CPIM Punjab State Conference

The 20th state conference of Punjab unit of CPI(M) was held at Longwal (Sangrur) from 17 to 20 of December. A total of 228 delegates participated in the conference. Charan Singh Virdhi has been unanimously re-elected as state secretary. A 35 member state committee was also elected unanimously by the conference.

The conference gave a clarion call to the party cadres to work enthusiastically for the resounding victory of Sanjha Morcha, a secular and pro-people alternative comprising of PPP, CPI(M), CPI and Akali Dal (Longowal) in ensuing assembly elections in Punjab. The conference decided to channelize and harness for a constructive alternative secular and pro-people political alternative in the form of Sanjha Morcha the anger and dissatisfaction among all sections of masses in Punjab for a secular and pro-people political alternative so that they could get rid of the tyranny and loot of Akali-BJP and Congress regimes.

Com Charan Singh Vridhi

Com. S. R Pillai, PB member, CPI(M) congratulated the delegates for a very successful conference while making the concluding speech. He stated that CPI(M) in Punjab is on its way back to old glorious days. He recalled the scarifies made y the party in difficult times for national unity and integrity while fighting against extremist and separatists forces in Punjab. He called upon the party cadres to work tirelessly for the success of Sanjha Morcha in next assembly elections which has emerged as an alternative to the much hated SAD-BJP and Congress combinations which are responsible for hopeless situation in which Punjab has been pushed.

The conference through a resolution condemned the continuous and unabated attacks on party cades and mass front organizations workers in West Bengal by Trinamool goons and Maoists. Hundreds of party cadres have been killed after the last assembly elections. Many party and trade unions offices have been forcibly occupied with the help of police.


Through another resolution the conference expressed serious concern over deteriorating situation of peasants and agricultural workers in Punjab. It was decided to launch sustained joint struggles against the anti-peasants and anti-agricultural workers policies of the government.
The conference also adopted resolutions expressing serious concern over increasing prices of essential commodities, unemployment, atrocities against dalits and women, increasing cost of education and health facilities.