CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury stressed the need for a secular front to topple the Modi government, saying that India was never in such dire straits in the 75 years of its independence and warned that unless the anti-BJP forces came together, the country would be doomed.
He demanded that Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy should make it clear whether he intended to join the secular forces in the fight against the autocratic regime of Prime Minister Narendra Modi or extend tacit support to the BJP-led ruling coalition.
Also, the Andhra Pradesh CM should fight for the State’s legitimate claim to Special Category Status which had been promised on the floor of the Parliament and for implementation of the A.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014 in letter and spirit.
