People's Voice - Online Archives

December 16-31, 2009 Environmental crisis cannot be resolved within the capitalist system Amendment to the Representation of the People Bill, 2008: Against the fundamental right of people to stand for election Manmohan Singh visits the US Strengthening Indo US Strategic alliance Manmohan Singh’s trip to Russia What’s behind the nuclear and other deals? Condemn the Indian state for its criminal and callous attitude to the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy No to the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill Condemn imperialist-led pressure against Iran! 25 years after the Bhopal gas tragedy: The struggle for justice and punishment of the guilty still continues Protest action against price rise: Delhi Government's last rites performed! Migrant workers protest in Ludhiana

December 1-15, 2009 Babri Masjid Demolition: 17 years later – No Action Taken! Jharkhand: Capitalist rule cannot end the anarchy, violence and insecurity! Build the unity of workers, peasants, tribals and all oppressed! Deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan Pushing the privatisation program in the form of disinvestment Facts about Sugar: Anti-farmer and anti-people policy Farmers march to the Parliament Resolutions passed in the 5th All-India Convention of LRS The previous issue of MEL, Nov 16-30 carried a report of Lok Raj Sangathan's 5th All India Convention. The Resolutions tabled at the Convention are presented here MCD workers continue their protest Agitation for laying a rail route in Uttarakhand People in South Delhi organise against price rise

November 16-30, 2009 Report on the Convention of Lok Raj Sangathan Develop the Institutions of People's Power! Build Lok Raj Samitis! Massive Protests in Nohar on the issue of Irrigation Widespread protests on the anniversary of the 1984 massacres State terror Public Sector Bank employees oppose mergers, demand wage raise Women domestic workers in Mumbai organise in defence of their rights Jaipur Indian Oil fire– Loot and criminal neglect of the safety of life and property ASEAN – India FTA: An Attack on Democracy

November 1-15, 2009 Massive protest by workers against Delhi Government Massive strike action by Gurgaon workers to protest death of their comrade G-20 Summit: Platitudes will not change the nature of crisis-ridden capitalism Participation in the Maharashtra vidhan sabha elections – A step towards Lok Raj Latin American countries resolve to establish a common currency Employees of airline companies in India to form a single trade union Protest by Kerala’s fishermen

October 16-31, 2009 Condemn state terror and persecution in the name of curbing naxalism! Halt the capitalist land grab and demand secure livelihood for all! by Comrade Lal Singh, General Secretary, Communist Ghadar Party of India Protests in Kolkata against arrest of activists under UAPA Genocide of Sikhs in 1984 cannot be forgiven and forgotten! Political Crimes need political trial and punishment! Balagopal is no more More than a thousand words Rising prices – important questions Centenary of the martyrdom of Madan Lal Dhingra commemorated in Toronto My dear comrades and friends, Struggle against mining in Niyamgiri mountains: In defence of peoples’ right to land, livelihood and natural resources Scores of workers killed in BALCO chimney collapse Mineral monopoly’s murderous greed for super profits Struggle of the transport workers of Uttar Pradesh Workers of auto anciliary units in Guragon-Manesar agitate for their demands

October 1-15, 2009 Right to food is being violated and turned into a privilege Convention of Trade Unions decides to wage joint struggle in defence of rights of working class Capitalist parties pose a serious threat to the people in Haryana! Communists must focus on building the worker-peasant alliance! Statement of the Central Committee of Communist Ghadar Party of India, 20th Sept, 2009 Capitalist rule has meant insecurity of livelihood and lives for the toiling people! Build the unity of workers and peasants in Maharashtra! Call of the Maharashtra State Committee of Communist Ghadar Party of India, 20th September, 2009 Fake encounter killings – a standard procedure in state terrorism Problems of university teachers in India Corruption is an integral part of the present Public Distribution System Step up the struggle for a effective PDS There should be a universal Public Distribution System

September 16-30, 2009 Unite against the anti-worker offensive of the Manmohan Singh Government! An attack on one is an attack on all! Call of the Central Committee of Communist Ghadar Party of India, 8 September, 2009 India’s initiative to resuscitate the WTO Attacks on livelihood, rights and unity of public sector industrial workers The struggle of the Jet Airways pilots is just Communists must unite to lead the struggle against the bourgeois offensive Legalising super-exploitation

September 1-15, 2009 Glaring gap between word and deed UPA government’s terrorist policy towards Manipur What is to be done about skyrocketing food prices? Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill: Will education really become a right for the children of the working masses? Communists must unite to lead the struggle against the bourgeois offensive Legalising super-exploitation Dignity at stake, IIT, IIM teachers raise banner of revolt

August 16-31, 2009 Condemn crimina inaction of government in face of rising prices Demand a universal PDS Condemn the fake “encounter killing” in Manipur Labour Bureau admits massive job losses The struggle of the people of Lalgarh is a just struggle All sections of people of Manipur call for end to state terrorism Proposal of 60 hour working week is aimed at legalising super-exploitation! Protest action in Delhi against state terror in Manipur

