People's Democracy

(Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)


Vol. XXIX

No. 42

October 16, 2005

CPI(M) Contributes To Pakistan Relief

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) issued the following statement on October 12, 2005.

 

THE CPI(M) has made a contribution of Rs 5 lakhs for relief work for the earthquake affected people in Pakistan. The cheque for the amount was handed over to the Pakistan High Commissioner, Aziz Ahmad Khan by Prakash Karat, CPI(M) general secretary and Sitaram Yechury, member of the Polit Bureau at the High Commission today.

 

The Party has given a call for collection of funds for the relief work for the earthquake affected people in India and Pakistan. In the meantime, the central committee of the CPI(M) has already allocated Rs 10 lakhs for purchasing blankets to be sent to Jammu & Kashmir.