Port Blair, Dec 09: The Middle Andaman Area Conference of CPI (M) was held on 8th December, 2024 at Shivapuram Community Hall, Shivapuram, Middle Andaman. The Conference began with the hoisting of the party flag by the senior-most party member attending the conference G. Gopinathan which was followed by leaders and party members paying floral tributes to martyrs at the specially erected Martyrs Memorial Column at the venue of the conference.
D. Ayyappan, CPI (M) Andaman & Nicobar State Secretary inaugurated the Conference. Speaking on the occasion, he said that the world is facing a threat from US-led imperialist forces as there is no end to the year-long conflict between Israel and Palestine, Ukraine and Russia war and Israel’s attack on Lebanon and Iran. Referring to the situation in the country, CPI (M) Secretary said that even after BJP losing majority in the last Lok Sabha election and forming the government with the support of JDU and TDP, the BJP –led government is set to pursue the same anti-people policies which they had followed from 2014 onwards. He said that instead of formulating policies to control the price rise, unemployment, illiteracy, mal-nutrition, etc, the BJP government at the centre and its governments in the states are trying to divide the society on the basis of religion. Ayyappan expressed concern over the continuous attack perpetrated on the minorities in different parts of the country and said that the CPI (M) is the only political party which has been opposing BJP on this issue.
Referring to the situation in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, CPI (M) State Secretary said that the BJP government has utterly failed to address any of the burning problems of the islanders during the last 10 ½ years of its rule. He expressed concern over the rising unemployment in the islands and the failure of central government to set up any job providing industry or institution in the islands. He said that the two-day CPI (M) Andaman & Nicobar State Conference scheduled to be held on 28 – 29 December, 2024 will chalk out detailed plan to conduct agitations on people’s issues.
SR Mridha, Secretary, Middle Andaman Area Committee presented the Report on the functioning of the party during the last three years. The Conference discussed and adopted resolutions on various demands of the people of Middle Andaman.
CPI (M) A & N State Secretariat Members Nikunjo Biswas and Projit Kumar Sarkar also addressed the Conference. A presidium comprising Nikunjo Biswas and Rahul Dev Mridha conducted the proceedings of the Conference. Party members from different parts of Middle Andaman attended the Conference.
In the evening, a public meeting was organised at Betapur Saw Mill junction which was presided over by Anand Rao. D. Ayyappan, State Secretary, State Secretariat Members Nikunjo Biswas and PK Sarkar and State Orgnaising Committee Members PK Khalid and Rahul Dev Mridha and SR Mridha addressed the public meeting.
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