25th Party Congress of Communist Party of India

September21 to 25, 2025

S.Sudhakar Reddy Nagar, Chandigarh, Punjab

 

1. Resolution of Solidarity with the People of Palestine

 

Title:In Solidarity with the People of Palestine – For Justice, Peace and an End to Occupation

 

The 25^th Congress of the Communist Party of India (CPI), reaffirms its unwavering solidarity with the heroic people of Palestine in their protracted struggle for national liberation, justice and sovereignty. The Palestinian question remains one of the longest unresolved issues on the agenda of the international community. The CPI recalls its historic position in support of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and to establish an independent, sovereign State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital, along the 1967 borders.

 

We express our deepest condolences for the massive loss of life, destruction of homes and displacement of millions of Palestinians caused by Israel’s relentless bombardments, siege and military assaults on Gaza and the West Bank. We stand firmly with the Palestinian people in their just cause against occupation, apartheid policies and violations of international humanitarian law.

 

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached catastrophic levels. According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, the death toll among Palestinians has now surpassed 64,000-65,000 people,with more than 160,000injured, including a very large number of children. The recent Israeli ground offensive in Gaza City, backed by intense bombardment from air, sea and artillery, has destroyed homes, hospitals, refugee camps and key infrastructure, while causing massive displacement. Reports also indicate many civilians remain trapped in densely populated areas cut off from humanitarian aid, with severe shortages of food, clean water, electricity and medical supplies. All these actions is nothing but genocide.

 

In recent years, Israel has intensified its settler-colonial expansion through land seizures, forced evictions, and the construction of illegal settlements. These actions not only deepen the occupation but also further erode the prospects for the establishment of a viable, contiguous and independent Palestinian state.

 

The overwhelming majority of world public opinion, together with successive United Nations General Assembly resolutions, has consistently upheld the Palestinian right to self-determination. They have called for an immediate end to Israeli occupation and apartheid practices, reinforcing the justness and urgency of the Palestinian struggle.

 

The Communist Party of India expresses its steadfast solidarity with the Palestinian people and their inalienable right to self-determination, national independence and sovereignty. It firmly condemns Israel’s occupation, blockade, settlement expansion, apartheid practices, war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against the Palestinian people. The Party demands an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the lifting of the blockade on Gaza, and full humanitarian access for international agencies to deliver food, medical supplies and reconstruction assistance. It calls for the establishment of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, based on the 1967 borders, and the right of return for Palestinian refugees in accordance with UN Resolution 194.

 

The CPI further urges the Government of India to consistently uphold India’s historic commitment to the Palestinian cause in all bilateral regional and multilateral forums, including the United Nations; and to refrain from military, security and arms cooperation with Israel that strengthens the machinery of occupation; and to expand humanitarian assistance to Palestine, including medical aid, scholarships for Palestinian students, and support for reconstruction projects in Gaza and the West Bank.

 

The 25the Congress of the Communist Party of India reaffirms its enduring commitment to the cause of Palestine and its heroic struggle for freedom. The CPI declares that the liberation of Palestine is inseparably linked to the global struggle against imperialism, colonialism and racism. The 25^th Congress of the CPI pledges to intensify solidarity with Palestine until the Palestinian people achieve their legitimate rights, including the right to return, the right to sovereignty, and the right to live in peace and dignity in their homeland.

 

2. Resolution on Cuba

 

Title:  In Solidarity with the People of Cuba -- For Sovereignty, Social Justice, and an End to Imperialist Blockade

 

The 25th Congress of the Communist Party of India (CPI), meeting in September 2025, reaffirms its historic and fraternal ties with the heroic people and leadership of the Republic of Cuba. We recall Cuba’s contributions to anti-imperialist struggles, internationalist medical and solidarity missions, and advances in education, health and social welfare accomplished under conditions of continuing external pressure.

 

Cuba has endured over six decades of coercive measures, economic sanctions and an extraterritorial embargo that has had a severe impact on its economy and people’s well-being. In 2025, Cuba has experienced repeated nationwide and regional power outages, severely affecting daily life and critical public services. Recent steps taken by the U.S. administration to reinforce Cuba-related restrictions and lists further constrain trade, travel and remittances, amplifying hardships for Cuban families. International bodies, including the United Nations General Assembly, have repeatedly called for the end of the U.S. embargo as a violation of the principles of sovereign equality and development.

 

Despite these difficult conditions, Cuba continues to contribute internationally - notablythrough medical cooperation, disaster relief and solidarity actions reflecting its longstanding commitment to internationalism.

 

The CPI expresses serious concern about frequent nationwide power outages and infrastructure failures in Cuba, and pledges to explore, expand and deepen bilateral cooperation in areas of energy, healthcare, water and sanitation, agriculturalinputs and agro-technology, medicines and medical equipment. It calls upon the Government of India to renew and expand diplomatic and technical cooperation with Cuba, including tailored programs to assist in energy grid stabilization, water pumping systems, hospital and cold-chain equipment, and spareparts procurement. The CPI further urges Government of India to facilitate humanitarian channels for the export of pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, energy equipment and foodstuff to Cuba, ensuring transfers are not impeded by third-party sanctions.

 

The 25th Congress of the Communist Party of India hereby reaffirms its unwavering solidarity with the government and people of Cuba in their struggle to defend national sovereignty, social gains and the dignity of the Cuban revolution. It condemns unequivocally the economic, commercial and financial blockade.The CPI calls for the immediate and unconditional lifting of U.S. unilateral sanctions and extraterritorial measures against Cuba, and urges the Government of India to publicly support the call for the end of the embargo in international fora, including the United Nations.

 

The 25th Congress of the Communist Party of India concludes by reaffirming that internationalism is integral to its politics. It pledges concrete solidarity to the Cuban people in their struggle for sovereignty, social justice and development free from coercion. It calls upon progressive forces across India to join in solidarity with Cuba’s voice, opposing imperialist sanctions, and building substantive people-to-people ties that strengthen Cuba’s capacity to overcome present hardships.

 

3. Resolution on Natural Disasters (Erratic Rainfall, Floods & Landslides) & Relief Measures

 

The 25th party Congress of the Communist Party of India (CPI) expresses its profound grief and stands in solidarity with the worst-hit state of Punjab and the millions of people across multiple states enduring unprecedented flooding and natural disasters during the current Kharif season.

 

The Party recognizes that this is not merely a natural phenomenon but a preventable tragedy exacerbated by human failure and policy neglect under the BJP-led Narendra Modi government.

 

The scale of devastation is staggering, with over 500 lives lost across Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, and Assam, and tens of thousands of families displaced. The humanitarian crisis continues to deepen, with reports indicating,

 

1.Widespread destruction of housing, infrastructure, and livelihoods;

2. Massive agricultural losses affecting more than 10 lakh hectares of cropland;
3. Significant livestockdeaths, destroying the primary asset base of rural families;

4.Complete disruption of essential services in many regions.

 

The CPI emphasizes that these events represent a systemic failure in disaster governance, environmental protection, and developmental planning by the BJP regime. We stand united with all affected communities and demand an urgent, comprehensive, and just response from those in power.

 

From Natural Events to Human-Made Disasters:

 

The CPI contends that the transformation of erratic rainfall into catastrophic flooding is a failure of policy and governance. While the rainfall was severe, the widespread destruction is a direct result of systemic mismanagement and the BJP government's prioritization of corporate interests over public welfare. The disaster management apparatus has failed at multiple levels.