August 1-15, 2009 Why does Independence sound hollow for the vast masses of the people? Hillary Clinton’s visit to India Communists must unite to provide solutions to the burning problems – says Comrade Lal Singh An attack on the right of people to participate in politics Socialist Alternative Lalgarh Statement Indian Railways moving on anti-worker and anti-traveler tracks All India Council meeting of Lok Raj Sangathan – 12th July 2009 No card to the B.P.L people for one and a half years Resolutions passed in the All India Committee meeting of Lok Raj Sangathan on July 12, 2009 No rights for workers at Commonwealth Games site Maharashtra Resident Doctors and Intern Students in Govt Hospitals win their demands Strike by the Roadways Workers of Uttar Pradesh Massive protests in Nohar, Rajasthan Protest at the Haryana Bhavan in Delhi

July 16-31, 2009 Condemn the brutal suppression of people’s resistance in Lalgarh! Statement of the Communist Ghadar Party of India, July 10, 2009 17 years later the people are still waiting for the Liberhan Commission Report! Union Budget 2009-10: Pursuing the capitalist agenda while pretending to serve the common man How capitalists stand to gain from government spending on NREGS Interview Government should stop destroying fertile agricultural land!

July 1-15, 2009 Congress led government’s agenda is to serve capitalist greed and imperialist aims! Agenda of Communist Ghadar Party of India is to build political unity around the alternative of worker-peasant rule and socialist reorientation of the economy! Statement of CC of CGPI, 27 June, 2009 25 years since Operation Bluestar: State terrorism is an integral part of the arsenal of ruling class to maintain its dictatorship Demonstration against rape and murder by security forces in Kashmir OAS ends its policy of excluding Cuba Condemn the rape and murder of women by security personnel in Kashmir! What is behind the racist violence in Australia? Racist violence in Australia Strongly condemn racist attacks on Indian students and workers in Australia Statement issued by the Delhi committee of Hind Naujawan Ekta Sabha on 20 June, 2009

June 16-30, 2009 Comment: Who sets the agenda in this system of democracy? Lok Raj Sangathan's public campaign in South Delhi: The new government and challenges before the working class The ruination of Indian agriculture Where is the solution? Air India contract workers' agitation: India's national airline guilty of violating the rights and dignity of workers Oppose the Divide and Rule tactics of the BEST management!

June 1-15, 2009 Sixteenth Plenum of the Central Committee of CGPI: Aftermath of Lok Sabha elections and our tasks Dr. Binayak Sen released on bail: Onward with the struggle against state terrorism and fascist laws! Dangerous situation in Pakistan Obama administration endorses war crimes and torture in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan The serious conditions of Sri Lanka war victims 9th Convention of Hind Naujavan Ekta Sabha, Delhi

May 16-31, 2009 Polling in 15th General Elections: Increasing disillusionment with the existing political system and process Dr Binayak Sen completes 2 years in jail: Fight for the repeal of the fascist Chhattisgarh Public Safety Act and other fascist laws! Fight for dismantling Salwa Judum and the release of all prisoners of conscience! Imperialism and reactionary ruling classes working together to spread military hostilities in South Asia Condemn all foreign interference in the internal affairs of Nepal Torch blazes a bold trail in Kanyakumari A campaign for the rule of workers and peasants Interview: We are convinced of our path, we will achieve victory! Interview: There is an overwhelming demand for fundamental change! Interview: People have responded favourably to our political message of an alternative to the present system Passing away of Comrade Jayawant Chavan Workers come together to celebrate May Day in Delhi Punish the owner of Lakhani Vardan Shoe Company May Day celebrated enthusiastically in Mumbai

May 1-15, 2009 On the present situation in Sri Lanka Let us organise to become masters of our own destiny! Clarion call of Birju Nayak, people's candidate in South Delhi 'Hum hain iske Maalik, hum hain Hindostan – Mazdoor, kisan, aurat aur jawan!' Indian people need to give themselves a new Constitution Campaign of people’s candidate from Mumbai South, Suryakant Shinge, gathers momentum CGPI Manifesto - a revolutionary call National struggles in North-east

April 16-30, 2009 Call of the Communist Ghadar Party of India to Workers on May Day, 2009 Manifesto of the CGPI released in public meeting The struggle to punish the guilty will continue! G20 Summit: Declaration ignores the people World wide protests for peace in Sri Lanka Interview of Suryakant Shinge, People's candidate from Mumbai South Constituency Interview with people's candidate Bijju Nayak from South Delhi constituency Campaign to challenge the party-dominated political processes A busy day for people's candidate - Birju Nayak!

