SFI West Bengal State Conference

 

34th West Bengal State Conference of  Students Federation of India was held at Alipurduar in Jalpaiguri district from 24th August to 26th. 512 delegates participated in the conference. A student rally was organised on the 24th August which was inaugurated by Com Biman Basu. CPI(M) state secretary and Left Front Com. Biman Bose called up the student leaders to fight for the democratic rights of the people.Com. Biman Bose said the student leaders need to fight for the democratic rights of the people. SFI general secretary Ritabrata Bandopadhyay said like there was need for good student leaders in the country.

The conference resolved to protest against the commercialization drive in the education sector by the Mamta Banarjee government in the state and also to protect the the pro people education policy of the earlier Left Front governments. The Students Federation of India also criticised the violence and attacks on teachers in different colleges in West Bengal allegedly by Trinamool Congress."We will take up the issue of violence and attacks on teachers in different colleges in West Bengal allegedly by Trinamool Congress and will soon start an agitation on this," SFI general secretary Ribabrata Banerjee said at the concluding day of the conference.

The conference elected a 89 member state committee and a 27 member state secretariat. 53 members in the committee are fresh faces. The conference also elected com. Madhuja Sen Rai and Debjyothi Das as the President and Secretary respectively.

DYFI Maharashtra State Conference

  

DYFI Maharashtra State Conference ahead of the All India Conference to be held at Bangalore in the second week of September, was held in Mahur, Nanded district from August 23 to 27. Representing One Lakh members in the state, 300 delegates from 16 districts participated in the conference. The  conference was inaugurated by DYFI All India Secretary Com. Tapas Sinha.

The conference strongly criticized the policy of Maharashtra Government to completely withdraw from the service sector and thereby helping the corporates to gain control of the service sector like education and health. The Conference passed a resolution condemning the policy of the government to establish Public Private partnership, which in turn has rights of the common man. The conference also decided to raise huge struggle against the privatization of water supply. The Conference also asked the state government through various resolutions to fill all the vacancies in the Government sector, declaration of complete youth policy.

 The conference also elected the new office bearers. A 35 member state committe with 13 member state secretariate is also formed. Com. Bhagvan Bogje from Aurangabad and Com Preethy Sekher from Mumbai were elected president and secretary respectively.Com Bhasker patel from Raigud is elected as the treasurer.The Concluding session of the conference was inaugurated by CPIM State Secretariat member and DYFI founder president Com. Mahendra Singh 

CPI(M) Holds Mass Dharna in Mangalore Demanding Basic Needs

Demanding to resolve various basic problems of the city, CPI(M) Mangalore city committee organized a mass protest in front of the Mangalore City Corporation on Monday August 27.

Addressing the gathering  Com.  Sunil Kumar Bajal said the homeless people in the city should be identified and their application for housing needs should be considered by the MCC. He added that the condition of many roads in various wards and drainage system should be improved. Though roads have been concretized, construction of footpath is a mirage. Disposal of garbage should be done at least twice a day in city limits and once a day in suburban areas. He also came down heavily on the MCC’s apathy over epidemic diseases being spread. 

Slaughter house project should be taken on priority, thereby to safeguard the right of people to eat non vegetarian.

The processions started from different areas of the city such as Kankanady, Yeyyadi, State Bank and Urwa Store  at 10 am which converged in front of the Municipal Corporation, Lalbagh.The protestors gathered in front of the MCC building and shouted slogans demanding to fulfill their needs.

CPI(M) district secretary B Madhava, Com. Vasanth Achar, corporator Jayanthi among others were part of the protest.