 

Criminal Negligence in Dam Management: Policies controlled by both Union and State governments have been anti-people, with water being regulated and released in an erratic and irresponsible  manner.

 

Developmental Model and Environmental Neglect: The CPI identifies rampant, unscientificinfrastructure development in ecologically sensitive regions as a major contributor to the disaster. Profit-driven projects, pursued without regard for environmental impact or carrying capacity, have disrupted natural drainage systems, increased landslide vulnerability, and destroyed natural flood buffers.

 

Legislative Offenses: The Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025

 

The recent amendment to the Disaster Management Act by the BJP-led Modi government represents a regressive policy shift. By replacing the term "compensation" with "relief," the government is attempting to abdicate its legal and moral responsibility to provide just reparations. This linguistic manipulation reflects a broader pattern of avoiding accountability. The amendment also centralizes power within the Union government, undermining the federal structure and the capacity of state governments to respond effectively to local contexts. This has proven particularly damaging for opposition-ruled states, which have faced deliberate neglect and bureaucratic obstruction in accessing relief funds.

 

 After conducting an aerial survey, Narendra Modi declared a relief package of only ₹1,600 crore for Punjab, a state that has suffered losses exceeding ₹ 25,000 crore. This paltry sum is a cruel mockery from his government.

 

The floods are largely due to the mismanagement of centrally controlled authorities like the BBMB. Furthermore, the State Government's assessment has been ignored, and the concerns of flood victims regarding rehabilitation and necessary infrastructure remain unaddressed.

 

Through the newly enacted Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025, the Union Government is disowning its constitutional duty. It is using relief as a political tool to retaliate against the farmers of Punjab, who forced the withdrawal of the three black farm laws.

 

CPI’s Demands for Immediate Action

 

The Communist Party of India unequivocally demands that the Union Government:

 

1. Immediately declare the floods in Punjab and other affected states a National Disaster.
2. Roll back the anti-people Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025, which denies victims their right to fair compensation.
3. Revise compensation norms to reflect current economic realities and provide:

₹ 100,000 in immediate relief for every affected family of farmers, share croppers & tenant farmers, rural labourers, artisans, and small businesses.

₹ 25 lakh as ex-gratia for each life lost.

₹ 70,000 per hectare for damaged crops.

 Full compensation for lost livestock,  farm equipment, and horticultural losses.

Complete loan waivers for farmers in flood-affected areas

Special employment guarantees for displaced families.

4. Release full compensation under the PMFBY by overhauling its anti-farmer rules and removing corporate-centric clauses.
5. Empower local governance institutions to lead transparent, grassroots-led relief and rehabilitation efforts.
6. Acomprehensive judicial commission to fix the responsibility of criminal negligence & corrective measures.
7. The Crop insurance which played an outsourcing of relief measures which has been used to nurture corporate interest only. The Union Government should bring-out a white paper on Disaster Management & relief measures.

 

Stop the Political Exploitation of Disasters .

 

The government’s response has been marked by blame-shifting, bureaucratic obstruction, and the deliberate neglect of opposition-ruled states. The Centre must cease using disaster management as a weapon to punish political opponents and must instead cooperate with state governments to release critical funds without delay.

 

Join the CPI Relief Efforts

 

CPI relief camps are operational in the flood-hit regions of Punjab. We call upon all farmers’ unions, civil society organizations, and concerned citizens to contributegenerously and volunteer. Your support is crucial to ensuring that no family is left to suffer alone.

 

The 25th Congress of the Communist Party of India (CPI) appeals to all democratic forces to raise voice & act for relief for the affected people of Punjab & other states.

 

4. GST Reforms 2.0 – One more jumla by Modi Government

 

The 25thNational Congress of the Communist Party of India (CPI) expresses its serious concerns regarding the recently announced of Goods and Services Tax (GST) 2.0 reforms, which have taken effect from 22nd September 2025.

 

The Congress wants to highlight the potential adverse consequences on economic equity, fiscal stability, and the well-being of ordinary citizens, emphasizing that those low-income and middle-income households have to bear a disproportionately heavy burden. It has urged policymakers to reconsider the reforms to prevent further widening of socio- economic inequalities.

Introduced in 2017, India’s GST was hailed as a landmark reform designed to unify the fragmented indirect taxation system, eliminate cascading taxes, and create a unified national market. GST 2.0 seeks to build on these objectives by rationalizing tax slabs, simplifying rates, enhancing compliance mechanisms, and addressing structural inefficiencies. However, despite the intended reforms, critical flaws have emerged, particularly concerning the regressive nature of the tax. Evidence indicates that lower and middle-income households carry a disproportionately high share of the GST burden, as they spend a larger portion of their income on goods and services subject to taxation.

 

Facts show that the bottom 50% of consumers contribute the majority of GST revenue, with rural households accounting for 31% and urban households 29%. In contrast, the top 20% of earners, including India’s billionaires, contribute far less proportionally, with billionaires contributing only about 3% of total GST collections. This uneven distribution of burden highlights the inherent inequity of a flat-rate consumption tax, which effectively reduces the relative contribution of the wealthy while amplifying the financial pressure on poorer households. GST 2.0, by maintaining uniform rates and reducing slabs without compensatory mechanisms, risks deepening these disparities, especially in the absence of stronger direct taxation or targeted relief for vulnerable groups.

 

Fiscal sustainability remains another major concern under GST 2.0. The rationalization of slabs, while simplifying the structure, is projected to result in huge annual revenue shortfall. The elimination of the GST compensation mechanism exposes states to cyclical revenue fluctuations, threatening the financial stability of governments that relied on this system to fund welfare programs and infrastructure. Revenue shortfalls may compel both the Centre and states to reduce essentialpublic spending or increase borrowing, undermining long-term fiscal prudence. Furthermore, the reforms have not fully addressed the cascading effect of taxes. While certain goods have been exempted or zero-rated to reduce consumer burden, these measures disrupt the seamless flow of Input Tax Credit (ITC) across supply chains, embedding hidden taxes into production costs. Industries with mixed product portfolios face distortions in competitiveness, and disputes over the classification of standard-rate versus ‘sin’ goods remain unresolved, creating compliance uncertainty and complicating business planning. MSMEs continue to shoulder the heaviest compliance burden, including frequent filings, mandatory e-invoicing and real-time reconciliation requirements, compounded by the absence of a fully functional GST Appellate Tribunal. These structural inefficiencies reveal that GST 2.0’s purported ‘simplification’ remains largely cosmetic.

 

Without a credible compensation mechanism, a more progressive tax structure, and transparent governance, GST2.0 risks repeating the shortcomings of the original rollout, achieving only partial administrative efficiency at the cost of fiscal stability, economic equity, and federal harmony.

 

Already taxation policy in our country is regressive, that is benefitting only the rich and the corporates and affecting the common masses.

 

It should be understood the revised GST rates is not going to extend any fresh concession or relief to the small and medium industries as there is no new reduction in the rates for them.

 

It is evident that the GST 2.0 is only to increase domestic production to off-set the adverse impact and pressures on account of tariff imposed by Donald Trump.

