Cyclone Amphan – A National Calamity

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on May 21.CYCLONE Amphan has caused devastating damage in West Bengal and Odisha. The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) conveys its deepest condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives.Relief and rehabilitation are the priority at the moment. The country and the people are already in the midst of a grim struggle for survival combating the Covid pandemic.

Second Tranche of Financial Package: A Cruel Hoax

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on May 15THE much-awaited second tranche of the Rs 20-lakh crore financial package regarding the migrant workers, farmers and the poor has turned out to be a cruel hoax. The finance minister’s speech made false claims of what the central government had done to help people.Not a single paisa is being transferred from the government to any of the worst effected sections of our people, specifically migrant workers, street vendors, domestic workers, fishing workers etc.

Withdraw This Retrograde, Anti-People “Electricity Amendment Bill, 2020”

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on May 11THE CPI(M) opposes the proposed “Electricity Amendment Bill, 2020” which is designed for the complete privatisation of the power sector.This is a proposal for complete centralisation of authority, a frontal attack on the federal principle of our constitution. Electricity is in the concurrent list of our constitution.

Condemn Criminal Treatment of Migrant Workers

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on May 8THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its deep shock and anguish over the tragic death of 16 migrant workers who were travelling from Jalna in Maharashtra where they were walking to their native place in Sahdol district of Madhya Pradesh.

Punish the Guilty of Visakhapatnam Gas Leak

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statements THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) is aghast at the deadly gas leak that took place in LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam. More than ten people have died so far and nearly a thousand hospitalised. Hospital authorities anticipate the deaths to rise.This accident is a clear case of criminal negligence by the management of this company.

Act Urgently on ICMR Recommendations

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 26THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its deep concern over the media reports which refer to growing unease of our scientific community including members of the high-powered task force under ICMR.The report of the internal discussion along with the actual minutes of such discussions brought out in public domain, clearly point out that the lockdown will not halt, but at best temporarily suppress the spread of the virus. Unless effective steps are taken, we cannot tackle the pandemic.

Remove Section 3C & 3D from the Ordinance

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 25THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) welcomes any legal protection so necessary for our health workers in the fight against the pandemic.However, the ordinance issued by the president of India has certain serious flaws. Section 3 (c) and 3 (d) together violate the principle of common law accepted and followed by all countries in the world including the criminal law jurisprudence in India on the vital issue of presumption of innocence until proven guilty.

People’s Lives Cannot be Bartered for Corporate Profits

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 24THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the inhuman decision by the Government of India to convert accumulated rice stocks into ethanol for use as bio-fuel and for manufacture of sanitizers.This decision comes as a slap on the face of the millions of migrant workers, other unorganised sector workers and other poor who are suffering untold hardships including acute shortage of food bordering on starvation because of the lockdown.

Stringently Punish Perpetrators of Communal Targeting

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 22THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the communal targeting of India’s largest religious minority – the Muslims – that is increasingly taking place during the current battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. Nasty abuses, social media postings dutifully relayed by the trolls of the ruling party supporters is simply not acceptable. They violate basic constitutional provisions.

False News

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 20THE front page lead story in the Malayala Manorma that the central leadership of CPI(M) has rejected the explanation given on the Sprinkler issue from Kerala is as false as it is baseless.

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