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  PM Had Told Walmart Chief To 'Convince' Buddhadeb On FDI: Karat

  September 04, 2011 17:10 IST

  New Delhi, Sept 4:   The Prime Minister had asked the chief of American retail chain Walmart in 1995 to “convince” then West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee about allowing FDI in retail sector, which the

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  PM Should Own Up Responsibility For Scams, Says CPI (M)

  National | August 07, 2011 20:53 IST

  Kolkata, Aug 7: The CPI(M) today demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh own up responsibility for the corruption scandals plaguing his government including on 2G and KG basin issues, but stopped short of asking for

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  India Not Settling Oil Dues To Iran Under US Pressure: Karat

  India | July 30, 2011 18:17 IST

  New Delhi, July 30: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Friday charged the Manmohan Singh government with succumbing to U.S. pressure by not clearing payments to Iran for crude. This could result in stoppage

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  Lokpal Bill In Present Form Not Acceptable, Says Karat

  National | July 29, 2011 15:07 IST

  Thalassery, Kerala, Jul 29 :  CPI-M today slammed the Lokpal Bill approved by the Union Cabinet, describing it as ‘toothless' and said it was not going to serve the purpose of fighting corruption, maintaining that

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  Karunanidhi Slams Karat For Calling DMK Family Controlled Party

  National | April 21, 2011 16:19 IST

  Chennai, Apr 21: Hitting back at CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat for allegedly calling DMK a 'family controlled party', Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today sought to turn the tables on the communist leader, reminding him

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  Seat-Sharing Drama Aimed At Covering Up 2G Probe: Karat

  National | March 11, 2011 7:37 IST

  Madurai, Mar 10 : Slamming DMK and Congress as "brothers of corruption", CPIM General Secretary Prakash Karat today alleged that the real agenda behind the "seat sharing drama" between the two parties was to cover

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  2G, CVC Issues Raise Questions On PM's Role, Says Karat

  National | March 06, 2011 17:04 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 6 : Stepping up its attack on the UPA government on the issue of corruption, the CPI(M) today said the manner in which it handled the 2G spectrum scam and the appointment

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  US Cable Flays Sonia; Calls Karat 'Extortionist'

  India | December 17, 2010 21:32 IST

  London, Dec 17: The US embassy in New Delhi was critical of Congress President Sonia Gandhi and described CPM leader Prakash Karat as an "extortionist" in a cable that discussed the political scenario in November

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  Karat: Left Parties Still Stuck In 1940s

  National | October 25, 2010 8:07 IST

  CAMBRIDGE: In a candid overview of the state of the Left parties in India, CPIM general secretary Prakash Karat has said that the Leftist forces, who were still "banking on the concepts and theories of

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  Ayodhya Verdict Based On Faith, Not Legal Logic, Says Karat

  National | October 05, 2010 17:54 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 5: The Left parties today said the Ayodhya verdict will set a "dangerous precedent" as it was based on faith and belief and hoped that the Supreme Court will address the issue

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  Distribute Foodgrains Free To Poor People, Says Karat

  National | September 09, 2010 23:55 IST

  Patna : The Centre has to comply with the Supreme Court's directive on providing free foodgrains to the poor despite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's reservations, CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat said on Thursday.  "We know

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  Cong Secular, BJP Communal; Third Front Not Feasible: Karat

  National | July 13, 2010 23:44 IST

  CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Tuesday  made a distinction between Congress and BJP, describing the former as a secular party and the latter as representing majority communalism and said a third alternative was not