 

The entire opposition parties have been pointing out that GST is faulty, defective and unimaginative.  After 8 years, Modi Govt has accepted its mistake and made some changes.  This vindicates the stand of the opposition and exposes the flawed approach of the government.

 

Bachhatutsav – festival of savings - is a cruel joke on the poor masses. Many essential commodities continue to be imposed with GST adding to the burden of the people and where is the scope to save anything.

 

Between FY2020–21 and FY2023–24, net household savings fell from ₹23.29 lakh crore (22.7% of GDP) to ₹14.16 lakh crore (5.3% of GDP). Rising household financial liabilities - over 30% growth between FY2021 and FY2023 - have outpaced gross financial savings, while increased consumption expenditures, especially on non-essential items, have further strained household finances. GST 2.0, with its regressive design and potential inflationary impact due torate rationalization, is likely to intensify these pressures on low- and middle-income households.

 

According the PM and FM, the recent changes would reduce the GST by Rs. 2.5 lacs crores and hence it is bonanza for the people. But what does it really mean?  It means that in the last 8 years, a total of Rs. 20 lac crores ( 2.5 lac cr. X 8 years) were fleeced from the people.  Instead of claiming it as festial of savings, Govt. should feel ashamed of this festival of looting the savings of the people.

 

So far govt. was claiming that GST Council is a independent body.  Now, the govt. has converted this also as an extension counter of the BJP.

 

Further it is unfortunate that that Govt has tried to utilise this GST rate changes also as a religious issue by announcing it as a bonanza by the Govt. in view of the ensuing festival of a particular religion.

 

The Congress calls upon all the units and members to continue the campaign to demand pro-people progressive tax policies to tax the rich and protect the poor masses.

 

5. Resolution on Universal Health Care (UHC)

 

The Communist Party of India reaffirms that health is a fundamental right and that universal access to free quality healthcare is essential for social and economic development of our country. Despite some progress, India’s health system continues to be constrained by low public investment, high out-of-pocket expenditure, and uneven access across regions and communities. Public spending on health remains below 2% of GDP, pushing millions into poverty every year due to medical costs. According to Niti Aayog 7% of households about 10 crore  people pushed into poverty every year due to  Out of pocket health care expenditure.Government’s blatant support to the corporate sector in health care has added to people’s woes which are further getting worse with increasing foreign equity in health care field. Worse is that there is a subtle move to spread communal Hindutva, obscurantist ideology and introduce pseudoscience and myths in the medical science.

 

The 25th Congress of the CPI being held from 21 to 25 September at Chandigarh emphasizes the urgent need to achieve Universal Health Care (UHC), with a focus on strengthening the public health sector, ensuring equity, and building financial protection for all citizens.

 

We resolve to pursue the following priorities:

 

• Health should be included in Fundamental rights in the constitution
• Increase public health expenditure to 3% of GDP by 2027 and subsequently increase it to 6% of the GDP, with resources directed towards infrastructure, medicines, diagnostics, and human resources.
• Expand and upgrade rural health infrastructure and strengthen primary healthcare as the backbone of the system.
• Privatisation of Health and wellness centres, Primary health centres, district hospitals and medical colleges should be abandoned.
• Reduce out-of-pocket expenditure to below 10% by 2030 through free essential services, wider social health insurance, and removal of user fees.
• Bridge the urban-rural divide by ensuring fair distribution of doctors, nurses, specialists and health care employees, while expanding training and incentives for work in underserved areas.
• Strengthen regulation of the private sector to ensure quality, affordability, and accountability.
• Promote digital health while addressing the digital divide to ensure equitable access.
• Medical education should be provided in the state sector and privatization of government medical colleges should be stopped. Starting medical colleges through PPP model should be abandoned.
• Medical science and technology should be developed, public funding should be increased for R & D. Research should be encouraged in public sector.
• Drugs and vaccines should be manufactured in the public sector only.
• Gender inclusive policies and programmes should be included in all National and State Health Programmes.

 

In Andhra Pradesh, the Foreign Medical Graduates are not being recognised by the state medical council even though the National Medical Commission has directed to all states to register them.  We demand that these graduates who number about 1400-1500 should be recognised immediately by the AP state medical council.

The CPI commits to working with people’s movements, governments, and civil society to make UHC a reality, ensuring free, equitable, holistic and quality healthcare for all Indians.

6. Resolution to Include Union Territory of Puducherry in 16th Central Finance Commission

 

Puducherry people suffer from alienation. Union Govt's assurance on full financial support in the years 1949 and 1956 to the Territory is being denied. Introduction of GST regime also affected their revenue base. They need union Assistance through Constitutional means obligations as shares in central divisible pool, Grants from union and Net Borrowing ceiling limits on par with States..

 

The taxes collected by the Union Govt. from Puducherry goes to the Central pool of the consolidated Fund of India, But for the purpose of assigning funds from Central pool, Puducherry is not treated as State for devolution to be recommended by Central Finance Commissions.

 

Puducherry suffers Rs.1500-2000 crores of notional shares from Central pooldue to non-inclusion in Central Finance Commission.

 

The Puducherry Union Territory since having Legislature is treated as a State for Tax Reforms and FRBM Reforms purposes, but for the purpose of grants and Finance Commission awards it is treated at par with UTS without Legislature.

 

This contradiction in legal interpretations in favour of the Union Governmentdeprives Puducherry's financial self-reliance.

 

Puducherry has been denied representation in Finance Commission.

 

Therefore, the 25th Party Congress of CPI demands that the U.T. of Puducherrybe included in the Sixteenth Central Finance Commission for devolution of Funds of India.

 

7. Resolution Indian Federalism under Threat

 

India is basically a federal state, having in its constitution the separation of powers between the Union and the State Government. The seventh schedule of the constitution divides the legislative judiciary and executive powers and responsibilities among the Union Government and State Governments. In the 1973 Kesavananda Bharathi Case, the 13 member Constitution bench evolved the Basic Structure doctrine which cannot be amended under Article 368 by the Parliament, includes Federalism also. But now under the BJP regime Indian Federalism is under threat, as the Sangh Parivar leadership does not accept the federal principles.

 

The tax devolution under Article 280 ensures the fiscal federalism which promotes financial autonomy of the state and provide resources to meet the service needs of the States. The 14th Finance Commission (2015-20) recommended for 42% share of the central divisible pool to the states. The 15th Finance Commission decreased it to 41% and the present 16th Finance Commission headed byAravind Panagiriya recommended for a further decrease in the divisive pool, as such the share of the stands at 40%.

 

At the same time, as the Indian constitution envisages the devolution of taxes, to avoid the devolution the Union Government is increasing the Cess and Surcharges levied by the Union Govt. In 2010-11 the share of surcharge and Cess were only 10.4% but in 2021-22 it is increased to 20% and now it stands at  23.43%.  This help the Union Govt. to take away the revenue to their pocket and to avoid the finance devolution and thus financially destabilize the State govts.

 

Union govt. declares many Centrally sponsored schemes for the States. But now under the Modi regime, the Union Govt. is decreasing their contribution to the ongoing Schemes unilateral,  which adversely affect the schemes and at the same time enhances the financial burden of the States.

