Safety of Our People Must be the Main Concern

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 7TRUMP’s threat of retaliation for easing restrictions on the export of vital generic drugs including Hydroxychloroquine is a plain attempt at arm twisting. The government’s capitulation to this brazen blackmail undermines the vital concerns in our battle against the viral pandemic.

PM Must Immediately Withdraw His Call to Violate National Lockdown

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 6IN his address to BJP workers from the BJP office on its 40th foundation day, Prime Minister Modi gave an open call to BJP workers to violate the lockdown. First, he asked each worker to contribute generously to the fund he created and also collect contribution from 40 others. Secondly, at every booth level, BJP workers are to visit at least 40 people who are working for essential services and health care to personally thank them.

Risks of a Nationwide Blackout

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 04, 2020THE prime minister’s call to switch off lights for nine minutes on Sunday night to ‘fight’ Covid-19 poses a real threat to the country’s electrical system – the national grid. What could happen to the grid with the simultaneous switching off and on of all household lighting load, roughly 15 per cent to 20 per cent of the grid’s power? The grid could turn unstable and collapse. We could then have a cascading blackout, like it happened over most of India in July 2012.

Stop Communalising India’s War against Covid-19

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 2IT is a matter of serious concern that a large number of those who attended the meetings of the Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi and who dispersed to different parts of the country have been found infected with the coronavirus. It was irresponsible on the part of the Jamaat leadership to have organised the meeting in mid-March when restrictions were already in place about size of gatherings.

Bypassing PMNRF & Setting Up a New Fund Unnecessary

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 1THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) considers the setting up of a separate fund to meet the Covid-19 pandemic called the “PM Cares” as unnecessary.The Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) has been in existence since 1948. This fund has reportedly an unspent balance of Rs 3,800 crores. The accounts of the fund are transparent; audited by the CAG; and auto-generated receipts are given to the donors. Given this, many questions are being raised on why a new fund has been created.

Observe March 22 as People’s Solidarity against Coronavirus

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 20THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) appeals to the people to observe March 22 as a day of People’s solidarity in the fight against the coronavirus.However, since the prime minister has not proposed any concrete steps to deal with the health and economic aspects of this fight, the CPI(M) appeals to the people to observe the day with the following demands:1. Scale up testing for the virus to cover the widest sections of people, especially those with some symptoms like cold, fever, cough etc.2. Announ

Defer Census Operations – Abandon NPR Enumeration

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 19GIVEN the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for taking precautions such as social distancing etc, the Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) is of the firm opinion that the NPR enumeration slated to begin from April 1 must be abandoned.

Release Grains from Huge Stock-Pile

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 18AS the nation is trying to contain the spread of deadly Covid-19 virus, its adverse economic effects have already started impacting the livelihoods of vast sections of poor and marginal sections.

Rescind the Nomination of Ranjan Gogoi

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 17THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its firm objection to the nomination of Ranjan Gogoi, former chief justice of India (CJI), to Rajya Sabha by the Modi government.

Criminal Hike in Excise Duty on Petrol & Diesel

CPI(M) Polit Bureau now in session in New Delhi has issued the following statement on March 14THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the hike in excise duty on petrol and diesel.Strangely, when international crude oil prices are falling sharply, the Narendra Modi government, as is its wont, has increased the excise duty on petrol and diesel. This is a criminal assault on people already suffering under economic recession.The special excise duty on petrol has been hiked by Rs 2 to Rs 8 per litre in case of petrol and to Rs 4 in case of diesel.

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