At the very outset, I, on behalf of our party, The All India Forward Bloc, the party founded by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the revolutionary hero of India extend our warm greetings to the 8th National Congress of Communist Party of Nepal (UML). I am confident that this historical Congress of your party will evolve very important decisions for the cause of working class advancement and will contribute innovative directions to the popular movement towards socialism.

As we all are aware that this Congress is taking place in such a time when the whole world is facing serious economic meltdown. The imminent crisis in capitalist system is now aggravating the miseries of the people who have been sidelined due to the exaggerated boom of 'so-called' economic growth. It is now proved without an iota of doubt that, the capitalist model of economic system paved the way for more capital accumulation by the capitalist by using fraudulent methods, manipulation and extreme exploitation. The governments of developed countries extended all sorts of assistance to these exploiters and projected their capital growth as the economic growth of the nation. There is no need o explain about how much the poor people are suffering due to this crisis driven by the capitalists.

It is now proved that the world Bank IMF model Structural Adjustment Policy in the economic sector was aimed to subjugate the developing countries and under developed countries. It was used as a tool to plunder the wealth of these countries. Due to this economic and structural trap the social developments of these countries have been touched at the lowest. This policy and the process of Globalization led to big economic inequality, huge poverty for the many and accumulation of big wealth for the few. The fights of the developed capitalist states to keep under their economic, political and military control the entire third world.

It is a fact that today, in the 21st Century, 800 million people suffer from starvation. 200 million children live in conditions of complete penury and 115 million children do not go to school at all. For Asia, Africa and Latin America debts are creating poverty, exploitation and political and military dependence. According to World Health Organization (WHO), life expectancy in developed countries is 71 years while the third world's life expectancy is approximately 38 years. Unemployment and under employment also increasing manifold. The current crisis is further aggravating this trend. This is the real picture of globalization we experience in all countries.

There is a new mood and growing confidence among clusters of vanguard workers, farmers and youth all over the world. Everywhere the working people who are thinking and acting in a similar way, resisting, refusing to be beaten, using the political space that the ruler's inability has opened up, broadening the field of vision, reading, studying and discussing with each other with an aim to over turn the world and build something new. The working class movement of Nepal and India is also a part of such global movement.

The world is eagerly looking for the voice of those who declared the death of socialism and advocated for capitalism as the only alternative. The popular movement all over the world for right to social security, right to standard of living adequate for health and well being, including food, clothing, housing, medical care, social services, security in the event of unemployment, and right education are showing that capitalism is not a remedy rather it intensified the miseries of the people. Therefore, the popular cry for 'Socialism' is more loudly today.

As you are at the threshold of a historical change from Palace autocracy to People's democracy, we, the All India Forward Bloc sincerely believe that the communist Party of Nepal (UML) has a major to play in shaping the destiny of the people of Nepal. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the pioneer of Indian Left consolidation, predicted during his fight against British imperialism that each country should adopt their own form of socialism according to their need, requirements and circumstances. Imitating any system without considering the ground reality will be disastrous. It is more pertinent to you when you are engaged in evolving a popular system based on people's aspirations. The constitution, which you are making by 2010, definitely will show the character of the state and the role of People and administration. But implementing the constitution, responding to the popular demands and up hold the voice of the people are need political will. We have the firm conviction that, the CPN(UML), the most popular progressive party of Nepal will consider all these aspects not only while making the constitution but also while implementing the same.

The 8th National Congress of CPN(UML) will be a landmark not only in the historical transformation of Nepal but also in the movement of global working class. The CPN(UML) is an integral part of international people's movement for working class rights and for socialism. We hope that the deliberations of this congress will strengthen the united action of progressive people all over world for the just cause of equality, freedom and democracy.

Once again we wish all success to your 8th National Congress and taking this opportunity to assure you that the All India Forward Bloc will stand a long with you in your all struggles for the cause of humanity.

Long Live the Friendship between the People of Nepal and India.

Long Live the Fraternal relation between Communist Party of Nepal (UML) and All India Forward Bloc.

The President's address at the joint session of Parliament on 12th February 2009 is perhaps most lengthy, but at the same time most disappointing so far the interests of the poor and the common people are concerned. The Hon'ble President has rightly raised the most pertinent question __ 'aam admi ko kya mila?' But the aam admi are hardly convinced of the benefits that are suggested to have been accrued to them in her address. The government may feel happy and proud to publicise that "it has acted on nearly all the commitments made to the people through the National Common Minimum Programme". But quite a few vital commitments like 'Right to Education' or 'Reservation for Women in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures' are still confined in Bills merely introduced in Parliament. The Bills as such may sound vibrating for election campaign, but the people's aspirations are not fulfilled merely by introducing the Bills. More than 30 percent of our population are still illiterate and the women are deprived of many much needed social and economic rights. Even the question may be raised as to how far the right to work has been guaranteed though the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. Unemployment and poverty levels are steadily rising. Due to recent global economic meltdown, we have lost about 5 lakhs jobs. In spite of an Act millions of people belonging to unorganised sectors are still deprived of minimum social security provisions and also a large number of people are miserably dependent on a meager earning of Rs. 20/- a day. Unfortunately, all these hard realities are not reflected in the Hon'ble President's Address, which has rather tried to list a handful of work done by the UPA government during its near - completed tenure.

The address has thus become more an election manifesto than a realistic assessment of the situation concerning the aam admi.

In spite of claims of increase in agriculture production, the country is now depending more and more on import of food grains, which will not speak well of our 'food security'. Moreover, if the production is so high, why more quantity of food grains are not distributed through PDS.

The newly initiated National Rural Health Mission is far from eradicating the ill-health and diseases of millions of poor people. On the contrary, health - care of international standard is available in our country, but at such high cost that it is far beyond the reach of the common people. This basic inequality in our society, in respect of money health - education and other social benefits, is still a positive hindrance to inclusive growth which the government claims to have achieved.

The Special Economic Zone, which the UPA government claims to be an unique achievement, is in fact the biggest land-grab move in recent times. It is discriminating in nature, creating a special privileged group which enjoys many undue exemptions from taxes and fees. In the name of export promotion and employment generation, SEZ people are exploiting the countries resources and enjoying undue privileges. The sooner it is abolished, the better would be the prospect of inclusive growth.

