INDIA Condemns BJP Govt's Fresh Attack on the Media

THE Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) parties, in a statement issued on October 3, have strongly condemned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s fresh attack on the media.

Academics Condemn Kerala Governor’s Remarks

OVER 50 historians and prominent academics issued a statement on August 22, deploring the baseless remarks made by the governor of Kerala, Arif Mohammad Khan about the vice chancellor of Kannur University, Gopinath Ravindran and expressed their support for him.The historians said “We are shocked to learn from the media that the governor of Kerala, Arif Mohammad Khan, has described the vice chancellor of Kannur University, the eminent historian, Gopinath Ravindran as a “criminal.”Professor Gopinath Ravindran is one of India’s leading historians, with a particular specialisation in the agrar

Tripura: Intolerant and Unconstitutional

THE Tripura state committee of CPI(M) condemns the invocation of UAPA against lawyers and journalists by the Tripura state government. The Party state secretariat has issued a statement on November 6, on the extreme events organised by the ruling BJP party and the role of the State Election Commission and administration regarding the electoral process of urban local bodies of the state. Below we publish the text of the statement.DURING the last Durga Puja, some unfortunate incidents have happened in our neighbouring country Bangladesh.

CPI(M) Stands in Solidarity with Cuba

The following is the text of the message sent to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), on November 11.THE Communist Party of India (Marxist) condemns the sustained interference of imperialist forces in the internal affairs of Cuba and reiterates its solidarity with socialist Cuba and its fighting people.

Appeal to People to Support Bharat Bandh On Sept 25 Called by Samyukta Kisan Morcha

The Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, All India Forward Bloc, Revolutionary Socialist Party and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) have issued the following statement on September 02, 2021THE historic kisan struggle demanding the repeal of the agri-laws and a legal guarantee of minimum support price is continuing in its tenth month.The Modi government continues to remain obdurate and is refusing to engage with struggling kisans through talks.The Left parties while condemning this obstinacy of the Modi government demand that thes

Nineteen Parties Statement

Leaders of nineteen opposition parties – INC, NCP, TMC, DMK, SS, NC, JMM, PDP, RJD, RLD, AIAUDF, LJD, CPI, RSP, KCM, IUML, VCK, JD(S) and CPI(M) – have issued the following statement after an online meeting on August 20, 2021WE strongly condemn the manner in which the central government and the ruling party disrupted the monsoon session of parliament, refusing to discuss or answer the illegal usage of Pegasus military spyware to conduct unauthorised surveillance, repeal of the three anti-farmer laws, gross mis-management of Covid-19 pandemic, runaway inflation and

AIFFWF Expresses Concern on Draft Policy on Blue Economy

THE All India Fishers and Fisheries Workers’ Federation (AIFFWF) expresses its serious concern at the thrust of the draft policy document on ‘Blue Economy’ announced by the Modi led BJP government.The draft policy aims to throw open our marine resources for unregulated exploration and exploitation including deep sea mining by the big corporations, domestic and foreign. The policy would have a devastating impact on the livelihood of the around four crore marine fishers, who traditionally depend upon the coast for their livelihood and income.

Joint Statement by 12 Major Opposition Parties

On May 23, 2021, Sonia Gandhi (INC), HD Deve Gowda (JD-S), Sharad Pawar (NCP), Mamata Banerjee (TMC), Uddhav Thackeray (SS), MK Stalin (DMK), Hemant Soren (JMM), Farooq Abdullah (JKPA), Akhilesh Yadav (SP), Tejaswi Yadav (RJD), D Raja (CPI) and Sitaram Yechury (CPI-M) have issued the following statementWE extend our support to the call given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) to observe a countrywide protest day on May 26 marking the completion of six months of the heroic peaceful kisan struggle.On May 12, 2021 we had jointly written to Prime Minister Modi saying the following:“Repeal farm

Joint Letter to PM on Covid

On May 12, a letter signed by leaders of 12 major opposition parties was released that was addressed to the prime minister on immediate steps to be taken by the government to deal with the Covid pandemic.We release the text of the letter:The Covid-19 pandemic in our country has assumed unprecedented dimensions of a human catastrophe.We have repeatedly in the past drawn your attention, independently and jointly, to the various measures that are absolutely imperative for the central government to undertake and implement.

Support December 8 Bharat Bandh

LEADERS of political parties – Congress, DMK, NCP, RJD, PAGD, SP, CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML), AIFB, and RSP – in a statement issued on December 6, have extended their solidarity with the ongoing massive struggle by the Indian farmers organised by various kisan organisations from across the country and supported their call for a Bharat bandh on December 8 demanding the withdrawal of the retrograde agri-laws and the Electricity Amendment Bill.The new agri-Laws passed in the parliament in a brazen anti-democratic manner preventing a structured discussion and voting, threaten India’s food security, d

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