CPM leader Prakash Karat writes to the President regarding West Bengal governor MK Narayan's statement that it was a pre-meditated assault against the state chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the Planning Commission in New Delhi.
Slamming Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat says that his Gujarat model can never be replicated at a national level. Karat accused Gujarat of developing at the cost of the common man, dalits and the tribals.
The CPI(M) faces a huge setback with a huge shortage of workers in protest rallies and marches called by the party. At a rally in Kanyakumari, which was part of the CPI(M)'s nationwide protest rallies against the 'neo-liberal' policies of Congress-led UPA gove...
Denying the reports by the State committee’s deliberations on VS seeking Nandakumar's help to influence Supreme Court judges to implicate Pinarayi Vijayan in SNC Lavalin case, VS Achuthanandan said the people would reject such reports with contempt. He also ...
BJP leader Prakash Javadekar says that the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address was delayed and not promising at all. Javadekar reiterates that the PM failed to instill hope in the protesters that something was being done. CPI(M) Politburo member Brinda Kar...
CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat inaugurated the Scheduled Castes Colony Association, which was formed by the CPI(M) when an internal study found that the party had lost its influence among the Scheduled Castes. This study was commissioned by the party a...
CPIM Kerala state general secretary Pinarayi Vijayan took a potshot at VS Achuthanandan and said that leader of the Opposition is decided by the party high command. Pinarayi was criticising VS's allegation that the land allotment case against him was a conspir...
There seem to be hardly any takers for the no-confidence motion proposed by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee. Although Mamata had even taken the effort to reach out to her arch-nemesis, the Left, the party outrightly thrashed her outreach. CPI(M) gener...
Mamata Banerjee's zeal to oust the UPA government over the FDI in retail might not have many takers as the BJP is still mulling whether or not to support the no confidence motion. As the figures stand, Mamata still needs 22 votes to even introduce the motion i...
In the wake of the growing speculation about Mamata Banerjee introducing a no-confidence motion against the UPA government, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat held a press conference. Karat said that even though there are consultations still going on, the ...
The winter session of the Parliament is set to be stormy as the Left is ready to oppose FDI in retail tooth and nail. CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat appears to be apprehensive about the no confidence motion as he has said that it may not help the cause...
The Communist Part of India (Marxist) politburo publicly rebukes VS Achuthanandan for his divergent views on the Kudankulam nuclear power plant issue. CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat maintains that his party is not for shutting down of nuclear power pla...
The CPI(M) Central Committe meet wil be held in Delhi today. The Kerala opposition leader VS Achuthanandan's Kudamkulam journey and elections in various states are to discussed in the meet. Days after Prakash Karat announced the party's stand in the Kudankulam...
Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh and Left leader Prakash Karat were among the leaders who were detained briefly. They were protesting the diesel price hike, with the FDI in retail being seen as a return to slavery. The Congress stands firm on its decision ...
Reacting to Opposition leader VS Achuthanandan's visit to Kudankulam, where anti-nuclear activists are staging protest against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat has remarked that VS was informed about the party's take on t...
Taking on the government over its allegedly 'anti-people' policies like the FDI in retail, CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat has said that the government has no right to continue in office unless it agrees to roll back the reforms. He has said that all the p...
Slamming Congress-led UPA government, CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat alleges that the government is taking major decisions on policies like the FDI in retail without taking into consideration the opinions and recommendations of its coalition partners.
The decision to allow FDI in retail has not gone down too well with the Opposition parties, with close to eight of them deciding to take part in a nationwide strike on September 20. BJP leader Balbir Punj criticized the Prime Minister for taking this decision ...
Leaders of all four Left parties – CPM, CPI, RCP, and All India Forward Bloc assemble to discuss the Presidential candidate. The Left is likely to narrow down on the candidate after this meeting. A politburo meeting has also been called to iron out differenc...
According to sources, differences have already begun cropping up among the CPI(M) leaders over the Presidential candidate. The Kerala wing of the CPI(M) is not very convinced about supporting Pranab. A quick Politburo meeting has been called to iron out the di...
Equating the 'coalgate' scam to 2G, CPM general secretary Prakash Karat says that the irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks need to be thoroughly probed. He further says that the arguments offered by the Prime Minister's Office on the allocation cann...
The nation saw acts of vandalism and violence with protesters torching buses and pelting stones to enforce the bandh called by the Opposition to protest against petrol price hike.
India TV reports ten incidences in which the common man is hassled and troubled due to the Bharat Bandh called by the Opposition to protest against the hike in petrol price.
Aaj Tak captures the different faces of the nationwide bandh called by the Opposition to protest against petrol price hike across the country on camera.
CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat says the party will hold nationwide protests to put pressure on the Government to rollback the steep hike in fuel prices.
With US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton clearly stating that India should reduce dependence on Iran oil imports, will the country bow to US pressure?
Sharad Yadav of JD(U) says Salman Khurshid's talks about minority quota during campaigns in Uttar Pradesh because of ulterior political motivations, and that he should be banned from the state.