Although the Indo-US Nuclear Deal has been highly praised in the Address as "one of the manifestations of the transformation in our relationship with the United States of America", we are afraid this will eventually be proved as detrimental to the interest of our country. The US nuclear reactor business is heading to flourish at our cost. At the same time, the strategic partnership with the US would eventually tarnish India's traditional image of a non-aligned country and adversely affect our independent foreign policy.

The UPA government's high hopes that "our young people have never been more confident about the future", as manifested in the Address, are rather very difficult to accept. Unemployment, poverty, price rise, ill-health and illiteracy, deficiency in PDS, continuing threat of job-loss are constantly haunting our young generation. It is better to be more realistic in our assessment and find out means of socialistic reconstruction of our country.

Dr. Barun Mukherji, M.P.

Greed for more and more profits ultimately led the giant banking and insurance sectors of America to disastrous debts from which they couldn't recover, resulting in serious economic crises not only in America, but throughout the world. Share markets in different countries associated with the US capitalist chain system crumbled down, casting a dark shadow on people's confidence in speculative share market-oriented so-called economic growth---much publicized by the capitalist - friendly ruling classes in different countries, including India. This global economic meltdown initiated by the US capitalist houses is inevitable outcome of capitalist vices, and it has many adverse effects and serious repercussions on the life of the common people. The worst of which is wide spread retrenchment and job - losses for millions of people in different parts of the world.

But the most ugly part of the whole scenario is this that there has not been an end or any restraint of capitalist greed even in the midst of disastrous economic meltdown. This has of late been exposed very nakedly in the US itself and even the newly elected US President Barack Obama has come out with bitter criticism of the greedy bankers of his country. Obama has branded wall street bankers "shameful" for giving themselves nearly $20 billion in bonuses as the economy was deteriorating and the government was spending billions to bail out prominent financial institutions. Obama further said, "There will be time for them to make profits, and there will be time for them to get bonuses. Now's not that time. And that's a message that I intend to send directly to them." Obama thus gave expression to his flash of anger, which is justified in view of the situation around. In the last week of January '09 alone, American companies reported as many as 65,000 job cuts, and public anger was rising over reports of profligate spending by banks and investment firms that were receiving help from a bailout fund. The US President admitted that the recession was deepening. Economists said that the current January-March 2009 period would probably turn out to be the worst quarter for the recession.

The US Labour department said that he US lost almost 6,00,000 jobs in January 2009 and the unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent, its highest level in more than 16 years. For December 2008, the official estimate was 5,77,000 job loss. Overall, the US government said, the nation had lost 3.6 million jobs since it slipped into a recession in December 2007.

These terrible disastrous results of recession also affected India's economy and employment position. Overall global picture was such that in January '09 itself, average daily job-loss was 9000. In India, it is estimated that during the last quarter from October to December 2008, about 5 lakhs people have lost their job. In interim budget speech, the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has also admitted that India is also having recession situation and during the first quarter of January to March 2009 there will be much more job losses.

The two bailout packages declared by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, one in December 2008 and the other in January 2009, have had so far little effect to prevent this disastrous job-loss trend. The eight industrial sector associated with export have been worst affected viz. automobile, metal, transport, construction and mines, textile, jems & Jewellaries and IT. These sectors, due to fall in exports, have lost 3.45% earning in three months. It is apprehended that GDPgrowth rate will also be further adversely affected. India has associated itself with US economy and now feeling the pinch. One crore job may be lost in 2008-09.

On September 3, 1939, the writer was addressing a mammoth meeting on the sea-beach in Madras where about two hundred thousand people were present - the biggest meeting he has ever addressed - when somebody from the audience put an evening paper into his hand. He looked and read that Britain was at war with Germany. Immediately, the speaker switched over to the subject of the war. The much expected crisis had at last come. This was India's golden opportunity.

On the same day that Britain declared war on Germany, the Viceroy declared India a belligerent and issued an ordinance containing the most stringent powers for the suppression of internal disorder. On September 11th, he announced that the inauguration of the federal constitution under the Act of 1935 was postponed for the duration of the war.

On September 6th Mahatma Gandhi, after meeting the Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, issued a press statement saying that in spite of the differences between India and Britain on the question on Indian independence, India should co-operate with Britain in her hour of danger. This statement came as a bomb-shell to the Indian people, who since 1927, had been taught by the Congress leaders to regard the next war as a unique opportunity for winning freedom. Following the above statement of Gandhi, many leaders belonging to the Gandhi Wing began to make public declarations to the effect that though they demanded freedom for India, they wanted Britain to win the war. As this sort of propaganda was likely to have a very unfortunate effect on Indian public opinion, the Forward Bloc, which was by now an All India organization, commenced counter-propaganda on a large scale. As against the Gandhi Wing, the Forward Bloc took the line that the Congress had since 1927 repeatedly declared that India should not co-operate in Britain's war and that the Congress should now put that policy into practice. The members of the Forward Bloc also declared openly that they did not want Britain to win the war because only after the defeat and break-up of the British Empire could India hope to be free.

Apart from the general propaganda carried on by the Forward Bloc, the writer made a lecture tour throughout the country, in the course of which he must have addressed about a thousand meetings in the course of ten months. That the British Government should permit such anti-British and anti-war propaganda came as a surprise to may, including the writer. The fact, however, was that the British Government was afraid that if drastic measures were taken against the Forward Bloc, it would provoke the Congress and the public in general to launch a campaign of passive resistance against the British Government. Because of sheer nervousness on the part of the British Government, the Forward Bloc was able to continue its anti-British and anti-war propaganda, though in the course of this propaganda, many members were thrown into prison.

The propaganda of the Forward Bloc found an enthusiastic echo all over India. Mahatma Gandhi and his followers thereupon realized that the policy of co-operation with Britain would not find any support among the public and would surely lead to the loss of their influence and popularity. Consequently, they began to alter their attitude gradually.

More strange even than Gandhi's attitude was the attitude of Nehru. From 1927 to 1938, he had figured prominently in all anti the anti-war resolutions of the Congress. Consequently, when the war broke out, people naturally expected him to take the lead in an anti-war policy. According to the previous resolutions of the Congress, the party should have immediately non co-operated with Britain's war-effort in September, 1939, and if after that, the Government had exploited India for the war-the Congress party only did Nehru not adopt this policy, but he used all his influence in order to prevent the Congress from embarrassing the British Government while the war was on.

