Act against Use of Spyware

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on November 2CPI(M) strongly condemns the hacking of the phones of activists, lawyers and journalists in India with Israeli Pegasus spyware. WhatsApp itself has accepted that over 1,400 people were targeted globally including 40 from India. It might be noted that if phones are hacked, all information on the phone including WhatsApp or other encrypted messages sent using platforms such as Telegram or Signal are then available to the agency that hacked the phone.Any hacking of personal equipment such as a smart

Don’t Proceed with RCEP

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on November 2THE last-minute negotiations are in progress to conclude the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a mega Free Trade Agreement (FTA) being negotiated between ASEAN, China, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, South Korea and India. The secretive and undemocratic manner in which BJP central government is conducting these negotiations for RCEP without involving the stakeholders and without consulting the states and parliament is highly objectionable. If India chooses to join this FTA, it wil

Stop Persecution of Badal Chowdhury

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 31, 2019THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its anger and condemnation at the manner in which the police in Tripura have treated Badal Chowdhury, former minister and senior leader of the CPI(M). Badal Chowdhury was under treatment at a private hospital when the police forcibly removed him from the hospital yesterday and kept him in a lockup in the police station. Within a few minutes, Badal Chowdhury fell ill with chest pain and breathing difficulty. The government doctor advised that he be

J&K: Reject False Propaganda

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement October 30, 2019THE central government has chosen the birth anniversary of Vallabhbhai Patel to make the formal declaration of the separation of Ladakh from Jammu and Kashmir and the demeaning of the divided state into two union territories.The CPI(M) reiterates its strong opposition to the abrogation of Sec 370 as well as the division and reduced status of the State of Jammu & Kashmir.It is a shameful day for India’s democracy that a state should be divided and deprived of its status as a full-fledged stat

Strong Protest against Undermining Indian Parliament’s Sovereignty

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 29THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly protests the visit of some members of parliament from various European countries with rightwing credentials to Kashmir valley orchestrated by the Modi government. It is an affront of the Indian parliament and its sovereignty, that while Indian MPs and political leadership of national parties are denied the freedom to visit the valley, reportedly some “private visit” by foreign parliament members is being allowed. Though it is claimed that this is a private

Setback for BJP in Recent Round of Elections

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 25THE election results of the assemblies of Maharashtra and Haryana and bye elections in various states like Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Kerala and Assam, clearly show that the impact of communal nationalist jingoistic emotional propaganda fanned by the BJP is waning. Both the prime minister and home minister aggressively mounted a Hindutva nationalist campaign. In Maharashtra, the BJP-Shiv Sena returned to government with a reduced majority.

Condemn Badal Chowdhury’s Arrest

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 23THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the arrest of Badal Chowdhury, leader of the CPI(M) in Tripura, while he was in the ICU of a private hospital in Agartala.The BJP state government has levelled false charges against Badal Chowdhury concerning his tenure as the PWD minister, in the Left Front government, in the execution of certain projects. Other senior officials including the former chief secretary of the state have been named in the FIR.

Stop the Authoritarian Attacks

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 17THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the continuous attacks on the CPI(M) offices and the leadership in Tripura by the BJP-led state government.The attacks are purportedly on the plea that there are charges against Badal Chowdhury, a former PWD minister of the Left Front government and a Central Committee member of the Party. There is enough evidence on record to clearly establish that there is absolutely no substance in this charge and is a case of blatant frame up. This excuse is be

Withdraw Order to Vacate JNUSU Office

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 17, 2019THE JNU authorities have ordered that the office of the JNU Students Union should be vacated. This is the latest and flagrant attempt to suppress the elected student body.The university authorities had refused to notify the union for the previous year 2018-19 too. This is being done despite the judicial scrutiny which legitimised the election to the JNU Students Union this year, where students have participated in very large numbers.

Withdraw Action against Students in Wardha

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 12THE CPI(M) expresses its opposition to the expulsion of six students by the authorities of Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Viswa Vidyalaya in Wardha, Maharashtra for conducting a dharna and writing a letter to Prime Minister Modi on public issues, by invoking the model code of conduct now in force for the assembly elections.Citing the model code of conduct, which is for election campaign, to take action is specious and irrelevant inside a campus.

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