The CPI (M) has decided to keep away from the upcoming byelections to 12 Assembly constituencies in Telangana region. The party's State committee which met here on Saturday endorsed the proposal made by the party's secretariat to adopt a neutral stand in the elections where all the contesting parties are raising separate Telangana issue for which the party is principally opposed. The CPI(M) central leadership had authorised the State leaders to take a decision on the issue.
“This is an issue which has to be decided by the State committee,” CPI (M) Polit Bureau member Sitaram Yechury who was present at the deliberations said.
The State committee accordingly asked the party leaders and cadre not to support any party or campaign for any leader in the elections.
The meeting discussed, among other things, irregularities in the Indiramma weaker section housing scheme that came out during surveys conducted in different districts. Participants also expressed concern at the way white ration cards of the genuine poor were being removed in the name of weeding out bogus ration cards while ineligible people, mostly belonging to the ruling party, continued to enjoy the benefits.
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