April 1-15, 2009 Manifesto of the Communist Ghadar Party of India 15th Lok Sabha Elections March 30, 2009 Why is the bourgeoisie raising the spectre of deflation? Condemn cold-blooded killings of civilians by Indian armed forces in Kashmir! Punjab: A cynical response to peasant suicides Killing of Dr. Kishan and his two colleagues in Manipur Mumbai mill workers rebuff the Congress party! The source of Communal Violence in India Workers decide to put up their own Candidate! Evolving the People’s Agenda in Mumbai Meeting organized by Lok Raj Sangathan in Delhi: An opportunity to advance the movement for people’s empowerment Demonstration to commemorate Martyrs’ Day in Delhi Martyrs’ Day observed by Mico Bosch Workers Union in Jaipur

March 16-31, 2009 International Women’s Day March 8, 2009 celebrations in Delhi: A hundred years of struggle: achievements and challenges Working women of Mumbai celebrate International Women’s Day Pakistan crisis deepens Indian state’s anti-Pakistan coercive diplomacy All-India Council of Lok Raj Sangathan charts out the path for the movement for people’s empowerment A diabolical policy to liquidate just national struggles in North East India Convention of mid-day meal workers and social health activists Anganwadi workers rally

March 1-15, 2009 On International Women’s Day: No to shifting the burden of capitalist crisis onto the backs of working people! No to warmongering and tension in our region! Forward with the struggle for people’s empowerment, for peace and socialism! Workers demand urgent measures to protect their jobs, wages and rights People unite in protest against assassination politics in Manipur Aggressive diplomacy against Pakistan on Mumbai terror: Indian state is using tactics similar to US imperialist tactics against Iraq and Iran The Election Commission Imbroglio: Election Commission faces credibility crisis Satyam case – merely the tip of the iceberg? Military force no solution to the problem in Sri lanka Workers of the unorganised sector condemn toothless and retrogressive act Chhattisgarh: Working people of Chhattisgarh protest rights violations Slum dwellers of Delhi protest demolitions: Working people of Delhi assert right to life Protest by nurses and health workers of government hospitals Jan Jagruti Abhiyaan campaign develops in Mumbai

February 16-28, 2009 Impact of global capitalist crisis on Indian working class Condemn the genocidal war unleashed by the Sri Lankan state against its people Obama’s war agenda Massive Strike of Workers in France The truth about democracy! Global capitalism in severe crisis Prime Minister refuses to recognize political nature of the problem in North-East India War mongering and war preparations to serve its imperialist strategy Massive workers protest in Mumbai In the memory of our revolutionary martyrs!

February 1-15, 2009 Indian Republic is unable to ensure prosperity and protection for Indian people Powerful manifestation of working class and people’s opposition to war in South Asia The Satyam case reveals the rottenness of the capitalist system Checkmate the aims of the imperialist bourgeoisie! Gaza after the siege Punish the Zionists for war crimes! No diplomatic relations with Israel! Israeli youth brave military prisons refusing to be drafted What is behind the British Foreign Secretary’s statement that the “war on terror” was a “mistake”? Resounding victory of people’s candidate in Panchayat elections in Punjab Convention of Rajasthan Shikshak Sangh (Pragatisheel) concludes Teachers must prepare for struggle ahead Bosch Limited workers organize successful 72-day strike Bourgeoisie demands workers to sacrifice under the pretext of economic slowdown "Freedom from Terror" – Programme organized in Madanpur Khadar, New Delhi

January 16-31, 2009 Fight for Peace in South Asia! Expel US imperialism from this region! Statement of the Central Committee of Communist Ghadar Party of India, 11th Jan 2009 Unite for peace in South Asia Enthusiastic celebrations mark anniversary of founding of Party Kashmir Elections — Indian state attempts to legitimise brutal army rule Crisis in Sri Lanka No solution through military force Hail the fiftieth anniversary of the Cuban Revolution Down with the dastardly Israeli war against the Palestinian people! Condemn the use of force and intimidation to crush the just strike of oil sector workers Mumbai Suburban Train Motormen Agitate for their Demands Indefinite strike by truck operators all over India Meeting on the world economic crisis and its impact on India Youth programme on the theme "Freedom from Terrorism" Deomonstration against Israel attack on Palestine

January 1-15, 2009 Greetings from Comrade Lal Singh for the New Year 2009 Condemn the murderous bombing of Gaza by Israeli forces Is there “no choice” except to throw workers out of jobs? Block the advance of US led war in Asia Iraqi people’s gift to the US President! Unite to oppose the fascist UAPA! ppose the move to set up the National Investigation Agency! Rally against war in Kolkata Insurance & Bank employees protest privatisation moves of government Workers of Mumbai launch mass awakening campaign: No to division of the working class! Postal emploees go on a countr-wide strike Colourful Festival of Youth for Social Change Meeting on the world economic crisis and its impact on India