Kapil Sibal 
On September 12, 2024, India lost Sitaram Yechury – perhaps one of the tallest leaders of the Left movement in the country. Committed to his ideology, an avowed democrat, Yechury has been part of a movement that has been the voice of the voiceless.
The Left has contributed significantly to the Indian democracy over the years. But they have remained stagnant in the Indian polity. Is the Left still relevant? Does it have to reinvent itself?
Nilotpal Basu is a member of the CPI(M) politburo, and a former MP of the Rajya Sabha.
Jairam Ramesh is Rajya Sabha MP and a veteran Congress leader.
Siddharth Varadarajan, a veteran journalist, is founding editor of The Wire.