The state – related principle of Marx can be criticized on the following bases: 

1. State is not a class :

 based institution: Marx was the supporter of classified principle of origin of a state. He accepts that the origin of state is the result of class struggle. A state is an institution for preferring the interests of oppressing class, but this is not a fact. A state is an organization for the welfare and service of its people. The advent of a state is for the interests of people, and not for the safety of interests of a particular class.

2. Capitalist state related wrong conception: 

In present time, the way the capitalist states are making progress, the concept of Marx stands untrue. Marx had defined capitalist states as a means of exploitation of labourers, whereas at present, capitalist states have accepted the responsibility for the welfare of labour class. According to Marx, capitalist states ought to end, whereas in modern time, capitalist states are becoming more powerful and more influential than earlier times.