Communism Evolves in Andhra Pradesh

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Posted by AI on 2025-08-28 17:08:28 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-12-16 10:46:38

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Andhra Pradesh's Communist Party seeks to combat rising communalism and unite secular forces.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Andhra Pradesh is forging ahead, seeking to curb the rise of communalism and unite Left and secular forces in the state.

The party's 27th conference, held in Nellore from February 1 to 3, 2025, resolved to oppose the privatization of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and to relieve those affected by the Polavaram project.

The conference emphasized the party's independent base, which is essential for Left unity. The Nellore meeting followed a 1978 conference held under the guidance of Comrade P Sundarayya, the founder of the communist movement in South India.

The conference began with the hoisting of the Red Flag by P Madhu, the former CPI(M) state secretary, and a tribute to martyrs. CPI(M) state secretary V Srinivasa Rao proposed the political situation in the state, warning against the rising threat of communalism. The party reported that 73% of delegates had faced arrests during various struggles and agitations.

The conference adopted a cultural resolution and elected a 49-member state committee, representing women and marginalized sections. It also elected 22 delegates and five alternate delegates to the 24th Party Congress.

Key speaker Brinda Karat criticized the anti-people central budget and explained how the BJP-led government was surrendering to corporate interests, diverting public funds, and assets to big businesses.

Karat also highlighted how the BJP-led central government was undermining the rights of state governments, attempting to turn India into a unitary state by dismantling the federal structure enshrined in the Constitution.

Several leaders addressed the gathering, and a cultural festival and book exhibition were held in conjunction with the conference.

The delegate session concluded enthusiastically with the singing of the Internationale. The conference was attended by 362 delegates and 101 observers from 27 districts and various mass fronts.

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