as a jatha on 1st April 2012 from Kayyur, the Land of the four revolutionary heroes who were hanged by the British Imperialiest for leading a farmers agitation. The jadha  led by jatha captain CPIM Central Committee Member  K. Karunakaran, MP, was formally handed  by party Polit Bureau member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan. Large number of people stood on either side of the National Highway to receive the jatha. There was also a procession by red volunteers in front of the vehicle carrying the flagpole.