Prakash Karat

CPI(M) Polit Buro member Prakash Karat said that to deal with the BJP and the RSS, opposition parties have to conduct ideological and political struggles continuously. He said that the Left parties may not be a strong force at the national level at present, but it is they who can initiate the ideological fight against the BJP and RSS and make it an alternative platform for other opposition parties. "Apart from making alliances before elections, parties have to conduct ideological and political struggle against the BJP and the RSS continuously," Karat said at a programme here on Tuesday to mark the 57th foundation day of 'Ganashakti', the West Bengal CPI(M)'s mouthpiece. Stating that the RSS and the BJP have managed to pervade a significant section of people in the north and western parts of India, the former CPI(M) general secretary said that because of this, it has managed to comfortably win assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, despite claims of strong anti-incumbency .

Karat said even those political parties which supported the CAA inside the Parliament have opted out of it saying they would not implement the NRC.

According to Karat, estimated investment for the NPCIL's proposed 6,000 MW nuclear power plant at Kovvada is around Rs 2.8 lakh crore

The Left Democratic Front led by the CPI (M) is set to win 91 of the 140 seats in the state assembly

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