2012 – Page 27 – New Socialist Alternative

Mayawati & the UP elections

25 February 2012

The following article is written by Joy Bose (a close supporter of the New Socialist Alternative – CWI India) on the ongoing assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh (UP), focussing mainly on the Mayawati’s BSP government record in office.

None of the illusions over Mayawati’s 2007 election victory euphoria remain, even among her core support base. With the sort of majority she commanded, she could have easily challenged the political hegemony of the upper classes/ castes in Indian society. Instead she has only re-enforced all the old stereotypes by building a cult around herself besides indulging in massive loot of the public money. read more

Life of Nurses in India is a cursed one

19 February 2012

The following article is written by Nissar Adoor, a male nurse working in a corporate hospital in Delhi and relates to the recent upsurge in nurses protest in the mainly corporate/ private run hospitals. Inspired by the events like the Arab spring in the Middle East and Occupy Movements, nurses working in many corporate/ pvt. hospitals in India often under highly exploitative conditions, decided that enough was enough. read more

AMRI Tragedy: Playing with Fire

12 February 2012

Two incidents late last year shook the conscience of many people in West Bengal. On December 9th, 2011, major fire claimed 93 lives in the Advanced Medical Research Institute (AMRI) Hospital, Kolkata. Most of them were patients admitted to the hospital for treatment. In another incident, 173 people died after consuming spurious hooch (locally manufactured liquor) in the state’s South 24-Parganas district. Many who died were mainly daily wage labourers who bought the cheap liquor that was easily available in that locality. In this article, we examine the real causes that led to the tragic incident at AMRI, Kolkata read more

India: Lower Economic growth & the Gathering Storm

12 February 2012

28pic — Photo: The general strike of 2010 in India (photo by Jente Somers CWI-Belgium)

The following article is a translated version from the Dutch original and is based on an introduction by a visiting comrade from India at a meeting of the Linkse Socialistische Partij/Parti Socialiste de Lutte – LSP/PSI (Left Socialist Party – CWI Belgium) branch in Antwerp (Belgium) on 24th Jan, 2012. read more

ಮಹಿಳಾ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರ ಮೇಲಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಆತ್ಯಾಚಾರಗಳಿಗೆ ಧಿಕ್ಕಾರ

10 February 2012

ದೇಶದ ಆರ್ಥಿಕತೆಗೆ ಬಹುದೊಡ್ದ ಕೊಡುಗೆಯನ್ನೇ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಗಾರ್ಮೆಂಟ್ಸ್ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರ ಜೀವನ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕಳೆದೆರೆಡು ಸಂಚಿಕೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಿದ್ದೀರಿ.. ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರಾಗಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರಾಗಿ ಇವರು ಅನುಭವಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಪದೇ ಪದೇ ಅಲ್ಪವಿರಾಮ ಬೀಳುತ್ತಲೇ ಇದೆ. ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ನೈಜ ಉದಾಹರಣೆ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ. read more