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Communist leaders from around the world met here Friday to discuss how to 'intensify popular struggles'. The 11th International Meeting of the Communist and Workers Parties is jointly hosted by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Communist Party of India (CPI). Among those attending the gathering are Oscar Martinez Cordoves of Cuba, Scott Marshll of the US, Manzurul Ahsan Khan of Bangladesh and Ai Ping of China.  

The decision was taken at a breakfast meeting between CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat and TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu here on Wednesday. In a brief interaction with journalists later, Mr. Karat said they discussed issues to be raised in the winter session of Parliament that begins on Thursday. The mining lobby's increasing clout would be one of them, as it posed a grave threat to the future of democracy.  

Communist leaders from 50 countries would put their heads together to debate on the global "capitalist crisis" and the role of the working class movement when they meet here for three days from Friday. Over 85 leaders of 60 parties would be attending the 11th International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties, being held in India for the first time with the CPI(M) and CPI playing the hosts. Announcing that a declaration would be adopted on the final day of the meeting, CPI(M) Politburo member Sita

a communist analysis of the global capitalist crisis and recession and how to resolve it and influence the course of its resolution.   -Sitaram Yechury

 

Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat today had a detailed discussion with Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N Chandrababu Naidu on various 'burning issues' to be raised during the Winter Session of the Parliament beginning tomorrow. After their meeting at the TDP Supremo's residence, Mr Naidu told reporters that they decided to raise the issue of alleged illegal mining in Anantapur district by the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), promoted by Karnataka Tourism Minister G Jan  

In the light of the rebellion in the Karnataka BJP waged by the mining barons of Bellary, CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat talks about the larger issue of the invasion of business into the sphere of politics and the need for checking the trend, in the latest issue of party mouthpiece People's Democracy.  

Even as agitating sugarcane farmers plan a siege of Parliament House here on the opening day of the winter session on Thursday, Opposition parties have threatened to disrupt the proceedings to protest the Centre's ordinance on uniform pricing of sugarcane that is lower than the State advised price.  

(M) general secretary Prakash Karat on Tuesday charged the Maoists with playing a nefarious game in collusion with the Trinamool Congress to oust the government in West Bengal and undo land and Panchayati Raj reforms there.  

Expressing concern over the 'bad influence' of money and business houses in politics, Communist Party of India(Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat today said his party would undertake a nation-wide campaign against it.  

The Centre was favouring "back-door privatisation" by reducing its stake in public sector units, CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat said on Tuesday. Karat, who was in city to participate in CPI(M)'s state-level meeting, said the fiscal deficit of government was very high. "In the name of spending on social sector programmes, the UPA government wants to sell shares of PSUs (but the proceeds of) which will be used to meet the fiscal deficit," he said.

In the name of spending on social sector programmes, the UPA government wants to sell shares of PSUs (but the proceeds of) which will be used to meet the fiscal deficit   -Prakash Karat