CPI(M) organisational report stresses on trust among politburo members

There is a need to improve the level of cohesion among the politburo members at the centre, and they should stop leaking inner-party discussions to the media for effective working of the outfit, the CPI(M) said in its political organisational report today.

After a detailed review and discussion on the working of the party, the CPI(M) observed that there was a need for developing a mutual trust among the politburo members.

The observation assumes significance as it comes in the wake of days of tussle between the general secretary Sitaram Yechury and former general secretary Prakash Karat over the political line the party should pursue.

"There is a need to improve the level of cohesion amongst the politburo members at the Centre. Mutual confidence among members should be developed. For this, when issues crop up, they should be discussed immediately and clinched and not allowed to linger.

"There is also a serious problem of leakage of inner-party discussions and briefings to the media. This should be inquired into." says the organisational report.

Politburo member Brinda Karat while addressing a press conference on the report said it is a fact that the Left party has a culture of debates and discussion..

"We have a culture which encourages discussions and debates but certainly that should not lead to any organisational fallout. The politburo members had also been directed to ensure that they do not indulge in loose talks," Karat said..

On the dip in the membership of the party in some states, Karat said the main reason behind this was the party's "rectification drive".

She went on to congratulate the West Bengal state committee for weeding out unproductive members.

"Power attracts all kinds of people towards party. Some of them also joined our party because it was in power in West Bengal. But I must congratulate our Bengal unit to have made a very serious effort to follow the criteria while renewing party membership. We commend their approach to weed out those who were not active," Karat said.

There was a sharp decline in the party's membership after the 2016 assembly elections.

It was a policy decision taken in the Kolkata plenary to identify the inactive members and get rid of them, but some also left party after the Left Front was defeated, the report says.