The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on July 3, 2016

THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its deep grief at the loss of lives and property in the cloudburst in Uttarakhand.

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) calls upon the central government to immediately provide all assistance to the Uttarakhand government on a humanitarian basis to contain any further damage and to ensure speedy rehabilitation and livelihood of the affected people.