CPIM promises to scrap Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, PMLA

Tax on the super-rich, the law on general wealth tax and inheritance tax as well as reservation in the private sector, state funding for elections and banning corporate donation to political parties are parts of the CPI(M) manifesto for Lok Sabha polls. In the manifesto, CPI(M) also said it is committed to including the Right to Work as a constitutional right. The Party also promised scraping of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and Prevention of Money Laundering Act.Party General Secretary Sitaram Yechury and  Politburo members Prakash Karat, Brinda Karat, Nilotpal Basu and Tapan Sen released the manifesto in New Delhi on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, Yechury said, the Party will further strengthen the democracy and secularism in the country. He urged people to defeat the ruling BJP and its allies in the Lok Sabha polls to ensure that an alternative government is formed at the Centre.

CPI(M) Election ManifestoThe Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:

CPI(M) Lok Sabha Elections, 2024 Manifesto Summary: CPI(M) Appeals to the Indian Electorate to:

o Defeat the BJP and its allies.
o Increase the strength… pic.twitter.com/X94Ex9Nv1o

— CPI (M) (@cpimspeak) April 4, 2024

Meanwhile, INDIA alliance partners Congress and CPI in Andhra Pradesh have struck a seat sharing deal for the ensuing simultaneous polls, entailing the CPI to contest one Lok Sabha and eight Assembly seats.As per the agreement reached on Thursday, CPI will contest the Guntur Lok Sabha constituency, while the Assembly segments include Vijayawada West, Visakhapatnam West, Anantapur and Pattikonda.Other Assembly constituencies allocated to the CPI are Tirupati, Rajampet, Eluru and Kamalapuram.