The Executive (Working Committee) of the Congress met on September 8th, at Wardha to decide what attitude the Congress should take up towards the war. The writer, who was not a member then, was especially invited to the meeting and he gave expression to the view of the Forward Bloc that the struggle for freedom should begin at once. He added that in case the Congress Executive did not take the necessary steps in this connection, the Forward Bloc would consider itself free to act as it thought fit in the best interest of the country.

This uncompromising attitude had its effect and the Gandhi Wing gave up altogether the idea of co-operation with the British Government. Then there followed prolonging Committee passed a lengthy resolution asking the British Government to declare its war aims. The resolution, further, declared that if India were granted freedom, herself with other free nations for mutual defence against aggression and for economic co-operation."

This resolution was, in substance, an offer of co-operation in Britain's war-effort under certain conditions.

On October 17th, the Viceroy replied to this resolution of the Congress with a statement which was published in London as a White Paper. The Viceroy's offer was a proposal to establish a "Consultative Group", including Indian representatives, which would advice the Viceroy on questions pertaining to the war. He also reaffirmed the pledge of Dominion Status at some future date, which had been first made ten years ago by the then Viceroy, Lord Halifax (Irwin).

Apart from this reply of the British Government, what infuriated the Indian people most was that while the Allied powers were talking of fighting for "freedom and democracy", in India the Constitution of 1935 was suspended, all powers were concentrated in the hands of Viceroy, and in many parts of India severe restrictions on personal liberty were imposed - e.g. prohibition of all public meetings and demonstrations, imprisonment without trial, etc.

The writer is definitely of the opinion that if the Congress as a whole had taken up a bold and unequivocal attitude of determined opposition to the war from the very outset - Britain's war-production in India would have been seriously affected and it would not have been easy for the British Government to send Indian troops on active service to different theatres of war, far away from India. Consequently, in his view, by postoponing a final decision on the war-issue - Gandhi, Nehru and their followers helped the British Government indirectly. It is but natural that when the Congress did not give a clear lead to the country, the propaganda carried on by the agents of British Imperialism in India should partially succeed in winning the co-operation of certain sections of the Indian people.

On October 29th, the Congress Working Committee replied the Viceroy's pronouncement of October 17th with a resolution which contained a treat of civil disobedience (or passive resistance). Along with this, the Committee ordered the Congress Ministers in eight provinces to lay down office. Since the Viceroy was issuing orders to the Provincial Governments to carry out the war-policy of the British Government, the Congress Ministers had either to co-operate in the war-effort or to resign office.

It was generally expected that after the Congress Ministers resigned office, the campaign of passive resistance would begin. But this expectation was not fulfilled. Many people are of opinion that British intrigue was responsible for this. The British Government sent out to India some British Liberals and Democrats in order to influence Congress leaders. For Edward Thomson, visited India and he was followed by Sir Stafford Cripps who came in December.

Besides carrying on a continuous propaganda against co-operation in the war and in favour of commencing a national struggle for independence, the Forward Bloc organized periodic demonstrations for focusing public attention on these issue. For instance, in October, 1939, an Anti-Imperialist Conference was held at Nagpur which was a great success. And at the end of six months, the Bloc's propaganda culminated in a huge demonstration at Ramgarh in March, 1940, where the annual session of the Congress was being held at the time. The demonstration was convened by the Forward Bloc and the Kisan Sabha (Peasant's Organisation) and it was a greater success than the Congress meeting at Ramgarh which was presided over by Moulana Abul Kalam Azad.

The Congress did not decide anything at Ramgarh about its war policy. For six months its policy had been non-committal, with the result that the British Government had been going on exploiting India for war purpose. The Anti-compromise Conference at Ramgarh, led by the writer and Swami Sahajananda Saraswati, the peasant leader, decided, therefore to immediately launch a fight over the issue of the war and of India's demand for independence. During the National Week in April (April 6th to April 13th), 1940 - the Forward Bloc commenced, all over the country, its campaign of civil disobedience. Prominent members of the Bloc were gradually put in prison. In Bengal too, where the writer was living at the time, the campaign flared up and early in July, the writer along with hundreds of his co-workers was living at the time, the campaign flared up ad early in July, the writer long with hundreds of his co-workers were put in prison.

A few days before he was thrown into prison, that is, in June 1940, the writer had his lad long talk with Mahatma Gandhi and his principal lieutenants. India had received the news of the final collapse of France. The German troops had made a triumphal entry into Paris. British morale, in England and in India, had sunk low. A British Minister had found it necessary to rebuke the British public for going about "with long faces as I they were at a funeral". In India, the civil disobedience campaign started by the Forward Bloc was going on and many of the Bloc leaders were already in prison. The writer, therefore, made a passionate appeal to the Mahatma to come forward and launch his campaign of passive resistance - since it was now clear that the British Empire would be overthrown and it was high time for India to play her part in the war. But the Mahatma was still non-committal and he repeated that, in his view, the country was not prepared for a fight and good to India. However, at the end of a long and bearty talk, he told the writer that if his (the writer's) efforts to win freedom for India succeeded - then his (Ghandhi's) telegram of congratulation would be the first that the writer would receive.

On this occasion, the writer had also long talks with the leaders of some other organizations - e.g. with Mr. Jinnah, the President of the Mulsim League and Mr. Sarvarkar, the President of the Hindu Mahasabha. Mr. Jinnah was then thinking only of how to realize his plan of Pakistan (division of India) with the help of the British. The idea of putting up a joint fight with the Congress, for Indian independence, did not appeal to him at all though the writer suggested that in the event of such united struggle taking place, Mr. Jinnah would be the first Prime Minister of Free India. Mr. Savarkar seemed to be oblivious of the International situation and was only thinking how Hindus could secure military training by entering Britain's army in India. From these interviews, the writer was forced to the conclusion that nothing could be expected from either the Muslim League or the Hindu Mahasabha.

On May 20th, 1940, Pandit Nehru made an astounding statement in which he said, "Launching a civil disobedience campaign at a time when Britain is engaged in a life and death struggle would be an act derogatory to India's honour." Similarly, the Mahatma said, "We do not seek our independence out of Britain's ruin. That is not the way of non violence." It was clear that the Gandhi wing was doing everything possible in order to arrive at a compromise with Britain.

On July 27th, the All India Congress Committee in a meeting at Poona which the Mahatma did not attend, made an offer of co-operation with Britain in the war, provided the demand of the Congress for independence was conceded. At this time, the Mahatma retired from the leadership of the Congress, because it was difficult for him to support the war-effort owing to his faith in non-violence.

