The Election Verdict

THE 17th Lok Sabha elections have resulted in the BJP and the NDA getting a decisive majority and the return of the Modi government to power. The BJP has won an increased majority and the NDA has increased its overall tally.It seems that the BJP’s campaign projecting Modi as a strong leader and its communally tinged nationalism making use of the post-Pulwama situation and the Balakot strike have succeeded in overcoming the real problems faced by the people under Modi rule – agrarian crisis, unemployment, deteriorating education and health facilities and continuous attacks on minorities, w

The Gathering Storm Clouds of Recession

THE Index of Industrial Production has for the first time since June 2013 contracted in absolute terms by 0.1 per cent in March 2019 compared to a year ago. This comes on top of a mere 0.07 per cent increase in February, a 1.7 per cent increase in January, a 2.6 per cent increase in December, and a 0.3 per cent increase in November.

TELANGANA: Comrade Sundarayya’s Death Anniversary Observed

ON May 19, the 34th death anniversary of Comrade P Sundarayya was observed in Sundarayya Vignana Kendram (SVK) in Baghlingampalli and also at the new Sundarayya Vignana Kendram in Gachibowli. Glowing tributes were paid and the statue of Sundarayya was garlanded by Prof Ram Puniyani from IIT Mumbai and by many others present at the venue.Later, he spoke on the subject “defence of democracy and immediate duty today”. He said that Sundarayya was one of the founders and builders of communist movement in India.

Hold Free and Fair Elections in West Bengal

A CPI(M) delegation consisting of general secretary, Sitaram Yechury and Polit Bureau member Hannan Mollah met Sunil Arora, the Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India, on May 18, and submitted a memorandum. We are reproducing the memorandum here:We are writing to you to express deep apprehensions over the polling due to be held tomorrow in West Bengal.Please find enclosed 10 letters addressed to the state authorities by CPI(M) candidate Fuad Halim in Diamond Harbour, Parliamentary Constituency(PC), CPI(M) South 24 district committee secretary, Samik Lahiri and election

Hold Repoll in Diamond Harbour

SITARAM Yechury, general secretary of the CPI(M) wrote a letter to Sunil Arora, CEC, Election Commission of India on May 21, on the irregularities in the polling for 21-Diamond Harbour, Parliamentary Constituency(PC) in West Bengal. Below we reproduce that letter:I am writing to you with regard to the reports of large-scale irregularities in the poll conducted on May 19, in 21-Diamond Harbour, Parliamentary Constituency in West Bengal. Enclosed (Annexure – 1) is a letter submitted by the CPI(M) candidate for the constituency, Fuad Halim to the Returning Officer, 21 Diamond Harbour PC, whi

Take Punitive Action for Lauding Gandhi’s Assassin

Hundreds of academicians, intellectuals, cultural activists and others have jointly issued the following statement on May 17WE are deeply shocked by the statement of Pragya Thakur, the BJP candidate for the Bhopal Lok Sabha seat, lauding Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, as a “desh bhakt”. This amounts to endorsing the murder of the Mahatma as an act of “desh bhakti” or patriotism. It is not enough for the BJP to distance itself from Thakur’s remarks, or to ask her to apologise.

On Election Results

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on May 23THE Indian electorate has given a decisive verdict in favour of the BJP and its allies.The CPI(M) has suffered a severe setback in these elections. We shall introspect the reasons for this and draw proper lessons for the future. The CPI(M) thanks all those people who have voted for its candidates. The PB salutes all those who worked in carrying forward the CPI(M)’s message in these elections to the people. There are very big challenges ahead regarding the defence of our secular democratic republic, t

Condemn and Reject BJP Candidate Hailing Godse as a Patriot

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on May 17THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the outrageous statement of BJP candidate from Bhopal parliamentary constituency, Pragya Singh Thakur, describing the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi Nathuram Godse: “was a patriot, is a patriot and will remain a patriot….” Pragya Thakur is a terror accused out on bail on medical grounds. Prime Minister Narendra Modi described her as “a symbol of India’s civilisational heritage”. By fielding her, the RSS-BJP were seeking to whip up communal polarisation and

Election CamPAYin

EVERY election is followed by an in-depth analysis of the way the elections were contested. The growth of right-wing forces in the period of continuing global economic crisis, has further increased the interest in studying the contributing factors. Apart from who voted for whom and why, analysis of various opinion polls, exit polls and their biases, electoral campaigns too are closely scrutinised to understand the issues raised, the target populace and the reasons behind concentrating only on those issues.

ANDHRA PRADESH: Rich Tributes Paid to P Sundarayya

DELIVERING the P Sundarayya Memorial Lecture on “Cultural Heritage of Left – Contemporary Context”, organised by the M B Vignana kendram on the occasion of the 34th death anniversary of Puchalapalli Sundarayya, founding member of the Communist Party in South India and leader of the Telangana Peoples’Armed Struggle, Prof. Vakulabharanam Ramakrishna said that the Left parties are needed to guide the country on the right path.

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