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.

CPI(M) Condemns Arrests of Teltumbe & Navlakha

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 14THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the arrests of Anand Teltumbe and Gautam Navlakha on completely trumped up charges in the Bhima Koregaon issue.

Extended Lockdown: Poor & Marginalised Will Continue to Suffer

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 14THE people of the country who implemented the three week long lockdown ending today were looking forward to concrete measures that the government will undertake to resolve the problems that arose during these three weeks and provide the much needed relief for a large number of our poor, marginalised and migrant labour.The prime minister listed seven tasks that the people should implement during the extended lockdown.

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