West Bengal CM to skip CPI (M) politburo meet on Monday

September 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - CPI(M) Politburo member Sitaram Yechury on Sunday said that Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will remain West Bengal's Chief Minister, laying to rest speculation that he would be replaced. "There is no such thought of removing him or that he should give up, or anything of that sort, on the agenda.

September 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Politburo of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is meeting for the second day on Sunday, and all eyes are on whether West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will attend after having skipped the opening day on Saturday (September 5). On Saturday, the Politburo reportedly discussed the Vedic Village land scam in West Bengal, which has caused a great deal of embarrassment to Bhattacharjee.

September 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India (Marxist) dismissed reports that West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was deliberately avoiding party's two-day politburo meet, which began today on Saturday in the national capital. According to reports, senior party leaders including Brinda Karat claimed that Buddhadeb had just recovered from viral fever and was advised by doctors to take rest, forcing party members urging him to stay back in Kolkata.

September 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo on Saturday discussed possible strategies for the forthcoming assembly elections in three states at the two-day meet being held in the national capital. Senior leader and politburo member of CPI-M Sitaram Yechury after the first day of the meet said: "The Politburo meeting began this morning.

June 19th, 2009 New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): While security persons continued their operations to flush out Maoists from Lalgarh in West Bengal on Friday, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Politburo held a detailed discussion on the latest developments there. The meet also reviewed its organisational problems that led to its worst-ever poll performance.

June 6th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Trinamool Congress will not attend an all-party meeting on Sunday to exchange views and seek suggestions for expediting relief in the cyclone-affected areas. Sudip Bandopadhyay, TMC aspirant in Kolkata (North), said, "It is a desperate attempt to put a government seal on the efforts to get Central funds for the cyclone victims when the state has miserably failed to arrange relief and rehabilitation." The meeting has been called by State Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.

May 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Meeting for over eight hours Monday, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday refused to hold any individual responsible for its worst poll drubbing and ruled out general secretary Prakash Karat's resignation over it. Simultaneously, even as West Bengal Chief Minister Budhadeb Bhattacharjee abstained from the politburo meeting, the party gave conflicting indications whether he had offered to quit.

May 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI/KOLKATA - Has West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee offered to step down after the CPI-M's disastrous performance in the polls? While he Monday refused to confirm or deny the speculation, party leader Sitaram Yechury said he was not aware of any such move. 'Not before us,' Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Yechury told reporters when asked if the chief minister had offered to resign.

May 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The CPI (M) politburo meeting on Monday began to discuss the poll debacle. The meeting is being held amid reports that West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has offered to quit.

May 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has told West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee to continue in office, hours after he offered to resign owning moral responsibility for the party's electoral defeat in the state after 34 years of continuous rule. West Bengal Industry and Commerce Minister Nirupam Sen and CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat reportedly told Bhattarcharjee that he should not think of resigning, as the party's politburo is in the process of assessing the reasons for the electoral defeat.

May 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India-Marxist will decide on any post-poll alliance only after the results are out, CPI-M politburo member Sitaram Yechury said here Tuesday. 'Decisions are not taken by an individual,' he told reporters when asked to comment on West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee remarks Monday that the Congress was not untouchable.

May 8th, 2009 AGARTALA - Tripura Chief Minister and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Manik Sarkar is confident that the party's strength in its citadel West Bengal would remain intact despite the Congress-Trinamool Congress alliance. 'The entire country has been looking into the result of West Bengal as the left parties' result would boost the formation of a solid third front government at the Centre,' Sarkar was quoted by the party mouthpiece.

February 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo met here Saturday to discuss the crisis in its Kerala unit after one of its leaders, Pinarayi Vijayan, was named in a corruption scandal. Kerala Chief Minister V.S.

February 8th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) ministers in West Bengal met here Monday to discuss ways to strengthen coordination between state government departments and to focus on rural development. The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and CPI-M state secretary Biman Bose, was held at the party's state headquarters on Alimuddin Street.

January 2nd, 2009 KOLKATA - Opposition parties in West Bengal have launched a 'well-planned onslaught' against the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) that leads the state's ruling Left Front, party general secretary Prakash Karat said here Saturday. 'What is now happening in West Bengal is a well-planned onslaught against the CPI-M.