Brinda Karat

Withdraw Order on FRA: Brinda

We are releasing the full text of the letter written by CPI(M) Polit Bureau Member Brinda Karat to the Prime Minister demanding ensure speedy withdrawal of  the order issued by the Ministry of Environment & Forests which undermine the legal provisions for the protection of forest dwelling tribal communities and other forest dwellers.

Memo to Minorities Commission

Shri Naseem Ahmad, Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities, received a memorandum from Brinda Karat (member Polit Bureau, CPI(M), Nathu Prashad (CPI(M) Delhi State Secretariat member) and Ram Pal (CPI(M) Delhi State Committee member) in connection with the assault on three Muslim students

Dalit Killing: Delegation Meets Family

A CPI(M) delegation with Brinda Karat, Inderjeet Singh, senior Haryana State leader and Nathu Parsad,conveyor of the Delhi DSMM and Faridabad district leaders went to the Sunpeda village to meet the Jitender Kumar, father of the two infants, nine months  baby girl Dibbu and her two year old brother Vaibhav  who were burnt to death in the arson attack by the upper castes

Brinda Karat's letter to PM on OROP

A number of wives and family members of defence service pensioners have met me on the OROP issue and narrated their sad plight. Today, August 17, I visited the site of the dharna at Jantar Mantar and was deeply saddened by the words of defence personnel who have served the nation and who today were being forced to sit on indefinite hunger strike. It is a shame on the country that such a situation has developed which makes a mockery of the concept of Jai Jawan

Brinda Karat to Health Minister

As Cabinet Minister for Health Affairs, you cannot escape your own responsibility. Indeed, it is deeply regrettable that in spite of the assurances you made on the floor of the House when these issues, now validated by the Parliamentary Standing Committee were raised by me .. you have not taken any action whatsoever against those responsible. ....it would be legitimate to ask is it because the health interests of poor adivasi and dalit children have little value for you that you did not act?