[Marxistindia] National Convention On the Right to Food and Against Price Rise

[news from the cpi(m)]

                                                         August 24, 2009



Press Release


                          National Convention 

                   Right to Food & Against Price Rise


Over a thousand delegates from different States are expected to attend
the CPI(M) organized National Convention on the Right to Food and
Against Price Rise. The day long convention on August 26 is expected to
adopt a resolution on crucial issues concerning the proposed right to
food legislation mentioned in the Presidential Address. It will also
decide on a campaign and struggles on related demands.


The Convention will be inaugurated by Tripura Chief Minister Manik
Sarkar and the concluding address will be given by Party General
Secretary Prakash Karat. Eminent economists who have worked on the issue
of food policy like Jayati Ghosh and Madhura Swaminathan will speak in
the inaugural session. The Kerala experience of the public distribution
system will be placed by Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac. Other
speakers in the four sessions will include BPL/APL card holders,
speakers from tribal areas, hill areas, from the north east and from
drought hit States. The resolution will be moved by Polit Bureau Member
Brinda Karat.


Organisations like the All India Kisan Sabha, All India Agricultural
Workers Union, All India Democratic Women’s Association, CITU,
Democratic Youth Federation who have been working on the issue of food
security and mobilizing various sections on related demands on this
issue have been invited to participate in the convention.



Details:


Date August 26, 2009 

Time: 11 am to 5.30 pm

Venue: Mavalankar Hall, New Delhi