Clarification on Electoral Bonds

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on February 16, 2024REPORTS have appeared in some sections of the media that the CPI(M) has received various amounts as contributions through electoral bonds. The Party wishes to clarify that these reports are false and baseless. The fact is that the CPI(M) has refused to accept electoral bonds on principle. That is why it did not even open a designated State Bank of India account as required by the law to accept electoral bonds. The CPI(M) had appealed to the Supreme Court against the electoral bonds scheme because of this

A Historic Verdict

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on February 15, 2024THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) hails the historic judgment of the Supreme Court, which has struck down the electoral bonds scheme as unconstitutional. By this verdict, this unscrupulous scheme designed to finance the ruling party by anonymous corporate donors has been completely scrapped. The CPI(M) had declared at the outset itself that the Party will not accept electoral bonds as this scheme legalises corruption. The CPI(M) had challenged the electoral bonds scheme in the Supreme Court

Interim Budget 2024-25: Modi `Development Model’ – Enriching the Rich by Squeezing the Poor

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on February 1.DESPITE the tall claims made by the finance minister about the state of India’s economy, the interim union budget for 2024-25 reveals the grim economic situation confronting India’s working people and the vicious face of the Modi government’s conception of ‘development’ which is designed to make the rich, richer and the poor, poorer.

Gross Misuse of Power

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on January 19THE Government of India has issued an “office memorandum”, declaring that all government offices, central institutions and industrial establishments will remain closed till 2.30 pm on January 22, to “enable employees to participate in the celebrations for Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha at Ayodhya”. It is reported that state governments led by the BJP have taken similar steps. This is yet another step to directly involve the government and State in what should be a purely religious function.

A Welcome Verdict

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on January 8THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) welcomes the judgment by the Supreme Court nailing down the Gujarat government’s illegal actions of granting remission to eleven convicts who had been sentenced to life for gang raping of pregnant Bilkis Bano, members of her family and also mass murdering at least fourteen of them in the 2002 Gujarat communal carnage.

Adani Case: A Disappointing Verdict

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on January 3THE Supreme Court judgement in the Adani case, rejecting petitions for an impartial probe is disappointing and unfortunate on several grounds. A statutory body like the SEBI has not been fulfilling its mandate for expeditiously probing allegations against the Adani group. In 2014, the DRI had made a reference to SEBI on a direct charge against Adani.

Assault on Rural Work Guarantee Law

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on January 2THE latest expression of the Modi government’s active hostility towards the demand based rural work guarantee law – the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) is the imposition of an Aadhaar Based Payment System (ABPS) the deadline of which expired on December 31, snatching away the right to crores of workers. Under the law, every rural worker has the right to a job card and every job card holder has the right to at least 100 days work.The first violation of the law by the

On Ayodhya Invitation

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on December 26.THE CPI(M) general secretary, Sitaram Yechury, has received an invitation to attend the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The CPI(M) policy has been to respect religious beliefs and safeguarding the right of every individual to pursue their belief. It believes that religion is a personal choice not to be converted into an instrument for political gain.

J&K: Act to End such Impunity

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on December 24THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the brutal killing of three civilians in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir while they were in custody of the army.Mohammad Showkat, Safeer Hussain and Shabir Ahmad were rounded up by army personnel and subjected to severe torture which resulted in their deaths. The J&K administration has announced compensation for the families of deceased. But that is not enough. There has to be a speedy investigation and punishment meted out to those

Kerala Governor Unfit for Post

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on December 18THE Kerala Governor, Arif Mohammed Khan, has over-stepped all boundaries with his constant political attacks on the elected state government and his grossly erratic behavior. The latest instance is his statement that there is "the beginning of the collapse of the constitutional machinery in the state". Such threats leveled against the state government will be rejected outright by the people of the state.The governor is facing protests from students after he packed the nominated seats in the sena

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