Adani Case: A Disappointing Verdict

Enable GingerCPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on January 3THE Supreme Court judgement in the Adani case, rejecting petitions for an impartial probe is disappointing and unfortunate on several grounds. A statutory body like the SEBI has not been fulfilling its mandate for expeditiously probing allegations against the Adani group. In 2014, the DRI had made a reference to SEBI on a direct charge against Adani.

Assault on Rural Work Guarantee Law

Enable GingerCPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on January 2THE latest expression of the Modi government’s active hostility towards the demand based rural work guarantee law – the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) is the imposition of an Aadhaar Based Payment System (ABPS) the deadline of which expired on December 31, snatching away the right to crores of workers. Under the law, every rural worker has the right to a job card and every job card holder has the right to at least 100 days work.The first violation of th

On Ayodhya Invitation

Enable GingerCPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on December 26.THE CPI(M) general secretary, Sitaram Yechury, has received an invitation to attend the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The CPI(M) policy has been to respect religious beliefs and safeguarding the right of every individual to pursue their belief. It believes that religion is a personal choice not to be converted into an instrument for political gain.

J&K: Act to End such Impunity

Enable GingerCPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on December 24THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the brutal killing of three civilians in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir while they were in custody of the army.Mohammad Showkat, Safeer Hussain and Shabir Ahmad were rounded up by army personnel and subjected to severe torture which resulted in their deaths. The J&K administration has announced compensation for the families of deceased. But that is not enough. There has to be a speedy investig

Kerala Governor Unfit for Post

Enable GingerCPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on December 18THE Kerala Governor, Arif Mohammed Khan, has over-stepped all boundaries with his constant political attacks on the elected state government and his grossly erratic behavior. The latest instance is his statement that there is "the beginning of the collapse of the constitutional machinery in the state". Such threats leveled against the state government will be rejected outright by the people of the state.The governor is facing protests from students after he packed the nominated seat

A Disturbing Verdict

Enable GingerCPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on December 11THE verdict of the Supreme Court dismissing the challenges to the abrogation of Article 370 and dissolution of the state of Jammu and Kashmir is disturbing and has serious consequences for the federal structure of our constitution which is one of its fundamental features.The verdict says that J&K does not retain any element of sovereignty after the Instrument of Accession was signed and hence rules that the constitution of J&K is redundant.

Step-Up Rescue Efforts

Enable GingerCPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on November 20THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its deep concern and anxiety at the plight of the 41 workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel under construction in Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand.

Immediately Stop this Genocide of Palestinians

Enable GingerThe Left parties – CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML), AIFB and RSP – have issued the following statement on November 11THE Left Parties are strongly critical of the Modi government for its refusal to join the global call for an immediate ceasefire at the India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.Left Parties had earlier urged the Modi government to stop endorsing US-Israeli genocide. At the 2+2 dialogue, there was a call for “humanitarian pause”, with India reiterating a 2-State solution.

Comrade Basudeb Acharia

Enable GingerCPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on November 13, 2023THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its profound grief at the death of veteran communist, parliamentarian and trade union leader, Basudeb Acharia. He died today at Hyderabad where he was admitted to a hospital owing to age-related illness. He was 81.Born on July 11, 1942, in Purulia, Acharia was involved in politics from his student life. He left his job as a school teacher and became a full time worker of the Party.

Comrade N Sankariah

Enable GingerCPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on November 15, 2023THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses deep grief at the passing away of Comrade N Sankariah, veteran leader of the CPI(M) and one of the oldest Communist leaders of the country. He was 102 years old.Sankariah, as a student of the American College in Madurai, joined the freedom struggle. He was arrested just before his final examinations and thus could not get his degree.

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