PB Statements

Sack Minister Ajay Mishra

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 5THE CPI(M) demands the sacking of the minister of state for home affairs, Ajay Mishra Teni  for his direct responsibility in the barbaric atrocity of mowing down peacefully protesting farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3.

Condemn Police Brutalities in Assam

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on September 24The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly protests and condemns the State sponsored police brutalities in Dholpur-Gorukhuti area in Darrang  district of Assam, killing two persons in direct police firing and injuring several. In the name of evicting “suspected illegal migrants” from government land, the Assam state government has unleashed violence against citizens of India, poor peasants who have been tilling the land for decades.

Central Govt must Bear the Responsibility of Compensation

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on September 24THE central government has informed the Supreme Court that the National Disaster Management Authority has recommended payment of Rs 50,000 as ex gratia compensation for the families of those who have suffered Covid deaths.  However, this amount is to be paid out of the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) by the state governments.It is not proper to burden the state governments to bear the expense of compensation for Covid deaths.

Stop the Sale of India

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 24THE central government has officially announced the sale of India.The National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) released by the finance minister yesterday, details the loot of our national assets and infrastructure. This is an outright plunder of people’s wealth.Selling family silver to meet daily expenditure makes neither economic nor common sense.

On Afghanistan Situation

Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Communist Party of India have issued the following joint statement on August 18THE United States has suffered a humiliating defeat in Afghanistan. Twenty years after the toppling of the then Taliban regime, the Taliban are back in power.

BJP Government Must Answer: Who Authorised Illegal Surveillance of Indians?

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on  July 19, 2021VERY concerning information has emerged on the government of India procuring the Pegasus spyware from an Israeli firm, NSO, the worldwide leader in cyber surveillance.  NSO has categorically clarified that it deals only with “vetted” governments.  These investigations reveal a large number of journalists and human rights activists have been targeted for hacking their smart phones for surveillance.  Globally more than 50,000 instances concentrated in countries known to engage in surveillance of

USA Must Lift the Inhuman Criminal Blockade of Cuba

Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Communist Party of India have issued the following joint statement on July 13, 2021A SECTION of people of Cuba are demonstrating on problems created by the US economic blockade.  The Cuban government and the Communist Party of Cuba have reached out to them.These demonstrations are backed by the US, which is trying to take advantage of severe economic problems that are caused by its own blockade and the pandemic. They are aimed to destabilise socialist Cuba.

Fix Accountability: Punish Those Responsible For Stan Swamy’s Death

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on July 5, 2021THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses intense grief at the death of Father Stan Swamy.The 84 year-old Jesuit priest and activist who championed the rights and causes of the adivasis in far flung areas of Jharkhand was jailed last October on trumped up charges under the draconian UAPA and was sought to be linked with the Bhima Koregaon case.He was denied treatment for his various ailments including the debilitating Parkinson’s.

Withdraw Retrograde Amendments to Cinematography Act

CPI(M)  Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on July 1THE proposed amendments to the Cinematography Act by the Modi government is an all-out assault on the creative talents of film makers and the constitutional right of freedom of expression. The central government wants to add a provision to give it the right to “revisionary powers” on account of violation of Section 5B (1) (principles for guidance in certifying films) of the Act. This is tantamount to withdrawing films already certified and closed.

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