Left spurns Mulayam's appeal to withdraw support to UPA govt

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New Delhi, Feb 22 (UNI) The Left parties today rejected Samajwadi Party supremo and U P Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav's appeal to withdraw support to the UPA government, saying they chart their political course based on independent understanding and analysis.

The top leaders of the CPI(M) and the CPI ruled out any "fresh thinking" on their part in the changed political environment, while insisting that the Communist parties did not change their political course, policy and programmes in a huff.

The SP broke away from Congress-led coalition UPA yesterday in an apparent move to pre-empt the Congress step to clamp President's rule in UP, in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling on disqualifying 13 UP BSP MLAs.

Talking to UNI from Jaipur, CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat who played a pivotal role in getting the SP-led government's reprieve by his unflinching opposition to the use of Article 356 in UP, said," We supported the Mulayam Singh government because we are vehemently against the Centre or the Raj Bhawan deciding the fate of a elected government under this draconian law." On any "fresh thinking" on its part in the wake of announcement of poll schedule for UP assembly, Mr Karat, known for his adherence to ideology, said," Our political line for the UP polls has already been announced... There is no question of any fresh thinking.. We dont change in the mid way...." He reiterated that the CPI(M)'s decision to go to polls alone was still valid and relevant.

On Mr Mulayam Singh's appeal to his party to withdraw support to the Manmohan Singh government, he remarked," we chart out our own political course. Let him concentrate on his own..." CPI leaders A B Bardhan and D Raja were aggressive in their criticism of the SP chief's appeal for following his example." Who is he? Who has given him the command to ask us to withdraw the support?" The CPI leaders said the Left parties did not consult Mr Yadav when they decided to extend an outside support to the UPA government.

"Our support is based on the National Common Minimum Programme." Mr Bardhan and Mr Raja asserted that it is for the Left to decide thier political line." Our support to Mr Yadav on use of Article 356 does not exonerate him of the misrule, near collapse of the law and order and the prevailing chaotic conditions and total absence of development in the state." On the possibility of the Left parties joining hands and contesting the UP polls on a single platform, Mr Raja retorted," We are fighting against the misrule of the SP government. We are in the Jan Morcha, floated by former Prime Minister VP Singh. The RSP, the Forward Bloc, the CPI(M-L), LJP and some other like-minded parties are also with us." CPI(M) Deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Mohammad Salim said, "There was a crisis some of which could have been avoided. A clear picture will emerge only after the poll results... The new political situation may become clearer only after the poll results there are out. But one thing is clear that we will not join any other party." However, Mr Salim had a word of caution for the Left partners when he stated that," In UP the Left is not that strong. But we want that they contest the limited seats in a way they don't cut into the votes of the secular parties." On the" political appeal" of Mr Yadav, he said his party acted on its own understanding of the situation. So there is no immediate scope "for any re-look." UNI

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