Official Twitter handle of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), West Bengal State Committee
Nov 7, 2021 • 15 tweets • 5 min read
On November 7th, 1917 (Oct the 25th according to the old Russian calendar), the Russian proletariat, with the Bolshevik Party's vanguard role, guided by a revolutionary theory, with the notable contribution of Lenin, took its future into its own hands #NovemberRevolution
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It rose to power and launched, in a victorious revolution, the foundations of a new society, in a country that had been ravaged by imperialist war (World War I), and with a people that suffered exploitation, repression, hunger and illiteracy. #NovemberRevolution
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Nov 5, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Dear Comrades
We are happy to announce that National Book Agency Private Limited (NBA) will start its online book store (e-commerce website). Comrade Biman Basu will inaugurate it on 7th November at 4: 00pm. The programme can be seen live from National book Agency Facebook page
We will sell not only NBA books, but also books from other publications, particularly left and progressive books in Bengali,English and Hindi. For the time being the books will be available within India only.
Jan 23, 2021 • 16 tweets • 8 min read
#NetajiSubhashChandraBose born on this day in 1897 had no patience for communal politics. In his book "Indian Struggle" he criticises the Hindu Mahasabha. He writes:
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“The Hindu Mahasabha, like its Moslem counterpart, consisted not only of erstwhile Nationalists, but also of a large number of men who were afraid of participating in a political movement and wanted a safer platform for themselves. (2/n)
Jul 30, 2020 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly denounces the Union Cabinet decision to unilaterally impose a New Education Policy and rename the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
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Education is in the Concurrent List in our Constitution. It is a gross violation by the Central government to impose a New Education Policy unilaterally bypassing all the objections and opposition recorded by various state governments. #RejectNEP2020