CPI (M)

The 22-year-old Youth League member, Mansur had died in a post-poll clash allegedly between workers of the CPI(M) and the IUML on Tuesday.

The Left has now its lowest-ever representation in the Lok Sabha after Independence as the CPI(M) have won only three and the CPI is left with just two seats in the 2019 general election.

Politics and violence have always gone hand-in-hand in Bengal. The first two decades after independence, which witnessed a steady stream of refugees from across the border, abject poverty and Delhi’s “indifference” might have set the stage for what was to follow.

How the most vicious, poisonous and communal speeches silenced all voices of moderation.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) spells out its position on the contentious issues

'Scores of men and women have been injured, some of them seriously. There was no law and order issue involved here and the police action was unwarranted'

'The Congress leadership, including the Prime Minister, cannot escape their responsibility in this gross act of political malfeasance and bribery'

'Overall, the Budget reflects the abandoning of the aam admi agenda by the UPA-II government and its pursuit of an aggressive neoliberal agenda'

'Premised upon a flawed strategy to meet the budget deficit by increasing indirect taxes across the board, especially on diesel and petrol, which will hit the common people, primarily the poorer sections'

'...in meeting the challenges of economic recession, growing job losses and declining purchasing power of the masses'