PB Statements

Mulayam Singh Yadav

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 10, 2022THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its deep grief at the passing away of Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav, veteran leader of the Samajwadi Party, three-time chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and former union minister for defence.Shri Mulayam Singh emerged as an important figure in the fight for social justice.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 2, 2022THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its profound grief at the passing away of Comrade Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, an outstanding leader of the Party.  He was a member of the Polit Bureau and, until recently, the secretary of the Kerala state committee of the Party.Balakrishnan died on October 1, 2022 in a hospital in Chennai after a prolonged struggle against cancer.

No Interference in Parties’ Rights

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 5THE Election Commission’s proposal to amend the Model Code of Conduct to guide political parties to disclose how they plan to finance promises made in their election manifestos and how this would impact the financial situation of the state governments concerned or central government is a totally unwarranted move.The constitution mandates the Election Commission to conduct free and fair elections.  It is not the job of the Election Commission to regulate the policy pronouncements and welfare measures

On PFI Ban

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statements:THE Popular Front of India (PFI) is an organisation which holds extremist views and has been indulging in violent activities against its perceived opponents.  The CPI(M) has been strongly opposed to these extremist views and has always condemned the violent activities of the PFI.However, the notification of the PFI as an unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) is not the way to tackle this problem.  Past experience has shown that bans on organisations like the RSS and the Maois

Uphold the Places of Worship Act, 1991

CPI(M)  Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on September 13The decision of the district court in Varanasi in the Gyanvapi Mosque case is in clear violation of the aim behind the Places of Worship Act, 1991. The court has said that suits seeking the right to worship inside the mosque are maintainable and are not barred by the said law.Wrong interpretations of the law by sections of the judiciary will lead to serious consequences of the kind that the law was meant to prevent.

Pegasus Case: Judiciary Must Ensure Accountability of the Executive

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 26, 2022THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly denounces the refusal of the union government to be accountable before the judiciary and to the country on the use of Pegasus, a military grade spyware, against our own citizens.  The committee appointed by the Supreme Court to investigate the use of this spyware has informed that the government was “not cooperative”.  This is unacceptable.The Supreme Court had already commented that citing “national security” concerns the fundamental rights of the citiz

Roll back these GST Hikes

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) issued the following statement on July 20, 2022:THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India(Marxist) strongly condemns the latest round of unprecedented burdens imposed on the people through the GST hikes on all essential commodities such as pre-packaged rice, wheat, and milk. The Polit Bureau demands that these hikes be immediately rolled back.Independent India abandoned the policy of the colonial British government’s tax on food items.

Withdraw Authoritarian Orders to MPs

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) issued the following statement on July 15, 2022THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) condemns the dictatorial order stating that members of parliament cannot conduct any protest actions in the precincts of the parliament houseMPs routinely conduct protest actions to make their point of view on all important matters concerning the country and the people.

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