November 26, 2011
Press Statement
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:
The Confederation of All India Traders has given a call for a nationwide bandh on 1st December to protest against the Union Cabinet’s decision to allow FDI in retail trade. The CPI(M) calls upon all its units and all sections of the people to support the call for a nationwide bandh on 1st December.
The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) has already given a call to all its units to organise protest actions against this anti-people step and to defend the crores of small retailers and their families whose livelihood is under threat.