New Delhi: With the drubbing of the Left parties in the Lok Sabha elections and the BJP continuously squeezing them out of the political space, the CPI(M) has softened its stand on formation of a single party to power the Communist movement in the country.
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechuri’s response came to a resolution adopted by the CPI at its national executive on May 29 for emergence of one Communist party. "Time has come for re-unification of the Communist movement and re-working of strategies and reenergizing of the activities," the resolution said.
Twice earlier also the CPI had pushed the idea in its 1986 party congress and later in mid-nineties but the initiative flopped due to an outright rejection by the CPI(M).
Briefing reporters on the decisions of the 3-day meeting of his party’s central committee, Yechuri said he was already in talks with CPI secretary general Sudhakar Reddy on the issue.
"Yes, the heads of CPI(M) and CPI have discussed the mater," he said, adding that the Left leaders would further talk to strengthen the communist movement in India. "One party will emerge but only after the Left parties unite and work together," he said.
As regards the CPI, Reddy is quite clear on his party’s resolution as he stressed that the re-unification call does not mean merger. "It means all Left parties should start working together and pave the way for emergence of one political party to power the Communist movement."
Reddy said many parties and their frontal organisations were fragmenting the communist movement, giving space for consolidation of the right-wing politics.