Features on Politics - Communist Party of India-Marxist

Expulsion of Somnath Chatterjee

The CPI(M) expelled Somnath Chatterjee from the party following the laters refusal to resign from the post of the Speaker of Lok Sabha after the left party withdrew support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government over the India-US civil nuclear deal.

Violence in Hyderabad following lawyers attack on Naidu
Violence erupted here on Saturday after a group of pro-Telangana lawyers raised slogans against Telegu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandra Babu Naidu, who was to address a rally against the Centres failure to keep a check on inflation. ANI

Several trade unions come together to protest hike in prices
Activists and supporters of various trade unions converged in the national capital to protest against soaring prices and even volunteered for Jail Bhaaro Andolan (court arrest) on Friday. ANI

Chandrababu Naidu stages bullock cart protest to oppose fuel price hike
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and other his party leaders on Tuesday took out a protest march riding a bullock cart upto the State Assembly to protest recent hike in fuel prices in the General Budget. ANI

CITU vehicular strike in Tripura over fuel price hike
Normal life was affected in Tripura Tuesday following a 24-hour transport strike call given by the Tripura Motor Shramik Union (TMSU) and Tripura Auto-Richshaw Workers Union (TAWU). ANI

Lok Sabha adjourned over price rise issue
The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon following an opposition uproar over the price rise issue. ANI

Opposition to target Centre on price rise issue in Lok Sabha
Despite the Centre on Monday rejecting a demand for a discussion on the price rise in the Lok Sabha through an adjournment motion that entails voting, an uproar is expected in the parliament today with the Opposition set to slam the government on the issue. ANI

Hunger strike against cultivation of Bt Brinjal in Kerala
A number of groups, including the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), the youth wing of the Communist Party of India-Marxist, staged a day-long hunger strike in Kerala on Saturday as a mark of protest against cultivation of Bt Brinjal in the country. ANI

President Patil to open ECI Diamond Jubilee celebrations today
President Pratibha Patil will on Monday inaugurate the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Election Commission of India (ECI) at Vigyan Bhawan here to honor the institution that has endeavored to keep lucidity in the election process of the country. ANI

Manmohan Singh meets BJP team on price-rise issue
A high-level Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation led by senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Wednesday to lodge the partys protest against the rise in prices of essential commodities. ANI

Thousands bid farewell to Jyoti Basu in Kolkata
Thousands of party workers and well wishers gathered in Kolkata on Tuesday to bid farewell to Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) patriarch Jyoti Basu. ANI

Basus last journey begins in Kolkata
The final journey of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) patriarch Jyoti Basu has begun in Kolkata. ANI

Profile of Jyoti Basu
Veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Jyoti Basu was born on July 8, 1914 as Jyoti Kiran Basu into an upper middle-class Bengali family in Kolkata (previously known as Calcutta). ANI

Manmohan Singh to visit critically ill Jyoti Basu
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is expected to visit the AMRI hospital in Salt Lake to see CPM leader and former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu, whose health condition is still reported to be critical. ANI

SNC Lavalin scam: Court refuses to include Antony as witness
A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Monday dismissed the plea of senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan to include Defence Minister A.K. Antony as a witness in the multi crore SNC Lavalin graft case. ANI

Communist Party of India (M) to effect changes in top leadership, says Bhattacharjee
Politburo of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is all set to make changes in the partys top leadership to rejuvenate the party in country. ANI

When Pranab Mukherjee lost his temper in Parliament
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday lost his temper after being interrupted by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Brinda Karat in the Rajya Sabha, while replying to a question. ANI

Chidambaram assures MPs that W.Bengal will not attract Presidents rule
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday assured members of Parliament that the UPA Government had no intention of imposing Presidents Rule in West Bengal, and was only sending a central facting finding team to that state in a bid to assist the government there on the issue of law and order. ANI

Counting on for by poll seats, Congress bags all three seats in Kerala
The counting of votes is on for the by polls to Firozabad Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh and 31 assembly seats spread across seven states held on November 7. The entire process is expected to be completed by this evening. ANI

Left parties to oppose governments decision to disinvest 10 percent shares in PSUs
The Left parties today decided to oppose the Union Governments decision to disinvest 10 percent shares in all profitable public sector units. ANI

Maoists step up violence in West Midnapore and Orissa
Suspected Maoist rebels on Sunday killed a former village head in Bhutashole village of West Midnapore district. ANI

CPI-M forms a 500-kilometre long human chain against ASEAN pact
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) organised a 500-kilometre-long human chain in Kerala to protest a treaty signed with the 10-nation Southeast Asian bloc on Friday. ANI

CPI-M leader Brinda Karat released on bail
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Brinda Karat was released on bail on Saturday. ANI

CPI-M politburo to meet for the second day today
The Politburo of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is meeting for the second day on Sunday, and all eyes are on whether West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will attend after having skipped the opening day on Saturday (September 5). ANI

CPI (M) charts out strategy for the forthcoming assembly elections
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo on Saturday discussed possible strategies for the forthcoming assembly elections in three states at the two-day meet being held in the national capital. ANI

