[Marxistindia] Press Release

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April 5, 2025

Press Release

The Draft Political Resolution of the 24th Congress was adopted unanimously
on 04.04.2025 in the evening session. 

53 delegates participated in the discussions on the Political Resolution,
which started on 3rd April and concluded yesterday afternoon. Prakash Karat,
Coordinator of the Polit Bureau replied to the discussions and also to the
amendments that were moved by the delegates. 174 amendments were received
from the delegates.

Highlights of the Draft Organisational Report

The Draft Organisational Report was introduced by BV Raghavulu, Member,
Polit Bureau in the evening session yesterday.

*	The Party actively supported the struggles led by the Central Trade
Unions against the attack on working class rights and also the struggles led
by the SKM on the issues of peasants. It led some important struggles on the
issues of basic classes for land, house sites and livelihood in Tamilnadu,
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Rajasthan and other states.
*	In Kerala, huge campaigns against central government policies were
conducted. In West Bengal, youth conducted an extensive campaign against
unemployment. In Tripura, campaigns were conducted against BJP attacks and
its anti-people policies. 
*	The Party had also played an active role in protests against
atrocities on women and children specifically in states like West Bengal and
Tamilnadu.
*	Party membership has increased since the last Party Congress
9,85,757 (2021) and is  10,19,009 in 2024.
*	The percentage of women members in the Party increased from 18.2 per
cent to 20.2 per cent in 2024.
*	The percentage of youth in the Party saw an increased from 19.5 per
cent in 2021 to 22.6 per cent in 2024.
*	The Party has a healthy class composition - 48.25 per cent belong to
the working class, 17.79 per cent are agricultural workers, and 9.93 per
cent are poor peasants. Thus, 75.97 per cent of members come from the basic
classes.
*	The membership of mass organisations has increased by 64 lakhs since
the last Congress.

The Draft Report also deals with the organisational measures that need to be
taken for the implementation of the tasks adopted in the Political
Resolution.

Till now, 18 delegates participated in the discussions on the draft
organizational report. They are: PK Biju (Kerala), Pranav Barman (Tripura),
Prem Chaudary (Haryana), Debbrata Ghosh (West Bengal), Satchidanandam
(Tamilnadu), Nirangush Nath (Assam), Jagan Chaudhuri (Rajasthan), Chukka
Ramulu (Telangana), Syam Bharathi (Bihar). Vinod Govindwar (Maharashtra),
Ramnarayan Kuraria (Madhya Pradesh), Bhupal Singh Rajput (Uttarakhand),
Dushant Kumar Das (Odisha), Harsev Bains (Britain), Ayyappan (Andaman and
Nicobar Islands), Prabir Purkayastha (CC units), Anurag Saxena (Delhi) and
Md Riyas (Kerala).

The discussions will continue in the afternoon session.

Resolutions

13 resolutions were adopted in this session. They are:

1.	Demanding the immediate withdrawal of the divisive and unjust Waqf
Amendment Act. It was introduced by Elamaram Kareem, member of the Central
Committee and seconded by Anju Kar member of the central committee.
2.	Restore full statehood and democracy to and ensure rapid development
of Jammu and Kashmir. It was introduced by Yusuf Tarigami, member of the
Central Committee and seconded by Uday Narkar, member of the central
committee.
3.	Solidarity with Cuba and condemning the inhuman economic blockade
imposed by the US. It was introduced by Arun Kumar and seconded by Mayukh
Biswas.
4.	Withdraw national policy framework on agricultural marketing. It was
introduced by Krishna Prasad and seconded by Karumalaiyan, member of the
central committee.
5.	Recognize basic needs as fundamental rights. It was introduced by BV
Raghavulu, Member, Polit Bureau and seconded by AR Sindhu member of the
central committee.
6.	Demanding extension of reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs to the
private sector. It was introduced by Ramachandra Dome, member, Polit Bureau
and seconded by Ishfaqur Rehman, member of the central committee.
7.	Resist Privatisation attacks on public electricity sector. It was
introduced by Sudip Dutta, and seconded by Pramod Pradhan.
8.	Against deep sea mining. It was introduced by Thomas Isaac, member
of the Central Committee and seconded by Ali Kishore Patnaik, member of the
central committee.
9.	Against increasing violence on women and children. It was introduced
by Mariam Dhawale, member of the Central Committee and seconded by Surender
Mallick, member of the central committee.
10.	Combat drug addiction among youth. It was introduced by Sukhwinder
Singh Shekhon, member of the Central Committee and seconded by Arun Mehta,
member of the central committee.
11.	Ensure equal rights and dignity for LGBTQ+ Individuals. It was
introduced by U Vasuki, member of the Central Committee and seconded by K
Neela.
12.	Ensure dignity and justice for the disabled. It was introduced by
Jhansi Rani and seconded by Samya Ganguly.
13.	Oppose the UGC draft regulations. It was introduced by Rajeev Kunwar
and seconded by VP Sanu.

 

(Attached is the membership chart and also the Resolutions that were
adopted)

 

 

(Muralidharan) 

For CPI(M) Central Committee Offic

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