SUCI (C) observes protest day against bid to privatise power, health, state transport and corporations

Patna, August 5:

On state level protest day against bid to privatize power, health, state transport and corporations; administrative corruption, irregularities and anti people policies of the state government SUCI (C) Patna District Committee took out a protest march and burnt the effigy of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar here on Friday.

The protest march started from the statue of Netajee Subhash Chandra Bose and reached Patna Junction roundabout traversing from Fraser Road, All India Radio and Dakbunglow roundabout. The participants were shouting thunderous slogans against the anti people policies of state government.

Addressing the meeting held after burning the effigy Sadhana Mishra, Secretary, Patna District committee, SUCI (Communist) said: The state government is introducing rapidly the policy of privatization, globalization and liberalization following the footprints of anti people Central government. Thousands of posts are laying vacant in government departments but recruitments are about to closed. The process of privatization has been started in power, health and transport sectors. No efforts have been made on the part of the state government to check spiraling price rise. The allotment of lands under BIADA (Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority) to near and dear s of higher government officials and power greedy politicians is unveiling the mask of good governance of Nitish Kumar. Mushrooming of wine shops, introduction of sex education in schools, unbridled show of obscene and blue films are playing role to degrade the cultural-moral standard of people. The crime is also on increase in the state. Murder, loot, kidnapping, ransom asking are going as well. The government is not taking any effective step to stop all these, but on contrary patronizing. The people’s struggle to achieve their legitimate and democratic demands is being suppressed by police force. Suryakar Jitendra, Rajkumar Chaudhary, Anil Kumar and Anamila, all Patna District Committee Members, SUCI (C) spoke on the occasion. All the speakers condemned the anti people policies being followed by the state government and the division of Bihar State Electricity Board (BSES) into five companies opening the door for privatization in power sector as well. They expressed their anguish over increment the rate of electricity second time within six months. They stressed the need to build up democratic mass movements against the anti people policies of Nitish government.

'The Claims of Development of Central and State Government and its Reality’

Under the auspices of SUCI (Communist) Patna District Committee a discussion was held on the topic of 'The Claims of Development of Central and State Government and its Reality’ on 16^th July, 2011 at IMA Hall, Patna. Initiating the discussion Prof. Vinay Kumar Kanth said: “Development should be associated with justice. It should not be viewed in GDP only, but also in poverty, illiteracy, unemployment and political freedom.” Discussing on different concepts came after 2nd world war he said the concepts of increase in the rate of growth had already been discarded in seven tees. Development should be permanent and in favour of the majority of the people.

Discussing on the topic Amitabh Chatterjee, Editorial Staff, Bengali Weekly Ganadabi and Member, West Bengal State Committee, SUCI (Communist) said: “Both Central and State government are playing the drums of development and talking of the rapid escalation of GDP, but the majority of the people are reeling under skyrocketing price hike. People’s cultural and moral standard is declining. The incidents of suicides among peasants and workers are increasing.” Development meant we should have sufficient food, homes for shelter, employment, education for children and treatment in illness. But today opening of shopping malls, construction of flyovers and four lane roads are termed as the criteria of development. Even after 64 years of independence if majority of students living in villages do not get education, workers do not get jobs daily, he added. He wondered what kind of that development was and it was for whom. He suggested to see and judge the development on the basis of class outlook in a class divided society and the society based on exploitation.
Presiding over the programme Arun Kumar Singh, Senior State Committee Member, SUCI (Communist) said: “ On the one hand 77 per cent of the people in the country are compelled to live on Rs 20 per day and the total assets of top 100 rich people is Rs 13 lacks crore, which is equal to one fourth of Country’s GDP. The government has provided Rs 2 lacks crore as a relief package to the capitalists where as the subsidies on petro products and food items are being cut down and consequently their prices are going up.” Discussing on the anti people measures taken by state government he said the Nitish government had started the process of globalization, liberalization and privatization under the cover of development and good governance. So the claims of both the governments are hollow and baseless, he added.

Among others who took part in the discussion were Prof. Devendra Prasad, Prof. Santosh Kumar, Dr. Arvind Sinha, Meera Dutta and Indira Lakshmi. Philip Manthra, Prof. Dezy Narain, Prof. R B Singh, Ram Chandra Lal Das, Priyadarshi and Rupesh Kumar, R N Jha, Narendra Kumar and Sadhana Mishra were present among others on this occasion.

Nitish government wants to bring darkness to its citizens

Patna, July 19:

SUCI (Communist) condemned the proposal of electricity department to dissolve Bihar State Electricity Board. Protesting against this move the SUCI (Communist) Patna District Committee burnt the effigy of the proposal at Patna Jn. Roundabout on Tuesday. After burning the effigy a street corner meeting was held.

