Left parties may launch drive against corruption with AAP

To contest Sirsa, Hisar, Karnal, Ambala LS seats

Sunit Dhawan

Tribune News Service

Rohtak, January 7 The Leftist parties have offered to launch a joint campaign against corruption with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Haryana.

“We are willing to join hands with anti-Congress secular forces in the fight against corruption, and yes, AAP can be an ally in the crusade if its leaders so desire,” state CPM secretary Inderjit Singh told The Tribune after a meeting of the party’s state committee here today.

He maintained that the AAP had emerged as a political alternative in the recent elections to the Delhi Assembly.

Earlier, in a media interaction, the CPM leader announced that the party had formally launched its election campaign with alternative policies to curb corruption and ensure the provision of livelihood for farm workers as well as those from the non-agricultural sector .

“Both Left parties have agreed to contest two Lok Sabha constituencies each, the CPI from Karnal and Ambala and the CPM from Sirsa and Hisar,” he stated, adding that they could back the AAP nominees or other like-minded candidates contesting on the remaining six seats.

Inderjit revealed that election campaign committees had been constituted for Hisar and Sirsa seats and committees would soon be formed in all Assembly segments.

"The campaign for alternative policies and on constituency-specific issues will be launched on February 1, the first phase of which will culminate in a large rally at Hisar on February 23 slated to be addressed by CPM Politburo member Sitaram Yechuri and CPI national secretary Amarjit Kaur,” he said, adding that a similar rally would be held at Karnal on March 2.

Meanwhile, the CPM has demanded a social audit of the power sector to find out the real reasons for the unprecedented power tariffs that were beyond the paying capacity of consumers and needed to drastically reduced.

The party state committee has urged the state government to concede the main demands of the employees’ organizations and prevent the proposed three-day strike.

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