New Delhi, Apr 25: A high level delegation of the Left parties led by Prakash Karat and A B Bardhan today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and suggested six measures to curb abnormal price rise and soaring inflation but got no concrete assurance barring considering restoration of quota of foodgrains to the states under the Public Distribution System (PDS).
New Delhi, Apr 1: While admitting that the Left parties' decision to provide outside support to the UPA Government has not been a 'very happy experiment', CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan has ruled out the possibility of an early Lok Sabha poll despite the ongoing confrontation between the two sides on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
Hyderabad, Mar 28: Toeing the lines of the Indian government vis-a-vis the Tibet issue, Communist Party of India (CPI) General secretary A B Bardhan today said Tibet was an integral part of China.
Hyderabad, Mar 21: The Communist Party of India (CPI) has not yet come to grips on the issue of the India-specific agreement on safeguards with the International Atomic Energy Agency, Party National General Secretary A B Bardhan said today.
Hyderabad, Mar 21: While vehemently opposing the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's political and economic policies, CPI national general secretary A B Bardhan today indicated his party will not go to the extent of pulling down the government.
New Delhi, Dec 14: CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan today took strong exception to the setting up of a Group of Ministers (GOM) to decide upon a ''marginal hike'' in the fuel prices.
New Delhi, Dec 14: The Left parties today asked the UPA Government to respect the 'sense of Parliament' and not proceed with the Indo-US nuclear deal, threatening that they would withdraw support to the ruling coalition if it still insisted on operationalising the accord.
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), Nov 5: Communist Party of India General Secretary A B Bardhan today said any haste in implementing the Indo-US nuclear deal before concluding the talks would lead to mid-term elections, but it depended on the UPA Government.
New delhi, Oct 5: The top leadership of the Left parties met here today to concretise the points for their participation in the crucial UPA- Left Political panel's crucial meet this evening.
Patna, Oct 4: The CPI today reiterated that the Left was not in favour of forcing mid-term poll and appealed to the UPA government for reviewing its stand on Indo-US nuclear deal to end the stand-off on this contentious issue.