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Kolkata Going against the party stand, CPI-M legislator Tanmoy Bhattacharya on Saturday participated in a rally against price rise called by the Congress here. Called against price rise and"attacks on the democracy under the Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress regime", the Congress had invited the Communist Party of India-Marxist to participate in the rally. But following a rap on the knuckles over its decision to tie up with the Congress for the West Bengal assembly polls, the state CPI-M decided against participating in the rally. The Central Committee - the highest decision-making body of the CPI-M - in a statement had said"electoral tactics adopted in Bengal was not in consonance with the Central Committee decision not to have an alliance or understanding with the Congress". Bhattacharya, however, sought to justify his participation asserting he couldn't defy the people's mandate. (IANS)
