[Marxistindia] P.B. Communique

[news from the cpi(m)]

September 12, 2014

 

Press Communiqué

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) met in New Delhi
from September 10 to 12, 2014. It has issued the following statement: 

 

J&K Floods

 

The Polit Bureau expressed its deep concern at the severe and widespread
floods which have affected Jammu & Kashmir. The floods have resulted in the
loss of hundreds of lives, widespread destruction of property and
displacement of lakhs of people from their homes. 

 

Much more needs to be done. The army and the paramilitary forces have been
working round the clock. The state administration has been unable to cope
with the situation. Even now, after relief and rescue efforts, thousands are
marooned, there is acute shortage of food and essential commodities and
breakdown in communications. The Central Government must step up the relief
and rescue operations through various agencies. 

 

The Polit Bureau reiterated the call already given a call to its Party units
to collect money for the relief and rehabilitation work.

 

Modi Government’s Decisions

 

The Polit Bureau strongly criticized the decision of the Modi Government to
wind up the Planning Commission. This decision is in conformity with the
neo-liberal view that there is no need for planning in a market-oriented
economy. The end of the Planning Commission symbolizes the dominance of
finance capital-corporate interests over the economy.

 

The Polit Bureau strongly opposed the decision of the government to go in
for large scale disinvestment of shares in Coal India, NHPC and ONGC.
Through this offloading of shares, the government expects to realize Rs.
44,000 crores. This will be the single largest disinvestment of shares ever.
The Modi Government is embarking on this massive disinvestment not only to
raise funds to bridge its fiscal deficit but to fulfill its ideological
commitment against the public sector. 

 

The Polit Bureau calls upon all democratic forces to unitedly resist this
attack on the public sector. 

 

Tribal Rights on Land

 

The CPI(M) strongly protests against the moves by the Government to sabotage
and subvert the rights of tribal people guaranteed under the constitutional
and legal framework. Taken together the provisions of the Land Acquisition
Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, the Forest Rights Act and PESAA provide
a certain amount of protection against corporate land grab of tribal land.
For example no project can be implemented on tribal land in Fifth Schedule
areas without the consent of the tribal gram sabha.  This right was upheld
by the Supreme Court of India in the Vedanta case. The Modi Government wants
to take away this right. Since it will require amendments to the law, there
are efforts to dabble with the Rules to make this utterly illegal and unjust
action possible. Already in the name of linear projects, the rights were
diluted by the then UPA Government. Now the Modi Government wants to take
this blatantly anti-tribal step further.

 

Further, the Environment Ministry has given environmental clearances for 240
of the 325 projects which were awaiting clearance. This will involve
diversion of 7122 hectares of forest land for the projects in coal, mining,
power etc. Here too, the rights of the tribal people are involved. 

 

The CPI(M) will work along with tribal organizations to organize mass
movements to protect tribal rights on these and related issues.

 

Communal Campaign

 

The Polit Bureau condemned the BJP-RSS communal campaign in Uttar Pradesh.
The spurious issue of “love jihad” is being used by the Hindutva forces to
cause communal tensions and polarization. In the campaign for the
bye-elections in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP MP Adithyanath has been using
inflammatory communal propaganda.

 

This comes in the wake of the statements by the RSS Chief, Mohan Bhagwat,
that all Hindustanis should be called Hindus and that the identity of
Indians is Hindutva.

 

The UP state government should initiate firm action against those indulging
in communal hate speech and creating communal tensions. The Election
Commission should have acted promptly in prohibiting Adithyanath from making
speeches during the election campaign. It has confined the action to
directing the administration to file a FIR against him.

 

Trinamul-Chit Fund Nexus

 

The CBI investigation into the Saradha chit fund scam is uncovering the
nexus between the Trinamul Congress leadership and the chit fund owner. The
involvement of the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other key leaders of
the Trinamul Congress are coming into focus. The state government is making
brazen efforts to protect the guilty and to hamper the investigations. The
Supreme Court directed CBI investigation should proceed without hindrance so
that all those involved in this criminal nexus are pinpointed and held
accountable. In the meantime, the Central agencies should step in and ensure
that the properties and assets of the Saradha group of companies are
confiscated and used to compensate lakhs of victims of the scam. Government
funds should not be spent for this purpose. 

 

Political Review

 

The Polit Bureau conducted an in-depth review of the political-tactical line
which the Party has been pursuing. A review report will be placed in the
next Central Committee meeting. This is a preparatory step towards preparing
the Draft Political Resolution for the Party Congress to be held next year.

 

Party Congress

 

It has been decided to hold the 21st Congress of the Party at Vishakhapatnam
from April 14 to 19, 2015.

 

 

 

Central Committee office

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

A.K. Gopalan Bhawan

27-29, Bhai Vir Singh Marg, Gole Market

New Delhi 110 001

 

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