CPI-M 20th Party Congress today adopted the ideological resolution presented by politburo member Sitaram Yechury to meet the challenges of changing times.The resolution has proposed for building and strengthening a political alternative in the country instead of relying on models borrowed from the West and China . Earlier such ideological resoultions were adopted at the 7th party congress held in 1964, CC Pleenum Held at Burdwan in 1968 and 14th Party Congress held in 1991.Delegates moved 225 amendments and some of them were accepted.
While critically analysing the deficiencies in socialist countries which had charted a course of economic reforms to meet the challenges thrown up by "imperialist globalisation", the document also rejects the theory of "identity politics" based on caste, religion and ethnicity.
Briefing reporters on the day's proceedings at the party's 20th Congress here, politburo member S Ramachandran Pillai said one delegate opposed the resolution, while three others abstained. "There was broad agreement at the Congress on the overall content of the draft ideological document," Pillai said.
"Elections may come and we will take appropriate decisions on electoral adjustments with regional parties at that time. At the moment, there is no idea of a programme-based third front," he said.
Pillai, who presented the organisational report at the Congress last evening, said the CPI-M considered electoral setbacks in West Bengal and Kerala as only one of the indicators while assessing its growth and expansion.
The party had learnt from the mistakes it committed in these states and would take remedial action. "However, the party does not assess its growth based solely on electoral gains," he said. CPI-M will attempt to overcome the shortcomings and weaknesses that led to its electoral debacle, he said.
