He said an extension of the lockdown in its current form will only add to the “economic misery” and food shortage The Centre should look at the way Kerala, which is led by the CPM, has been tackling the spread of the disease, he said
1 min read10 Apr 2020General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Sitaram Yechury, criticised the Central government over the state of the economy. He accused the government of 'looting' the Reserve Bank of India, to 'manage fudging in economic figures'. The Left leader said that large-scale public investments are needed. Yechury's comments followed former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assessment of the economic situation. Singh had blamed 'all-round mismanagement' by the National Democratic Alliance government for the state of the economy.
1 Sep 2019The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Yechury to visit the state to meet Tarigami, who has been detained by authoritiesYechury will file an affidavit before the apex court on his return
1 min read28 Aug 2019The central committee, the highest decision making body of CPM, to meet on 7 June to draw measures to strengthen the organisationIn the 2019 general elections, the CPM managed to win just 3 seats--two in Tamil Nadu and one in Kerala
1 min read27 May 2019The Left will not only support but also facilitate and encourage the position of the working class through solidarity, says YechuryTMC offering anything doesn’t change anything on the ground level, says the CPM general secretary
2 min read1 May 2019The meet is being coordinated by Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu who has renewed his efforts of bringing together anti-BJP parties on the same platform
2 min read10 Dec 2018It is the need of the hour for all non-BJP parties to come together on a common platform, said DMK chief Stalin
1 min read9 Nov 2018Despite rejecting to be part of a grand alliance at the national front, Sitaram Yechury did not rule out a post-poll alliance
1 min read9 Oct 2018The CPM leader said the party had always supported alliance governments from outside, when asked about the party's likely role in the event of the BJP being ousted from power
2 min read13 Jul 2018The CPM will also highlight the need for making political funding more transparent and demand the withdrawal of the electoral bonds introduced by the central government
1 min read25 Jun 2018The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared