New Delhi: With the Left parties on the verge of being wiped out from the national political stage, the CPI has revived the debate of a “merger” of the two main Communist parties, the CPM and the CPI.
The idea has been floated by a CPI mouthpiece, Janayugam which has opined that the reasons that led to the split in the Indian Communist movement 50 years ago are not relevant today and the current task before the leadership is to explore ways of a reunion. The CPM came into being after the CPI split in 1964.
The editorial said the sympathisers of the Communist movement were pained at the varied degeneration both parties had undergone after the split.
“The loss of votes in traditional strongholds is a reflection of that pain. Both the CPM and the CPI could pass time by boasting over their vote share in this election. That would pamper only the vested interest of the institutionalised paraphernalia. At this critical juncture, Communists should be guided by the class interest of the poor people. The issues and points of discord that led to the split in the party 50 years back are not relevant now,” the editorial said.
In their worst ever performance in the Lok Sabha polls , the Left parties have witnessed a complete drubbing with CPI getting one seat and the CPM only nine LS seats.
