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23Oct

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How CPI(M) support to govt on Canada row is rooted in history of Punjab insurgency & slain comrades

New Delhi: With India-Canada diplomatic ties hitting a historic low over the 2023 killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government found an unlikely ally in the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M) last week. Even as other opposition parties sought answers from the Narendra Modi government on Canadian allegations of links between Indian government officials and Nijjar’s murder, the CPI(M) Polit Bureau flagged the threats posed by Sikh separatist elements operating on Canadian soil. “The activities of anti-India Khalistani elements operating in Canada have been a matter of serious concern and have a direct impact on national security. The Government of India is duty-bound to protect the national interest for which it has the support ac...

13Sep

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‘BJP Govt Misusing Power’: Congress, INDIA Bloc Welcome Bail To Arvind Kejriwal

The Opposition parties, including Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), on Friday, welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to grant bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case and slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government for alleged misuse of central agencies. The Supreme Court granted bail to Kejriwal in the excise policy case by the CBI paving way for his release. Kejriwal was already granted interim bail in the excise policy-linked money laundering case of the Enforcement Directorate by the apex court. Welcoming the top court's judgement, Congress leader Pramod Tiwari noted that first Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren got the bail and now Delhi CM Kejriwal was also released from jail. "The Supreme Court found this case to be bailable... ...

12Sep

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Sitaram Yechury, The CPI-M Giant Who Forced Indira Gandhi To Quit As JNU Chancellor

An alumnus Jawaharlal Nehru University, Sitaram Yechury rose to fame in 1970s after he forced the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to resign as the institution's Chancellor. Gandhi had held on to the post despite losing the Lok Sabha polls after Emergency, and hundreds of JNU students led by their union president Yechury, marched to her residence demanding her resignation. He read out the students' demand, seeking her resignation as JNU Chancellor in her presence as she stood beside him listening. Days later, Gandhi resigned from her post. The Indira Gandhi incident gave wings to his political career as he went on to become the most popular face of his party, the Coomunist Party of India (Marxist). Until now. he was known for being the most popular face in Delhi. Communist Party of India ...

12Sep

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CPI-M Colossus Falls: Sitaram Yechury Passes Away After Prolonged Battle With Chest Infection

Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury passed away on Thursday at the age of 72 after suffering respiratory disease. He was undergoing treatment at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi where he was admitted on August 19. The CPI(M) said that the veteran leader was suffering from a respiratory tract infection which developed complications. He breathed his last at 3.03 pm at AIIMS, New Delhi. "It is with profound grief that we announce the passing away of CPIM General Secretary, our beloved Comrade Sitaram Yechury, at 3.03 pm today, 12th September, at the AIIMS, New Delhi. He was suffering from a respiratory tract infection which developed complications," the party said in a statement. It is with profound grief that we announce the passing away of CPIM ...