[1]The CPI(M) draft political resolution to be released in Delhi on Saturday emphasises closer cooperation with non-Congress and non-BJP secular parties for greater flexibility even while dumping party general secretary, Prakash Karat's political line for forging a third front.
The CPI(M) political resolution says the third front experiment in 2009 general elections was a big fiasco and misadventure. Instead of being part of a third front, the party now wants to keep its option open for mobilising different non Congress and non BJP secular parties on common issues.
“There will be no intermediary layer like third alternative or third front. Many of the parties in the so-called Third Front have the same neo liberal vision as that of the Congress and BJP and it’s not right for us to be part of such a front,’’ said a senior leader.
The party feels that the third alternative could only evolve through common struggles and convergence of ideas on issues.
The party is for issue based struggle, understanding and floor coordination in the Parliament with non Congress and non BJP secular parties on common issues.
Karat’s decision to forge a Left-led alternative during the 2009 Lok Sabha polls has been described as a “Parliamentary Opportunism,” in the draft political resolution. The draft resolution will be adopted at the forthcoming Party Congress of CPI(M) to be held in Kozhikode in April. During the last CC meeting, held this month, sources said Mr Karat had deftly tried to push for a left led alternative to Congress and BJP.
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