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CPI(M) under Oppn's attack for not attending Lalu's anti-BJP rally in Patna

Party, meanwhile, refuses to be part of any electoral alliance involving Congress

Lalu's anti-BJP rally at Patna
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(L-R)Former Chief minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren, former Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav with RJD leaders Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav during the Bhajapa (BJP) bhagao, desh bachao rally at Gandhi Maidan in Patna on Sunday | Photo: PTI

Archis Mohan New Delhi

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is coming for increasing criticism from several of the Opposition parties, including ally Communist Party of India (CPI), for abdicating its historical responsibility to fight "fascist forces".

Several Opposition leaders have conveyed their displeasure to the CPI (M) top brass for the party's absence from Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad's Opposition unity 'BJP Bhagao, Desh Bachao' (Banish BJP, Save Country) rally in Patna on Sunday.

Clarifying his party's stand, CPI (M) chief Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday said his party will not be a constituent of any electoral alliance that involves the Congress.

RJD's Prasad, some