The Viceroy's reply to the Congress resolution came on August 8th, when he made an offer to include a number of representative Indians in his Executive Council, as well as on his Consultative Council. But that was not independence or anything approaching it.

In the meantime, after the writer's incarceration in July, 1940, the campaign of the Forward Bloc continued with increasing vigour. This campaign stirred the rank and file of the Gandhi Wing. In spite of orders from above that no followers of the Gandhi Wing should commence passive resistance, the rank and file, and especially the produced a great commotion among the Gandhian leaders. Some of them began to press the Mahatma to launch the fight - otherwise they would lose all influence and prestige in the country. Others began gradually to join the fight were forced. On September 15th, the Congress withdrew its offer of co-operation and invited the Mahatma to resume the leadership of the Congress. In October, 1980, the Mahatma declared that he had decided to commence resistance to the British Government's war-efforts - but not on a mass scale. In November, 1940, Gandhi's campaign began and within a short time, all the Congress Ministers in eight provinces who participated in the movement were taken to prison, along with hundreds of influential leaders.

The campaign in 1940-41 was not conducted by the Mahatma with that enthusiasm and vehemence which one had seen in 1921 and again in 1930-32 - though objectively the country was more ripe for a revolution than before. Evidently, Gandhi still wanted to keep the door open for a compromise - which would not be possible if too much bitterness against the British was roused in the course of the campaign. Nevertheless, the Forward Bloc was jubilant that Gandhi's hands had been forced. Now that both wings of the Congress - the Gandhi Wing and the Forward Bloc - were definitely committed to an anti-British and anti-war policy, it was time to consider bigger plans for achieving the independence of India.

The writer was then confined in prison without any trial. Long study and deliberation had convinced him about three things. Firstly, Britain would lose the war and the British Empire would break up. Secondly, in spite of being in a precarious position, the British would not hand over power to the Indian people and the latter would have to fight for their freedom. Thirdly, India would win her independence if she played her part in the war against Britain and collaborated with those powers that were fighting Britain. The conclusion he drew for himself was that India should actively enter the field of international politics.

He had already been in British custody eleven times, but he now felt that it would be a gross political blunder to remain inactive in prison, when history was being made elsewhere. He then explored the possibility of being released in a legal manner, but found that there was none, because the British Government was determined to keep him locked up, so long as the war lasted. Thereupon, he sent an ultimatum to the Government pointing out that there was no moral or legal justification for detaining him in jail and hat if he was not released forthwith, he would fast unto death. He was determined to get out of prison, whether dead or alive.

The Government laughed at the ultimatum and did not reply. At the last moment, the Home Minister requested his brother, Sarat Chandra Bose, Leader of the Congress party in the Provincial Parliament, to inform the writer that it was a mad project and that Government could do nothing. Late at night, he was visited in his prison-cell by his brother who conveyed the Minister's message to him and informed him, further, that the attitude of the Government was very hostile. The next morning the fast began as already announced. Seven days later, the authorities suddenly got frightened, lest the writer should die in prison. A secret conference of high officials was hurriedly held and it was decided to release him, with the intention of re-arresting him after a month or so, when his health improved.

After his release, the writer was at home for about forty days and did not leave his bed-room. During this period, he surveyed the whole war-situation and came to the conclusion that Indian freedom-fighters should have first-hand information as to what was happening abroad and should join the fight against Britain and thereby contribute to the break-up of the British Empire. After considering the different means whereby this could be done, he found no other alternative but to travel abroad himself. Towards the end of January, 1941, he quietly left his home one night at a late hour. Though he was always closely watched by the Secret Police, he managed to dodge them and after an adventurous journey, managed to cross the Indian frontier. It was the biggest political sensation that had happened in India for a long time.

During the year 1941, the Civil Disobedience Movement continued - but without much enthusiasm on the part of Gandhi and his followers. The Mahatma had calculated that by following a mild policy, he would ultimately open the door towards a compromise - but in this, he was disappointed. His goodness was mistaken for weakness and the British Government went on exploiting India for war purposes to the best of its ability. The Government also exploited to the fullest extent such agents, as the erstwhile Communist leader, M.N. Roy, who were prepared to sell themselves to Britain.

Ultimately, the British Government woke up from its self - complacency when in November, 1941, war - clouds appeared in the Far Eastern horizon. Early in December, the Congress leaders belonging to the Gandhi Wing were suddenly set free. But simultaneously, leaders belonging to the Left Wing were clapped in prison. For instance, when the war in the Far East broke bout, Sarat Chandra Bose, the brother of the writer, was sent to prison without any trial. This was followed, some time later, by the incarceration of Sardar Sardul Singh Cavesheer, the Acting President of the Forward Bloc. The Government probably thought that by this dual policy of arresting the Leftists and releasing the Gandhites, it would come to a settlement with the Congress.

The desire of the British Government for a compromise with the Congress was reciprocated by the Gandhi Wing. The Congress Working Committee, meeting at Wardha on the 16th January 1942, passed a resolution offering cooperation in the war-effort once again. Soon after - that is, in February, 1942 at the instance of the British Government, Marshal Chiang Kai Shek visited India with a view to inducing the Congress leaders to come to an understanding with the British Government. A month later - in March, 1942, - an American Technical Mission, some American diplomats and journalists and several American military units arrived in India. In April, the British Commander-in-Chief in India was forced to seek the help of Marchan Chiang Kai Shek and bring Chinese troops to Burma.

The fall of Singapore on February 15, 1942, after one week's fighting, caused consternation in Britain and in America. When the Japanese forces after fighting the Malayan campaign advanced into Burma, the British Prime Minister was forced to turn over a new leaf and on March 11, made a conciliatory speech announcing the visit of Sir Stafford Cripps to India on behalf of the War Cabinet.

Sir Stafford Cripps arrived in India in March, 1942, under auspicious circumstances. In view of the rapid and brilliant success of the Japanese forces, the British Government was in a chastened mood and Cripps was regarded by the general public as the right man for the job. But his efforts, nevertheless, failed, because all that he had brought with him, was a promise of Dominion Status after the war ended. Coupled with this promise, was the threat that India would probably be divided, when the war was over. On April 10, the Congress Working Committee rejected the Cripps proposals on the ground that they in no way met India's demand for freedom. Sir Stafford Cripps made his farewell broadcast to the Indian people on the 11th April and then left India a disappointed man.

