PB Statements

Risks of a Nationwide Blackout

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued  the following statement on April 04, 2020THE prime minister’s call to switch off lights for nine minutes on Sunday  night to ‘fight’  Covid-19 poses a real threat to the country’s  electrical system – the national grid. What could happen to the grid  with the simultaneous switching off and on of all household lighting  load, roughly 15 per cent to 20 per cent of the grid’s power? The grid could turn unstable and collapse. We could then have a cascading blackout, like it happened over most of India in July 2012.

Stop Communalising India’s War against Covid-19

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 2IT is a matter of serious concern that a large number of those who attended the meetings of the Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi  and who dispersed to different parts of the country have been found infected with the coronavirus. It was irresponsible on the part of the Jamaat leadership to have organised the meeting in mid-March when restrictions were already in place about size of gatherings.

Bypassing PMNRF & Setting Up a New Fund Unnecessary

CPI(M)  Polit Bureau has issued  the following statement on April 1THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) considers the setting up of a separate fund to meet the Covid-19 pandemic called the “PM Cares” as unnecessary.The Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) has been in existence since 1948. This fund has reportedly an unspent balance of Rs 3,800 crores. The accounts of the fund are transparent; audited by the CAG; and auto-generated receipts are given to the donors. Given this, many questions are being raised on why a new fund has been created.

Observe March 22 as People’s Solidarity against Coronavirus

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 20THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) appeals to the people to observe March 22 as a day of People’s solidarity in the fight against the coronavirus.However, since the prime minister has not proposed any concrete steps to deal with the health and economic aspects of this fight, the CPI(M) appeals to the people to observe the day with the following demands:1.     Scale up testing for the virus to cover the widest sections of people, especially those with some symptoms like cold, fever, cough etc.2.    Announ

Criminal Hike in Excise Duty on Petrol & Diesel

CPI(M)  Polit Bureau now in session in New Delhi has issued the following statement on March 14THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the hike in excise duty on petrol and diesel.Strangely, when international crude oil prices are falling sharply, the Narendra Modi government, as is its wont, has increased the excise duty on petrol and diesel. This is a criminal assault on people already suffering under economic recession.The special excise duty on petrol has been hiked by Rs 2 to Rs 8 per litre in case of petrol and to Rs 4 in case of diesel.

Stop Draconian Misuse of Technology

CPI(M)  Polit Bureau has issued the following statements on March 13THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the claim of the union home minister, Amit Shah, made during the debate in parliament on the communal violence in Delhi that the police and the government are using face recognition technology for identifying the miscreants responsible for the violence.There is no way that the technology can precisely link the protestors with violation of law.

Outrageous not to Discuss Delhi Communal Violence in Parliament

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 6THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is outraged by the failure of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha to discuss the ghastly communal violence in North East Delhi.The failure to discuss such a humongous tragedy with law and order under the charge of the union government is shameful. This has officially cost 53 lives so far and the numbers continue to grow.

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