Alarming Levels of Crony Capitalism

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on February 21THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its grave concern at the alarming rise of levels of crony capitalism under this BJP government and Prime Minister Modi. One after another chosen corporates who have defrauded people’s money and manipulated the system are allowed to leave the country before facing the law of the land.

On Privatisation of Coal Mines

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on February 21THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) condemns the decision taken by the cabinet committee on economic affairs to open up coal mining to Indian and foreign companies in the private sector. This is part of the aggressive pursuit of neo-liberal economic policies by the Narendra Modi government. Till now the private sector was permitted to mine the fossil fuel only for captive use ie, utilised only for the industry for which the allocation of the block was done.

Yatra for Communal Polarisation

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on February 14THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its deep concern at the grave implications of the “Ram Raj Rath Yatra” flagged off yesterday at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. This rally was flagged off by the RSS-affiliated VHP general secretary in the presence of Faizabad BJP MP, Ayodhya’s BJP mayor and other BJP leaders.The yatra is supposedly to retrace the route of Rama to Sri Lanka, as described in the Hindu epic Ramayana. It has declared that the main agenda is to administer a pledge to the p

CPI(M) MAHARASHTRA STATE CONFERENCE: Call For Concerted Battle Against Rss-Bjp Regime

THE 22nd Maharashtra state conference of the CPI(M) was held from February 15-17, 2018 at Sangli. It was the first time that Sangli, with an excellent team of young activists, was hosting a Party state conference.

J&K: Supporting Murderers of Kathua Girl, Shameful: CPI(M)

CPI(M) senior leader and MLA Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, on February 18, has termed the rally organised by a fringe right-wing group using the tricolour, demanding the release of the accused in the brutal rape-and-murder case of an eight-year-old Bakerwal girl in Kathua district, as most shameful and against human values.The rally is an indication of dangers confronting Jammu and Kashmir. By supporting the accused the ‘Hindu Ekta Manch’ has shamelessly displayed their communal intentions.

Fraud and Crony Capitalism under the Modi regime

THE Punjab National Bank scam is the most brazen and shocking case of defrauding in the history of Indian banking. Nirav Modi, reputed to be the 85th richest Indian and his uncle, Mehul Choksi are reported to have embezzled Rs 11,400 crores through the repeated issue of fake letters of undertaking (LOUs) by colluding bank officials.That the fraud has been going on since 2011 and peaked in the year 2017 indicates the scale and ease with which such fraud was perpetrated.

DUJ Condemns Sacking of DailyO Today Editor

THE Delhi Union of Journalists and its Gender Council, in a statement issued on February 16, has condemned the arbitrary sacking of editor Angshukanta Chakraborty by the India Today group for a personal tweet opposing hate news and fake news and demanding action against its purveyors. Her February 4 tweet said: “Promoters turning a blind eye to hate-mongering, fake news spreading anchors, editors, reporters and writers, or hiring them in the first place, must be tried in court as hate speech enablers-profiteers.

ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: CPI(M) Tripura State Committee’s letter to Chief Election Commissioner

THE CPI(M) Tripura state committee has sent a detailed representation to the chief election commissioner on February 19, 2018 regarding certain crucial issues pertaining to the assembly elections of Tripura held on February 18, 2018. Despite expressing its concerns over the presence of outsiders, major display of money power and on the functioning of the EVM – VVPAT units, some substantial issues have arisen in course of the polling.

Telangana State Conference of CPI(M): A Conference of Confidence

NALGONDA was the epicentre of the Telangana Armed Struggle which brought to fore the land issue. Nalgonda which had a background of Left struggles and strong Left movement hosted the second conference of CPI(M) Telangana from February 4-7, 2018. A huge rally led by the red-shirt volunteers preceded the inauguration of the conference.The conference began with the hoisting of the red flag by Kunja Bojji, former MLA and senior leader of CPI(M), at Comrade Narra Raghava Reddy Nagar on February 4.

CPI(M) Chhattisgarh State Conference

THE sixth state conferene of CPI(M) Chhattisgarh committee was held from February 1-3, 2018 at Bishrampur in Surajpur district. It gave a clarion call to defeat BJP and to strengthen the organisation and expand mass struggles to establish Left as the alternative political force in the state. The conference was attended by 101 delegates, including four observers and eight women.The conference started on February 1 with a massive and colourful tribal rally and a public meeting at Hospital Grounds. The dais was named as Comrade Fidel Castro Manch.

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