March 23, 2004
Press
Statement
The
Polit
Bureau
of
the
Communist
Party
of
India
(Marxist)
has
issued
the
following
statement:
On
Killing
Of
Hamas
Leader
The
assassination
of
the
Hamas
leader
Sheikh
Ahmed
Yassin
by
Israel
is
a
shocking
act
of
State-sponsored
murder.
The
Israeli
State,
under
Ariel
Sharon,
has
become
notorious
for
its
brutal
and
criminal
acts
of
violence
against
the
Palestinian
people.
This
dastardly
act
will
increase
the
spiral
of
violence
in
the
region
and
the
full
responsibility
for
this
lies
with
Ariel
Sharon
and
his
government.
The
Palestinian
people
have
been
fighting
for
their
homeland
and
independence
for
more
than
five
decades.
No
amount
of
Israeli
military
oppression
can
suppress
their
struggle
for
self-determination.
The
Vajpayee
government
must
not
only
strongly
condemn
Sharon's
terrorist
violence
but
also
desist
from
forging
strategic
ties
with
such
a
pernicious
regime.