 

The Union Govt occasionally but purposefully encroaches the powers delegated to State Government as per the 7th schedule of the Constitution of India. Co-operation is an item enlisted in the state list in the above schedule, but at the expense of the multi- state co-operatives, the Union Government formulated a co-operation portfolio in the Union cabinet and they are continuously persuading the State co-operatives to come under their umbrella so that they will help the State financially. Even though the Supreme Court declared the formulation of the portfolio unconstitutional, they are going forward by disregarding the verdict. Imposing of single language system is also used by the Union Government to sabotage the federal system. Labour is in concurrent but four Labour Codes formulated by the Union Government is being forced to implement by all the states. By all these unilateral measures of the Union Govt. Which make financial crisis in States and thus the fiscal federalism is in peril.

 

Further the Union Government politically instrumentalises the Post of Governor to sabotage  thenon BJP ruled States. The constitution of India and the Supreme Court in various occasions clarified that except in the spheres where the governor is to act in his discretion, the Governor acts on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers in the exercise of his powers and functions, and is not required to act personally against such aid and advice. But in non BJP ruled states especially in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and West Bengal the Governors who act only for and on behalf of the Union government is evading his responsibility to give assent to the bills passed by the State Legislature. The enormous and irrational delay caused litigation in the Supreme Court also. The Union Government is forcing the Governor to act and run a parallel government system to the elected State government. This will also impair the smooth functioning of a democratic federal republic. We the CPI is for the abolition of Governorship.

 

Hence the 25th Party Congress of the CPI expresses its grave concern and urges the Party to organize mass struggles movements and campaigns alongwith other Left, Democratic and Regional parties to save the federal structure of the Nation.

 

8. Resolution against Privatisation of Defence Production at the cost of National Security and Self Reliance of our Country

 

The 25th Congress of the Communist Party of India being held at Chandigarh from the  21st – 25th September, 2025 has taken a very serious note of the policies being implemented by the  BJPled  NDA Government in the field of Defence Production and Defence preparedness of our country.    Post Independence the successive  Governmentsafter  the bitter experience in the  China   border during the 1960s  realised the importance of achieving self  reliancein  Defence Production for the Defence preparedness of our country, started giving the thrust  for indigenisation of Defence Production especially   in establishing   Research and development in the field of Defence. The then Socialist country USSR extended a great support to India in this regard establishing the Defence Research and Development organisation, new  Ordnance  Factories and Defence Public sector  Industries. These Government owned Defence Industries  played a vital role in all the Wars India won including  the Bangladesh liberation war, the Kargil war and  latest operation Sindoor.

 

The Privatisation Policy being aggressively followed by the present BJP led NDA government  has not spared the Defence Industry also. Friends  of the present government Adani, Ambani and other corporates started claiming a major share of the  defenceprocurement  budget  which is at present about Rs. 1,80,000 crore which is 26.43%  of the total defence budget of Rs. 6,81,210.27 crore for the financial year 2025-26. The BJP government has raised  the cap on FDI  in  defence to 100 % and also announced the policy of total privatisation in defence R &D  and Defence Production and started issuing  licences  to the private sector to manufacture Arms and Ammunition, etc.  Defence Corridors  are established by allotting thousands of acres of lands in Tamilnadu, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh for establishing private defence manufacturing  industries. Adani has already established a major defence equipments manufacturing complex  near Kanpur in U.P. All these  are at the cost of the government owned defence industries.  The 41 Ordnance Factories are splintered  into 7 non viable corporations   forcing them to compete with private sector  and not providing work to them.  Ultimately the motive of the government is either to close down the Ordnance Factories or to privatise them in due course.  25% of the defence R &D  budget is allotted to the private sector and the doors of the DRDO laboratories  are opened to the private sector  to utilise the facilities developed by the tax payers money. Intention of the government is to convert our peace loving country into an Arms markets. There are reports that India has supplied arms and ammunition to Ukraine indirectly through unknown sources.

 

In the name of “Make in India” the entire defence production activities are being handed over to Private Corporates. This drift in policy will have serious impact on the Defence preparedness  of our country and the  Armed Forces will be forced  to depend on these profit  minting private corporates for their requirements to defend  the border of the country.   More over there is a danger of leaking the information regarding defence preparedness to the enemy countries.

 

The 25th Congress of the CPI condemns the Defence Production Policy being followed by the BJP government which will have a serious threat on the security and defence preparedness of our country.  The CPI urges upon the Government of India to withdraw its defence Privatisation Policy and to strengthen, expand and develop the government owned defence industry to achieve  self reliance in defence in its true perspective.

 

9. Resolution against privatization of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant

 

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is a Navaratna Public Sector Undertaking (7.2 MT capacity), which was built with the sacrifice of 32 lives and resignation of MPs and MLAs of the united Andhra Pradesh. It is a symbol of national pride and self-reliance.

 

The plant has consistently contributed over 50 thousand crores to India's GDP. It directly and indirectly provides employment to lakhs of families. And has driven the local economy.

 

The Central Government announced 100% strategic sale of RNL on 27-1-2021. From there, the government first took steps like stopping raw materials and reducing production levels. Later, employees were laid off in the name of VARIs. About 5000 contract workers were also laid off. Even regular employees have been paid their salaries partially for the last six months.  Interested parties have already been called to give 34 sections to private (TMC and EoI) Economic progress through comprehensive development of Visakhapatnam.

 

After the bifurcation of the state, the only big city left to us is Visakhapatnam. The city itself has become a small district in the changes in districts. It has a population of more than 26 lakh people. However, there is no development to that extent. Except for the name of the state's financial capital, the truth about it has been made like ghee in a neti beer.

 

The pieces are moving fast for the privatization of steel plants in the public sector. The alliance has exposed its deceitful attitude after coming to power. Even after a year, no clear plans have been formulated for the development of Visakhapatnam city. Slums have grown in the heart of the city. Sanitation has become chaotic. People are not getting clean drinking water, steps should be taken to create basic facilities in line with the growing city population.

 

There is no progress in the work of Visakhapatnam Railway Zone.  The ambiguity over Waltair division, the property dispute between East Coast and South Central Railways, and the allocation of employees should be resolved and the zone operations should be started on a war footing with Rs. 9,138 crore.

 

The poor who do not have a nest in the city should be identified and houses should be built on two cents of land immediately.

 

Thousands of TIDCO houses are lying vacant around the city and infrastructure should be provided there immediately.

 

Visakhapatnam, which has many opportunities for the development of the IT sector, is being neglected. Some companies that have come to exploit hundreds of acres are cheating without starting their operations. The same is happening under the coalition government. A special policy should be formulated for the IT sector in Visakhapatnam and it should be developed with solid plans.

 

Law and order in Visakhapatnam is deteriorating day by day. Crime is increasing, murders and atrocities against women have increased. The CPI should solve these problems and prepare for struggles for the comprehensive development of Visakhapatnam.  We request that the proposed resolution be strengthened to this extent.

 

10. Resolution Against Privatization of Power Sector

 

The Modi government after coming to power is continuously trying to enact. Electricity(Amendment) Bill with a sole intention to privatize the whole power sector of India. The anti -people, anti -consumers, anti- employees and anti-states legislature was firstly placed in parliament in the year 2014. All CPI, left parties and power sector employees vehemently opposed the bill. Power sector employees and engineers resorted to all India strike in 2014 which compelled the government to withdraw the Bill.

