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MAHARASHTRA: Police Issue Externment Orders To CITU Leader Ahead of Elections

THE Maharashtra police, on April 17, has issued externment orders to CITU state leader Dr Dhondi Ram Limbaji Karad, that prevents him from entering three districts in the state including Nasik, Thane and Ahmednagar, ahead of elections. Calling the action “utterly vindictive”, Tapan Sen, general secretary of CITU wrote to the state chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis, on April 18, seeking immediate intervention and repealment of the orders.

Modi’s Desperation Peaks Midway

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi betrays a sense of desperation in the shrill campaign that he is conducting in these general elections.  Earlier, in a speech at Latur in Maharashtra, he called for people to vote for the BJP in the name of the Pulwama martyrs.  The Election Commission’s action against this speech is still awaited. On April 21, the last day of campaigning in Gujarat, Modi said, had Pakistan not returned the Indian Air Force pilot, then it would have been a qatal ki raat (night of slaughter).

LDF Way Ahead In Kerala

VOTING to all the twenty constituencies in Kerala was held on April 23. There was a record polling percentage and without any untoward incident reported, the voting passed off peacefully. A high, 77.68 per cent polling was registered in the state, which is higher than the last Lok Sabha elections (74.04 per cent) in 2014.

Breeze of Change is Seen in Rajasthan

The filing of nomination paper of Amra Ram, CPI(M) candidate from Sikar was held on April 15 at Sikar. Thousands of women and men coming from different shades of life, representing organisations of kisans, youth, workers women etc., joined Amra Ram in his nomination exercise. Vasudev, and  Badal Saroj, former CPI(M) state secretaries of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh states’ respectively, joined the ‘nomination march’. Phul Chand Barbar, M S Meel, Harfool Bajian, Subhash Nehra, Ramratan Bagria, Qayum Quereishi from the CPI(M) and other leaders of CPI and CPI(ML) were also present.

Reject Sanctions on Iran Oil

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 23

THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) condemns the decision of the United States government to impose sanctions on any country which purchases oil from Iran. The Trump administration has decided not to extend the waiver given to India and some other countries in this regard.

Condemn Horrific Blasts in Sri Lanka

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 22, 2019

THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its strong condemnation and outrage at the serial blasts in Sri Lanka which have killed 290 people and injured 500 others.  The death toll is expected to rise. The terrorist attack targeted congregations at churches in Easter Sunday and hotels using lethal explosives and suicide bombers.

Shocking Endorsement of a Terror Accused

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 20.

THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the unseemly act of the BJP and the prime minister over the nomination of Pragya Singh Thakur as the candidate for Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency.  It is well-known that she was an accused and named in several chargesheets in terror related cases. She is still facing trial under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in the Malegaon blast case.

On Violation of EC’s Guidelines by PM

CPI(M) general secretary, Sitaram Yechury has written to the chief election commissioner, Sunil Arora on April 22, regarding the violation of the ECI’s guidelines by the prime minister and against invoking the armed forces for electoral benefit by political parties.

 

The Election Commission had issued clear guidelines on how matters of national security, actions of the Indian Armed Forces were not to be used as fodder for election speeches by the ruling party. These were reiterated by the commission after the announcement of general elections as well.

 

Election Campaign in Kerala – Living Mass Contact

KERALA voted on April 23 to elect its 20 representatives, as part of the seven-phase general elections to the parliament. The CPI(M) led Left Democratic Front (LDF) is leading the fight against both the Congress led UDF and the BJP in these elections. The strong presence of the CPI(M) and the Left in the state has ensured that the election campaigning in the state is intensely political.

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