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.

CPIM Kasargod District Conference

Kasargod District conference of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) was held at Kalikadavu from 18 th to 21st Decemeber. CPIM Polit Bureau member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan inaugurated the conference.

Party's central committee members P. Karunakaran, MP, Paloli Mohammed Kutty, E.P. Jayarajan, P.K. Sreemathy and senior leaders A.K. Balan and V.V. Dakshinamurthy addressed the meeting.

Com K.P. Satheesh Chandran, will continue as the district unit secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for the second term in a row.

The meeting also elected unanimously the new district committee members. The five new faces in the district committee are V.P.P. Musthaffa, area sscretary, Trikaripur; M. Poklan (Kanhangad); Sabu Abraham (Eleri); K.R. Jayananda (Manjeswaram); and AIDWA leader M. Lakshmi, party sources here said. State committee member K. Kunhiraman, MLA (Trikaripur); AIDWA leader A.V. Remani, A. Abubacker, and Srinivasa Bhandari were excluded from the new district committee.

The meeting concluded with a massive procession and red volunteers march. The meeting which concluded the conference was inaugurated by Com. Kodiyeri balakrishnan.

CPIM Pathanamthitta District Conference

CPIM CC Member Com. V S Achuthanandan inaugurated the delegates’ session at the CPI(M) Pathanamthitta district held at M.K. Pandhe Nagar (St Stephen’s Cathedral auditorium) on Monday 18th of December.

CPI(M) leaders, Pinarayi Vijayan, T,M. Thomas Issac, Vaikom Viswan, P.K. Gurudasan, M.A. Baby, M.C. Josephine, Anathalavattom Anandan, Raju Abraham, R. Unnikrishna Pillai, K. Ananthagopan, K.C. Rajagopalan, R. Sanalkumar, T.K.G. Nair, K. Padmakumar and A.P. Udayabhanu, were also present at the dias. Com. Ananthagopan, district secretary placed the reports and the delagetes discussed the same in the two day conference.

The four-day district conference came to a close with a massive rally followed by a public meeting at the Public Stadium on Wednesday evening. 5000 ‘red volunteers,' and lakhs of party workers, and supporters took part in the rally taken out from the new private bus stand to the District Stadium in the afternoon. It took an hour-and-a-half for the rally to pass a point along the Thiruvalla-Kumbazha Road. CPI(M) State secretary Pinarayi Vijayan led the march.

Inaugurating the public meeting at the District Stadium later, Com Pinarayai Vijayan called upon the party cadres and supporters to fight against corruption, injustice, and imperialist forces.

Earlier the conference elected a 32 member district committe and 21 delegates for the state conference. The conference unanimously re elected Com. Ananthagopan as the District secretary.