The Communist Party of India (CPI) will formulate alternative economic programmes for every sector at its 24th Party Congress to be held from October 14 in Vijayawada, as part of the efforts to counter the neo-liberal onslaught of the BJP-led Union government, CPI general secretary D. Raja has said.
In an interview to The Hindu on the sidelines of the party's State Conference in Kerala, he called on the Congress party to accept the new situation and be accommodative to other parties.
“The regional parties, including the former allies of the BJP, have all learned the lessons and are doing serious introspection. Through their own experience, they understand that the BJP spells disaster. The Congress should not think that everything is as it is in the past. They should revise their strategies and economic policies. They cannot say that they are not opposed to privatisation, but only to the way it is done. They should at least revert to Nehruvian economics. The BJP cannot be fought in its own track, by claiming that you are a better Hindu,” said Mr. Raja.
