[Marxistindia] Murderous attacks against CPI(M) by Maoists

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December 29, 2009

Press Statement

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued
the following statement:

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) severely condemns the brutal killing of
two CPI(M) activists in Komanapalli village in Bhadrachalam district of
Andhra Pradesh by a Maoist gang.

The sarpanch of the village, Kaviti Rajulu and his father were dragged
out from their house by the Maoist gang and savagely murdered.

The Maoists are targetting the CPI(M) wherever they are working in the
tribal areas and amongst the rural poor. Apart from the killing spree in
West Midnapur and adjoining districts in West Bengal, the Maoists in the
recent months have killed a CPI(M) worker in Kanker district in
Chattisgarh and attacked a Party office in Sundargarh district in
Orissa.

These violent and murderous activities of the Maoists exposes their true
nature. They help the reactionary forces and the ruling classes by
targetting the cadres and workers of the CPI(M) belonging to the
oppressed classes who have been organising the people.

The CPI(M) will resolutely fight the Maoists and counter their
disruptive activities. The Polit Bureau calls upon the police and the
administration in Andhra Pradesh to track down the culprits responsible
for the murders in Bhadrachalam district.

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[Marxistindia] Recall ND Tiwari -- Brinda Karat

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December 26, 2009

Press Release

Following is the text of the letter written today by Brinda Karat,
Member of the Polit Bureau and CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP to the President
seeking the recall of the Andhra Pradesh Governor, Shri N D Tiwari.

For CPI(M) Central Committee Office

Text of the Letter

Honourable Madam President,

It is with a sense of regret that I have to draw your attention to the
reports regarding the alleged misconduct of the Governor of Andhra
Pradesh Shri N.D.Tewari which have shocked the nation. You may be aware
of the graphic images flashed on an Andhra Pradesh TV channel of the
Governor. While the methods used to get the said information may be
questionable and even objectionable, the reports make it untenable for
him to continue in such a high constitutional post.

In the absence of his resignation, I would request you to recall him.
This is a demand which has been raised by many political parties as well
as women's organizations in Andhra Pradesh including the All India
Democratic Women's Association. I am sure that with your extreme
sensitivity to gender issues, you will appreciate the sentiments and
logic behind the request.

Yours sincerely,

sd/-

(Brinda Karat)

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[Marxistindia] On Situation in Andhra Pradesh

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Press Statement

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued
the following statement:

On The Situation in Andhra Pradesh

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its
deep concern at the situation in Andhra Pradesh. The Congress Party and
the Central Government have thoroughly mishandled the issue of Telengana
that has resulted in the current rise of tensions and conflicts. It is
the responsibility of the Congress Party to work for the restoration of
normalcy. Though the Central Government had announced that it would
undertake a process of consultations with all political parties and
civil society, the modalities for this is not announced so far. The
Central Government must begin this process immediately in order to
restore peace and normalcy in the state.

The CPI (M) reiterates its consistent position that the linguistic basis
for the organisation of the states in the country should not be
disturbed as this would lead to innumerable demands all across the
country, given our vast diversity and plurality. Further the linguistic
re-organisation of states constitutes the bedrock of India's federal
policy that should not be disturbed. Therefore, in the background of the
reports that the Central Government is contemplating the establishment
of a second states re-organisation commission the CPI(M) thinks that
this is unnecessary.

The Polit Bureau of the CPI (M) condemns the wanton destruction of
properties and attacks on political leaders in the state. It appeals to
the people of Andhra Pradesh, all political parties and civil society to
exercise the utmost restraint and work together for restoring normalcy.
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[Marxistindia] Left Parties to hold all India rally in March 2010

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December 24, 2009

Press Statement

Leaders of the Left parties held a meeting today. They have issued the
following statement:

The Left parties took stock of the joint campaign conducted in the
states against price rise, on problems of drought and flood and for food
security.

