On Lavalin Case: Kerala

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on January 14, 2016.

THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) condemns the politically motivated Congress-led UDF government’s move in approaching the Kerala High Court for an early hearing of the revision petition on allegations against CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Pinarayi Vijayan in the Lavalin case.

Terrorist Strike Condemned

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on January 5.THE Polit Bureau strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the Indian Air Force base at Pathankot. The ongoing operation to clear the terrorists from the base has entered the fourth day. Seven defence and security personnel have died fighting the terrorist squad. The Polit Bureau conveys its heartfelt condolences to the families of these brave men who have laid down their lives in the line of duty. The latest strike emanating from Pakistan has come in the aftermath of the

Homage to A B Bardhan

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on January 3, 2016.

THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its deep grief at the passing away of Comrade A B Bardhan, veteran leader of the Communist and working class movement of India.

Bardhan became a Communist as a young student while participating in the anti-imperialist student movement. As a trade union activist and as a leader of the All India Trade Union Congress, he made a significant contribution to organising the working class.

India Let Down at Nairobi WTO Ministerial Summit

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on December 22, 2015.THE outcome of the tenth ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) attended by 162 countries at Nairobi is not merely a disappointment but is a setback. India has been grossly let down by this Modi-led BJP government.India went into the negotiations with the hope of arriving at a solution on the issue of public stock holding programmes for food security, absolutely vital for mitigating the hunger needs of millions of Indians.

AIKS, AIAWU & CITU to Jointly Observe Jan 19 as an All India Day

IN view of the urgent need to intensify resistance to the onslaught of the neo-liberal policies and preserve unity of the toiling people, a meeting of the central leadership of All India Agricultural Workers’ Union (AIAWU), All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) was held to discuss possibilities of developing joint actions of these three sections.

Joint Protest Held in Delhi against The India-Japan Nuclear Deal

PROTESTS were organised against the India-Japan Nuclear Deal at various places across the country between December 11 to 13, during the Japanese Prime minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to India. The protests were co-ordinated by the Coalition for Nuclear Peace and Disarmament (CNDP). The deal with Japan is actually a missing piece in the massively destructive nuclear energy expansion that India has embarked upon after signing the disastrous Indo-US nuclear deal.

Politically Motivated Act

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on December 15.

THE CBI raid on the office of the chief minister of Delhi is highly condemnable and smacks of a politically motivated act. It is unprecedented that in the name of investigating the accusations against a bureaucrat, the office of the chief minister should be sealed and files searched, as alleged by the chief minister.

Tripura: Left Front Sweeps Urban Bodies Elections

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) has issued the following statement on December 12, 2015.

THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) hails the sweeping victory of the CPI(M) and the Left Front in the Tripura urban bodies elections.

The Left Front has won the Agartala Municipal Corporation getting 45 out of the 49 seats. It has won all the 13 municipalities and the 6 nagar panchayats. In many of them, the Left Front has won all the seats.

Climate Change: Paris Summit

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on December 17, 2015.

THE world has been waiting anxiously for many years for an international agreement bringing together all countries to combat the global problem of climate change threatening all of humankind.

However, the recent Paris Agreement is deeply flawed as regards both bringing down emissions to safe levels as well as in the proposed international emissions control regime.

Review Court Order Restricting Right to Contest In Local Elections in Haryana

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on December 10.THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) considers the latest ruling of the Supreme Court upholding minimum education qualifications as a prerequisite for candidates contesting panchayat polls in Haryana as being violative of the fundamental feature of universal suffrage guaranteed to all citizens of India by the Indian Constitution. Universal suffrage is not limited only to the right to vote. All those who have the right to vote also automatically have th

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