CPI(M) 22nd Congress: Congress of Unity Congress of Determination

THE 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) concluded at Hyderabad, successfully completing the agenda that was before the Congress. The spirit of unity and determination overflowed with abundance in the massive rally attended by lakhs of people marking the closing of the Congress. The 22nd Congress re-doubled the CPI(M)’s determination to offer a policy alternative to the Indian ruling classes that would be built through intensified people’s struggles. The current BJP central government, whose reins are controlled by the fascistic Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has mounted

For A Strong CPI(M) With An All-India Mass Base

THE 22nd Congress of the CPI(M) held in Hyderabad discussed how to build a strong party with an all-India mass base – the goal set out by the Kolkata Plenum on Organisation held in December 2015. The Political-Organisational Report presented to the Congress reviewed the implementation of the organisational tasks set out by the Plenum.The Plenum had pointed out that the expansion of the Party and its mass base requires the stepping up of the class and mass struggles conducted by the Party and the mass organisations. There have been serious efforts in this direction. Apart from the all-Ind

Hyderabad Festival Held on the Occasion of CPI(M) 22nd Congress

HYDERABAD is home to many historical and cultural glories. Reflecting some of them, the Hyderabad Fest 2018 is being held at NTR Stadium from April 13-22. Featuring theme-pavilions surrounding tourism, education, public sector undertaking, financial institutions, literature and specific sites catering to cultural performances besides short film fests, art and photography exhibitions, Hyderabad Fest 2018 has it all.

State Conference Takes Pledge to Regain Lost Glory of CPI(M) in Punjab

THE 22ND Punjab State Conference of the CPI(M) successfully concluded in Mahilpur in Hoshiarpur district on April 11. The conference gave a clarion call to regain the lost glory of the Party in Punjab by strengthening the organisation at grassroots level and drawing the youth, women and Dalits to it in a big way.

Heed the federal framework

MOST federations in the world have arrangements for the mobilisation and devolution of resources. In India, the constitution provides for the appointment of a finance commission every five years to recommend methodology to share resources such that the fiscal space of the constituents, especially the states, is well protected.The terms of reference of the 15th Finance Commission are thus a matter of utmost importance to the resources available to the states of India.

Kathua Outrage

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 14THE horrific rape and murder of an eight-year old girl in Kathua, Jammu, who was kept confined, sedated and brutalised by a gang of men has outraged the country.More shocking and disturbing has been the communalisation of this heinous crime and the defence of the accused who were arrested, by two ministers of the J&K government belonging to the BJP.

List of Party Congresses

Party CongressVenueDates SeventhCalcuttaOct 31-Nov 07, 1964EighthCochinDecember 23-29, 1968NinthMaduraiJune 27-July 2, 1972TenthJullandarApril 02-08, 1978EleventhVijayawadaJanuary 26-31, 1982TwelfthCalcuttaDecember 25-29, 1985ThirteenthThiruvananthapuramDec 27, 1988-Jan 01, 1989FourteenthMadrasJanuary 03-09, 1992FifteenthChandigarh,April 3-8, 1995SixteenthCalcuttaOctober 5-11, 1998SeventeenthHyderabad,March 19-24, 2002EighteenthNew DelhiApril 6-11, 2005NineteenthCoimbatoreMarch 29 to April 03

CITU May Day Manifesto, 2018

ON this May Day, the Day of International Solidarity of the Working Class, CITUGreets all working people, be they working in factories, offices, services, mines, forests, fields or waters, across the worldExpresses solidarity to all their struggles to protect their hard won rights, to improve their conditions, to defeat the attacks of imperialists-led, international finance driven neoliberal capitalist order on their lives and livelihoods, particularly in the wake of its systemic crisis globally and emancipate themselves from all exploitationAffirms its commitment to social

CPI(M) FACT-FINDING TEAM REPORT: Organised Violence against Dalits in MP

SEVERAL dalit and progressive organisations called a Bharat Bandh on April 2 against the Supreme Court order diluting the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The dilution of the Act, which guarantees a certain degree of protection to the oppressed communities against discrimination and atrocities, was met with widespread condemnation. The unprecedented upsurge of protests across the country witnessed violence, in which 12 people, predominantly from dalit community, were killed.

Editorial: Aggression on Syria

THE missile strike on Syria by the armed forces of the United States, France and the United Kingdom is the latest instance of imperialist aggression. It is this sort of imperialist intervention that has resulted in the prolonged civil war for the past seven years.Over a hundred missiles were launched from ships and planes targeting three facilities in Damascus and Homs.

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