Below we reproduce the counter affidavit filed by the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Sitaram Yechury, in the Supreme Court on the petition seeking to bring the political parties under the Right to Information Act.  1.                    That the respondent, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), holds view that the statement of accounts and the details of finances of the political parties should be accessible to public.

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on March 9, 2016.

THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the murder of two Muslim men in Balumath, Latehar district of Jharkhand yesterday.

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on March 19, 2016.THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) registers  its strong protest at the steep cuts in interest rates on small savings schemes like the Public Provident Fund (PPF), National Savings Certificate (NSC), Post Office savings, the Kisan Vikas Patras etc.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has sent the following message of greetings to the Communist Party of Pakistan on its 9th Congress which is held from March 18-20.

DEAR Comrades,

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) greets the 9th Congress of the Communist Party of Pakistan and wishes it all success. We take this opportunity to greet all the members of the Communist Party of Pakistan who are carrying aloft the banner of Marxism-Leninism in these most trying circumstances.

A Left Parties delegation comprising Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) general secretary, D Raja, CPI secretary, Debabrata Biswas, AIFB general secretary and Nilotpal Basu, CPI(M) central secretariat member met the chief election commissioner on March 9 and submitted a memorandum concerning some issues in West Bengal.