The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on November 8.
THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the BJP state government of Chhattisgarh for registering a false case of murder against noted intellectuals and activists. Named in the case are Prof. Archana Prasad of JNU, Prof. Nandini Sundar of DU, Vineet Tiwari of the Joshi Adhikari Research Institute, New Delhi and Sanjay Parate, CPI(M) state secretary. They have been charged under sections 302, 120B, 147, 148, 149, 452 etc of the IPC.