Telangana can be another Bihar if EC decision is not opposed: CPI

Hyderabad

Communist Party of India (CPI) General Secretary D. Raja stated that the Election Commission was attempting to remove votes of certain groups from the Bihar voters’ list under the guise of a special amendment, and such a practice could spread to States like Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, and even Kerala.

Speaking at the inauguration of the refurbished CPI office (Makhdoom Bhavan) in Hyderabad on Thursday, Mr. Raja said that there was a need to strengthen secular and democratic parties and forces to protect the Constitution and the country.

“Communal forces have seized power at the Centre and are using it as well as the government authority to change the Constitution and turn the secular, democratic and welfare State into a religious one.

CPI National Secretary K. Narayana said that during the KCR regime, dharnas were banned, but Makhdoom Bhavan served as a platform for protests for all political parties. He was angry that ‘Operation Kagaar’ was continuing when all the democratic forces were asking the Centre to discuss with Maoists. He said that Naxalism cannot be killed.

Former CPI National General Secretary Suvaram Sudhakar Reddy said Communists would exist as long as class exploitation continues in the world.

TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud argued for Congress and Communist parties working together to protect a secular and democratic India. He said that this alliance is inseparable.

CPI State Secretary Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao said that after the reconstruction of Makhdoom Bhavan, Communist leaders have decided to set up a Raj Bahadur Gaur Knowledge Centre and hoped that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy would extended support. CPI(M) State Secretary John Wesley was also present.