Left to seek coordination meet

The Left parties have sought a meeting of the UPA-Left coordination committee after the Assembly polls to sort out differences over economic and foreign policies, senior CPI(M) leader Jyoti Basu said today.

"We have sent a message that we should meet and talk seriously about the differences. We will speak clearly where we agree and where we disagree," he said.

The Left does not want to be pushed into a position where the differences cause the government to fall, Basu said.

"In any case, if we leave them, there will be elections and the BJP will come to power. We do not want that," he added.

"They are dependent on us and we on them. We do not want a communal party like the BJP to lead a government at the Centre," he said.

Charging the UPA government with violating the common minimum programme, Basu said it was following "pro-US" foreign and economic policies.