CPI leader Binoy Viswam calls for unity amid tensions with CPI(M)
CPI State Secretary Binoy Viswam has emphasized the importance of maintaining Left Democratic Front (LDF) unity despite internal tensions regarding the Deputy Leader of the Opposition post. He dismissed rumors of a rift with the CPI(M) and criticized the Union government for canceling a chartered train for a party rally.
Why it matters
Highlights the internal power dynamics and coalition stability of the Left parties in Kerala.
In an apparent sign of dialling down the simmering tension between the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] over the Deputy Leader of the Opposition post in the State Assembly, CPI State Secretary Binoy Viswam on Monday said that CPI will not do anything that would weaken the Left Democratic Front (LDF). Speaking to the media in Delhi ahead of the CPI’s ‘Delhi Chalo, Badlaav Zaroori Hai’ (Change is Inevitable) rally on Tuesday against the Union government’s policies, he said that the CPI is fully confident of securing the post which rightfully belongs to it.
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