Leaders across political spectrum condole Andhra CMs tragic death
The tragic death of Andhara Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy and others on Thursday left the leaders of all political parties of the country shocked and grief-stricken. ANI

Tripura isolated as Congress workers cut off road link
Road connectivity between Tripura and the rest of the country was cut-off as activists of Congress Party blocked the highway to Assam and other states in the region. ANI

Supreme Court to hear plea against legalizing homosexuality
The Supreme Court will today hear a petition challenging the Delhi High Courts ruling to legalize gay sex among consenting adults. ANI

Supreme Court issues notice to center to reply on gay sex verdict by July 20
A two judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice K. G. Balkrishnan and Justice P Sathasivam today issued notice to the Union Government, to explain its stand on a petition challenging the Delhi High Courts ruling to legalize gay sex among consenting adults. ANI

Manmohan Singh terms Meira Kumars election as a historic moment
Terming Meira Kumars election as momentous in the nations history, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday congratulated her after she was unanimously elected Speaker of the 15th Lok Sabha. ANI

People in north-east have high hopes from their MP Manmohan Singh
The recently concluded Parliament elections, which elicited the participation of over 65 percent voters, have raised the hopes of the people that the region will be given special attention by the centre. ANI

Create Gorkhaland, says Jaswant Singh
Reiterating his commitment towards the creation of separate Gorkhaland, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh on Thursday said that the demand for Gorkhaland would be met despite the saffron party being in the opposition in the Lok Sabha. ANI

CPI-M tells Buddhadev Bhattacharjee to continue as West Bengal CM
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has told West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee to continue in office, hours after he offered to resign owning moral responsibility for the partys electoral defeat in the state after 34 years of continuous rule. ANI

Congress wins 206 seats, BJP finishes with 116
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) has won 261 seats with the Congress winning in 206 in the 542 results officially declared on Sunday. ANI

Congress-led UDF calls for shutdown in Kerala over Pinarayi clean chit
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) called for a statewide shutdown in Kerala today to protest against the State Governments decision to deny the prosecution of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan in the multi-billion SNC Lavalin case. ANI

Yechury calls for a non-Congress secular government
Senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury on Sunday called for the need of a secular non-Congress government at the Centre. ANI

Karat for non-Congress secular government, Patnaik not to back UPA,NDA
Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat has ruled out the possibility of forming a post-poll alliance with the with the Congress party. ANI

Polling for two Tripura Lok Sabha seats begins amid tight security
Polling for two Lok Sabha seats in Tripura began Thursday morning amid tight security and air surveillance by military helicopters. ANI

Tripura witnesses dull campaigning on last day
Elections for two Lok Sabha seats scheduled on April 23, Tripura witnessed a very dull last day of campaigning. ANI

Pranab Mukherjee, Mamata Banerjee jointly criticise left parties
In a move to could indicate future Trinamool Congress alliance with Congress, party chief Mamata Banerjee and Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee and Trinamool Congress have shared a platform for the first time. ANI

Heated exchange between political parties ahead of polls
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah lauded Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh for his deft handling of the November 26 Mumbai terror attacks and his diplomatic skills in preventing the situation in the aftermath of the attacks from worsening. ANI

Election campaigning in Kerala ends on a violent note
Skirmishes of political rivalry between supporters of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) marked the end of electioneering at Kottayam in Kerala on Tuesday. ANI

AIADMK releases candidates list for LS elections
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Thursday released the list of candidates for Lok Sabha elections. ANI

Sonia condemns CPI (M), BJP for hitting out at PM
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who is on a day-long visit to Kerala, on Wednesday condemned the Left and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for using bad and negative language against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. ANI

Campaigning tempo picks up as countdown for parliamentary polls begin
Hectic campaigning by candidates and leaders of various political parties was witnessed in different parts of the country. ANI

Third Front will announce its PM candidate after polls: Yechury
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) leader Sitaram Yechury on Monday said that the Third Front would announce its prime ministerial candidate only after the general elections. ANI

AIADMK, CPM reach seat sharing agreement
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) on Monday arrived at a seat sharing agreement, according to which the latter would contest the Madurai, Kaniyakumari and Coimbatore seats in the upcoming elections. ANI

Prakash Karat meets Jayalalithaa
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Prakash Karat met All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) chief J Jayalalithaa at her residence here on Monday. ANI

Trinamool Congress releases manifesto for general elections
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday released her partys manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. ANI

No chance to join Third Front: Amar Singh
Samajwadi Party (SP) General Secretary Amar Singh on Monday said that there was no hope for his party joining the Third Front with the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) leader Prakash Karat at its helm. ANI

All Third Front leaders aspirant to occupy PM seat: Paswan
Union Steel Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Sunday said that all the leaders in the Third Front were aspirants to occupy the chair of Prime Minister. ANI

Third Front not to project PM candidate ahead of Lok Sabha elections: Bardhan
The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Friday said that the Third Front would not announce any candidate for Prime Ministers post before the Lok Sabha elections are held. ANI

Mayawati invites third front leaders for further discussions
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today invited the third front leaders for further discussions on the issues related to the front in New Delhi on Sunday. ANI

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