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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. 169

    Head Office, Sunday, November 6, 2016: Called to order: 6:49 PM

     

    Present (EC Members): Binay Sarkar, Harisadhan Ghosh, Pradip Singha, Sumitra Mondal

     

    Absent: None

     

    Attendee: Raghu Narayan Chawdhury

     

    Election: Chairperson: Harisadhan Ghosh on motion of Binay Sarkar and Sumitra Mondal; Minutes Writer: Pradip Singha

     

    EC Minutes No. 168 was read and confirmed on motion of Binay Sarkar and Pradip Singha

     

    Membership Application: Two applications from (i) Md. Tabrez Anwer (April 1, 2016, Phulwarisharif, Patna – 801505, Bihar, India) and (ii) Shahazada Rahim Abbas (10/16/2016, Ghizar, Gilgit Baltistan, Pin – 15100, Pakistan) are remaining pending in order for allowing them time to revise and resubmit their answers to the Questionnaire as they have agreed to.

     

    Correspondence: Please note that any comments in square brackets “[]” are comments from the General Secretary.

     

    Inward:

    SPGB Minutes of the 10th meeting of the 113th Executive Committee held on 1st October 2016.

    SPGB ADM Report received 21/10/2016

    SPC General Secretary’s Report for November 2016.

    – Emails from Shahazada Rahim Abbas – 17/10/2016 & 19/10/2016

    – Email from Goutam Sen – 05/11/2016 acknowledging receipt of Marx Engels quotes which he asked for over phone.

    Academia.edu: Total 19 emails (during 5 October to 5 November).

    Sher Singh: September and October 2016 issues of Majdoor Samachar.

     

    Outbound: Responses as required to incoming correspondence.

     

    MSC: To receive and file incoming and to endorse outgoing correspondence.

     

    Matters Arising:

    HISTORY OF ECONOMICS pamphlet:

    • SPGB has acknowledged (6/11/2016): “We have received the parcel. An advert will be placed in the Socialist Standard and copies prominently displayed in the office window.”

    • It is also inspiring to note that the SPC has uploaded once again on their current Report the cover photograph of the booklet with the following announcement: – WSP (India) 1000 copies of History of Economics: A Scientific Investigation into the Political 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.

    • Regarding approval of membership:

    MSC: That we decide on membership to Md. Tabrez Anwer and Shahazada Rahim Abbas as and when we receive their revised answers to our Questionnaire and once approved they will be enrolled with effect from the date of their 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 44,251,955 now) 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 1,864

    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: October bulk packet and November single copy arrived

    Unfinished Business: None

    New Business: None

    Financial Report:

    Collection of Dues:

    Financial Report: October 2016: (Rupees)

    Income: 2,640.00

    Expenditure: 1,583.00

    Surplus: 1,057.00

    Deficit BF: 24,735.00

    Net Deficit: 23,678.00

    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, December 4, 2016, 5 PM

     

    Meeting Adjourned at 8.00 PM.w

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