Sri Vijaya Puram, Nov. 3: The 5th South Andaman Rural Area Conference of CPI (M) was held today (3.11.2024) at Shaheed Bhavan, Anarkali, Port Blair. The Conference began with the hoisting of CPI (M) flag by Dr Gouranga Majhi, Secretary, South Andaman Rural Area Committee which was followed by paying floral tributes to the martyrs at the Martyrs Memorial Column at the venue of the Conference.
D Ayyappan, Secretary, CPI (M) A & N State Organising Committee inaugurated the Area Conference. In his inaugural address, D. Ayyappan said that Conference is being held at a time when the world is facing a serious threat of a world war like situation. Tens of thousands of innocent people have been killed in the attacks by Israel. He said that deviating from its proclaimed policy of supporting the Palestine in their fight for their homeland since 1947, the present Modi-regime is supporting the Israel. He said that Russia-Ukraine war and Israel’s unilateral attack on Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, etc are aided and abetted by US imperialism. He, however, said that China has emerged as a major force and is challenging the US hegemony in the world.
CPI (M) State Secretary further said that Narendra Modi, in his 3rd term, is pursuing the same policies of helping his friends in the corporate world at the cost of crores of Indians. He said that prices are sky-rocketing every month, unemployment is increasing and corruption goes unchecked under the BJP government and BJP-ruled States.
Referring to the situation in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, CPI (M) Secretary said that the Modi government in its 10 years of rule could not solve the basic problems of the islanders. He expressed concern over the increasing corruption in the islands and the failure of the central agencies to nab the corrupt politicians and bureaucrats. He said that it is the CPI (M) which is the only political party and mass organizations which are fighting against the anti-people policies of the BJP government at the centre and its Administration in the islands.
Dr Gouranga Majhi, Secretary, South Andaman Rural Area Committee presented the report on the functioning of the Party in the rural South Andaman area during the last three years. Participants in the Conference took part in the discussion on the Secretary’s report. Resolutions on various issues were discussed and adopted in the Conference. A presidium comprising P. Banerjee and Raj Kumar Saw conducted the Conference. Senior leader P. Banerjee presented the condolence resolution. The Conference elected a 11-member new Area Committee with D. Laxman Rao as Secretary. The newly elected Secretary addressed the conference and exhorted the participants in the conference to work hard for building a strong Party in the South Andaman rural areas in the coming years.