Absence of RSP in Kerala has already proved to be a setback for CPM
From right, BJP leader Subramanium Swamy, LS Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, PM Narendra Modi, BJP leader L.K. Advani, Union ministers Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley at a function to celebrate the birth anniversary of BJP founder Shyama Prasad Mookerjee at
Thiruvananthapuram: Even as the Left parties gear up to form a nationwide platform for joint campaign, the RSP state unit here is firm on continuing with the Congress led UDF.
The absence of RSP in Kerala has already proved to be a setback for CPM which was evident from politburo member M A Baby’s shock defeat in Kollam constituency. At a time when the CPM is trying to bring even parties outside the traditional Left, including SUCI (Communist), CPI(ML) Liberation, Communist Party of Bharat a Bengal based party and CPI(ML) New Democracy which is active in Andhra Pradesh and Telengana, many in the party are in favour of making sincere attempts to bring back RSP and even Veerendra Kumar's Janata Dal.
Karat had taken up the issue of broader Left unity during his meeting with RSP leader Kshiti Goswami and SUICI (C ) geneal secretary Pravash Ghoash in Kolkata the other day. According to CPM general secretary, there was a right wing offensive after Modi Government came to power at the Centre. Hence there was a need for strengthened Left which was possible only through wider left unity.
However, RSP MP N K Premachandran said mere Left unity was not enough to fight the BJP and Sangh Parivar. ''We need a broader secular democratic platform across the country. Since the Left parties presence is limited across the country, their coming together alone will not solve the purpose. Moreover CPM is contradicting itself on the question of Third Front.
Meanwhile, the first step towards the broader unity would be taken on November 1 in New Delhi when the traditional Left Front and possible new entrants will hold discussions on joint campaign. History calls upon all Left parties to take up the challenge posed by BJP and Sangh Parivar. There is no need to be pessimistic and Left should move forward with revolutionary optimism. Left has the clarity, commitment and revolutionary zeal to fiht the right wing forces,’’ said D Raja, CPI national secretary.
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