Political re-alignment likely, says CPI general secretary

Chances of a political

re-alignment seem possible soon, CPI general secretary S

Sudhakar Reddy said here today at a meeting of the party's

Andhra Pradesh state council.He cited examples of JD(U), a constituent of NDA,

supporting UPA in the presidential election and NCP recently

raising coordination issues with the Congress to make his

point, that ?an atmosphere? for future realignment of

political forces prevailed.He claimed that discontent may grow within BJP too if

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is made the party's prime

ministerial candidate and that some saffron party leaders may

even quit their posts.CPI is in favour of a non-Congress as well as non-BJP

coalition emerging as an alternative, but it should be based

on alternative economic and other policies, he said.He said that though the Left parties took a different

stance over the presidential election, they would continue to

fight together on economic and other issues of public concern.CPI would continue its campaign on issues like right

to food and also on various regional issues towards bringing

together various parties on a single platform, which should

eventually emerge as a non-Congress, non-BJP alternative.Left parties like CPI, CPI(M), Forward Bloc and RSP

would hold a sit-in at Delhi from tomorrow to August 3 on

inflation and right to food, he said.A meeting on sub-plans for the welfare of SCs and STs

will be organised in Nagpur in August, he said, adding that

the party would also support the proposed 48-hour strike of

trade unions.Hitting out the UPA government over the present

?economic crisis? marked by price rise, slide in value of the

rupee, he alleged that policies like allowing FDI in retail

may be pushed forward in the name of taking bold decisions.