Stay away from Congress’ economic policy, Hindutva stance: CPM draft
New Indian ExpressTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The CPM should distance itself from the Congress on neo-liberal policies and be critical of the latter’s compromising stance on Hindutva communal issues, the CPM leadership has observed. While the INDIA bloc must continue as an Opposition platform, the CPM should simultaneously work out specific tactics and adapt a state-specific approach, said the party’s draft Political Review presented before its three-day central committee meet. We must also be clear about the class character of the main party in the INDIA bloc — the Congress,” said the draft. The document further observed: “Demarcate from Congress on neo-liberal policies that they advocate in their national economic policies and when it compromises on Hindutva communal issues.” The CPM felt that though joining hands with the Congress at the national level has helped counter the BJP, it hasn’t helped the CPM per se.
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