वाम दलों ने भारत बंद की तैयारियां शुरू की

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जयपुर.एनएनआई.01जुलाई। विपक्षी दलों ने पेट्रोल, डीजल और रसोई गैस की बढी दरों के विरोध में पांच जुलाई को भारत बंद की तैयारियां शुरू कर दी है। भारतीय कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी के तारा सिंह सिद्धू के अनुसार, प्रस्तावित भारत बंद की तैयारियों के लिए वाम दलों की कल सम्पन्न हुई बैठक में प्रदेशवासियों से भारत बंद को सफल बनाने की अपील की गयी। उन्होंने कहा कि बंद से केन्द्र की जन विरोधी आर्थिक नीतियों को पीछे धकलने का दवाब बनेगा। सिद्धू ने कहा कि केन्द्र सरकार मंहगाई पर अंकुश लगाना तो दूर पेट्रोलियम पदाथरे की दरों में वृद्धि कर आम लोगों की तकलीफ बढ़ा दी है।

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Black balloon protest during Manmohan's Kanpur visit

The Hindu today published the following item :
The Left parties will stage protests against fuel price hike during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Kanpur on Saturday.
While All-India Forward Bloc members will release black balloons from their homes when the Prime Minister reaches the industrial metropolis in the afternoon, the Kanpur units of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Communist Party of India have been authorised to have their own forms of protest.
This was stated by the U.P. unit leaders of the CPI (M), the CPI, the AIFB, the Republican Socialist Party (RSP) and the Janata Dal (Secular) at a press conference here on Friday.
Accusing Dr. Singh of pushing the common man, farmers and labourers further towards ruination by increasing the prices of petrol, diesel, kerosene and LPG, the leaders said the July 5 Bharat bandh and general strike would take the form of a people's struggle.
State CPI(M) secretary S.P. Kashyap said the Prime Minister's announcement that diesel would be decontrolled was a pointer to what lay in store for the common man.
CPI secretary Girish said that under Left pressure UPA-I could not announce fuel price hike and even if there was an increase, it was just marginal. Now, in the absence of Left pressure and as UPA-II allies were a pro-capitalist class, the country witnessed an unprecedented rise in fuel prices, Mr. Girish said.
The CPI leader urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati to reduce the value added tax on petrol and diesel.
AIFB secretary Ram Kishore said people who were reeling under the impact of the price hike should join the July 5 strike.
Dr. Singh is scheduled to attend a convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology and address the Uttar Pradesh Chamber of Merchant and Commerce

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CPI to launch stir against price rise

Imphal Free Press today reported :
IMPHAL, July 1: The Communist Party of India (CPI), Manipur State Council, is all set to launch stern agitations against price rise of petroleum products and other essential commodities as a part of the nation wide demonstrations to be carried out from July 3.
Addressing a press conference this afternoon at Irawat Bhawan, state secretary of CPI Manipur State Council, L. Iboyaima stated the party stands for the welfare of the common people and hence it opposes those policies of the government which are anti-people in nature. The recent price hike of petroleum products in the country is a wrong policy of the UPA government which considers only for the welfare of the capitalists, he said.
The government has failed to address the grievances of the poor people who have suffered a lot at the hands of the capitalist forces. The workers and farmers all over the country would join hands to protest the price hike of petroleum products which are used as essential commodities in all sectors, Iboyaima noted.
He also said that the Centre as well as the state government should look into the matter of acute shortage of commodities and its subsequent problem of extreme price rise in Manipur in the aftermath of months long economic blockade imposed along the two national highways. The people of Manipur are facing lots of problems due to acute shortage of food, petroleum and other essential commodities, he observed.
Senior communist leader, L. Sotinkumar maintained that the faulty policies of the state government have aggravated the problems of the people. The Centre as well as the state government should take up effective measures to ensure safety along the national highways. The highway protection force should be deployed along the national highways inorder to curtail the activities of various UG groups which have been collecting illegal taxes from the people of the state, he enjoined.
He also demanded the state government to ensure availability of adequate amount of fertilizers and diesel to the farmers so that the agricultural practices in the state are not hampered.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohon Singh had written a letter to the general secretary of CPI, AB Bardhan, on June 20 regarding the steps taken up the Central and state government to resolve the blockade issue of Manipur and subsequent shortage of essential commodities in the state.
The CPI, Manipur State Council, will be organizing a public meeting on price rise on July 3 at Majorkhul Community Hall, mass rally for women on July 4 and hartal on July 5 as a part of the nation wide protests against price hike of petroleum products.
People belonging to different walks of life including workers, farmers, government employees, transporters, bank and airport staffs are likely to participate in the nation wide hartal called against recent price hike of petroleum products in the country.

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CPI announces series of protest against price hike

North East India News published today :
By Hueiyen News Service
Imphal July 01: Communist Party of India (CPI) Manipur State Council today announced that the party will start launching various forms of protest against the hiking of prices of the essential commodities and petroleum products.Speaking to reporters at a press conference at Irawat Bhavan, Langol Iboyaima said that the state council is to launch the protest as part of countrywide protest planned of the opposition parties at the Centre.
The state council, in a meeting today has decided to launch the protest in the state too, Iboyaima said announcing that the protest will be kicked off with a dharna cum public meeting at Major Khul Community hall on July 3 next.
It will be followed by a demonstration rally which only women will participated on the next day, July 4, he said announcing that on the third day of protest series, down to dusk (6 am to 6 pm) cease work strike will be observed.
The party is demanding control price hike, take action to stop disturbances on the national highways in the state, set up and deploy national highway protection force on the highways and ensure availability of essential commodities to the people among others.
The demand also includes supply of diesel and fertilizers to the farmers at subsidies rate and making regular distribution of fuels at the petrol filling stations and reduction of prices of the petroleum products recently increase by a decision of the UPA government at the Centre etc.
Observing that despite the lifting of the economic blockade on the national highways, people are experiencing scarcity of essential commodities apart from getting at higher rates, Iboyaima demanded that government should take up appropriate action to relief the common people for the clutch of scarcity and consuming at higher prices.
He also criticized the UPA government at the Centre for not enabling people relief from suffering due to uncheck hiking of the prices of goods during its rules for two consecutive terms.
He also appealed the people to participate in the series of protest to be launched by the party.Assistant secretary of the party L Shotinkumar who also spoke at the press conference flayed the governments, both at the Centre and State for not enabling in controlling prices of the essential commodities.

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