CPM condemns curbs on student protests, alleges illegal collection of Left party members' details

The Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPM, at the end of its two-day state committee meeting on Thursday, passed resolutions condemning recent government actions aimed at restricting students' right to protest and the political activities of Left parties. The committee alleged that the tahsildar of Gujiliamparai exceeded his powers by issuing a circular on August 18 directing officials to collect details of CPM and CPI members in the taluk. The party described the collection of such details as illegal and a violation of democratic rights. It called on the government to take action against the responsible officials and questioned why senior officials had not acted on the circular. The CPM also condemned an instruction from the higher education department concerning government arts and science colleges, though further details of that instruction were not provided in the source.