 

For the benefits of corporates Adani, Ambani, Torrent, Tata, etc the power ministry again placed the bill to parliament in the year 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022.  A.I.T.U.C., Samyukta Kisan Morcha and National Coordination Committee of electricity employees and engineers opposed the bill staging all India level agitation. Hundreds of Kisan Sabha unions, consumers their associations resented and the legislature sent to Standing Committee, without passing in Parliament.

 

Support to 295 days continued agitation by Uttar Pradesh Employees

 

U.P. power workers and engineers are from 295 days agitating against privatization of Uttaranchal &Dakshinanchal Vidyut Nigam to Goenka Company who has taken over Chandigarh power utility.

 

Prepaid smart meters project amounting to Rs. 33 Lacs crore is setup by Modi government for the benefit of Adani power Mumbai, who got more than 50 thousand crore contracts.  Recently the NDA government in Bihar has allotted 1050 acre of land on rent of Rs. 1 to Adani Power at Bhagalpur to install 2400 Megawatt thermal Power Plant - which is enroadprivatization in generation also.

 

The 25th Congress of Communist Party of India held at Chandigarh from 21st to 25th September 2025 unanimously resolved to oppose the privatization policy of the Modi government and to declare its full support to agitating power workers of Uttar Pradesh and elsewhere in states.

 

11. Resolution for proper implementation of MGNREGA

 

The 25th Party Congress of the Communist Party of India held at Chandigarh on September 21 to 25, 2025 has been noted that MGNREGA is the life line for rural workers. It may continue to serve the rural poor as a credible social security mechanism. This is historic legislation which for the first time provided the right to employment for rural workers, gave the right to equal wages for men and women. But the government is weakening of this law unfairly. The Party Congress expresses its anguish over such an attitude of the government.

 

Party believes that such weakening of this scheme destroys its demand-based character. The government is continuously reducing the budget for MGNREGA and doesn’t release fund in time, due to which there is delay in payment of wages.  Thereis denial and delay in payment of unemployment allowance also. The wages under MGNREGA are lower than statutory minimum wages. The workers do not get wages in time.When the government is not provided jobs on demand,workers are entitled for unemployment allowance but they are not getting it.This is a violation of the Act.

 

Regarding MGNREGA, this Party Congress expresses its demands-MGNREGA should be allocated sufficient budget, money for schemes should be released to states in times so that workers may be provided jobs on demand.   The government should not belittle the role of Panchayats in the process of formulation of schemes and their implementation.   

 

- It should be ensured that MGNREGA wages are equal to the statutory minimum wage in the concerned states.Paying wage less than statutory minimum wages is unconstitutional.                     

-Yearly indexation and increase in MGNREGA should be ensured. 200 days of work in a year and Rs.800/-daily wage should be provided.      

-For proper implementation of MGNREGA,corruption should be strictly prohibited.     

-Enactment of Urban Employment Guarantee Act should be ensured. The 25th Party Congress calls upon its unites to intervene for proper implementation of the provisions of the Act and mobilize the masses for a strong resistance.

 

12. Resolution on Dalit Atrocities

 

The continuation of the practice of untouchability of various forms and the discrimination and violence to which Dalits are subjected in most parts of India is a blot on our society and a total violation of the Constitution of India. What is of great concern is that all these forms of discrimination and violation have been increasing in the last decade since 2014.

 

The BJP is a political party controlled by the RSS which has made no secret of its rejection of the Constitution of India and its commitment to Manusmriti as the basis of the legal framework of our country. The Manusmriti is a text devoted to the promotion of birth-based inequality, the Varna Ashram Dharma. It justified caste oppression along with gender oppression and denial of rights to all working people. In the states where there are BJP led NDA government, that is there are double engine governments, such incidents are very high.

 

The recent (2020) statistics of the National Crime records Bureau shows` that the country has gradually escalated violence against Dalits. For example, in 2018, the total number of atrocities reported against Dalits was 42747, which then increased to 45876 in 2019, and by 2020, it further rose to 50202. In states such as Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh, there is a systematic escalation of atrocities against Dalits.

 

In 2020 alone, a total number of 12714 such cases were reported in Uttar Pradesh related to Dalit atrocities, of which only 3955 people got convicted. In the case of Telangana, 1959 cases were reported in the same year, and of such cases, only 25 persons were convicted. The situation in other states, the figures of atrocities and convictions are as follows: Haryana (1210/12), Jharkhand (666/15), Madhya Pradesh (6899/791), Maharashtra (2569/87), Odisha (2046/5), and Rajasthan (7017/886) as a disproportion exists between the number of reported cases and the number of convicted indulged in violence against Dalits. This lower rate of conviction of persons engaged in atrocities against dalits would create the feeling of impunity in society, which is  way or the other would aid and abet higher caste/class people to go ahead with their caste-oriented discriminatory practices would eventually lead to unleashing brutal violence against the marginalized Dalits. Likewise, a meticulous examination of the statistics published by NCRB also shows that the attacks and atrocities against Dalits continued unabated under the regime of the BJP-led NDA government with the figures being from 38613 in 2015 to 50202 in 2020. These increasing incidents are due to non-implementation of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. These increasing incidents are a gross violation of Articles 15 and 17 of the Constitution. Many cases of such incidents are pending in the courts. But the Union Government took note of this even though the members of Parliament asked repeated questions in the Upper House.

 

The gruesome attacks on Dalits are difficult to believe. For examplein the year 2022, a nine-year-old Dalit boy died after he was allegedly beaten up by a teacher for drinking water from a pot in a private school in the Jalore district of Rajasthan. A Dalit man was assaulted, urinated and spat on for asking his wages on October 4, 2024 in Bihar, Muzaffarpur district. A man urinated on the face of a dalitlabourer while he was taking an afternoon nap in Lucknow. Rajkumar Rawat was sleeping after his work when the accused, Sanjay Maurya, urinated on his face to wake him up. On April 26,  2023, Pravesh Shukla, representative of BJP -MLA in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh, urinated on the face of a tribal youth sitting on the roadside, the video of which also went viral.

 

The second week of September this month, a Dalit man was murdered by people of  Brahmin   caste in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh.

 

New reports often come that the Dalit bridegrooms are not allowed to ride a horse. In Karakthal village in Ahmedabad district in Gujarat, a Dalit youth was thrashed for daring to sport a moustache. In Chikkmangaluru in Karnataka, a dalit youngster was tortured and subjected to degrading treatment in police custody. In Madhya Pradesh, the wife of a Dalit labourer, five month pregnant, was raped before her children over her refusal to chop some trees. A white paper should be immediately introduced in Parliament and State Assemblies on the Atrocities against Dalits.

 

This Party Congress demand the government take stringent and exemplary action against the accused and take all steps to prevent such incidents in the future. At the same time our organization and other like-minded organizations should unite and come forward to defend the victims of such save crimes and ensure the destruction of the castes system both through their propaganda and actions in the Communities they belong to or work I by reaching out to the victims and encouraging them to join them in defending themselves against such savage practices.

 

13. Resolution on Women

 

Despite progress since independence, gender equality in India has faced major setbacks in recent years. India ranks one of the lowest in Global Gender Gap Index, 2025, with a position of 131 out of 148 countries, reflecting growing gender gaps in health, education, and economic participation. This alarming scenario demands urgent and united action to challenge regressive ideologies, expose systemic failures, and advocate for transformative change.

