Third Front leaders vow to provide non-BJP, non-Congress alternative to nation

Third Front leaders met here on Tuesday and vowed to provide a non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and non-Congress Party alternative to the people of the country.

The meeting, which was attended by eleven leaders of main regional parties, was focused on strengthening the democratic framework, accountability in the government and establishing a firm secular order in the country.

Addressing the media after the meeting, CPI (M) general secretary Prakash Karat said, "In the Parliament session, we decided we will work together as a block. Now, after this Parliament is over, and keeping in mind the Lok Sabha elections, we have decided that the leaders of the eleven parties should meet and discuss about our co-operation and working together."

"Today, we decided that in the light of the fact that the Congress Party which has been leading the UPA Government, its record of misrule, massive corruption, the fact that people have been subjected to unprecedented price rise under UPA Regime, farmers faced acute distress and the policies have led to blaring inequality, therefore we do not want the Congress and the UPA Government to continue in power. We will work jointly for their defeat in the coming Lok Sabha polls," he added.

Karat said the BJP is no different from the Congress Party and added that their record earlier in the central level and state level is as bad as Congress and the UPA Government.

"Today the challenge posed before us by the BJP and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is to challenge the very secular edifies of our state and society.

"The communal platform with the BJP and its mentor RSS, seeking to bring into our country under Modi is something we will unitedly counter and make sure that the BJP and its allies will not be able to come to power at the centre," he added.

Karat said the third front parties have resolved to work together and present an alternative in front of the whole country.