Following the departure of Cripps from India, the Congress Working Committee met at Allahabad on April 27th and the following days. On May 1, a resolution was passed rejecting the Cripps proposals and at the same time resolving to offer non-violent non-co-operation, if any foreign army entered India. In the absence of a compromise with Britain, there was no question of actively fighting on the side of Britain, against the Japanese or any other army.

5th February 2008 was a dark day in the history of democratic movement of the country. On behalf of All India Forward Bloc, Bengal Committee a week-long mass agitation programme including demonstration-dharna-meetings was organized in all the districts of the state from 28 January to 3 February 2008. The pogrammes raised seven important demands, including 100 days work under the Act, listing of 'Below Poverty Line (BPL)' people on a realistic basis, issuing of Job cards in rural areas and to continue the developmental work for the downtrodden people. All these demands were based on the 'Right to Live' for the poor people. After this week-long programme, a single day programme of peaceful civil disobedience in all the districts was observed on 5th February 2008. Large number of people assembled in all the district headquarters in response to this call. No untoward incident happened anywhere, excepting at Dinhata of Coochbehar district, where the CRPF and Police made brutal unprovoked attacks on the peaceful demonstrations, resulting in the death of five young demonstrators. A spontaneous "Bandh" was observed on the next day throughout the state as a mark of protest against this barbaric attack on peaceful demonstrations.

In memory of those five martyrs killed at Dinhata on 5th February 2008, a mass gathering consisting of ten thousand people was organized at Esplanade of Kolkata. Party workers from all the neighboring districts assembled at the mammoth meeting, which was addressed, among others, by Com. Asok Ghosh, General Secretary, All India Forward Bloc, West Bengal State Committee.

An equally large meeting was also organized by the party on the same day at Dinhata, where the killings took place one year earlier.

The first ever state convention of the tribal people (Advasi) of West Bengal was held at Bankura on 28-29 January 2009, under the leadership of All India Forward Bloc, Bengal Committee. The Party has been organizing tribal peoples movements for quite some years, but it was for the first time that a state level two day conference under the banner of "Agragami Adivasi Samity", a newly formed mass-front of the party, was held with about 250 tribal delegates from 18 districts of the state actively participating in the deliberations. The most remarkable and historical open session was held on 28 January 2009 at the Tamlibandh Maidan of the Bankura town, which was joined by a colourful rally of about ten thousand tribal men and women accompanied with their traditional musical instruments and bows-arrows.

The two day delegates session discussed about the burning issues confronting the state's 50 lakh tribal population and drew a plan of actions and programmes for the year. A 39-member state committee was formed with Com. Jatin Soren and Com. Nishikanta Mehta as Joint - Presidents and Com. Biswanath Kisku and Com. Rebati Bhattacharya as the Joint-General Secretaries.

The 21-points charters of demands launched from the conference included: right to water-forest-land as per the Forest Dwellers Act must be implemented; landless tribal families to be provided with government land for cultivation; complete BPL list for tribals and provide Ration Cards; pension @ Rs. 500 per month to the poor invalid old men and women; compulsory free primary education and free medical centre at each tribal village; electricity and drinking water to all tribal villages; tribal certificate to each family; self-help group, cooperatives, training with stipends for tribal villages; development of Alchiki alphabet, along with tribal language and culture; small irrigation, seeds, fertilizers and insecticides for tribal villages; cottage industry with marketing facilities; reservation of seats in all tribal development committees, etc.

Nearly fifty thousand workers lead by Com. S.P. Tiwari (TUCC), Com. Gurudas Dasgupta (M.P., AITUC), Com. Tapan Sen (M.P., CITU), Com. Shankar Saha (AIUTUC), Com. M. Venkatachalan (AIBEF), and other leaders marched amid slogan cheering crowd towards "Jantar-Mantar" from Ramlila Maidan. The rally culminated into a big public meeting which was presided over by a presidium consist of Com. D.N. Jha (TUCC, Delhi State Committee), Com. Amarjit Kaur (AITUC), Com. Swadesh Roy (CITU), Com. Krishna Chakraborty (AIUTUC), and Com. R.N. Thakur (AICCTU).

The meeting was addressed by leaders of Central Trade Union Organisations. Com. D.L. Sachdev (AITUC), Com. Swapan Mukherjee (AICCTU), Com. Sukomar Sen (All India State Government Employees Federation) were the main speakers.

Com. S.P. Tiwari, General Secretary, TUCC in his firing speech, elaborated the Commencement of New Industrial and Economical regime through Washington Consensus (1986), which was executed firmly since 1991 by our preceding Governments, who not only allowed concessions to capitalistic people of the country but also allowed open field to Giant MNC's to invade our mixed economy and paralyse the so called reliable Public Sector of the Country. The reforms in finance and labour sector had given ample opportunity to foreign companies to grasp our conventional small and cottage sector which were not only generating employment in rural areas but also contributing larger share in GDP of the country, Due to these policies - the gap of organized to unorganised sector indene manifold and by availing these advantages, the Corporate houses of the country and their allied counterparts had eaten the major share of organized sector by fragmenting the services into many small sector and made life of working class most deplorable.

He stressed the need of Uniting working people in big way and at all levels. So that relentless struggle can be launched in the country to uproot exploiting capitalists and their supportive Government from power and establish socialistic form of Government in the Country lead by working people.

After the conclusion of the meeting, 9 member delegation of NPDEF went to meet officiating Prime Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee, who assured to look into the 13 point demands of the sponsoring committee of Trade Unions in the country.

Com. K.I.P. Memon placed his report with organizational and agitational agenda, which was thoroughly discussed by NEC members of NPDEF and Com. M. Shanmugan placed some specific proposals to cut short outsourcing and contractualist in Defence Sector. Com. V. Veluswamy placed resolutions which were adopted after threadbare discussion.

