New Delhi: CPM has decided to drop the age ceiling for its central committee members to 75 years from 80 years, a step aimed at instilling fresh blood into the party.
This was decided at the Central Committee meeting, the highest decision-making agency from the party who chose Politbiro, which was held from August 6 to 8.
The decision to be ratified at the 23rd Congress of the Party, is scheduled to be held in Kannur Kerala in April 2022, after that the norm will apply , It was in April 2018 when the last central committee was elected at the Party Congress in Hyderabad when the 80-year-old ceiling was in place.
The exception was made for Ramachandran Pillai in 2018 to defend it in Politbiro.
In 17 members of the current Politburo, Ramachandran is the oldest and temporary 74 years Mohammed Salim and the basu nilotpal is the youngest.
The age ceiling formula will be applied in a two-level way.
First, retirement will be repaired at 75 years for members in all of his bodies, including Politburo.
Second, no new members above a certain age will be appointed into one of these forums.
“Our decision is that those who have passed 75 years will be free from the central committee.
The State Committee usually has a lower age ceiling but we have left for them to decide,” said Yechury Yechury Party Secretary General at a press conference.
At the end of the Central Committee meeting.
The last young Indukea to the central committee was the current Secretary General of Yechury and the former Prakash Carat Secretary General who was both in three tens.
They were appointed in 1985.
There was no such effort that had been made since then.
The Chairman of the Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan coincidentally was 76 years old and needed to go down from the Politburo.
“The last time we made an exception to certain people.
Parties will decide for those who hold key positions.
But in principle, the decision is to repair 75 years when retiring age,” Yechury said.