CPI(M) Urges Priority Action on Farmer and Worker Concerns

Quick Summary

• The CPI(M) Andhra Pradesh State Committee urged the Central and State governments to address issues affecting farmers, workers, and citizens due to floods, rising power tariffs, and privatisation.
• State Secretary V. Srinivasa Rao highlighted several resolutions from the party’s State secretariat meeting in Vijayawada, attended by Polit Bureau members B.V. Raghavulu and U. Vasuki.
• Demands include ₹10,000 per acre compensation for crop losses in the Godavari region, urgent infrastructure repairs (tanks, canals, roads), and a fully government-funded farmer-pleasant crop insurance scheme.
• The party opposed land allocations to LuLu Group malls in Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada due to concerns about small retailers’ livelihoods. They suggested using lands for public welfare projects instead.
• CPI(M) criticised the ₹12,000 crore tariff increase associated with smart meter installations as burdensome on citizens.
• August 28 will be observed as ‘Pratijna Dinam’ in memory of the Basheerbagh firing incident.
• CPI(M) supported Justice Sudarshan Reddy of INDIA bloc for Vice President but criticized YSRCP, TDP & JSP for supporting BJP-led NDA’s position on this matter.
• Opposition voiced against alleged privatisation moves such as Visakhapatnam Steel Plant sales or forced land acquisitions; priority demanded for tribal rights and rehabilitation of Polavaram oustees.

Indian Opinion Analysis
The CPI(M)’s demands reflect ongoing socio-economic challenges affecting multiple communities-farmers facing crop losses due to natural disasters; urban concerns over steep rises in electricity costs tied to smart meters; along with debates surrounding economic reforms involving retail space utilization or strategic privatization efforts like that of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. While political criticisms resonate regarding partisan alignments over national appointments like Vice-Presidential nominees or alliances tied through coalitions like INDIA versus NDA -the core civic matter here is whether central/state responses match proportional execution windows & also avoid leaving community-agriculture interests shielded unmet given financial-scandal debt overlapping worker solidarity especially amidst cyclical competing policies