The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) met on June 26-27, 2026 and issued the following communique:
BJP’s ‘Operation Lotus’: Immediately after the election results were declared, the BJP got busy in breaking opposition parties. After the splits it had engineered in the Shiv Sena and the NCP in Maharashtra and the AAP in Delhi and Punjab, it split the TMC, which was immediately followed by another split in the Shiv Sena (UBT). A section of the BJP leadership is boasting that the Samajwadi Party (SP) is next in line.
The BJP is consciously targeting regional parties and breaking them with an eye on acquiring a two-thirds majority in Parliament. This would enable it not only to pass the Delimitation Bill, but also many other bills that are crucial for the implementation of its Hindutva-Manuvadi agenda. These moves are making a mockery of democracy and rendering the anti-defection laws irrelevant. This once again exposes the BJP’s contempt for Constitutional principles.
Campaign for Electoral Reforms: The Election Commission of India (ECI), which is supposed to act as an impartial Constitutional body by conducting free and fair elections, is thoroughly compromised. The SIR process has disenfranchised nearly six crore voters in various states. Instead of learning lessons and protecting the rights of the electorate, the ECI is continuing with the SIR in many states, unmindful of its violations. The Polit Bureau decided to launch a broad and extensive campaign demanding transparency in the entire process of the conduct of elections.
Citizenship Controversy: The recent statement by the Ministry of External Affairs that a passport is not proof of citizenship is not a mere administrative lapse, but a cynical and calculated assault designed to complement the BJP’s discriminatory Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens. This outrageous declaration, which renders even the most legitimate State-issued documents utterly futile, dovetails alarmingly with the ongoing SIR process. These coordinated manoeuvres are not isolated procedural oversights but a deeply sinister and deliberate strategy to disenfranchise, delegitimise, and purge the most vulnerable sections of our population, pushing them towards Statelessness in their own homeland. The refusal to renew the passport of a former editor of a prominent English daily, on the pretext that his name does not appear in the electoral rolls — even while his appeal against the deletion of his name from the rolls in Bengal is still pending — is a pointer to what the future portends. By weaponising the very definition of citizenship, the government is laying the groundwork for a communal registry while simultaneously eroding the democratic franchise of those it seeks to exclude.
The Polit Bureau vehemently condemns these attacks and demands an immediate halt to such undemocratic practices, the restoration of all deleted names, and a clear, unambiguous clarification on the legal sanctity of official documents.
The Crisis in Conducting Examinations: The incompetence of the BJP-led Union government in conducting various examinations once again came to the fore through the leakage of the NEET paper, the flawed evaluation of CBSE examination papers, and the repeated glitches in the conduct of the CUET. Over the last 12 years, more than 25 central examination papers have been leaked. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has proved to be utterly incompetent to undertake such a task. The Polit Bureau extends its support to the students who are demanding the scrapping of the NTA and the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan, the Union Minister for Education. It condemns the high-handed attitude of the government and demands that it concede to the students’ demands and decentralise the conduct of examinations.
Corruption: The boastful claims of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP that they will root out corruption have proved to be another one of their ‘jhumlas’. Nothing seems to be out of bounds for their cronies, who are indulging in blatant corruption. Reports indicate that the Ram Temple, built in Ayodhya after the demolition of the Babri Masjid, is now mired in a huge corruption scandal. Names of many individuals who were at the forefront of the Sangh Parivar-led Ram Temple agitation are now being accused of misappropriating temple donations. These deeds expose the real character of the Sangh Parivar.
Media reports also point to the misappropriation of public funds by the Union Minister of State for Agriculture. The government must immediately conduct an impartial probe into this matter and punish all those who are guilty, irrespective of their positions. The Prime Minister, who screamed ‘Na Khaunga, Na Khane Dunga’, should break his silence on these issues and act decisively against such corrupt and incompetent colleagues in his ministry.
US-Iran MoU: The fragility of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Iran and the United States of America (USA) is exposed. Israel is continuing its attacks on Lebanon, in clear violation of the MoU. The ceasefire can be protected only by retaining popular pressure against imperialist aggression. After the MoU was signed, oil prices in the energy markets have been on the decline. Despite this, the Government of India is not taking steps to reduce the increased prices of gas, petrol, and diesel. It must immediately reduce these prices and also ensure the availability of fertilisers, particularly urea, to our farmers.
CC Meeting: The Central Committee of the CPI(M) will meet from July 11-13, 2026 in New Delhi.