Addressing the meeting the speakers referred the pitiable condition of the states where Electricity Act 2003 had been adopted. In its consequence electricity had been privatized, tariffs had been increased exorbitantly and electricity had gone out of the reach of the common consumers. The workers and employees had been retrenched. ‘’ The state government claiming development and good governance following the same anti people policies of Congress led central government. The Nitish government wants to bring darkness to its citizens already reeling under acute poverty, unemployment and price rise,’’ they added. They further added that the power tariff would be eight to ten times costlier and this burden would have to bear the poor people of the state. After dissolution of the Board, under the anti employees policy no permanent recruitment would be done. It would be done on the basis of contract. The speakers demanded the cabinet of Nitish Kumar to discard this anti people and anti employee move of electricity department. They urged the common people in general and electricity consumers in particular to come forward and develop mass movement against this anti people proposal.

The meeting was addressed by Shiwlal Prasad, Manikant Pathak, both senior State Committee Members, Sadhana Mishra, Secretary, Patna District Committee, SUCI (Communist).

Workers resolve to fight anti labour policies of the govt of Bihar

Patna, June 26:

Against anti labour, anti public sector policies and the against the policy of privatization of Bihar government, Central Trade Unions called Bihar on 20^th September this year. This decision was taken in a joint convention of Central Trade Unions comprising AIUTUC, AITUC, CITU, HMS, INTUC, UTUC, TUCC and AICCTU at IMA Hall, Patna on Sunday. A serious of programmes of the movement were decided in the convention. District level conventions will be held through out the month of July. Massive Dharnas will be held on 9^th August before the offices of District Magistrates.

Addressing the workers coming from different districts Arun Kumar Singh, President, AIUTUC, Bihar State Committee said: The rights of workers are being curtailed as the crisis of capitalism deepens. The trade union movement has lost its power of bargaining. We change the government through election, but the anti working class policy does not change. Policy remains the same and these policies jeopardize the life of the workers. The problem of unemployment is created at the one hand and jobs are being done on the contract basis on the other. Stressing on the need of powerful united trade union movement he assured all that the AIUTUC would take part in all the programmes taken by Shram Sangathan Manch, Bihar.

Others who spoke on the occasion were Usha Sahani, AITUC, Arun Kumar Mishra, CITU, R N Thakur, AICCTU, H M Vajpayee, Chandra Prakash, INTUC, Shiv Narain Singh, TUCC. The main resolution of the convention was read out by Chakradhar Prasad Singh. The convention ended with firm resolve to build up mighty joint trade union movement against skyrocketing price hike, privatisation, contract system and anti labour policies of the government of Bihar.

Protest March and Effigy Burning against price hike of LPG, diesel and kerosene

Muzaffarpur, 25 June:

Under the auspices of SUCI (Communist), Muzaffarpur District Committee protest march was taken out and effigy of PM Manmohan Singh was burnt against price hike of cooking fuel, diesel and kerosene. The march was taken out from Shahid Khudiram Bose Memorial, Companybagh. The party activists participating in the march were shouting thunderous slogans like ‘rollback the increased prices of LPG, diesel and kerosene’,’ check the skyrocketing price hike’,’ lower the prices of LPG, diesel and kerosene reducing the taxes of state and central government’. Traversing the main thoroughfares of the city the marched reached at Saraiganj Tower where the effigy of Prime Minister was burnt.

After burning the effigy a meeting was held. Addressing the meeting Lalbabu Mahato, Member, Muzaffarpur District Committee, SUCI (Communist) said: While people are reeling under acute price hike , the steep rise in the prices of LPG, diesel and kerosene would make people’s condition more deplorable. The middle class will be affected badly due to this.

Kashinath Sahani, Secretary, AIKKMS and Member, Muzaffarpur District Committee, SUCI (Communist) said: The Central government is talking the loss of petroleum companies, where as the annual report of petroleum companies tells about the super profit earned by them. He criticized also the state government for enhancing the power tariff. Among others who spoke on the occasion were Arjun Kumar, Secretary, Muzaffarpur District Committee, SUCI (Communist), Ram Naresh Ray, Shiv Chandra Paswan, Members, District Committee, Baidya Nath Pandit, Prem Kumar Ram, Vipin Thakur, Ashutosh Kumar, Arvind Kumar and Vinay sah. All the speakers demanded in one voice to rollback the increased prices of LPG, diesel and kerosene.