 

Patriarchy remains deeply entrenched in Indian society, and women have been facing a whole range of physical, psychological, emotional, sexual and financial violence, in visible and invisible forms, most of which are normalised. But under the manuwadi RSS-BJP regime, patriarchy has become more institutionalized, hollowing out slogans of “Nari Shakti” and “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao”. Majority of the women in India today continue to be anaemic, work double shifts, managing home along with low paying, precarious jobs, with high health and safety risks and no social security.

 

Economic hardship has also pushed out many more girls from schools to take on caregiving or income-generating work. The pandemic, and the push towards digital learning, also exacerbated the gender education divide., as girls from poorer sections have lacked access to devices or digital literacy. It was during that time that the government began to enforce the extremely unpopular New Economic Policy that lay the burden of children’s education, security, nutrition and well-being on women. The outcome remains a skewed educational system that is excluding girls, and children from marginalized communities to date.

 

Further, women’s safety in homes, work and public spaces continues to be compromised as in the last few years, as the number of reported crimes against women of all age groups have gone up significantly, while conviction rates at an all-time low. Many BJP leaders routinely issue misogynistic statements and when involved in crimes against women, granted easy impunity. Although we have many stringent criminal laws, the government has done little to ensure greater accountability of the police, reform of the judicial system, or improved measures to rehabilitate and empower survivors of violence.

 

On the face of it, the demand for political representation has been granted by the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, women’s reservation Bill, which was passed in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in September 2023, after decades long activism of NFIW, and particularly due to pressure from Supreme Court on a writ petition, but it comes with two conditions; it can only be implemented after the completion of census and electoral delimitation.

 

Rather, in the name of empowerment, the regime, via its state governments has been doling out schemes of giving token monthly amount to women, treating them as beneficiaries of charity rather than as equal citizens. They fail to point out that money for these schemes as well as others comes from direct and indirect taxes that the government collects from its citizens.

 

As such, budget allocations for women from marginalised sections including, Dalits, Adivasis, and minorities have declined. These women face compounded discrimination based on gender, as also class, caste or religion. NCRB data (2014–2022) shows a sharp rise in atrocities against Dalit women, including gang rapes and murders. The conviction rate under the Prevention of Atrocities Act remains low, with systemic failures in prosecution and protection.

 

Despite decriminalization of homosexuality and recognition of transgender persons by the Supreme Court, the queer community, especially women and trans people, continue to face stigma and discrimination. Social exclusion, lack of job opportunities, and safety concerns remain widespread.

 

In this scenario, we call upon all democratic forces to join us in building an inclusive, just, and gender-equal India.

 

We continue our struggle under the banners: “Denial of justice is violence.” And “Women’s rights are human rights”

 

We resolve to take up the following issues in a campaign mode:

• Continuing struggle against the escalating communal hatred and violence against religious minorities, especially the Muslim and Christian communities, whose worst victims are women and children.

 

• Implementation of women’s reservation with immediate effect, without any conditions attached, in both the houses of Parliament as well as State Assemblies and Legislative Councils.

 

• Provision of decent employment opportunities and recognition of unpaid domestic work, universal access to public education, scholarships, and hostels for girls, expansion of public healthcare, especially reproductive and mental health

 

• Strengthening schemes like PDS, MGNREGA, JSY, Anganwadi/ASHA services

 

• Strengthening the implementation of legislations on crimes against women and children – such as Domestic Violence Act, POSH and POCSO Acts. Full accountability of all investigative agencies. Improved women’s helplines and proper utilization of Nirbhaya Funds, training of police for sensitive response, time-bound prosecution and punishment in all violence cases, legal aid, protection, and socio-economic support for survivors

 

• Restoration and proper allocation of SC/ST budgets

 

• Solidarity with the struggles of women, queer and trans-people, for equality and dignity.

 

14. Resolution on Ecology

 

Analysing aggressive industrialisation and the plight of the working class, Marx while elaborating upon the idea of alienation noted the possible emergence of contradiction between human and nature. Studying the theft of labour and profiteering, Marx predicted the collapse of nature. Similarly, Engles forewarned about nature's revenge. Much of this stands as the very brutal, very tangible reality for the planet today. Worldover, we are witnessing a largescale ecological crisis which is rapidly becoming a crisis of existence for all especially the poor and working class. The ill-effects are further magnified for those at the margins of society upon whom crisis is compounded  by caste, gender, and race.

 

India is a tropical country which means that it is a ecologically fragile region from the very begining. This ecological vulnerability when read together with the effects of colonialism and its extractive model of idustrialization presents far reaching damning effects. Depletion of groundwater aquifers, extreme climate variation, decline in biodiversity, increased human-wildlife conflict, death of rivers are just some of the issues that the country is facing. While the fragility of our ecological zone is a fact, the crisis experienced is not simply a natural phenomena. The environmentally insensitive development model pursued by the ruling dispensation which willfully choses to side track community rights that must be understood as a combination of social justice and sustenability. In 2023-24 alone 29,000 hectares of forestland have been diverted for non-forest activity. This is the highest diversion in the last decade. Diversion has been undertaken to make way for mining, unregulated road construction, invasive irrigation and so on. Rapid urbanization without any scientific planning has resulted in waste as a massive hurdle to dignified life. This has also further entrenched the Brahmanical notion of division of labour and labourers.

 

For the first time in 50 years, India's life expectancy at birth lies dropped. While the drop itself is by a very small decimal, the meaning of it is in no way small. It must be seen as symptomatic of the dilution of the fundamental right to life with dignity due to adverse environmental condition combined with the breakdown of public health and rising precarity within the informalised-unorganised economy. The pandemic further exasperated the dilution through the unaccountable nexus with corporate interests. Changes in the Environmental Impact Assessment to fast track environment clearance by passing public consultation is a prime instance of the state- corporate nexus. BharatmalaPariyojana (national highway project), National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), and National Monetization Plan (NMP) continued to drive approvals. The government accelerated clearance the Brahmanicals for mining, road construction, and other industrial projects, sometimes with environmental expert panels approving projects swiftly via video conferencing.

 

Faced with this precarity, people are resisting steadfastly, refusing to give in to the capitalist greed. Despite immense state repression and censorship, the adivasis refuse to the robbery of land and resources inspite of killings, kidnapping, and arrests. Forest communities continue hold on to as well as reclaim their right to land. They fight for the proper implementation of the FRA. The Fishers of Tamil Nadu are mapping their own villages, challenging the local collectors to NGT and Courts, Not just resistance against land grab but land reclamation movements have increased.

 

This 25^th Congress recognises the deep ecological crisis faced and understands this question as one that needs immediate intervention. The ecological crisis can no longer be relagated as an after thought and must be integrated with the principles of class struggle. Understanding life, livelihood, and labour foregrounded upon the  idea of commons, alongside a clear recognition of compounded exclusions of caste and gender is of essence. This Congress resolves to strengthen the fight for jal-jungle-zameen and stand firm with the various people's struggles across the country,.

 

15. Resolution on LGBTIQA

 

The questions of identity, and representation have been under systemic and institutional attack by the right wing BJP government who trace their ideological roots to the madness of Manu that prescribe rigid gender rules that undermines   equality and justice. The LGBTIQA community stand particularly vulnerable in such a political and institutional order of exclusion and violence. The community continues to face pervasive stigma and discrimination rooted in Brahmanical patriarchy which enforces rigid social hierarchies and restricts access to resources.

