CPI-M politburo to meet for the second day today
New Delhi, Sep.6 (ANI): 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).
On Saturday, the Politburo reportedly discussed the Vedic Village land scam [...]
CPI (M) defends Buddha over skipping politburo meet
New Delhi, Sep 5 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) dismissed reports that West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was deliberately avoiding party’s two-day politburo meet, which began today on Saturday in the national capital.
According to reports, senior party leaders including Brinda Karat claimed [...]
Supreme Court issues notices to CBI, Kerala Govt on Vijayan case
New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Kerala Government over the state Governor’s permission to CBI to prosecute Pinarayi Vijayan.
The apex court [...]
Kerala CM Achuthanandan removed from CPM politburo(re-issued)
New Delhi, July 12 (ANI): Kerala’s octogenarian Chief Minister and veteran Communist leader, V S Achuthanandan, was axed on Sunday from the Communist Party of India – Marxist (CPI-M) politburo following charges of party indiscipline.
Achuthanandan was accused of leaking information related to the party to the media. The CPI-M Central Committee said that it [...]
CPI (M) central committee finds Achuthanandan guilty of indiscipline
New Delhi, July 12 (ANI): The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) after its two-day meet to discuss the Kerala Party matters found the Kerala CM Achuthanandan guilty of violating party’s decipline and removed him from politburo.
“The Central Committee decided that in view of the violations of the organisational [...]
Kerala CM Achuthanandan removed from CPM politburo
New Delhi, July 12 (ANI): Kerala’s octogenarian Chief Minister and veteran Communist leader, V S Achuthanandan, was on Sunday axed from the Communist Party of India – Marxist (CPI-M) politburo and central committee on grounds of party indiscipline.
Achuthanandan was accused of leaking information related to the party to the media. The CPI-M Central Committee said [...]
CPM central committee to decide on Achuthanandan, Vijayan issue today
New Delhi, July 11, (ANI): The central committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is meeting here today to decide on the proposals sent by the party’s politburo on the infighting in its Kerala Unit.
CPM politburo met this morning ahead of the central committee’s meeting, to give final touch to its proposals.
Last week [...]
CPM may settle Vijayan, Achuthanandan tussle today
New Delhi July 5 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) politburo meeting might settle the tussle between two of its senior leaders of Kerala unit.
The two-day politburo that commenced from Saturday was called to discuss the on going fight between Kerala Chief Minister V.S.Achuthanandan and General Secretary of party’s Kerala unit Pinarayi Vijayan.
The [...]
CPI-M Politburo to discuss Vijayan-Acuthanandan spat
New Delhi, July 4 (ANI): The politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is meeting here later today to resolve the crisis of the party’s Kerala unit.
Sources said that the politburo is likely to focus on resolving the feud between Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan and state party secretary Pinarayi Vijayan.
Both have [...]
Nepal Maoist Politburo resumes meeting
Kathmandu, June 29 (ANI): Unified CPN (Maoist) Chairman Prachanda has started furnishing answers to the questions raised by the politburo members of the party on Monday.
During the meeting, that resumed this morning here, Prachanda is furnishing answers to the questions regarding his political document.
Politburo members have finished commenting on the 19-page long the political [...]
CPI (M) politburo to discuss, resolve disunity in Kerala unit next week
New Delhi, June 28 (ANI): The Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) will meet here next week to deliberate on the “disunity” within the party’s Kerala unit.
The extraordinary two-day meeting will be held on July 4 and 5 to discuss the infighting between Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan and the party [...]
Vijayan summoned by special CBI court in corruption case
Kochi, June 23 (ANI): The CBI court on Tuesday issued summons to Kerala CPI (M) State Secretary and former minister Pinarayi Vijayan and eight others in the SNC Lavalin corruption case.
On June 11, the CBI had filed a chargesheet against Vijayan in connection to the [...]
West Bengal Govt. to consider centre’s ban on CPI-ML: Yechuri
New Delhi, June 23 (ANI): The West Bengal Government will take a decision today on the question of banning the CPI (Maoist), following central government’s ban imposition on the group, CPI (M) Politburo member Sitaram Yechury disclosed on Tuesday.
“The Government is privy to [...]
Provide aid to cyclone-hit West Bengal: CPI-M urges Delhi
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday asked the central government to urgently provide all necessary assistance to the West Bengal government to carry out relief and rehabilitation operations in the state hit by Cyclone Aila.
The cyclone battered coastal West Bengal and hit Kolkata Monday as it uprooted trees, electricity [...]
CPI-M tells Buddhadev Bhattacharjee to continue as West Bengal CM
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): 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 party’s electoral defeat in the state after 34 years of continuous rule.
West Bengal Industry and Commerce Minister Nirupam Sen and CPI-M [...]
CPI (M) Politburo begins discussions on poll debacle
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): The CPI (M) politburo meeting on Monday began to discuss the poll debacle.
The meeting is being held amid reports that West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has offered to quit.
Politburo member and Left Front chairman Biman Bose described the report as “rubbish”.
Bhattacharjee is not attending the meeting, as he [...]
West Bengal CM to skip CPI (M) politburo meet on Monday
Kolkata, May 17 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is likely to skip the CPI (M) politburo meeting on Monday in Delhi.
The reason for the West Bengal Chief Minister skipping the politburo meeting is that he wants to “oversee the law [...]
Karat invites Jayalalithaa for Third Front meeting
New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat called All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Chief Jayalalithaa on Friday.
Karat has invited Jayalalithaa for the Third Front meeting on May 18. Jayalalithaa has given her assurance to Third Front leaders that she will be in New Delhi on [...]
CPM sees red over US envoy’s meeting with Indian leaders
New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPM) on Thursday lashed out at US Charge d’Affaires A. Peter Burleigh for what it termed an interference in Indian elections.
“US is welcome to find out what is happening on the political situation but cannot interfere in the internal political [...]
Karat says Third Front, BSP leaders to meet on May 18
New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said on Wednesday that leaders of the Left and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) would meet on May 18 to discuss the possibility of forming an alternative secular government.
Addressing a news conference in the national capital [...]



