BIHAR: Assembly Election Results Show Total Rejection of BJP’s Communal Corporate Agenda

THOUGH the analysts and political thinkers will pour over the pages of different newspapers, magazines and will cross swords on panel discussions in different TV Channels, but the voters of Bihar have proved their political maturity by dumping the BJP and its allies and strengthening those forces who see the emergence of BJP as a big challenge to the idea of India which came into being after a century long battle against British imperialism and proclaiming itself as a sovereign secular-socialist republic.In the background of the recent heightened communal atmosphere which consumed the life

Nothing New in the “Truth”

CPI(M) general secretary, Sitaram Yechury has issued the following statement on November 5, reacting to the press conference of Venkaiah Naidu, minister for urban development and parliamentary affairs and release of the BJP book “Know the Truth”.

Left Parties’ Nationwide Campaign from Dec 1-6 Against Communal Hate Offensive

The six Left Parties met on November 10 at Ajoy Bhavan, New Delhi. CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML), RSP, Forward Bloc and SUCI leaders participated in the meeting. The meeting was attended by Sitaram Yechury, Prakash Karat, S Ramachandran Pillai, CPI(M); S Sudharkar Reddy, A B Bardhan, D Raja (CPI); Dipankar Bhattacharjee, CPI(ML); G Devarajan (AIFB); Abani Roy (RSP); Krishna Chakraborthy and Pran Sharma (SUCI(C) ). The meeting issued the following statement.

Carry on the Unfinished Agenda of Dr Ambedkar

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on November 10, 2015.MEDIA reports that the first two days of the forthcoming winter session of parliament, ie, November 26 and 27, 2015, would be devoted to observe the 125th birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar. The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) calls upon the central government to use these two days for carrying on the unfinished agenda and vision of Dr Ambedkar on the issue of social justice. The government must, in these two days, come prepared with legislative business at least on the

BIHAR VERDICT: Major Setback for BJP

THE Bihar elections have resulted in a resounding defeat for the BJP. The alliance of the JD(U)-RJD-Congress has come to power with a big majority. This election verdict will have important ramifications for the politics of the country.The BJP had sought to repeat the tactic it employed in the Lok Sabha elections – talk of development interspersed with communal appeal. In Bihar, hundreds of RSS cadres were deployed as during the Lok Sabha polls to take the communal message to the people and create a polarisation. At the top, both Narendra Modi and Amit Shah spewed anti-Muslim rhetoric.

On Bihar Election Results

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on November 8, 2015.

THE CPI(M) congratulates the people of Bihar who have given a resounding defeat to the BJP alliance in the assembly elections. They have rejected the rank communal campaign conducted by the BJP, led by the Narendra Modi-Amit Shah duo with divisive issues like cow and beef and the bogey of reservations for minorities.

LDF Victory in Kerala

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) has issued the following statement on November 07, 2015.THE CPI(M) congratulates the people of Kerala for having voted the LDF to victory in the elections to the local bodies. This verdict is a popular rejection of the UDF government’s anti-people record and corruption. The people have also rebuffed the communal politics of the BJP and its efforts to rally leaders of caste-based organisations.The LDF has registered success in the various levels of the local bodies.

‘Pratirodh’ Against Rising Intolerance

NOVEMBER 1 was the birth anniversary of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, who was murdered in Pune in August, 2013. So writers, artists and intellectuals from all directions came to Mavalankar Hall at New Delhi to join a 'Pratirodh' programme. At 2 PM, a huge presence of writers, artists, scientists, historians and cultural activists was witnessed at the Hall, who came to express their solidarity with the protest movement that erupted after the brutal murder of eminent Kannada writer Prof.

17th IMCWP Underlines the Need for Strengthening Struggles

THE 17th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP) was held in Istanbul, Turkey, from October 30-November 1, 2015.

The meeting provided an opportunity for exchange of perspectives and information on the latest developments in each country and region and the response of Communist, Left and working class forces to defend the rights of the people and against various forms of oppression, exploitation and discrimination.

Erdoğan’s Revenge in the Turkish Election

ON November 1, the Turkish people went to the ballot box. Voting is mandatory in Turkey, so the turnout is always high. It was just above 84 percent this time. What the Turkish people voted for, however, was unclear.The victory, plainly, was of the AKP – the Justice and Development Party – of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. It won just short of half of the votes, giving it 315 seats in the parliament of 550. The threshold for governance is 267, which the AKP was not able to attain in this June’s parliamentary election.

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