 

The hijra community in South Asia is one of the most organised sections across the world with a history that predates the mobilization efforts in the West. While the 2011 census counts 4,87,803 individuals as transgender, which itself is a  gross undercount, there has been no comprehensive survey to collect data regarding the other members of the gender and sexual minorities. The Ipsos Global LGBT Pride 2021 Survey through the means of confidential survey reported that 2% of respondents worldwide identified us non-binary or gender non-conforming In comparison to the global average of 9%, India recorded 17% of individuals as identifying as LGBTQA.

 

While on the face of it, the issues of the gender and sexual minority question may appear as a private matter pertaingto  choice and preference, yet it is  deeply embedded in the material organisation of society in  terms of family, property, and representation. The queer and trans movement offers an opportunity for us to assess and challenge the standardised structures of patriarchy in terms of marriage that is  invested in property, caste and gender based compulsions. The pioneering work done by Cuba is an illustrative case in point. Through popular referenda Cuba enolved the Family Code of Cuba that operates with an expansive idea of family within a which there is gender-neutral recognition of partnerships, equal sharing of domestic labour and responsibility, the right of all to caregiving, and expanded protections in a cases of violence at home.

 

In India, the community exists at the fringes of society, often with no means of employment and education compounded with criminalisation.

 

The hurriedly passed Transgender Persons Act with no effective measures for livelihood, healthcare, and right to family, further institutionalises exclusion. The community has been fighting a long to ensure welfare schemes, gender-affirming healthcare, employment & educational opportunities, reservation, and the right to self-determine gender identity. It is of note that the question of reservations remaines a critical one. The demand for horizontal reservations that accounts for the intersecting oppressions of caste and gender are operational. Trans individuals remain confined to the labor surplus economy often denied access to resources and livelihood confined to labour practices deemed inferior by by the Brahmanical schema of order. Here, reservations is a crucial to ensure dignity and equality to the community. This demand becomes of greater importance given that the reservation policy is under hightened attack towards its dilution by the current regime.

 

This 25^th Congress resolves to stand in solidarity with the struggles of the LGBTQA community and pledges unwavering allyship in the collective towards democratic rights for all and equal citizenship for all.

 

16. Resolution on Disability

Disability is an identity that needs recognition. It is not just a physical condition, rather it extends to the social, culture, and economic infrastructure that affects the quality of life and is detrimental to the right to life with dignity. Stigma, phobia, and prejudice colours the lives of people with disabilities who cannot be fixated within the so called ideal frame of reference.

 

Disability and people with disabilities are not a homogenous group. India stands as a signatory to the UN convension on Persons with Disability. In 2016, India adopted the Right to Persons with disability which puts forth 21 categories of disabilities. While many of the demands and aspirations of the persons with disability across these 21 categories have some parallels there remains many divergences too. This complexity is often ignored and set aside while discussing the matter of disability in the country.

 

While legal institutional mechanisms like the RPD Act and reservations in employment and education, unfortunately the implementation remains abysmal. Rights and entitlements are denied to people with disabilities.

 

Accessibility too remains a major concern. Here accessibility must be understood not only in terms of physical-architectural space but also in terms of information and technology. Associated with this, the other issue that emerges is affordability.

 

Further - on, the question of gender within the disability question is crucial. Patriarchy in tandem with disability poses additional hurdles to access space, knowledge, and democracy itself.

 

There needs to be a more intensive public discourse on the concept of disability itself.

 

This 25^thCongress resolves to frontally address the issue of recognition and representation of persons with disability. We firmly stand with the right of the community as equal citizens of this country and their undeniable right to life with dignity. Equality and justice is not a choice but a matter of fundamental rights.

 

17. Resolution on Organise the Working People Living in Slums to Increase Strength of Party in Urban Areas

Comrade a three-day meeting was held in Mumbai in 2012 to increase the strength of the party in urban areas including all metro cities of the country. In this meeting, the condition of the cities was analyzed. During the analysis, it was seen that the urban population of our country is increasing drastically. The poor working people of the cities live in the slums. Where even the minimum civic amenities like drinking water, sanitation and hygienic conditions are not good.

There are slums in 2613 cities across the country, comprising city size and population distribution, small and large. According to the definition given by the United Nations, a slum is a dwelling that does not have a permanent housing structure, does not have a healthy and normal living space, does not have the necessary clean water, does not have a hygienic adequate toilet and drainage system and does not have a permanent safe shelter. The slum heavy world is a living reality of today’s urban era capitalist development. In our country, slums are the contribution of colonial civilization as a residence for the poor people coming from villages.

Slums are only in big cities; The 2011 Census report has proven this idea wrong. There are slums in all the big and small cities of our country. They play an important role in keeping the economic activities of the city alive by providing livelihood and employment. These marginal working poor people of the city are involved in various unorganised sectors.

Slum dwellers have to live as third-class citizens in the cities. Less money is allocated for development including drinking water and sewerage in slum areas. Today, slum dwellers are forced to live in extreme poverty and an unhealthy environment with extreme humiliation.

Comrade, our party is a party of the working class, therefore, it is not possible for the party to grow in the urban areas without organising these working people. From today’s conference, we must organize these slum dwellers and build slum organizations. Building this organization is one of the most urgent tasks of our party today.

 

18. Resolution on Release of Denied Political Prisoners

The 25th Congress of Community Party of India (CPI) demands that political prisoners arrested in Delhi Riots and in Maharashtra and many other states be released immediately.

The Union Government and State Government are targeting opposition leaders along with people belonging to Dalits, Tribal and Minority community and imposing draconian and anti-democratic laws against activists and keeping them in prison for a long time without filing FIRs. This nothing but a tactic to silences opposition and terrorisemarginalised communities. CPI condemns this anti-democratic approach and demands that such prisoners be released immediately.

19. Resolution on CPI demands Special Category Status to A.P.

 

After the bifurcation of the state of Andhra Pradesh during 2014, the residual state of A.P.  lost a large part of its revenue. The Economy of A.P. state depended on agriculture, which contributes 35% of its G.D.P. and 40% from service sector and only 20% from industries and the remaining 5% on other sources. The manufacturing sector remained as it was about a decade ago. The backward regions of A.P.  North Andhra and Rayalaseema could not come out of their backwardness. The state as on today is facing huge financial crisis due to the debt, which reached more then Rs. 10 lakhs crores. The State Government, its Chief Minister, Ministers and Official are going round New Delhi with a begging bowl.

 

During the debate in the parliament on A.P. Reorganisation Act, on 20th February 2014, the then Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had said that (SCS) Special Category Status would be extended to the successor state of A.P.  for a period of five years. The same statement was approved in the Central Government Cabinet meeting. Even the leaders of BJP, who were part of the bifurcation process, also supported the SCS to A.P.  Subsequently during the course of electioneering. Sri Narendra Modi also promised to the people of Andhra Pradesh that SCS would be extended to A.P. as soon as the formation of B.J.P.  Government. The promise made by the Prime Minister and other leaders of B.J.P. remained on a clean sheet of water. It is clear that B.J.P. is playing “hide and seek” game with the people of A.P.