The government has totally failed to curb the continuing steep rise in
the prices of food items. The problems of land and unemployment have
become acute. Therefore, the Left parties decided to hold an all India
rally during the Budget session of parliament in March 2010. The rally
will be organised to highlight the problems of the people and to give a
thrust to the all India movement.

Those who attended the meeting are: Prakash Karat & Sitaram Yechury from
the CPI(M), A.B. Bardhan & D Raja from the CPI, Debabrata Biswas from
the AIFB and Abani Roy from the RSP.

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Press Statement
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marist) has issued the
following statement:
On Copenhagen Climate Conference

The Copenhagen Climate Conference has ended without meeting its goal of a
legally binding agreement for the second commitment period of the Kyoto
Protocol. Without a treaty committing the rich and industrialized
countries to deep emission cuts, the lives and well-being of hundreds of
millions of people, especially in the developing world, have been put at
risk. This will most adversely affect people in South Asia, large parts of
Africa, least developed countries and island nations that could be
entirely submerged under rising sea-levels. People all over the world had
been hoping that the Conference would chart out a clear course to save
humanity and the planet from runaway global warming and climate change.
This has not been happened. The political leaders who gathered in
Copenhagen have failed their people by not delivering an effective and
equitable climate change agreement.
Such an agreement in Copenhagen was made impossible by the positions and
tactics of the US and other developed countries. From the first day to the
last at Copenhagen, the US and its allies tried their utmost to kill the
Kyoto Protocol itself, negate the cornerstone principle of differentiation
between the industrialized and developing countries, and pressurize the
developing countries to take on the major burden of reducing global
emissions. Their inability to achieve these aims was due to the stiff and
united resistance put up by the developing countries, a resistance which
was one of the few positives in Copenhagen.
Major developing countries such as the BASIC bloc of China, India, Brazil
and South Africa, as well as Mexico and Indonesia, voluntarily announced
reductions in emissions growth rates in the interests of humanity, going
far beyond their obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. However, the US,
EU and other developed countries did not budge an inch from the low
emission cuts they had declared before Copenhagen. A leaked draft UN
Report has revealed that pledges made by large developing countries will
contribute more to emission reductions than the low commitments of the US
and other developed nations.
The CPI(M) had warned the Indian Government that unilateral concessions,
before the negotiations, and without conditional linkages to deep cuts by
developed countries, would not yield results. This is indeed what has
happened.
A complete failure in Copenhagen has been averted with the face-saving
text of a "Copenhagen Accord" with the promise of a legally binding
agreement in 2010. The Accord was crafted in the closing hours of the
Conference by the US, the BASIC countries and 22 other developed and
developing countries from different continents and groupings. Though the
Accord has no legal status and would not bind countries, it at least
provides some way of keeping future negotiations going along the current
twin tracks. Without this, the failure of the Conference could have meant
the collapse of the Climate Treaty and the Kyoto framework.
However, this Accord is extremely weak in terms of the deep and immediate
emission cuts by developed countries that are required to tackle climate
change. It is deeply ambiguous with several loopholes and the possibility
of different interpretations, particularly with regard to emission cuts by
developing countries, and fund and technology transfers.India should
therefore ensure that in future negotiations, the red lines committed by
the government in Parliament are adhered to. India must also press for
deep and immediate emission cuts by the US and other developed countries
and work with other developing countries to ensure sustainable development
and equitable terms in any final Treaty.

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[Marxistindia] Accelerating inflation in food articles

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December 11, 2009

Press Statement

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued
the following statement:

Accelerating Inflation in Food Articles

The Polit Bureau of the CPI (M) expresses its deep concern at the
galloping food price inflation (WPI), which crossed 19% in the week
ending 28th November. The inflation rate stood at 15.5% in mid-November
and 13.3% at the end of October. It is clear that there is accelerating
inflation in food articles with the prices of vegetables (particularly
potatoes and onions), pulses and cereals witnessing the steepest climb.
Over 50 paisa in every rupee spent by an average Indian per day is spent
on food and over 60% of India's population spends less than Rs. 20 per
head per day. The intense suffering of the masses in the face of
galloping food prices cannot be overemphasized.

