CPI(M) on Monday criticised the UPA government for the “spate” of railway accidents, saying the department suffered “acute neglect” due to political reasons and also demanded an explanation from the Prime Minister on how this “shocking state of affairs” was allowed to go on.

The CPI(M) on Monday admitted that some element of "alienation" and "anger" worked behind its drubbing in West Bengal polls and did not rule out a change of Central leadership, saying the process of introspection is on.

The CPI(M) on Friday demanded action against those responsible for "bungling" in production of an expired warrant for the arrest of key Purulia arms drop case accused Kim Davy and preparing the list of India's most wanted.

CPI(M) on Friday accused Air India honchos of showing an "attitude of repression" towards its striking pilots by derecognising their union and demanded that the management sit with protestors to resolve the issue.

The CPI(M) on Saturday demanded immediate investigation of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 post-Godhra riots and his prosecution following accusations by a senior state police officer.

CPI-M in Kerala on Monday hit back at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and AICC chief Sonia Gandhi for their alleged remarks that LDF was living in the past, saying the front's policies were not for generating millionaires but for alleviating poverty.

The CPI(M), the lead partner in the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala has re-nominated 54 sitting members, including chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan, eight ministers and 30 new faces as candidates for the April 13 elections to the state Assembly.

In a volte-face that came after widespread protests from party rank and file, CPI(M) in Kerala on Friday reversed its decision not to field chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan and brought back the party's most popular face to lead LDF in the April 13 assembly polls.

On the eve the Rail Budget, the CPI(M) on Thursday took a jibe at railway minister Mamata Banerjee for "achieving the impossible task of making railways bankrupt" and spending more on advertisements than on executing projects.

Growing political violence in West Bengal ahead of the Assembly polls is likely to come up for discussion at the two-day politburo meeting of the CPI(M) which began here on Saturday.