Mangaluru
The 24th Dakshina Kannada district conference of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) concluded with a resolution calling for immediate implementation of housing schemes and allocation of residential plots for poor families. The conference, which lasted three days at Don Bosco Hall in Mangalore, highlighted the ongoing struggle for housing in the district, noting that thousands have been left without homes or land for 15 years, guided by the CPI(M) in their demands.
The resolution emphasized that no housing scheme has been launched in any panchayat or municipal area, including the Mangalore City Corporation, over the past decade. This gap in housing has prompted repeated calls for assistance to address the housing shortage affecting low-income communities.
Another resolution addressed the issue of communal violence, urging measures to strengthen harmony and counter rising intolerance. The Dakshina Kannada district has faced communal tensions for almost three decades, which the resolution attributed to systematic activities by the Sangh Parivar aimed at political gains. This atmosphere has impacted not only minority groups but has also affected the general population.
CPI(M) leaders stressed the importance of coordinated efforts to combat communalism and promote harmony. The conference concluded with CPI(M) State Secretary U Basavaraj’s remarks that Marxism provides an alternative to the divisive politics promoted by the RSS. Additionally, he criticized India’s shift towards an alliance with the United States under the BJP-led government, which, he noted, runs counter to the nation’s earlier anti-imperialist, non-aligned stance maintained since independence.
