[Marxistindia] Polit Bureau Communique

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September 6, 2026

Polit Bureau Communique

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) met on September
4-5, 2026 and issued the following statement:

 

Climate Change and Disasters: The Polit Bureau expressed its profound grief
on the loss of human lives in the recent catastrophic natural calamities,
which are a reflection of the climate change process in action. The
catastrophic Himalayan glacier-related disaster affecting Nepal and China,
highlights the consequences of glacier melt and inadequate early-warning
systems. The impact of El Nino is also badly felt. While in states like
Assam we have witnessed devastating unseasonal floods, in many other states,
we are noting deficit rainfall and drought like conditions. Environmental
destruction due to corporate greed is the basic reason for these extreme
weather conditions.

 

Ram Janmbhoomi Trust Corruption: A huge corruption scandal has come to
light, where Sangh Parivar leaders were alleged to have appropriated Ayodhya
Ram Temple donations. Many individuals who were at the forefront of the
Sangh Parivar-led Ram Temple agitation are now accused of misappropriating
temple donations. This is a calculated desecration of the faith of millions
of devotees. This is not incompetence but a deliberate shielding of the
guilty by political patronage, where sacred offerings are treated as spoil,
and the faith of the devout is bartered with impunity. These deeds expose
the real character of the Sangh Parivar and needs to be thoroughly probed
and exposed. The government should show its sincerity by punishing all the
guilty involved in this heinous crime.

 

Anti-Government Protests: The Polit Bureau congratulated all the workers,
peasants and agricultural workers who participated in huge numbers in the
protests called on August 10th by the trade union, peasant and agricultural
workers organisations.

 

The PB also congratulated the students and youth who participated in the
anti-examination paper leak protests. Inspired by the Jantar Mantar
protests, students from across the country protested on various issues like
better facilities in schools and against the closure of government schools.

 

These protests and demonstrations show that the people, particularly the
youth, are losing their fear of Union government and its repressive tactics.
The RSS and its affiliates are trying to divert the attention away from
these protests and divide their unity by promoting sectarian issues and
struggles like anti-reservation protests.

 

Deligitimising Protests: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'dimagi Naxal'
(intellectual Naxal) remark, delivered in his Independence Day address on
August 15, 2026, is a calculated attempt to stigmatise legitimate political
dissent. This term is a dangerous political weapon that blurs the line
between armed Maoists and peaceful democratic opposition. This rhetoric is
not about security but about political exclusion, a deliberate effort to
delegitimise critics, silence dissent and manufacture an ideological enemy
to distract from the government's failures on education, employment and
public welfare.

 

The Polit Bureau also condemns the attitude of the Uttar Pradesh government
and other state governments which have tried to prevent the CPI activists
from participating in the massive rally they organised in Delhi.

 

All these incidents demonstrate the growing attacks on democratic
institutions and the constitutional structure. The CPI(M) appeals to the
people to come together to oppose these attacks and protect our hard won
rights.

 

Economic Situation: India's 7.8 per cent GDP growth figure for the first
quarter of 2026-27 conceals more than it reveals, serving primarily as a
political tool to legitimise a system that deepens inequality while
obscuring the true conditions of the working class. The data deliberately
ignores the reality of a deepening agrarian crisis, with agriculture limping
at a meager 3.6 per cent, and a mining sector in contraction. It covers the
pain of inflated input costs for workers and farmers. These GDP figures are
fundamentally divorced from the hardships suffered by the common people, who
face price-rise, malnutrition and unemployment.

 

Benefits to Corporates and Cronyism: The BJP government is continuing with
its incentivisation for reforms to transfer public funds to the private
corporates both domestic and foreign through the Samudra Manthan Incentive
Scheme; Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0; Mobile Phones Manufacturing Scheme
(MPMS) and the Electonics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS). In line
with the central incentivisation programmes, several state governments have
also announced similar incentive programmes and are transferring huge
amounts to corporations.

 

The recent order of the NCLT on Subash Chandra takes this transfer of
resources to an altogether different level. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Code 2016, adopted by the Union government provides for such statutory loot
of public funds through corporate siphoning in the name of ease of doing
business. 

 

The CPI(M) demands the immediate repeal of IBC 2016 and the enactment of a
robust legislation in its place to punish the defaulter and stop this loot
of public funds.

 

Census and Caste Data: Census 2027 is being used by the BJP to further its
Hindutva communal agenda. The Census 2027 exercise conducted after a gap of
sixteen years and at a time when several other exercises affecting
citizenship, electoral rights and political representation are underway,
assumes great significance. The methodology used to collect data is also not
completely scientific. The possibility of linking Census information with
other government databases is a serious issue. The simultaneous expansion of
personal data collection, electoral-roll verification and debates around
citizenship creates legitimate concerns about the eventual use and linkage
of information.

 

The timing of the Census is also significant as delimitation can be carried
out on the basis of census conducted after 2026. It will have consequences
for the future distribution of political representation between states.

 

The methodology adopted for enumeration of caste is also faulty. Only the
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes can chose their caste/tribe from an
available list. For others it will be recorded as 'declared by the
respondent'. The absence of a comprehensive pre-defined list or structured
mechanism for recording the general caste question, will lead to a multitude
of entries of castes and sub-castes. It will not be possible to get accurate
figures.

 

Incidents of Caste Discrimination: Since the BJP formed the government at
the Centre in 2014, attacks on dalits, adivasis and other backward castes
have increased. It is utterly disgraceful that authorities of a premier
institute like the IIT, Mandi bring out a poster commending the Chaturvarna
system. The poster states that the task of the Shudras is to serve the
upper-castes. This is a grave violation of the Indian Constitution. Such an
act should be universally condemned and people responsible for bringing out
this poster should be identified and punished. Similarly the treatment meted
out to the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, in Haldwani, Uttarakhand
also needs to be condemned and the culprits punished.

 

Escalating Conflicts and Tensions: Since July 2026, international
developments have been characterised by intensifying geopolitical conflicts
and heightened economic policy uncertainty. Key events include turmoil in
energy and financial markets triggered by escalating conflict in the West
Asia, alongside high inflation and debt crises facing major economies. The
Polit Bureau expressed its concern over the escalating conflicts around the
world, particularly in West Asia. These attacks have once again pushed the
entire region and the world into a crisis.

 

The Indian government as the host of the upcoming BRICS Summit in Delhi,
should denounce US aggression and stand in solidarity with Palestine, Iran
and Cuba, which are under intense attack.

 

Rectification Campaign: The Polit Bureau discussed the report on
rectification campaign, which is being carried out as directed by the 24th
Congress of the Party. The impact of alien class influences like
parliamentarism was discussed along with the experiences in implementing the
policy of mass line and measures to strengthen collective functioning at all
levels in the Party.

 

The Central Committee will meet from October 9-11 in New Delhi to discuss
and strengthen the Report after its deliberations.

 

(Muralidharan)

For CPI(M) Central Committee Office

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