[Marxistindia] Polit Bureau Communique

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December 9, 2024

Press Communique

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) met on December
07-08, 2024. It has issued the following statement:

 

Bangladesh Situation

 

The Polit Bureau reiterated its stand that the Bangladesh interim government
and authorities must ensure the safety and full protection of religious
minorities.  The administration seems to be ignoring the activities of the
Islamist fundamentalist forces in this regard.  At the same time, the Polit
Bureau decried the efforts of the BJP-RSS and Hindutva outfits in India,
which are seeking to whip up passions by incendiary propaganda.  Such an
approach will not help the interests of the minorities in Bangladesh.  

 

The Polit Bureau called upon secular and democratic forces in both countries
to come out strongly against all forms of communalism which will harm the
interests of the people on both sides of the border.

 

Enforce Places of Worship Act

 

The Polit Bureau expressed its serious concern at the spate of law suits
being filed and entertained in lower courts claiming that there were temples
where centuries-old mosques exist today.  After Varanasi and Mathura, in
Sambhal, a survey was ordered of a 16th century mosque by a lower court.
This resulted in violence in which four Muslim youth have been killed.
Following this, a similar petition has been entertained in the civil court
in Ajmer regarding the Ajmer Sharif Dargah.

 

It is unfortunate that the Supreme Court has not intervened to put a stop to
such litigation by upholding the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act,
l991.  The 2019 five-member Bench judgment of the Supreme Court on the
Ayodhya dispute had categorically upheld the validity of the law and its
enforcement.  Given this direction, it is incumbent on the apex court to
intervene to put a stop to legal proceedings, which are violative of the
Act.  

 

Provide Immediate Funds for Wayanad Relief

 

The Polit Bureau sharply criticized the Union government's callous
indifference in denying Kerala the rightful assistance for the victims of
the devastating landslide disaster in Wayanad. Despite the state's urgent
plea for Rs. 214.68 crore in immediate relief and Rs. 2,319.1 crore for
comprehensive recovery and reconstruction, the Centre has failed to approve
the funds even after four months. The refusal to classify the landslide as a
"calamity of severe nature" and the unwillingness to waive loans for the
affected families also reflect a deeply unjust and inhumane approach,
undermining the principles of federal support in times of crisis.

 

The Polit Bureau called upon the Union government to immediately release the
funds claimed by the state government.  

 

Support to Noida Farmers' Struggle

 

The CPI(M) condemns the police repression on the farmers of Greater Noida in
Uttar Pradesh. Around 150 leaders and activists of the All India Kisan Sabha
(AIKS) and other organisations have been jailed. The arrested farmers have
started a hunger strike in jail. House arrests of many activists are going
on. The attack on women who have been in the forefront of the struggle by
the police is shocking.

 

The Greater Noida struggle by the farmers belonging to 45 villages concerns
the lands which were acquired over a period of time for real estate
projects.  The farmers are demanding a revision of the rate of compensation,
allotment of plots to the farmers as per the agreement in 1997 and
implementing a mandatory employment policy among other demands.

 

The CPI(M) fully supports this struggle, demands that repression must be
stopped forthwith and the government must accept and implement the just
demands of the struggle.

 

Party Congress Preparations

 

The Polit Bureau discussed a Draft of the Political Resolution to be taken
up at the 24th Congress to be held in the first week of April 2025.  On the
basis of the discussion in Polit Bureau, the Draft will be placed for
adoption in the next meeting of the Central Committee to be held on January
17-19, 2025 at Kolkata.  

 

(Muralidharan)

For CPI(M) Central Committee office

 

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