Bengal CPI(M) sends report to central leadership on Sitaram Yechury sharing stage with Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata (IANS). The state leadership of the CPI(M) West Bengal on Sunday apprised the Central Committee of internal dissension brewing in the party after party general secretary Sitaram Yechury shared the dais with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during the recent opposition alliance meeting in Bengaluru. .
CPI(M) sources said the representatives of West Bengal apprised the central committee against the backdrop of violence and carnage allegedly perpetrated by Trinamool workers, especially in the recently concluded panchayat elections.
Sources said it has been made clear that the party leadership’s clarification will not affect the party’s stand of treating the BJP and the Trinamool equally.
The central leadership has also been apprised of how the state leadership of the BJP, especially the Leader of the Opposition, is trying to take advantage of the situation by exhorting the CPI(M) workers to either join the BJP or leave the party to form a separate platform against the Trinamool. trying.
“Party workers have argued that the General Secretary could have deputed any of his fellow Politburo members if presence on the grand alliance platform was necessary. Not only party members but even staunch party supporters are upset.
A member of the state committee said, “These supporters still dream of the CPI(M) coming back to power in the state to counter the attacks of the ruling party. We cannot ignore this feeling.
However, there are members who support Sitaram Yechury sharing the dais with the Bengal Chief Minister.
A member of the central committee said, “The state leadership in Kerala may also express similar displeasure over sharing the stage with the Congress as the CPI(M) and the Congress are the main rivals in the coastal state. At least in West Bengal we are in agreement with the Congress. I understand the issue is complex but one must understand that there are different national and state views.”
