CPI draws up strategy to win people's support

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, NOV. 13. Admitting that there were some weaknesses in the party's functioning at the ground level, the State CPI special plenum held in Visakhapatnam has decided to devote the coming year to expanding the support base of the organisation and strengthening the party.

At a press conference here on Monday, Mr. S. Sudhakar Reddy, secretary of the State Council of CPI, said the party had realised that it was unable to articulate properly issues of concern to the weaker sections, agriculture sector and the those in backward areas, leading to the party losing some ground.

But it would come back with renewed vigour, once the document finalised at the plenum was implemented, he said. It contains the strategy to be adopted and new activities and mass movements to be taken up to attract the oppressed classes and new generation of people. The party would be one with these sections and take up their struggles. The plenum was attended among others by the CPI general secretary, Mr. A. B. Bardhan, and Mr. Dasari Nagabhushan Rao, Rajya Sabha member.

He said as part of the efforts to strengthen the party, two new wings would be started, one for tribals and another for dalits. Activities of other existing fraternal organisations would also be overhauled to give them a cutting edge. To prepare the cadre to new challenges, a series of political classes would be taken up for them.

To focus attention on regional imbalances and other issues, the party has decided to organise rallies, padayatras and regional conventions from December 10 to 15, at Warangal (for Telangana region), Cuddapah (Rayalaseema) and Visakhapatnam (for North Coastal Andhra).

The party has also decided to elevate Mr. Y. Gattaiah of Singareni Workers Union and Mr. Azeez Pasha, city CPI secretary, as members of the State Secretariat. Fourteen district committee members and a secretary would also be replaced, for not working up to the expectation of the party.

Mr. Reddy denied reports appearing in a section of the press suggesting differences in the party and discrimination against some castes and communities. ``We go by a party worker's work and not by his caste or community,'' he added.

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