ASHA Workers to Launch Nationwide Strike in August

ASHA workers and facilitators have resolved to go on a nationwide multiple-day strike in August, seeking a hike in remuneration as announced by J P Nadda, Minister for Health, in the Parliament.

Delhi: DSMM Marks Ambedkar Jayanti with Call for United Struggle against Manuvad and Capitalism

THE Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch (DSMM) of the Delhi-NCR region celebrated Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar’s 134th birth anniversary on April 14 at Parliament Street, Delhi, with a call to wage a united struggle against communalism and capitalism.The programme, attended by scores of people, began with CPI(M) General Secretary, M A Baby garlanding Dr Ambedkar’s photograph. He congratulated DSMM for the initiative and emphasized the importance of fighting for social justice to strengthen working-class movements across the country.

Telegana: A Tearful Farewell to Comrade Yerra Srikanth- CPI(M) Pays Tribute to a Committed Leader

COMRADE Yerra Srikanth, Telangana State Committee member of the CPI(M), who passed away suddenly due to a heart attack while attending the 24th Party Congress in Madurai, was given a tearful farewell in Khammam on April 9, 2025. Hundreds of people and Party cadres gathered to pay their last respects and joined the final procession.Members of the Party’s Telangana State Secretariat participated in the funeral. CPI(M) Polit Bureau member R Arun Kumar paid floral tributes to Srikanth’s mortal remains.

Trump’s Tariff Aggression

IT is important for an intellectual position not only to be right but to be right for the right reasons; and the near-universal condemnation of Donald Trump’s aggressive imposition of tariffs, though right, is right for the wrong reasons. A pervasive presumption underlying such condemnation has been that unrestricted trade is a good thing for all concerned; and that Trump, in deviating from this maxim, is being both nasty and stupid.

United Fight against BJP’s Assault On Federalism, Diversity, and Democracy

Non-BJP governments, including those of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, have been waging continuous struggles – both legal and political – against the discriminatory attitude of the BJP-led central government since 2014THE seminar on "Attacks on Federalism" at the 24th Party Congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) featured sharp criticism of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government for pursuing policies that undermine federal principles and democratic norms.Since coming to power in 2014, the BJP government has weakened centre-state relations across politic

A Sea of Red and Revolutionary Resolve: CPI(M)’s 24th Congress Concludes in Madurai

THE 24th Party Congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) concluded with a magnificent display of revolutionary fervour in Madurai on April 6, 2025.

Railway Unions Unite against Privatisation, Demand Safety and Restoration of Workers' Rights

IN a powerful display of unity, several trade unions and railway associations came together for a National Convention at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) in Kolkata on March 30, 2025, to raise their voice against the government’s aggressive push towards privatisation, outsourcing, and corporatisation of the Indian Railways.

Draft Organisational Report Stresses the Need To Build Party’s Independent Strength

THE Draft Organisational Report was placed by B V Raghavulu, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member, on April 4. At the outset, Raghavulu mentioned that the Organisational Report is not a standalone document but is a continuation of the Political Review Report, which evaluated the implementation of the Political Tactical Line adopted at the 23rd Congress in 2022.

CPI(M) Welcomes Supreme Court Judgement

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 8.

THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) welcomes the landmark judgement of the Supreme Court setting aside the Tamilnadu Governor’s decision to withhold assent to the bills passed by the Tamilnadu legislative assembly. The Court declared that the ten legislations withheld by the Governor will now become laws.

Protest the Price Hike of Gas Cylinders

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 8, 2025THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) condemns the huge increase in the price of gas cylinders and the imposition of special excise duty on petrol and diesel.The central government announced a Rs 50 hike in the price of gas cylinders for both general and subsidised categories, burdening the people by around Rs 7,000 crores.

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