West Bengal Assembly Polls : CPI(M) central committee gives nod for alliance with Congress, Congress, CPI(M), TMC , Mamata Banerjee, Sitaram Yechury ,Central Committee meeting, CPI(M)- Congress alliance,West Bengal polls 2016
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West Bengal Assembly Polls : CPI(M) central committee gives nod for alliance with Congress, Congress, CPI(M), TMC, Mamata Banerjee, Sitaram Yechury,Central Committee meeting, CPI(M)- Congress alliance,West Bengal polls 2016
CPI(M) on Thursday indicated it is willing to have an understanding with Congress for the upcoming assembly polls in West Bengal to "oust" TMC from Government and "isolate" BJP in the state.
Speaking to press persons here after conclusion of party's Central Committee (CC) meeting in New Delhi, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said the Left party will seek support and co-operation from "all democratic forces" to dethrone the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC in the state. During the two-day CC meeting, the CPI (M) also discussed electoral tactics for forthcoming polls in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Assam, he informed.
"In order to restore democracy and foil communal polarisation by BJP ... that is the main task we think can be achieved only by ousting TMC from Government in West Bengal. "In order to achieve this objective, the CPI(M) will seek support of all democratic forces in Bengal," Yechury said without naming Congress. He said the CPI(M) West Bengal committee will work out a proposal on having understanding with other "democratic" forces and on the basis of the same party politburo will take a final decision in this regard.
In Kerala, Yechury said, Left Democratic Forces (LDF) led by CPI(M) is already in the middle of finalising preparations to "defeat" United Democratic Front (UDF) headed by Congress. The two states are likely to go to polls in April-May this year. Yechury alleged TMC and BJP were into a tacit understanding. He accused the NDA major of adopting "go slow" attitude in CBI investigation into multi-crore Saradha scam, in which several TMC leaders are accused of involvement, in return of the Mamata Banerjee-led party's support in Rajya Sabha. The BJP is in minority in Rajya Sabha.
In Assam, CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML), RSP, SUCI(C) and RCPI have decided to contest the election unitedly, he added.