On Ban Order on NDTV India

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on November 5.THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the order of the central government to ban the Hindi news channel, NDTV India, from going on air for a day on November 9. This is a brazen attack on media freedom and an attempt to gag freedom of expression.

Posturing on Black Money

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement November 9.THE announcement made by the prime minister about the demonetisation of the Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes is not going to yield the desired result of unearthing black money. It will have limited effect and is more like political posturing.The claim that the demonetisation will check black money, fake currency, corruption and terrorism lacks substance.

Chhattisgarh: Withdraw False Cases

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on November 8.THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the BJP state government of Chhattisgarh for registering a false case of murder against noted intellectuals and activists. Named in the case are Prof. Archana Prasad of JNU, Prof.

Initiate Action against Delhi Police

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on November 7.THE CPI(M) demands immediate action against the Delhi police for its highly condemnable actions against JNU students when male police manhandled and harassed girl students, while equally deplorable was the totally unwarranted action against the grieving mother of the missing student Najeeb who was dragged on the roads and arrested.

Demonetisation of Currency Notes

NARENDRA Modi went on national television at 8 pm on November 8 to announce that from midnight of that very date, ie, in a mere four hours’ time, 500 and 1000 rupee notes would cease to be legal-tender. The justification advanced for this bizarre move was that it would strike at “black money”.

Face-off between Judiciary and Executive on Appointment of Judges

CHIEF Justice of India T S Thakur in an open court accused the government of trying to “decimate the judiciary and lock justice out”. Citing the case of the Karnataka High Court, the CJI said that one entire floor of courtrooms was locked up because there were no judges. In the Allahabad High Court, half of the sanctioned strength of 160 judges are lying vacant.

CPI(M) Haryana State Committee Plenum Held at Kaithal

At the outset, Sitaram Yechury said that because of the sharp decline in both the influence and strength of the Party at the national level, the Vizag Party Congress had felt the need for calling the Plenum to discuss organisational problems to remove bottlenecks to strengthen the revolutionary movement in the country, to improve the Party’s strength and to mobilise people behind the Party. The political aspect was taken up in the political report to the Party Congress.

Eighteenth IMCWP Held at Hanoi

THE Communist Party of Vietnam hosted the 18th International Meeting of the Communist and Workers' Parties, which was held for the first time in a socialist country, from October 28-30. The theme of the meeting was, “Capitalist crisis and imperialist offensive - strategy and tactics of the communist and workers’ parties in struggle for peace, workers’ and peoples’ rights, socialism.” M A Baby, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member and head of the international department attended the meeting.

Innovative Steps at Party Building to Achieve the Chinese Dream

A CPI(M) cadre delegation visited China from August 24 to September 3, 2016 at the invitation of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The main theme was “to study the new initiatives in building the Communist Party of China in pursuance of the Chinese dream”. The CPI(M) delegation visited Kunming (capital of the relatively less developed province of Yunnan, bordering Burma), Jinggangshang (called the Cradle of the Chinese Revolution due to its rich revolutionary history) in Jiangxi province, and the Chinese capital Beijing.

Socialism is the Alternative: Centenary of October Revolution Celebrated

THOUSANDS of people took part in various programmes organised across the country on November 7 to mark the centenary of the Great October Socialist Revolution in Russia, a historic event which stimulates every struggle for the emancipation of humanity from all kinds of exploitation. On the call of the CPI(M) Central Committee, rallies, public meetings and exhibitions were organised in many state capitals and other areas. WEST BENGALThousands marched in Kolkata to mark the centenary of the historic event. A public rally took place after the procession.

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