Vol. XLII No. 17 April 29, 2018
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Diary of the 22nd Congress of the CPI(M) Hyderabad, April 18-22, 2018

April 18

  • Flag hoisting by Mallu Swarajyam
  • Inaugural session begins. Tammineni Veerabhadram welcomes the leaders on to the dais. Manik Sarkar presides over the session. Condolence resolution and martyrs resolution placed by Manik Sarkar.
  • Welcome address delivered by B V Raghavulu, chairman of the reception committee.
  • Inaugural address delivered by Sitaram Yechury.
  • Left parties leaders – Sudhakar Reddy, general secretary of CPI, Dipankar Bhattacharya, general secretary of CPI(ML), GR Shivashankar, secretary, Central Committee of AIFB, Manoj Bhattacharya, central secretariat member of National
    Committee, RSP and Asit Bhattacharyya, Polit Bureau member of SUCI (C) greeted the Congress.
  • Veteran leaders of the Party, 96 year old N Sankaraiah, 94 year old V S Achuthanandan were felicitated by the Party Congress.
  • 758 delegates and 71 observers attend the Congress.

 

Post-lunch session

  • Proceedings of the delegate session begin. Presidium, steering committee, resolutions committee, credentials committee and minutes committee elected.
  • Draft Political Resolution on behalf of the Central Committee placed by Prakash Karat.
  • Minority point of view of the Central Committee placed by Sitaram Yechury
  • Report on the pre-Congress amendments to the Draft Political resolution placed by Prakash Karat. The Central
    Committee had accepted 286 amendments.

 

April 19

  • Discussions on the Draft Political Resolution begin and continue the whole day. 

April 20

  • Discussions continue in the morning session.
  • In the afternoon session, report on the amendments to the Party Constitution placed by S Ramachandran Pillai
  • Steering Committee places amendments to the Draft Political Resolution
  • Reply to the Discussions on the Draft Political Resolution placed by Prakash Karat
  • Draft Political Resolution is adopted by the Congress
  • Draft Political Organisational Report placed by S Ramachandran Pillai

April 21

  • Discussions on Draft Political-Organisational Report

 

April 22

  • Reply to the discussions on the Draft Political-Organisational Report by S Ramachandran Pillai.  
  • Draft Political-Organisational Report is adopted.
  • Credentials Committee report placed by U Vasuki.
  • Election of Central Committee.
  • Election of Control Commission.
  • Election of Polit Bureau and General Secretary by the Central Committee.
  • Vote of thanks to the volunteers and the reception committee, placed by Tammineni Veerabhadram
  • Rendering of Internationale.

 

Post-lunch Session

  • Rally and Public meeting