The 24 th Party Congress (national conference) of the Communist Party of India (CPI) will be held in Vijayawada between October 14 and 18. Ahead of the meeting, the CPI’s National Council recently released a draft political resolution (DPR) which will be discussed at all levels of the party. The DPR says that the “BJP misrule” has plunged the country into a deep crisis. CPI general secretary D. Raja talked to The Hindu in detail about various aspects of the DPR. Excerpts from the interview:
The last Party Congress of the CPI, held four years ago in Kollam, said there’s rightward shift in Indian politics. In the 2019 elections, BJP retained power. How do you assess the political atmosphere in the country now?
When BJP came to power in 2014, we said it was not just a change of government, but a characteristic change. BJP is nothing but a political wing of RSS whose ideology is divisive, sectarian and communal-fascist. After Mr. Modi returned to power in 2019, RSS has become quite aggressive. RSS has direct control over the BJP.
