December 14, 2024

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Left cannot be selection at Centre if Congress fails: CPI nationwide secretariat member Binoy Viswam

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KOCHI: Popping out towards the CPM’s stance of now not having any political alliance with the Congress, Rajya Sabha MP and CPI nationwide secretariat member Binoy Viswam mentioned Left events aren’t able to change into another if the grand previous birthday celebration is weakened within the nation.

“If the Congress is weakened, no doubt the RSS and Sangh Parivar outfits would snatch its area within the present state of affairs,” he mentioned on Sunday. Viswam used to be addressing a gathering organised via the Congress’ Ernakulam district unit to commemorate the past due Congress chief PT Thomas. 

“Within the present Indian political state of affairs, we, the Leftists, are smartly conscious about the void that can be created if the Congress crumbles sooner than the demanding situations raised via the BJP-RSS outfits. To steer clear of this kind of state of affairs, remembering the ideologies of Nehru, I’m of the view that the Congress will have to now not be weakened,” mentioned Viswam. 

The programme used to be attended via senior Congress leaders, together with Opposition chief VD Satheesan, state Congress president Ok Sudhakaran, former Opposition chief Ramesh Chennithala and previous leader minister Oommen Chandy.  

His observation assumes importance as CPM leaders from Kerala have strongly objected to an alliance with the Congress in different states claiming that any political alliance with the grand previous birthday celebration will simplest assist the BJP. It’s anticipated that CPM would take a call at the alliance at its birthday celebration congress to be held in Kannur in April.

In December, Leader Minister Pinarayi Vijayan mentioned Congress can’t be an alternative choice to the BJP on the Centre. He additionally made a clarion name for forging a countrywide alliance of secular, like-minded regional events around the nation, except Congress, to struggle the saffron birthday celebration.

“Congress, which is claiming to be an earthly birthday celebration, has followed a coverage of communal appeasement. Congress and BJP have the similar stance on financial insurance policies. One of these Congress can’t change into an alternative choice to BJP,” Pinarayi mentioned, inaugurating the CPM Ernakulam district convention at Kalamassery final month. 

Viswam admitted that the political state of affairs in Kerala used to be totally other however he used to be now not able to reply at the factor now. Whilst the CPI state leaders also are towards having vehicles with the Congress, the birthday celebration nationwide leaders are focused on a transfer to release an earthly, democratic selection with the Congress strengthen towards the BJP on the Centre.