WSP(India) Dec 2016 EC mins
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WORLD SOCIALIST PARTY (INDIA)
257 Baghajatin ‘E’ Block (East), Kolkata – 700086
Tel: 2425-0208 / 7378 (ISD: 091, STD: 033)
E-mail: wspindia@hotmail.com; Website: http://www.worldsocialistpartyindia.org
MINUTES OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING NO. 170
Head Office, Sunday, December 4, 2016: Called to order: 7:33 PM
Present (EC Members): Binay Sarkar, Harisadhan Ghosh, Pradip Singha, Sumitra Mondal
Absent: None
Attendee: Dipankar Roy
Election: Chairperson: Sumitra Mondal on motion of Binay Sarkar and Harisadhan Ghosh; Minutes Writer: Pradip Singha
EC Minutes No. 169 was read and confirmed on motion of Binay Sarkar and Pradip Singha
Membership Application: Received two pending applications: one from (i) Md. Tabrez Anwer (April 1, 2016, Phulwarisharif, Patna – 801505, Bihar, India). On 16/11/2016 he has submitted via email his revised answers to our Questionnaire for our decision now; and the other from (ii) Shahazada Rahim Abbas (October 16, 2016, Ghizar, Gilgit Baltistan, Pin – 15100, Pakistan) which will still remain pending until we receive his revised answers to the Questionnaire.
Correspondence: Please note that any comments in square brackets “[]” are comments from the General Secretary.
Inward:
– WSP (US) email (20/11/2016) from Comrade Ron Elbert ordering for ten copies of our pamphlet History of Economics
– SPC General Secretary’s Report for December 2016 upholds the WSP (I):
“WSP (India) EC meeting minutes No. 169, November 6, 2016, received with thanks.
Report of the Proceedings of the Autumn School & Membership Meeting of the World Socialist Party of India,
October 22 – 23, 2016 received with thanks.
Members wishing to read the WSP (India) November minutes please contact the general secretary at our
spc@iname.com account.
– WSP (India) 1000 copies of History of Economics: A Scientigfic Investigation into thePolitical Economy and Its Swindler 'Economics' published. 50.00 Rupees/CD$1-1.50.
Contact E-mail: wspindia@hotmail.com ; Website:http://www.worldsocialistpartyindia.org for more information to purchase.”
– Goutam Sen sent a messenger to our HO to collect our books and pamphlets.
– Academia.edu: Total 11 emails (during 7 November to 2 December).
– Messenger correspondences with new contacts from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Kashmir and Pakistan.
Outbound: Responses as required to incoming correspondence.
MSC: To receive and file incoming and to endorse outgoing correspondence.
Matters Arising:
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Regarding approval of membership:
The eight-page penetratingly revised answer script dated 16 November 2016 from Comrade Tabrez has been read and appreciated.
MSC: That we approve with great pleasure Md. Tabrez Anwer’s membership of our party with effect from the date of his initial application April 1, 2016.
MSC: That we keep on hold Comrade Shahazada Rahim Abbas’ membership until we receive his revised answers to our Questionnaire and once approved, he will also be enrolled with effect from the date of his initial application.
Reports of Executives and Committees:
Advancement of the Movement:
[B,Sarkar and P. Singha are going on posting and interacting on Facebook timelines. Harisadhan Ghosh is writing letters and articles in Bengali which are being published in Kolkata based Bengali dailies.]
Academia.edu
They are now displaying some 50 papers and 12 drafts 15 books (actually 15 chapters of a book) and 3 teaching documents uploaded by BS.
⃰ We see this fast growing (from 36,882,115 academics on May 1, 2016 to 45,552,906 today) platform very useful for uploading and propagating world socialist ideas. So our comrades should make use of this platform.
The World Socialist Party (India)_Discussion Forum and the website: http://www.worldsocialistpartyindia.org are attracting new contacts.
Facebook: Discussion Forum membership stands at 1,870
Sunday Discussion: Every Sunday in the evening we meet to read and discuss Marxism, Leninism, Political Economy, Economics and other selected subjects.
Literature: Party literature distribution is going on
Socialist Standard: November bulk packet arrived. Presently the SPGB may consider sending copies of the Socialist Standard to Comrades Md. Tabrez and Shahazada.
Unfinished Business: None
New Business: None
Financial Report:
Collection of Dues:
Financial Report: November 2016: (Rupees)
Income: 520.00
Expenditure: 930.00
Deficit: 410.00
Deficit BF: 23,678.00
Net Deficit: 24,088.00
Membership Subscription & Donation: Included in “Income” above.
MSC: To accept the financial report and to receive donations with thanks.
Next EC Meeting: Head Office, Sunday, January 1, 2017, 5 PM
Meeting Adjourned at 9.00 PM.
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