All India Convention of Mass Organisations on Sept 18

THE Left and democratic mass, class and social organisations across the country will launch a united platform to intensify the issue-based united struggle against the anti-people policies of the BJP led NDA government by building widest unity of the people in an all India convention on September 18 at Mavlankar hall in New Delhi.

Haryana Chief Minister must be sacked

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 26

THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its serious concern over the violence that has crippled the state of Haryana resulting in the death of over 35 people and serious injuries to over 250 persons.

Welcome Supreme Court Verdict on Privacy

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 24
THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) welcomes the Supreme Court verdict that the right to privacy is a fundamental right protected under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. In a unanimous decision the nine-member constitution bench headed by the chief justice of India overruled the earlier judgements on this issue in the M P Sharma and Kharak Singh case that held that right to privacy is not a fundamental right.

A Resounding Vindication

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 23

THE Kerala High Court judgement is a resounding vindication of the stand taken by the CPI(M) that the Lavalin case was a politically motivated case. The Kerala High Court has upheld the judgment of the trial court discharging Pinarayi Vijayan in the SNC Lavalin case.

The High Court has stated that Pinarayi Vijayan was deliberately targeted by the CBI. The Court has comprehensively debunked all the allegations levelled against him.

Welcome Verdict on Triple Talaq

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 22.

THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) welcomes the Supreme Court verdict treating arbitrary and instant triple talaq as unconstitutional, delivered by a majority judgement of the five-member bench.

The detailed judgements are not yet available. The CPI(M) will properly respond after studying the majority and minority judgements.

Disruption of Internet Services at CPI(M) Headquarters

IN a letter addressed to the minister of state for communications,
Manoj Sinha on August 18, Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) general secretary brought to his notice the delay in restoring the internet services which were disrupted for over a week. At the CPI(M) headquarters we have five fibre to home connections provided

Solidarity with Junaid’s Parents

AT a solemn and moving solidarity meeting at Junaid's home in the village of Khatawali on August 23, a CPI(M) delegation with Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat, Haryana state secretary Surinder Malik and others handed over two cheques of Rs Five lakhs each to Junaid's parents, Jalaluddin and Saira on behalf of the Kerala state committee of the CPI(M). This followed the meeting of the grieving parents with Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan last month when he was visiting Delhi.

Artists Condemn Proposed Vandalism of Ramkinkar Baij’s Artwork

ARTISTS and creative community of India are aghast at the vandalism proposed against the artwork of one India's greatest artists by a representative of the BJP government in Guwahati. A statement issued by SAHMAT on August 11 said Ramkinkar Baij pioneered the modern movement in mid-twentieth century India. He was dedicated to the person and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, as he was to the adivasi communities and subaltern figures in the ethos he inhabited. He sought to find a form for this in several smaller sculptures of the Mahatma.

INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH OF TRIPURA CM, MANIK SARKAR: ‘Let us Pledge to Reverse the Destructive Policies’

The Independence Day Speech of Tripura Chief Minister, Manik Sarkar was recorded by the Doordarshan and All India Radio but subsequently they had blacked out his speech. The full-text of his speech is published below.

DEAR People of Tripura,

On the occasion of Independence Day, I convey my greetings and best wishes to you all. I pay my homage to the great memory of the martyrs of India’s freedom struggle. I would also like to offer my profound regards to those freedom fighters who are amongst us today.

Criminal Negligence of UP Govt Kills More Than 65 Children

IN the entire region of the terai in and around Gorakhpur, in the adjoining districts of Deoria, Kushinagar, Maharajgunj, Gonda, Basti, every water body, small and large, is surrounded with small brick structures made during the Chhat puja when devout fasting men and women stand all night in the water, pray to the rising sun for the longevity of their children. This occurs at the end of the monsoon, after Japanese encephalitis has taken yet another toll of infant life in the area. The small brick structures seem to be memorial shrines to the dead infants. The faith of the devout in the S

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