No political alliance with Cong, says Brinda Karat
Hyderabad, April 21: The CPI( M)’ s West Bengal unit’s decision to explore a seat adjustment with the Congress is not in consonance with the political line adopted in the past and is still not permissible, party leader Brinda Karat said on Saturday.
Even though the new political line adopted at the party congress incorporated the minority view of CPI( M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, politburo member Brinda Karat told a press conference there was no change in the political line and the party had only reworded the draft political resolution before passing it on Friday.
“There is no change in the political line at all. We fight on seats where we believe we are strong. We support other Left parties under an agreement, and on the rest of the seats we ask ( voters) to vote for the candidate who can defeat the BJP.
“So there is no question that this political line in any way advocates anything other than what we have been saying all along,” she said.
“The political organisational report has said that what happened in 2016 is not in consonance with the political line ( adopted) in the past. Why should we take the same line? It is not permissible,” Ms Karat told the media.
Though the press conference was convened on the party’s political organisational report, Ms Karat used the opportunity to stress that the CPI( M) had certainly not adopted the “minority view” of Mr Yechury and had just “agreed upon” to reword the crucial clause on an “understanding with the Congress”. — PTI