[Marxistindia] Arrest of Raghavulu condemned

[news from the cpi(m)]

March 26, 2013


Press Statement


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

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly
condemns the arrest of its Polit Bureau Member and Andhra Pradesh State
Secretary, B.V. Raghavulu and other Left leaders in Hyderabad today.

Ten Left parties in Andhra Pradesh had jointly given a call for protest
against the exorbitant hike in the electricity charges in the state. This
hike comes in addition to the burdens being imposed on the people through
the hike in prices of all essential commodities. The hunger strike protest
continued for five days when the Andhra Pradesh legislative Assembly was
in session. As soon as the assembly session ended, the Andhra Pradesh
government cracked down on the protesting leaders, who are currently in
hospital.

Such brutal attacks on popular protests against the burdens being imposed
on the people will not be tolerated.




(For CPI(M) Central Committee Office)