Launching a sharp attack on the UPA government at the Centre, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat on Sunday said that the UPA government is enveloped in corruption and under its rule, prices of ess

After being defensive for a period after the poll debacles for his penchant pro-capitalist market economy (in the mould of the China model), which had left a section of the party ranks confused and an

Pointing out that the neo-liberal policies as pursued by the Congress-led UPA 2 government is the root cause of the ongoing financial crisis plaguing the country, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat on Tuesday said that what was needed was a complete reversal of it.

The CPI(M) seems to be in a dilemma over the contour line of its ideological resolution. The question to follow the China or the Cuba (Latin American socialism) line is pressing the party satraps to go for a new model of its own in sync with the changing times.

The Marxist party is ready with a booklet to launch vis-a-vis Mamata Banerjee’s announcement of releasing a 200-day report card of her government, which is learnt to have highlighted the issue of Darj

After laying the entire blame for the crushing electoral drubbing on the CPI(M), the CPI has now raised a question about the existing structure of the Left Front. Insinuating the big brother party for “its unilateral way of functioning,” CPI general secretary A.B. Bardhan asked: “Why the chairman of the Left Front should always be a CPI(M) leader.

The CPI(M) is in an ideological bind. While some want to toe the China model of communism, another section advocates emulating communism of Latin American countries.

In the changed political scenario, the CPI(M) has decided to adopt a two-pronged strategy to remain relevant in state politics: blowing hot, blowing cold against the ruling Trinamul Congress.

They were the star powers (some of them are national award winners in respective fields) in the pre-election time for the ruling party.