By Cpi Punjab

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The Communist Party of India’s (CPI) on Thursday (September 25, 2025) re-elected D. Raja as the party’s national general secretary during its ongoing 25th congress here, said a party statement.

The party also announced a new 11-member national secretariat and a 31-member executive committee.

During the congress, the party adopted several resolutions, including the demand for the restoration of trade with Pakistan through Attari-Wagah and other border routes in Punjab. In another resolution that was moved by CPI Punjab state secretary Bant Brar, the party demanded the release of all prisoners who have completed their sentences.

In its political resolution, according to a statement, the CPI declared that it would intensify the ideological and theoretical struggle against the BJP-RSS. The party affirmed that in the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, it would strive to ensure the victory of the Left, democratic, and secular forces, while in Kerala, it would make every effort to secure the victory of the Left front.

The party also expressed concern over the rising unemployment and the decline in the education sector. It called for the unity of Left and democratic forces against the rising centralising and authoritarian tendencies, added the statement.