The general secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Sitaram Yechury and Communist Party of India (CPI) leader, D Raja took part in a protest against Hathras incident at Jantar Mantar on October 02.
Some of those named have also been charged with -- based on the statements of three students already arrested in the case -- asking the protesters to go to "any extreme", spreading "discontent" in the community by calling CAA/NRC anti-Muslim, and organising demonstrations to "malign the image of Government of India".
The Delhi Police has named CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav, economist Jayati Ghosh and Delhi University professor Apoorvanand in a supplementary charge sheet in the February riots cases, accusing them of "provoking and mobilising" anti-CAA protesters.
CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, in New Delhi on Monday, criticised the Centre for not releasing over Rs 30,000 crore in the goods and services tax (GST) dues.
The situation in Delhi on Thursday was worse than that during the Emergency with internet shut, metro stations closed and crackdown on protests against the amended citizenship law, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury claimed on Thursday. He asserted that demonstrations against the contentious law will continue.
Yechury arrived here in the afternoon and was escorted by police to meet Tarigami at his Gupkar Road residence in Srinagar's Civil Lines area. Officials said the CPI(M) leader spent nearly three hours with Tarigami. Yechury had landed in Srinagar on August 9, too, but was turned away from the airport by the state administration. It was four days after the Centre announced the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370.
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The apex court made it clear that Yechury was allowed to visit Jammu and Kashmir to meet his party colleague only and if he was found to be "indulging in any other act of omission and commission, it will be construed to be a violation of this court order".
The top court, during hearing, allowed CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury to visit Jammu and Kashmir to meet his party colleague anf former MLA Mohammed Yusuf Tarigami in the state.
Earlier on Thursday, Yechury and CPI general secretary Raja had written to Satya Pal Malik, informing him of their visit and requesting him to facilitate their entry.
CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday said US President Donald Trump's statement claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had requested him to mediate between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir dispute was "disturbing and damaging" for India.
Accusing the BJP-RSS of systematically attacking Bengal and its ethos, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury Wednesday said the saffron party was opposed to the very ideas propagated by social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, whose statue was desecrated in the violence during BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata.
In the letter addressed to Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury accused the Prime Minister of making "outrageous claims" on the Balakot air strike in a television channel.
Over 150 armed forces veterans have written to President and Commander-in-Chief Ram Nath Kovind to complain about the manner in which political parties have been repeatedly using armed forces for political gains ahead of the Lok Sabha election.
"Their only target is to consolidate the Hindutva communal vote bank. But this time that is not going to happen," he claimed.
A city court on Tuesday asked Congress president Rahul Gandhi and CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury to appear before it on April 30 to respond to the charges of defaming RSS by allegedly linking it to journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder.
Some of the top state Congress leaders have already begun "informal talks" with some CPI(M) leaders over the issue of seat adjustment.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Addressing a press conference, he said the party was working on the unity of secular forces at the state level to defeat the BJP alliance in the Lok Sabha elections.
Last week, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu met Stalin in a bid to strategize on an anti-BJP alliance at the national level.
"We will decide on joining the 'mahagatbandhan' when the time comes. Let things crystallise. For now, our priority is to defeat the BJP and ensure formation of a secular government," said the Marxist leader after a CPI-M Central Committee meeting.
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