Sitaram Yechury -- Akshaya Mukul. A case study on a Congi Chamcha





CPM politburo meeting that ended on Monday witnessed fireworks with members opposed to alliance with Congress in West Bengal launching a scathing attack on general secretary Sitaram Yechury and others for “violating central committee's decision that had rejected state committee's demand for alliance with Congress“ in February .A senior leader said, “The mood in the meeting was very tense.“ A PB member said, “In February CC had said there cannot be any truck with Congress.We do not consider Congress or BJP as democratic parties.They are parties of the ruling class.“
He said despite clear rejection by CC, state committee went ahead and had electoral alliance with Congress. Intervention by CC at that point could have precipitated a crisis, sources said. Party's press communique also articulated the same point in no uncertain terms.“The electoral tactics evolved in Bengal was not in consonance with the CC decision based on the political-tactical line of the party which states that there shall be no alliance or understanding with Congress party ,“ press communique said.

'Give VS position in Kerala govt'

To assuage VS Achuthanandan, the face of CPM in the Kerala assembly election, the politburo has asked Kerala government to give him some position that will ensure an official house and other facilities. “It can either be head of a commission or chairperson of some committee,“ a senior party member said.