Kolkata, Oct 14 : CPI (M) general secretary Prakash Karat today said that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati could be a prime ministerial candidate of a non-Congress and non-BJP alliance at the Centre depending on the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections.

“BSP is an important party and the ruling party in UP. We expect them to do well in Lok Sabha elections and therefore the leader of the BSP is going to be one of the people who I think will be considered,” Karat told reporters here.

Kolkata, Oct 12 : The three-day central committee meeting of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) will begin here today to discuss strategy for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. 

Issues like the financial crisis blowing across the world, the UPA Government''s "failure" to get its act together in curbing terrorism and rising attacks on the churches in Orissa and Karnataka are also likely to figure during the meeting.

New Delhi, Sept 20 : The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday charged the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government with striking "underhand deals" with US nuclear firms to buy reactors even before the 123 agreement has been clinched.

The CPM alleged that India had put in about Rs three lakh crore to "bail out" the ailing American nuclear industry.

The CPM politburo, in a statement, expressed its opposition to "these underhand deals struck by the UPA government" and demanded a cost-benefit analysis by an independent body before key decisions are taken regarding energy policy in the country.

Singur, Sept 16: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is luring displaced farmers with an enhanced rehabilitation package including cash assistance, land and community development plans.

CPI-M state Secretary Biman Bose told in a huge rally at Singur, the controversial site of Tata Motors' 'Nano' small car plant said that those whose land has been acquired but have not taken money would be given 50 per cent extra compensation, in addition to the 10 per cent offered earlier if they accept it by September 22.

New Delhi, Aug 12 : The all party delegation today appealed to all the concerned groups from Jammu as well as the Kashmir Valley to work for restoring peace and normalcy in the State.

The all party delegation which visited Jammu and Srinagar on August 9-10 had two rounds of discussions here on Monday and Tuesday and asked the the people of J-K to desist from adopting the path of agitation.

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 8 : Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Friday said he would retire at the end of his term and was not keen on rejoining the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM).

Chatterjee, who is leading a parliamentary delegation to the 54th Commonwealth Parliament Association Meeting here, said he was very proud to be a party member.

“It was the saddest day of my life when I was expelled. There is no initiative on my part to rejoin," the Speaker said in an interview to a news agency.