The following programmes were finalized as here under

1. Dharna will be organized on 5th March at the gate of all units in support of 19 points charter of demands which is as follows:

a. Give up the anti workers policies of Corporatisation, Privatization and Contractorisation in Defence Industry.

b. Settle all the anomalies of VI Central Pay Commission and Implement all the allowances from 01.01.2006.

c. Fill up all the vacancies in Ordnance Factories, by exempting APDR.

d. Scrap the proposal of New Incentive Scheme in place of PLB & OTA.

e. The Ceiling of PLB and Income Tax should be enhanced proportionately according to the Pay hike.

f. Work load should be ensured to all Ordnance Factories, at least TWO ears in advance.

g. HRA should be restored to those who have vacated Government accommodation & also new Recruits

h. Master Crafts Man who has been promoted after 01.01.2006 should be Given The Grade Pay of Rs. 4200.

i. Proper and equal distribution of workload among the Ordnance Factories, based on its Piece Workers Strength should be ensured.

j. Uniform Procedure should be followed with regard to the membership of Charge men in Union.

k. Check off system should be introduced in Ordnance Factories, based on the Result of the membership verification election.

l. The Traveling allowance and the special pay should be taken for the Purpose of Overtime Calculation.

m. NPDEF should be given interim Recognition for smooth functioning.

n. Restriction on Compassionate Appointment should be removed.

o. Ordnance Factories should be modernized to cope up the enhanced Requirement of the internal security forces and export of arms and ammunition.

p. Long pending issues of All India Defence Civilian Canteen Employees to be settled at the earliest.

q. Grant of Night Duty Allowance to Durban employees working in Ordnance Factories.

2. Delegation of NPDEF will meet chairman, Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), Kolkata in the month of March 2009 to discuss the above stated demands.

3. NPDEF will organize Leadership Development Training Programmes and sensitization of production/productivity system in Defence Establishments.

4. Next NEC of NPDEF will be new at Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh in the second week of June 2009.

After the meeting, a well attended gate meeting was organized at OCF, Avadi, which was addressed by Com. C. Kuppuswamy, M.P. (DMK), Com. S.P. Tiwari (General Secretary TUCC and President NPDEF), Com. K.I.P. Menon, General Secretary, NPDEF, Com. V. Veluswamy, Jt. General Secretary NPDEF, Com. Md. Meera, Com. K. Kannan and others leaders spoke on the occasion.

The state headquarter will be set-up at Nagpur. To streamline the mass organizations activity, special responsibility have been fixed up for -

TUCC - Com. Baban Bhore, Sukhdeo Dhekle (associate); AIAKS - Com. Meghdham Tarhe; AIYL - Com. Rameshwar Chounda and Raj Salote (associate)

TUCC state level convention will be organized at Nagpur on 28th March 2009.

The AIYL organized three zonal committee meeting in Nagpur, Pune and Latur to finalise on 22nd, 23rd and 24th February 2009 respectively. AIYL and AISB jointly organize 7 days anti-imperialist march from 23rd March 2009, the martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru.

AIAKS will organize a State Kisan Convention on 15th March 2009 at Yotmal.

The Bangladesh-Bharat-Pakistan People's Forum has organised a vehicular Jatha from Moirang, where Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's INA hoisted Tri-colour flag first time on Indian soil, to Jalianwalabagh, where hundreds of patriotic people of India made supreme sacrifice fighting against the British Imperialism. The Jatha has started on 8th February, 2009 and will culminate on 1st March 2009. On its way, it passed through Manipur, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab. Delegates from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are participating in the Jatha.

This Jatha is aimed to build up people to people relation between these three countries and to make awareness about the imperialist machinations to keep a live the socio-political and military tension in this sub-continent.

Partition of India was the biggest tragedy of modern India. Partition on the basis of religion was more tragic. It was against our century-old heritage and culture. Partition was an outcome of heinous conspiracy hatched by the British imperialist and a few vested interest political leaders of our country. This forced and painful partition has divided the people of this sub-continent politically and socially. The neo-imperialist forces are again active in connivance with power-hungry politicians to make India, Pakistan and Bangladesh subservient to them.

Public receptions were accorded to the Jatha in various places. A grand inauguration of the Jatha took place at Moiang in presence of distinguished political, social and cultural leaders and workers of the country. Two vehicles and a well decorated tabloo started from the first point and while these passed through various important places of different states, many other vehicles, motor-bikes and hundreds of students-youths joined the main Jatha. The routes followed by Jatha covered Imphal, Kohima, Dimapur, Hozai, Lumding, Guwahati (where people from Tripura-Assam joined them), Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Siliguri, Islampur, Lalbagh (of Murshidabad, where the Jatha paid tributes at the foot of Siraj Monument), Palasi, Kolkata, Baidyabati, Pandua, Burdwan (at Curzon Gate), Kulti, Nirsha (entering Jharkhand), Dhanbad, Gomo (where Netaji borded the train for his 'great escape' in 1941), Parasnath, Rajouli, Nawada, Bihar Sharif, Buxar and then Ghazipur of U.P. While this news goes to the press, the Jatha proceeds in its way to Delhi, Haryana and Punjab - finally to reach Jalianwalabagh on 1st Mach 2009. In Delhi the Jatha will be received by Debabrata Biswas, Genearl Secretary, All India Forward Bloc on 26th February 2009. Political leaders, Members of Parliament, freedom fighters, INA personalities and their successor eminent writers and social activists will attend the Delhi reception at Netaji Park.

The major demands of the Jatha are :

AIFB Up State Committee met at Pilibhit on 8th February, 2009. Com. Hansraj Akela presided over the meeting. The state committee reviewed the state political situation in the light of Central Committee note, adopted on 10th and 11th January 2009. The state committee will finalise its seats and candidates for the parliament election on 15th March 2009 in the next state committee to be held at Gurshahay Ganj, Kannoj.

A convention for solidarity with Palestine was held on February 7, 2009 in New Delhi. Eminent personalities from all walks of life participated in the convention. Seema Mustafa, presided over the convention and conducted the proceedings.

The real purpose of this convention was not just to condemn the attack on Gaza but also to plan for concerted actions for solidarity with the Palestinian people who are suffering from the Israeli occupation. Zikrur Rahman, former Consul of India to Palestine, appealed that the problem of Palestine should be looked at as a political problem and not just a humanitarian problem. He criticised the inactivity of the government of India in taking up the issue of the plight of the Palestinian. N Ram stated that steps should be taken to mobilise the Indians in solidarity with Palestinians.