India is the only major developing economy in the world where prices are
rising. In the backdrop of the global recession, food and fuel prices
have been falling across all countries. This exposes the failure and
callousness of the Congress led Government.

The galloping food prices are primarily being caused by the corporates
and big traders, who are utilising shortages for hoarding and reckless
profiteering. The Government has lost control over food prices due to
the pursuit of free market policies. The CPI (M) demands that the UPA
Government take the following immediate steps in order to reign in food
price inflation:

* The Government, in coordination with the State Governments, must
launch a countrywide crackdown against hoarding and
black-marketing. All private traders of food articles must
disclose their stocks and release surplus stocks.

* Futures trading in all food articles must be immediately
banned.

* The Government must release cereal stocks through the PDS by
increasing the rice and wheat quotas for the States. The Food
Security legislation should be tabled without any further
delay.

* The Government must supply sugar, pulses and edible oils through
PDS outlets at cheap rates.

The CPI (M) will intensify the struggle against price rise till the UPA
Government initiates these steps in the coming days.

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[Marxistindia] Clarify Positon on Climate Change Negotiations

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December 05, 2009

Press Statement

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued
the following statement:

The Minister for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh, has over the
last two weeks been repeatedly introducing modifications and caveats to
India's fundamental negotiating position on climate change. These are
per capita emissions as the basis of negotiations, differentiating
between the Annex 1 and non Annex countries, the actions of the
developing countries being predicated on the financial and technology
transfers from the rich countries. On each of these points, the Minster
is now deviating from India's position and even from position that the
PM has taken on these issues.

At the end of the debate in the Lok Sabha, the Minister was dismissive
of India's stand on per capita emissions as the basis for equitable
burden-sharing at Copenhagen. Calling India's low per capita emissions
an "accident of history'', he added that India's biggest failure was our
inability to control population growth. These remarks go against India's
stated positions on both climate policy and population policy. It is
well-known that the Minister has modified the Prime Minister's stated
position on climate policy that India's per capita emissions would not
exceed that of the developed countries by replacing the words "would not
exceed'' by the words "will stay below'' making it open for rich
countries to negotiate India well below rich countries per capita
emission levels. When queried in Parliament as to why the modifications
have been introduced, he has dismissed such queries claiming that the
two phrases ``mean the same thing.''

In an interview to the Times of India today, the Minister has stated
that India would be willing to accept monitoring, reporting and
verification of mitigation actions in India even if they are not
supported financially and technologically by the developed countries. He
has dismissed the earlier position as a negotiating tactic and not an
operational strategy. He has specified that even unsupported actions
would have IMF/WTO style reporting.

He has also declared in the same interview that the question of
Intellectual Property Rights is not a major issue in the part of the
climate negotiations that relate to technology transfer. He has further
downplayed the entire issue of technology transfer itself, stating that
the issue real issue is technology development and not technology
transfer. This is unacceptable, considering that the official language
of the UNFCCC and the negotiating documents at climate negotiations use
the specific term technology transfer (together with technology
development, application and diffusion).

On both these issues the Minister is going against the officially stated
negotiating positions of the Government of India. This is clear from the
documents regarding India's position that are available on the
Ministry's website itself.

Ahead of the crucial negotiations at Copenhagen, here is a Minister who
publicly and repeatedly keeps modifying accepted policy positions. The
Minister has also made derisive remarks about the G77 leader, Sudan. He
has also stated soon after joining with China, Brazil and South Africa
that he is not sure about China and Brazil. He has argued that India
should distance itself from G77 states. Before the Indian delegation
leaves for Copenhagen, the UPA government should categorically clarify
what India's negotiating position will be.

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