<p>The Covid-19 might have put a full stop to party meetings but the communist parties in the country are now increasingly using technology to reach out as well as hold internal meetings using virtual platforms.</p>.<p>On Saturday, the CPI(M) Central Committee, the highest decision-making body of the party, met in the virtual world through a video conferencing tool developed using free software by IT experts aligned with the party while the CPI national leadership held a meeting through the video app 'Zoom'.</p>.<p>This was the first meeting of the CPI(M) Central Committee after the Covid-19 national lockdown. It was decided that central committee members of a particular state would converge in the state committee offices for the virtual meeting.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/government-is-profiting-out-of-misery-of-poor-indians-sitaram-yechury-on-shramik-special-trains-revenue-865662.html" target="_blank">Government is 'profiting out of misery of poor Indians': Sitaram Yechury on Shramik Special trains revenue</a></strong></p>.<p>CPI(M) leaders said the online video conferencing tool was developed two months ago for internal party meetings. Two Polit Bureau meetings were held using the in-house tool during the lockdown.</p>.<p>They said the tool developed by the CPI(M) for internal use is secure and has robust privacy settings.</p>.<p>The two-day meeting, which will end on Sunday, is discussing the national political situation, the government's handling of Covid-19 and other developments.</p>.<p>Separately, the National Secretariat of the CPI held a meeting on popular video app 'Zoom' to discuss the constitutional and political crisis in Rajasthan.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/us-hoarding-all-covid-19-medicines-india-should-give-compulsory-licence-for-generic-remdesivir-cpim-857714.html" target="_blank">US hoarding all Covid-19 medicines, India should give compulsory licence for generic Remdesivir: CPI(M)</a></strong></p>.<p>Earlier, the Congress Working Committee held meetings on Zoom. While the CPI(M) Sitaram Yechury held press conferences using Facebook, the Congress was holding regular press briefings using Zoom.</p>.<p>Yechury and other CPI(M) leaders also participated in webinars as well as digital public addresses on several occasions.</p>.<p>BJP President J P Nadda also regularly held meetings with party workers through video conferencing. </p>
<p>The Covid-19 might have put a full stop to party meetings but the communist parties in the country are now increasingly using technology to reach out as well as hold internal meetings using virtual platforms.</p>.<p>On Saturday, the CPI(M) Central Committee, the highest decision-making body of the party, met in the virtual world through a video conferencing tool developed using free software by IT experts aligned with the party while the CPI national leadership held a meeting through the video app 'Zoom'.</p>.<p>This was the first meeting of the CPI(M) Central Committee after the Covid-19 national lockdown. It was decided that central committee members of a particular state would converge in the state committee offices for the virtual meeting.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/government-is-profiting-out-of-misery-of-poor-indians-sitaram-yechury-on-shramik-special-trains-revenue-865662.html" target="_blank">Government is 'profiting out of misery of poor Indians': Sitaram Yechury on Shramik Special trains revenue</a></strong></p>.<p>CPI(M) leaders said the online video conferencing tool was developed two months ago for internal party meetings. Two Polit Bureau meetings were held using the in-house tool during the lockdown.</p>.<p>They said the tool developed by the CPI(M) for internal use is secure and has robust privacy settings.</p>.<p>The two-day meeting, which will end on Sunday, is discussing the national political situation, the government's handling of Covid-19 and other developments.</p>.<p>Separately, the National Secretariat of the CPI held a meeting on popular video app 'Zoom' to discuss the constitutional and political crisis in Rajasthan.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/us-hoarding-all-covid-19-medicines-india-should-give-compulsory-licence-for-generic-remdesivir-cpim-857714.html" target="_blank">US hoarding all Covid-19 medicines, India should give compulsory licence for generic Remdesivir: CPI(M)</a></strong></p>.<p>Earlier, the Congress Working Committee held meetings on Zoom. While the CPI(M) Sitaram Yechury held press conferences using Facebook, the Congress was holding regular press briefings using Zoom.</p>.<p>Yechury and other CPI(M) leaders also participated in webinars as well as digital public addresses on several occasions.</p>.<p>BJP President J P Nadda also regularly held meetings with party workers through video conferencing. </p>