 

It is astonishing to note that the present NDA Government led by B.J.P.  at the centre, depends politically on the ruling alliance of A.P. and the Y.S.R. opposition party, both of them are unable to get the financial support to the State’s irrigation projects, not to speak of SCS to A.P. On the Polavaram irrigation project, Kadapa Steel Plant and also as per 13 reschedule mention in bifurcation Act, the ruling and opposition parties are engaging mutual slandering instead of pressing the B.J.P. Government to get the financial support. Most of the irrigation projects could not be moved an inch further. The number of suicides of the poor peasants are increasing as there is no relief to them. It speaks about the crisis in the agrarian sector. Even the investors in the Industrial sector are not coming forward due to lack of proper infrastructure.

 

Though the Bifurcation Act specifically states that Central Government would extend financial support to the new capital and the leaders of the B.J.P. time and again spoke “Volumes” of its help.

 

In these circumstances, there is only one alternative to extend SCS to AP and save the state from the financial crisis.

 

The 25th Congress of the Communist Party of India demands that the Central Government should immediately extend SCS to A.P.

 

20. Resolution on Resist Power Excess of BJP led Union government against Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep island an integral part of our country has been under the onslaught of BJP led Union government through its administration measures. The undemocratic ordinances and other measures by the administration is a deliberate attempt to alter the harmony of the island.

The people of island are stripped of their democratic rights. The lack of decision-making power within the people is a blow to our democratic ethos. \

This resolution demands democratising Lakshadweep and granting statehood to the island.

21. Resolution on the Preservation and Revival of the Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC), Ranchi

After India's independence, the Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) was established in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, in 1958 to develop a self-reliant industrial base, heavy machinery manufacturing capacity, and indigenous preparation for defense production. HEC has made historic contributions to the country's steel plants, mining industries, power projects, and defense and space sectors with its unique technological capabilities. It is not just an industrial unit but a legacy of India's self-reliance and national security and has played a pivotal role in India's industrialization.

HEC's national contribution, if considered, lies in the steel sector, the foundation of industrial development.

It established its global recognition by playing a key role in the establishment of steel plants like Bhilai, Bokaro, Durgapur, and Rourkela.

It has also contributed significantly to the indigenous production of large machinery such as draglines and shovels for the mining and energy sectors, and to the manufacture of specialized equipment for defense research and space programs, and to the development of India's nuclear energy sector.

This plant, which provides livelihoods to millions of workers and their families and forms the backbone of the industrialization of eastern India, including Jharkhand, is now on a closed-door basis due to government neglect.

Current Crisis

Due to years of neglect, lack of investment, technological advancement, and pressure for privatization, HEC is facing an existential crisis. Workers employed there have not received their salaries for several months.

The Communist Party of India is of the clear opinion that

1. Considering HEC as a national strategic asset, its privatization or closure is unacceptable under any circumstances.
2. The party demands that the government revive this public sector undertaking by providing a special financial package and policy support.
3. Its potential should be fully utilized by assigning HEC priority tasks in the defense, space, steel, and energy sectors.
4. The skills, technical infrastructure, and social contribution of workers must be protected.

This General Conference of the Communist Party of India resolves that preserving and developing HEC is essential for India's industrial self-reliance, national security, and the interests of the working class. The government must take immediate concrete steps. The Party appeals to the general public of Jharkhand and the forces supporting the country's industrialization to organize united action to protect HEC, the nation's heritage.

22. Resolution on Anti-Conversion Laws

The 25th Congress of the Communist Party of India expresses its deepest concern and strongest opposition to the series of so-called Anti-Conversion laws enacted by several state governments. These legislations, though deceptively framed as measures to prevent “forced conversions,” are in reality instruments of persecution, intimidation, and discrimination against religious minorities, Dalits, Adivasis, and even sections of Hindus who wish to exercise their constitutional right to freedom of conscience and belief.

The Congress notes with grave alarm that these laws stand in direct violation of the Constitution of India, particularly Article 25 (freedom of conscience and right to freely profess, practice, and propagate religion), Article 19 (freedom of speech and expression), Article 21 (right to life and personal liberty), and Article 14 (right to equality before law and equal protection of laws). By curtailing the right of individuals to make personal decisions about their faith, and by imposing state surveillance and bureaucratic permission for matters of conscience, these laws strike at the very soul of our secular Republic.

The CPI Congress condemns the attempt of these laws to distort the history and cultural diversity of India by branding Sikhism, Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity as “other” or “foreign” religions, while projecting Hindu Dharma as the sole and original religion of the Indian nation. Such a conception is a direct assault on the spirit of the Constitution, which envisions India as a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic where no faith is privileged over another.

The practical effect of these laws is deeply authoritarian. Individuals seeking to change their religion are compelled to seek prior permission from District Collectors, file detailed applications, and even issue public notices that expose them to harassment, threats, and violence. This procedure violates the right to privacy, recognized by the Supreme Court as part of the right to life under Article 21. It also endangers vulnerable communities by legitimizing vigilantism, state overreach, and persecution in the name of “protection of religion.”

The Congress notes that the following states have enacted anti-conversion laws:

Odisha (1967)

Madhya Pradesh (1968; reenacted in 2022 with harsher provisions)

Arunachal Pradesh (1978)

Chhattisgarh (2000 and 2006)

Gujarat (2003; amended in 2021 with draconian clauses)

Himachal Pradesh (2006; amended in 2019)

Jharkhand (2017)

Uttarakhand (2018)

Uttar Pradesh (2020)

Haryana (2022)

Karnataka (2022)

The latest and most alarming addition is Rajasthan, which passed such a law on 9th September 2025. This legislation represents the most repressive and discriminatory version of anti-conversion law in the country. It criminalizes voluntary religious choice, expands unchecked powers to the police and administration, and is designed to instill fear among minorities, Adivasis, and socially oppressed communities.

The 25th Congress of the CPI firmly asserts that:

1. All anti-conversion laws are unconstitutional and must be repealed immediately.
2. Until the Supreme Court delivers its judgment on their validity, the operation of all such laws must be suspended without delay.
3. Parliament must take cognizance of the dangerous trend of states undermining fundamental rights and take measures to reaffirm the supremacy of the Constitution over sectarian agendas.
4. The democratic movement across the country must unite to resist these communal legislations and defend the secular, pluralistic ethos of India.

This Congress declares that the Communist Party of India will continue to stand in unwavering solidarity with religious minorities, Dalits, Adivasis, women, and all oppressed communities who are the primary victims of these laws. We affirm our unshakeable commitment to defend the secular and democratic character of the Republic of India, to safeguard the freedom of conscience of every citizen, and to resist all attempts to impose a majoritarian Hindu Rashtra.

23. Resolution on Bhagat Singh National Employment Guarantee Act (BNEGA)

The 25th Congress of Communist Party of India (CPI) resolves to strengthen its fight to get ‘Bhagat Singh National Employment Guarantee Act’ (BNEGA) get passed by the Parliament of India. CPI cadres along with other like mended organizations and social and Political activist will launch a nationwide campaign to enlighten masses, especially youth and students, about the Salient features of BNEGA and get their consent in writing for passing of the said Act by the Parliament. The said campaign will be carried out in ‘door to door’ made in rural and urban areas habituated by students and youth preparing for government and other jobs. 

CPI cadres along with the like minded organizations and social activists will also approach leaders of Political Parties, members of both houses of the Parliament, intellectuals and other progressive elements of the society to generate a conclusive Political environment for passing of BNEGA benefitting millions of rural and urban youth.