N-deal: CPM Central Committee meets; CPI, DMK hold talks

While the Left parties are hoping for a last minute favourable word from the Government on the IAEA safeguard talks, the CPIM Central Committee met on Wednesday...

While the Left parties are hoping for a last minute favourable word from the Government on the IAEA safeguard talks, the CPIM Central Committee met on Wednesday to begin discussion on the possible scenarios emerging out of the stand-off.

The committee discussed the various likely outcomes of the deadlock, including the withdrawal of support and the situation arising out of it.

The Central Committee is expected to endorse the stand of the Politburo in a shriller tone.

At the beginning of the two-day meet, party General Secretary Prakash Karat presented a report, detailing the Politburo resolution and the meeting between UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Politburo member and MP Sitaram Yechury and him.

Though the general mood is against a mid-term election and towards ending the impasse, the Central Committee is exploring answers to all political scenarios. The party will, however, wait for a final word from the Government before concretising its plans. Both Jyoti Basu and West Bengal unit8217;s secretary Biman Bose have ruled out early general elections.

8220;Since it8217;s an ideological question, the party can8217;t go back on its stand. But still there is scope for reconciliation depending on the UPA8217;s proposal to us,8221; said a senior party leader.

Meanwhile, the efforts of the Left are at an advanced stage to reach out to the UPA allies. Following CPIM Politburo member K Varadarajan meeting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to apprise him of the developments and explain the Left8217;s 8220;principled position8221; on the nuclear deal, CPI leader D Raja also held talks with the DMK chief. The Left leaders have also spoken to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and LJP8217;s Ramvilas Paswan.

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It is learnt that Karunanidhi has said that, if required, he would come to Delhi. He has also conveyed to the Left that they should wait before taking any hasty decision.

8220;We need to make our stand clear to the allies too. We are giving support to the UPA allies and not the Congress alone,8221; All India Forward Bloc Secretary G Devarajan said.