[Marxistindia] Press Statement

[news from the cpi(m)]

July 29, 2025

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 denial of permission to a delegation of leaders of the CPI(M), CPI and
KC(M) by the Durg Jail administration to meet nuns arrested by the
Chattisgarh GRP on fabricated charges. This attempt to suppress
transparency, accountability, and the rights of individuals is
unjustifiable.

The delegation consisting of CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat and MPs K
Radhakrishnan and AA Rahim; CPI leader Annie Raja and MP P P Suneer; and
Kerala Congress (M) leader and MP Jose K Mani were refused permission to
meet the arrested nuns today, on flimsy grounds, despite seeking written
permission well in advance. It is only after a strong protest that they were
granted permission to meet the nuns tomorrow.

The initial refusal to allow political leaders and elected representatives
of the people to visit and assess the condition of those detained further
underscores the state's disturbing disregard for due process and human
rights. Such actions are a direct affront to democratic principles, aimed to
stifle inquiry and silence voices of dissent. It underscores the
authoritarian character of the BJP-led governments at the Centre and states.

The charges levelled against the nuns are without merit and constitute a
gross violation of their fundamental rights. The arrest of the nuns is not
an isolated incident, but part of a broader pattern of undermining religious
freedom and harassing minority communities. There is a pattern in this
arrest, done at the behest of the Bajrang Dal. The right to practice one's
faith freely and peacefully, as enshrined in our Constitution, must be
protected at all costs.

                                             

  (Muralidharan)

For CPI(M) Central Committee Office

 

 

 

 

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