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Greetings to the 8th Congress of the Worker’s Party DPRK

ON January 6, 2021, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) conveyed its warm greetings and best wishes to the 8th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea.The past few years have been testing times. The US-led imperialist forces are continuing with their attempts to destabilise the forces of socialism throughout the world. The continued attacks on the DPRK and their reluctance to remove the economic sanctions and blockade imposed on it are all part of such attempts.

Hailing Bihar Electorate

The three Left Parties – Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) – have issued the following statement on November 11.                                                                            THE Left parties congratulate the electorate of Bihar for their support to the Mahagathbandhan, including the candidates of the Left parties, which contributed to the Mahagathbandhan putting up a spirited contest in the election against the ruling BJP-JD(U) and its government. The response of the youth and

Postpone Finalisation of HDMP & NDMH

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, urged prime minister Narendra Modi to postpone the finalisation of the Health Data Management Policy (HDMP) and the National Digital Health Mission (NDMH) before parliament concludes its consideration on the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019.While the government sought comments on the HDMP by September 3, Yechury urged the prime minister to postpone the date for final comments.

Create a Contingency Fund for COVID-19: Yechury

WHILE placing the decisions of the Polit Bureau meeting, which was held at New Delhi on March 14-15, Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of CPI(M) demanded creation of a ‘national contingency fund’ to meet the challenge of COVID-19. He said the spread of COVID-19 is a serious situation and as pointed out by some of the ICMR sources, it has already entered the third stage in the country; the results, if proper procedure is not followed, could be horrendous, he remarked.

JOINT CALL OF LEFT PARTIES: March 23: Martyrdom Day Oppose CAA/NPR/NRC For a Modern, Inclusive India

The Left Parties – Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)-Liberation, All India Forward Bloc, Revolutionary Socialist Party – have issued the following joint statement on March 13.THE Left parties have decided to observe March 23, 2020 marking the anniversary of the martyrdom of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev to consolidate opposition to the CAA/NPR/NRC process and to project the vision of a modern, inclusive India that Bhagat Singh wrote about, worked for and sacrificed his life.The police under the BJP is being used to

DELHI: Peace & Harmony Rally at Raj Ghat

At the call of Left Parties, people assembled at Raj Ghat in Delhi on February 28, appealing for peace and harmony in the city. The meeting was addressed by CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat, CPI general secretary D Raja along with other leaders. They announced that cadres of the Left parties will do a door-to-door campaign appealing for peace and a committee will be formed in the colonies for the same.

Lift the Clampdown in Kashmir

NOT a single bullet fired in Kashmir valley! isn’t it good for the people, asked a journalist in a press conference held in CPI(M) headquarters, addressed by Sitaram Yechury and Mohd Yousuf Tarigami, leader of the Party and four-time MLA from Kashmir on September 17. Prompt was the reply of Tarigami saying that no bullets are fired even in jails. Does that mean jails are better than free spaces?

Finance Minister’s Recipe Will only Aggravate Economic Slowdown

CPI(M)  Polit Bureau has issued the following statements on September 15INSTEAD of announcing a big increase in public investment to build our much-needed infrastructure, at the same, generate employment and thereby boost domestic demand, the finance minister has once again announced measures that in the first place have caused this economic slowdown bordering on recession.The emphasis on targeting private investment in the realty sector and the effort to boost exports cannot succeed.

All India Protest against the Deepening Economic Crisis & Growing Misery on the People

The Left parties – Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, All India Forward Bloc and Revolutionary Socialist Party – have issued the following statement on September 16THE Left parties are organising a joint convention on September 20, 2019 at 3 pm at the Constitution Club, Rafi Marg, New Delhi to plan out national level protest actions against deepening economic crisis and greater misery being imposed on the people, accompanied by a massive job loss. The recent slew of measures announce

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