In a significant blow to the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government in Kerala, UDF candidate Aryadan Shoukath of Congress defeated LDF's M Swaraj of CPI(M) by a large margin of 11,077 votes in the Nilambur assembly by-election.
CPI general secretary D Raja questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence over the issue. He said that he must call his "friend", US President Donald Trump, to stop bombing Iran, citing that it is a violation of the UN charter.
As the vote counting begins for the assembly by-elections in five constituencies, the official trends by the Election Commission from Kerala's Nilambur seat show UDF candidate Aryadan Shoukath of Congress leading by 2,286 votes over LDF's M Swaraj of CPI(M) in the fourth round of counting
The joint statement was issued by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Communist Party of India, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist Liberation), the Revolutionary Socialist Party, and the Forward Bloc.
"Our party is consulting all other left parties in India. We are going to come out with a strong statement condemning the US bombing on Iran, condemning Modi's silence and not opening his mouth to utter a word expressing our country's policy...", D Raja said.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested another key accused in a CPI (Maoist) Northern Region Bureau (NRB) terror revival conspiracy case from Delhi, the probe agency said on Sunday.
During the first fortnight of June 2025, security forces in the National Park Area of Bijapur District conducted a series of intensive anti-Maoist operations. Following exchanges of fire between security personnel and Maoist cadres, the bodies of seven Maoists were recovered.
In a significant setback to the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range, P Sundarraj, announced that security forces have dealt a major blow to the outfit.
The surrender includes members of various ranks -- 2 Divisional Committee Members (DVCMs), 4 Area Committee Members (ACMs), 2 Party Members, 2 Militia Members, and 2 Revolutionary People's Committee (RPC) Members.
CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not addressing US President Donald Trump's claims about facilitating a deal between the two nuclear powers in a public press conference.