The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on April 22, 2021:WE are deeply sorry to announce the passing away this morning (April 22) of Ashish Yechury, son of Sitaram Yechury and Indrani Mazumdar.  He died of Covid related complications. He was 35 years old.The Polit Bureau conveys its deepest condolences to Sitaram and Indrani, his wife Swati, his sister Akhila and all other members of the bereaved family.

THE farmers' movement and picketing continued  for the 129th consecutive day at Shahjahanpur border.The unity of farmers was seen in an unprecedented manner. Both Muslim and Hindu festivals were observed by the farmers. The eighth day of Roza Iftar on Shahjahanpur-Kheda border continued on April 21. The farmers jointly performed Rosa-Iftar and also celebrated Navratra and Navami.It has been decided on the Shahjahanpur-Kheda border that the movement will continue, taking all kinds of vigilance, and in the coming days, a call has been made to the farmers to reach in maximum numbers.

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India(Marxist) has issued the following statement on April 20, 2021:THE new vaccine policy announced yesterday, is once again an effort by the central government to absolve itself from the colossal health crisis that they have created. There is an effort to shift the entire responsibility on to the state governments.This policy is essentially an effort to liberalise vaccine sales and deregulate prices, without augmenting supply.

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India(Marxist) has issued the following statement on April 17, 2021THE scaling up of vaccine production in India is being hampered by the shortage of the intermediate material required for vaccine production.Much of this material such as filters, solutions and plastic bags come from the United States. But the US administration has banned the export of vaccine material under its Defence Production Act.Despite requests by the Indian authorities, no relaxation or exemption has been given for export of these items.

THE powerful second wave of Covid infections across the country has invited sharp attention to the role of different instruments of policy in addressing the crisis. Global experience shows that expanded vaccination may help reduce the spread of infections and weaken the links between infections and death. Hence, countries are racing to vaccinate as large a share of their populations as they could in the shortest time span.India is a laggard in this race to vaccinate the population.