Formation of Telangana fraught with consequences: Karat

Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2013, 14:35

Dubbing the decision to form a separate Telangana state as a "short sighted move" by the Congress, CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat has said the move would harm the country`s federal structure.

Karat ridicules Farooq Abdullah for Re 1 meal comment

Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2013, 20:27

Union Minister Farooq Abdullah`s comment that a meal could be had in just one rupee on Friday prompted CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat to suggest that such a scheme be implemented in Jammu and Kashmir.

Possibility of `Third Front` only after 2014 polls, says Left

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 21:45

Any probable `Third Front` in national politics would emerge only after the next General Elections and not before the polls, Prakash Karat said.

`BJP projecting Modi as he is darling of businessmen`

Last Updated: Thursday, July 18, 2013, 19:28

CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat Thursday said the BJP was "projecting" Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as their prime ministerial candidate as he was the "darling of big business houses".

Make security, intel agencies accountable to Parliament: Karat

Last Updated: Monday, July 15, 2013, 21:19

Alleging that security and intelligence agencies were arresting people and lodging fake cases against them "without any control", CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat Monday said they should be made accountable to Parliament.

Trinamool tried to scuttle Panchayat polls: Karat

Last Updated: Monday, July 8, 2013, 22:25

CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat on Monday alleged that Trinamool Congress had tried to "scuttle" panchayat elections in West Bengal.

New Chinese leadership keen to resolve border row: Karat

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 21:44

Ahead of talks between India and China on the boundary question, CPI (M) chief Prakash Karat Thursday said the new Chinese leadership is interested in speeding up efforts to resolve the differences on the issue.

Prakash Karat, Chandrababu Naidu speak to JD(U) President

Last Updated: Saturday, June 15, 2013, 15:29

CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat and TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu today spoke to JD(U) President Sharad Yadav and discussed the political situation in the wake of the crisis in NDA.

CPI-M not working for third front: Karat

Last Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 18:54

Ruling out effort by it for a third front for LS polls, CPI-M said it would however strive for a Left democratic alternative of regional parties.

CIC `exceeded its brief` under RTI Act: CPI(M)

Last Updated: Friday, June 7, 2013, 16:01

Launching a fresh attack on the CIC over its order to treat political parties as "public authorities", CPI(M) Friday said it had "exceeded its brief" under the RTI Act and sought changes in the law on the issue.

`BJP`s stand on ties with China, Pak jingoistic`

Last Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013, 18:48

The CPI(M) on Friday accused the BJP of taking "regressive and jingoistic" stand on several foreign policy issues and for rousing "chauvinist" feelings to create confrontation with Pakistan and China.

Emergence of third front not an easy task: Karat

Last Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013, 16:17

Ruling out the possibility of a third front emerging, CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat said it was not an easy task as regional parties were "opportunists" and would either side with Congress or BJP.