Comrade Sukomal Sen

CPI(M ) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on November 22THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its deep grief at the passing away of Comrade Sukomal Sen, chairman of the Central Control Commission and ex-officio member of the Central Committee. Sukomal Sen died after a long illness. He was aged 83.Sukomal Sen joined the Party in 1952. He was the organiser and builder of the State Government Employees movement in the country. He served as the general secretary of the All India State Government Employees Federation from 1982 to 2008.

Condemn Communalisation of Education

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on November 20THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the outrageous directions issued by the Rajasthan minister for primary and secondary education according to which the students of all government and private schools in Jaipur have been asked to get their students to attend the five-day Hindu Spiritual And Service Fair being held in the state capital. This fair has stalls like the VHP stall which are distributing pamphlets against ‘love jehad’, accusing Muslim men of ‘ensnaring’ Hindu women, describing places where such ‘ens

Death of Justice Loya: Institute High Level Judicial Probe

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on November 23.THE exposure in sections of the media raise serious issues over the circumstances of the death of the CBI court judge, H P Loya, in November 2014. Justice Loya was hearing the case regarding the encounter killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh in 2005.

Communist Party of China 19th Congress – Transforming the Country

THE 19th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held in Beijing from October 18-24, 2017. The theme of the Congress was: ‘Remain true to our original aspiration and keep our mission firmly in mind, hold high the banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, secure a decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, strive for the great success of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, and work tirelessly to realise the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation’.

Muddy waters in Rafale deal

MANY questions are swirling around the Rafale fighter aircraft deal especially in these politically charged times with various state elections already held or around the corner. There are even dark hints about skeletons in the cupboards. It is not the purpose of this column, and indeed beyond its capability with the information presently available in the public domain, to comment on possible skullduggery.However, there are undoubtedly many problematic issues raised by the Rafale deal as it now stands, as regards both its contours and the procedure adopted to get there.

Moody’s Upgrade: A Perverse Triumphalism

THE mandarins of the economic establishment in the capital have gone ballistic. Euphoria is in the air. From the SEBI chairman to the Niti Ayog chief, all were ecstatic. Even Shakti Pada Das, the former ministry of economic affairs secretary who had only last year, vociferously protested against the Moody’s rating methodology, accepted the upgrade by the same agency with a rider; this ought to have been done earlier!

Moody’s Upgrade

CREDIT-rating agencies, discredited by the collapse of the housing bubble in the United States when they had blithely endorsed all so-called “sub-prime lending”, are now crawling out of the woodwork, and the Indian establishment is predictably impressed by the sight. Moody’s have just upgraded India’s credit rating marginally and the BJP is beside itself with joy.

Observe 25th Anniversary of Demolition of Babri Masjid on Dec 6

The Left parties – the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (ML)- Liberation, Revolutionary Socialist Party, All India Forward Bloc and the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) have issued the following statement on November 22. THE wilful demolition of the Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992 remains in the historic calendar of independent India as the Black Sunday.

KERALA: After Assault on Mayor, RSS Attacks CPI(M) District Office in Thiruvananthapuram

RSS workers attacked the Thiruvananthapuram district committee office of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on November 19th night.The incident took place a day after another attack at the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation which left the City Mayor V K Prasanth and four councillors injured.

Form Judicial Commission to Probe Hunger Deaths in Jharkhand: AIKS

THE All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has demanded the formation of a judicial commission to examine the recent hunger deaths in Jharkhand. On November 10, an AIKS delegation, led by P Krishnaprasad, visited Karimati Village in Simdega where 11-year-old Santoshi Kumari died due to starvation on September 28.So far, five starvation deaths have been reported from Jharkhand. The other deaths were of Baidanath Ravi Das of Dhanbad, Rooplal Murmu of Mohanpur in Deoghar, Suresh Oraon of Garwa, and Vinod Ravi Das of Katras of Dhanbad. Of the five, three are Adivasis.

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