CPI's national council meet begins at Guntur tomorrow

The Communist Party of India will chalk out its strategy for the five poll-bound state during its three-day national council conclave beginning tomorrow at Guntur in Andhra Pradesh.
"Our party will have preliminary discussions with regard to the polls to be held for the five states (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, West Bengal and Assam). The discussion will focus on the political strategy to be followed for the elections," CPI national secretary D Raja told reporters here.
He said the party will also discuss ongoing political developments at the conclave.
Raja said the NDA Government has "failed" in all aspects and that government is following a "right wing" agenda.

"Country's economy is in bad shape. There is no growth in manufacturing sector. Agriculture is in distress. Unemployment is on rise. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has no answer for all these issues. We are going to discuss all these issues during the meeting tomorrow," Raja added.
The CPI leader suggested that India and Pakistan could conduct joint operations to flush out terrorists and resolve pending issues.

He condemned the Pathankot terror attack and demanded that government should come out with answers on the "security lapses" that led to the incident.
Meanwhile, CPI General Secretary, Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy told reporters in Guntur that the party will hold discussions with other Left parties on probable electoral alliance if the national council decides so.

He said the CPI has decided to declare 2016 as the 'Year of Struggle' against the NDA government's "anti-people and anti-national" policies.
Reddy said the CPI will organise protests throughout the year against various policies of Central government.
"NDA has completely failed to fulfil the electoral promises, particularly curbing the price rise," he said, adding that the government has "failed" to avert the Pathankot terror attack.