PB Statements

Strongly Condemn Arrest of Arvind Kejriwal

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 22THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the arrest of Delhi chief minister and national convenor of AAP, Arvind Kejriwal by the ED.Clearly, the Modi government and the BJP are in a panic over the growing disenchantment of the people with the Modi government’s performance, disclosures of its own corrupt practices and exposures of electoral bond details.

No to ‘One Nation, One Election’

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 15THE recommendation of the High Level Committee to hold simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies and the steps proposed to achieve this are retrograde and will usher in a centralised authoritarian political system in the country. There are 18 amendments to the constitution and other statutes proposed in the report.

Strongly Oppose CAA Rules

CPI(M)  Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 12

 THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly opposes the notification of the rules under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).  The CAA violates the secular principle of citizenship enshrined in the constitution by linking citizenship to religious identity.

ECI: Alarming Development

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 10THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is alarmed by the sudden development within the Election Commission of India.One of the election commissioners, who had three years remaining before retirement, has resigned, and the resignation has been formally accepted.

SBI Must Comply With Court Order

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 7, 2024

THE State Bank of India has failed to provide all the details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission by March 6 as directed by the Supreme Court in its judgment that declared electoral bonds as unconstitutional.  The judgment provided three weeks time to the SBI to furnish this information.

Condemn Massacre by Israeli Army

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 1THE Polit Bureau expresses its shock and condemnation of the killing of 112 Palestinians and many more injured due to firing by Israeli troops in Gaza city.  This massacre was perpetrated on starving people who had collected to get food from aid trucks which had entered the area.  The genocidal attack on Gaza by Israel has led to more than 30,000 deaths of Palestinians so far. It is highly regrettable that the government of India has not spoken out when such massacres occur.  The Modi government shoul

Clarification on Electoral Bonds

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on February 16, 2024REPORTS have appeared in some sections of the media that the CPI(M) has received various amounts as contributions through electoral bonds. The Party wishes to clarify that these reports are false and baseless.  The fact is that the CPI(M) has refused to accept electoral bonds on principle.  That is why it did not even open a designated State Bank of India account as required by the law to accept electoral bonds.  The CPI(M) had appealed to the Supreme Court against the electoral bonds scheme because of this

A Historic Verdict

CPI(M)  Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on February 15, 2024THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) hails the historic judgment of the Supreme Court, which has struck down the electoral bonds scheme as unconstitutional.  By this verdict, this unscrupulous scheme designed to finance the ruling party by anonymous corporate donors has been completely scrapped.  The CPI(M) had declared at the outset itself that the Party will not accept electoral bonds as this scheme legalises corruption. The CPI(M) had challenged the electoral bonds scheme in the Supreme Court

Interim Budget 2024-25: Modi `Development Model’ – Enriching the Rich by Squeezing the Poor

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on February 1.DESPITE the tall claims made by the finance minister about the state of India’s economy, the interim union budget for 2024-25 reveals the grim economic situation confronting India’s working people and the vicious face of the Modi government’s conception of ‘development’ which is designed to make the rich, richer and the poor, poorer.

Gross Misuse of Power

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on January 19THE Government of India has issued an “office memorandum”, declaring that all government offices, central institutions and industrial establishments will remain closed till 2.30 pm on January 22, to “enable employees to participate in the celebrations for Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha at Ayodhya”.  It is reported that state governments led by the BJP have taken similar steps. This is yet another step to directly involve the government and State in what should be a purely religious function.

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