Leading political leaders like Prakash Karat, General Secretary, CPI(M), A.B. Bardhan, General Secretary, CPI, Debabrata Biswas, General Secretary, AIFB, Uma Reddy Venkateswarulu of Telegu Desam, Danish Alish of Janata Dal(S) addressed the meeting and spoke against the Israeli aggression and criticized the Government of India for it pro-Israeli tist:

Other speakers included Professors Prabhat Patnaik, Aijaz Ahmed, Kamal Mitra Chenoy, Achin Vanaik, S P Shukla, former secretary, ministry of Finance, Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, the prince of Arcot, Saeed Mirza, film maker, Saeed Naqvi eminent journalist and Sehba Farooqi of AIDWA

The convention resolved to start a mass campaign on the issue of Palestine and India's independent foreign policy. As a part of the campaign it was announced that a signature campaign by members of parliament on India-Israel military ties and the Rs 10,000 crore missile deal with Israel Aircraft industries would be started once the parliament session begins. Other measures include organising boycotts including academic boycott, creating exhibitions and film screenings on Palestine, organising medical and other relief material for Gaza. The committee would soon be formed and would meet to chalk out a concrete program on these and other possible measures.

The following resolution was taken at the convention:

The savage military aggression by Israel on the 1.5 million Palestinians in Gaza is genocide. More than 1300 Palestinians - including hundreds of women and children - have been killed and over 5000 wounded. More than 26,000 homes have been destroyed with targeted bombing of schools, hospitals and basic infrastructure. The Palestinians are today without electricity, drinking water, medicines and food. The hospitals are not being able to take care of the injured with an acute scarcity of not just medicines, but doctors and medical staff.

The Israeli military has pulled out but the siege continues. The Israelis remain in command and have been blocking the supply of food and medicines for the Palestinians. The US, European Union are accountable for Israel's repeated invasions of Gaza and the continued occupation of Palestinian land. The Indian government, while paying lip service to the Palestinian cause, is the biggest buyer of Israeli arms and is helping subsidise the Israeli armed forces.

We cannot remain mute spectators to this genocide and need to come together to express our solidarity with the Palestinian people and pressure the international community and the government of India to act against Israel. The role of the media is also questionable, as the attack on Gaza was barely covered by Indian newspapers and television channels. And except for a couple of days, most of the national newspapers did not even report the death and destruction on the front pages.

Going beyond the humanitarian crisis of Gaza, this convention expresses its firm solidarity with the struggle of the Palestinian people to form their independent state on the whole territory that is theirs by right and to pursue their path of development, overcoming the machinations of Israel and its western patrons.

This convention calls upon the government of India to:

Reverse its pro-Israel foreign and security policies

snap military ties with Israel;

cancel the 10,000 crore missile deal with Israel Aircraft Industries

boycott all goods from illegal Israeli settlements

take an initiative on Palestine along with other non-aligned countries

The extended TUCC Jharkhand State Committee meeting was held on 24th January 2009 at Circuit House, Dhanbad, the meeting was presided over by Com. Aparna Sengupta, MLA and president of TUCC state committee. Com. S.P. Tiwari, General Secretary, TUCC was present in the said meeting - leaders from Coal sector (ECL, BCCL, CCL), kerosene vendors, Mica Mines sector, transport and unorganised sector had attended the meeting.

At the outset of the meeting, Com. S.P. Tiwari briefed about the resignation of Com. Hanjala Bin Haque from the post of General Secretary of TUCC due to his political work load and directed president to carry on the day to day affairs of the organization till next conference. He also announced that Com. Hanjala Bin Haque will monitor administrative work as a Central Committee member of TUCC.

The meeting had taken understated programmes.

iv. A massive Dharna of TUCC before His Excellency, Governor of Jharkhand will be organized on 27th February, 2009, at Ranchi. In which deputation will be submitted consisting of demands of the workers in organized and unorganised sector.

Inspite of continuing demand and representation by the people, the government of India led by the Congress Party has so long refused to declare the birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose as the "Deshprem Divas". Netaji's patriotism and love for the country, selfless sacrifice and tireless struggle for the freedom of the country have always been a source of inspiration for his countrymen to come forward and serve the country and the people. Irrespective of caste and creed, religion and sex, language and regional barriers, the people of India are united in their demand to ask the government to declare the 23rd January-the birthday of Netaji, the patriot of patriots, as the Day of Patriotism. They themselves are spontaneously observing the 23rd January as the "Desh Prem Divas", reports of which are reaching our office from all the states and corners of India.

Most important programme of Netaji's 113th Birthday celebration was organized at Gomoh, Jharkhand by Indian Railways, who renamed Gomoh Junction as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh Junction in the august presence of Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav, Hon'ble Minister of Railways, and Com. Debabrata Biswas, General Secretary, AIFB as Chief Guest, celebrating Netaji's birthday in a befitting manner. It was long pending demand of Forward Bloc which was accepted and declared by Shri Lalu ji in a grand ceremony organized at Gomoh Railway Campus. It was attended by Shri Teklal Mahato (M.P.), Shri Mathura Prasad Mahato (MLA), Smt. Aparna Sengupta (MLA-AIFB), Shri Janardan Pandey (Jhakhand State General Secretary-AIFB), shri Girinath Singh & others.

History denotes that on 18th January 1941, Netaji in disguise started "Great Escape" from this Gomoh Railway Station to Kabul. Netaji established Azad Hind Fauz and Azad Hind Government in exile to fight uncompromising struggle with British imperialism for the liberation of our country.

On this occasion Com. Debabrata Biswas thanked to Shri Lalu Prasad ji to fulfil the wishes and aspiration of crores of Indians, who were demanding renaming of Gomoh Station for a long time and paid rich tributes to Netaji, he requested Shri Lalu ji to spread works and sacrifice of Netaji particularly to the service to the motherland by establishing an auditorium, permanent exhibition and set up a light and sound programme on the life of Netaji to enlight the new generation in patriotism. He explained how the people of united Bihar associate with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose revolutionary acitivity. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose organised working class in coal field and Tata Jamshedpur.

Addressing the convention, Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav said, "it is a proud for me for renaming Gomoh Railway Station in the name of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, the great patriot of India and source of patriotism for the people of South-East Asia particularly youths. I am paying my respect to the great patriot". On this occasion AIFB Dhanbad Committee organized a huge rally.

Desh Prem Divas throuhout the state particularly in Ranchi, Dhanbad, Jhariya, Garhwa, Baghmara, Govindpur, Dalten Ganj, Baghmara, Latehar, Jamtara, Bokaro, Kodarma, Hazari Bagh, Dumka districts etc.

In Delhi a clourful rally was organised by the party from Bhagat Singh Park, near ITO to Netaji Subhas Park, Daryaganj. The public meeting was addressed by G. Devarajan, National Secretary of All India Forward Bloc.

