The 20th congress of the CPI on Monday passed a resolution on Palestine and resolved to hold rail and rasta roko agitations across the country on April 17 and 18 to protest against the rising prices.

“The resolution on Palestine condemns the ongoing brutal repression of the Palestinian people by the Israeli military. The CPI also condemns the blockade imposed by Israel, making miserable life of the Arab people in the occupied territories,” said CPI General Secretary AB Bardhan. The resolution stated that “Israel has occupied vast areas of Palestine territory and continues to make incursions into the Gaza strip, violating all international laws. Israel’s policies are designed to destroy the Palestinian nation, de-Palestine large parts of the occupied territories and impose a permanent state of apartheid on the Palestinian population. Through its recent aggression, the Israeli

Government with the full backing of the USA and its allies has illegally imposed a save regime of sanctions on the Palestinian Authority, severely cutting back health care, education and other public services”.

“The 20th congress of the CPI calls upon the world public opinion to rise against the barbaric atrocities committed by Israeli forces and demand immediate dismantling of the apartheid wall, putting an end to the occupation of all the Palestinian and Arab territories and sincere efforts for a just and lasting settlement of the West Asian problem. The 20th congress of CPI reaffirms its support to the Palestinian people’s right to establish an independent and sovereign Palestine state on all the territories occupied by Israel,” the resolution stated.