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Mr. George, meanwhile, struck back by getting a clean chit from the party's working president and in the process made it clear that they did not take orders from Mr. Joseph anymore. With these developments today, a vertical division is only a formality. The peace talks held during the past 24 hours ever since Mr .George was removed from the post of general secretary had given the impression that both the factions, after a brief attempt at political brinkmanship, had informally agreed to a ceasefire. According to the George faction, they had put forward a package under which he would be reinstated after three months and would also be made a representative at the LDF Liaison Committee.
However, it is learnt that the official faction had a larger and detailed package which included an apology from the
They also maintained that reinstatement of Mr. George would be considered after three months on the basis of his conduct during this period. As far as the demand for his reinstatement as a representative at the LDF meetings was concerned, the official faction maintained that the issue could be resolved by a joint meeting of the secretariat members and district committee members.
They also wanted the rebels to accept the rights of the chairman as per the party constitution.
However, the official version given by Mr. Joseph was that the attitude of the rebel leader was not conducive for the smooth functioning of the party.
It was improper to get things done through muscle power and pressure tactics, he said referring to the take-over of the party's State committee office by the rebels.
According to him, changing in the working arrangement (removal of Mr. George from the post of general secretary) should not have been discussed in the media, but taken up in the appropriate party forum, he said.
Mr. Joseph also pointed out that he was elected by the State committee on June 7, 2001 as the chairman of the party. This was informed to the Election Commission by the then general secretary in charge of office affairs, Mr. P. C. George, he pointed out.
A meeting of the party State committee would be held in Thiruvananthapuram on June 2 where all issues, including the fate of the working chairman and vice-chairman, would be decided, Mr. Joseph said.
Reacting to a question, Mr. Joseph said the KC(J) would continue as an active member of the LDF.
Meanwhile, Mr. George said the move to oust him was only a ploy to remove the bottlenecks in the future parleys with the KC (Mani) faction.
His stand on the sand-mining and Mathikettan issues and exposure of the kidney racket had angered those surrounding Mr. Jospeh, he said.
According to the working chairman, who declared that he had taken over the responsibility as the properly elected chairman to lead the party as an active member of the LDF, the peace talks failed as Mr. Joseph insisted on the `infallibility' of the chairman in all matters, including decisions on coalition relations.
According to them, three of the six general secretaries and a majority of the State secretariat members and the leadership of the KC (J) were with them. They also wrested control of the State committee office here.
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