Mr. G. Devarajan, while addressing the public meeting stated that, the Congress(I) led UPA government has dishonoured Netaji by not giving any publicity or advertisement in the print and electronic media through DAVP on the occasion of Netaji's birthday. Even for the inauguration of a small culvert, the government is spending lakhs of rupees for advertisements. He further said that the Congress(I) always hatchered conspiracy to suppress the ideals and contribution of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. He demanded that the birthday of Netaji Should be declared as 'Desh Press Divas' and the Mukherjee Commission Report on Netaji's disappearance should be accepted. He further opined that, when the young people are falling into the trap of anti-national forces, the government has to launch a special programme to inculcate patriotism among the younger generation by including the life history of Netaji in the Curriculum and syllabus.

The meeting was presided over by the Mr. D.N. Jha, Chairman All India Forward Bloc, Delhi State Committee. The meeting was addressed by Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Verma, Mr. P.N. Dwivedi, Mr. Dharmendra Kumar(Adv.), Mr. Jahangi, Mr. Mahesh Gupta, Mr. Rajesh, Mr. Ram Surat Pandey, Mr. Anil Sangwan etc.

The rally was led by Manoj Paswan, Mahadev Gupta, Ram Parvesh, Avadhesh Kumar, Abdul Wahab, Ajay Mittal, Balraj Gupta, Ratilal Sharma, Anuj Bose and Dr. S.K. Biswas.

Netaji's birth day was celebrated grandly in 16 district Head Quarters of Tamilnadu. In places where Netaji's statue is available, procession was conducted and the leader's statue was garlanded. In other places, the portrait of leader Netaji was decorated. thousands colourful wall posters were displayed all over Tamil Nadu.

In Madurai, Com. V.S. Navamani, Com. P.V. Kathiravan, Com.Er. Maya Thevar, Com. Sridharan, Com. Ramesh and other party members participated in the function.

In Madurai East District, Com. Mohan presided over the function. In the West District of Madurai, Com. S.P. Allikkodi, Com. Raja, Com. VDS. Doraisamy, Com. Sukumaran, Com. Parama Thevar participated in the function.

In Chennai, Com. Manju Ganesh, Com.T. Ananda Murugan, Com. Rajaji, Com. Ochappan, Com.G.S. Pandian, Com. Jayaveeran participated in the function.

In Coimbatore, Com. Rajasekaran, Com. Maheswaran, Com. Thirukkannan, Com. Ramesh Kumar participated in the function.

In Thiruppur, Com. Prakash, Com. Kanagaraj, Com. Krishnan participated in the function.

In Erode, Com. Murugavel, Com. Ponnusamy Gounder participated in the function.

In the above refereed three districts, there was a protest to declare Netaji's birth day as Desh Prem Divas.

In Dindigul District, Com. Jayaraman, Com. Thanikkodi, Com. Rengasamy, Com. Netaji Senthil Kumar participated in the function.

In Palani, Professor Gopal, Com. Solai Ganesan presided over the function.

In Thiruppuvanam, Com. Ramiah Ambalam, Manamadurai Com. Balakrishnan, Com. K.V.S. Kadar, Kamuthi P. Chellam, Com. Rajeswaran, Ramanathapuram Com. P. Vignesh, Rameshwaram Com. S.P. Royappan, Thanjavur Com. Muruganandam Vandaiyar, Virudhunagar Sankaranarayan Chinnadurai Pandian, Rajapalayam Com. Subburaj Narayanasamy, Kovilpatti Com. Karthick, Marikannan, Tirunelveli Thangapandian, Karunagara Pandian presided over the meeting held.

statue of Netaji was unveiled at Piparia, Madhya Pradesh

113th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was celebrated in Bhopal at Ashoka Garden Crossing, the programme was presided over by Com. Sitaram Sharma, secretary Bhopal, where statue of Netaji was garlanded and lamp was litted.

Swatantra Mazdoor, Union, Itarsi had celebrated Netaji birth day by Hoisting flag and distributing "Khichadi" to poor people, the members of union gathers at a get together programme, when General Manager of the ordnance factory also participated.

A statue of Netaji was unveiled at Piparia. Netaji Birthday celebrations were held at Jabalpur, Gwalior, Panna, Damoh Bhind etc.

District Comrade of Mujaffarpur had organized a grand programme to celebrate Netaji's Birthday as "Desh Prem Diwas" at Maithi Chowk. Veteran peasant leader Com. Chandradeo Singh presided over the function and the meeting was conducted by Com. Rakesh Singh. Party flag was hoisted and Netaji's Patriot was garlanded by Com. S.P. Tiwari, member Central Committee AIFB and National General Secretary, TUCC after which Com. Tiwari had addressed the gathering, in his address he narrated, how the respective governments in the country after independence, forgotten the Heroes of freedom struggle like Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdeo as well as Jubba Sahani, the son of the soil from Mujaffarpur.

Com. Wakil Thakur, General Secretary, TUCC Bihar State Committee had critised the Central Government not to come clear about the story of Netaji's disappearance and neither accepting the reports of Justice Mukherjee Commission nor coming clear before the people of the country.

Com. Amresh Kumar, National General Secretary, All India Students Bloc had demanded to rename Mujaffarpur district in the name of Jubba Sahani, recognition to Jaranga College and immediate expansion of road from Maithi to Kothia. Com. Ram Dayal Rai, Com. Habib Ansari, Com. Jai Narayan Rai, Com. Satya Narayan Chowdhary, Com. Jai Nandan Singh also spoke on the occasion.

Netaji's Statue was garlanded by members of Azad Hind Fauz Association on Bhandari Railway Bridge, Amritsar and they took oath to fight terrorism and to come out from social economical and political slackness will launch movement on the path of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

Besides it all the speakers highlighted the sacrifie of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The photo exhibition of martyrs was displayed, Com. Baldev Bakshi inaugurated the exhibition.

Sirsa : Department of History of C.M.K. National Girls College organized a programme to celebrate the Netaji's Jayanti. In this programme College Principle Dr. Smt. Vijay Tomar delivered the speech.

Netaji's Birthday was celebrated at Desh Bhakta Dental College, Muktasar in presence of Hani Barar Phatanwala, Chairman, Market Committee, Shri Navtej Singh Kyoni, Chairman Chameni Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, Supervisor Bagi Mann and PRO Shri Ramdan were also present. Everybody pay their tritubes to freedom fighter Lal Singh.