Martyrs’ memorial torches set the stage for a long lineup of events on store

Kerala stood tall at the 24th party congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) that began here on Wednesday.

The political review and report presented by Polit Bureau coordinator Prakash Karat spoke about the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Hindutva forces and pointed to the need for the unity of the Left parties to offer resistance.

It was reckoned that it would not be easy for the party to recover at least a bit of its lost ground in States such as West Bengal and Tripura unless the BJP lost its power at the Centre. It was, therefore, utmost important to publicise the achievements of the Left Democratic Front government in Kerala in order to retain power in the State.