agitations in THE last one decade, it exposed the failure of Left's ideological and organisation influence on the people of the state.
agitations in THE last one decade, it exposed the failure of Left's ideological and organisation influence on the people of the state.
To add salt to its wounds, the state was rocked by few incidents of alleged fake encounters after 2007 and with people's anger brewing against the Congress government, the CPI being a partner of the government, too had to pay a price, which proved to be politically fatal.
"After the incidents of alleged fake encounter rocked the state at the end of 2007. I had told my party and my other MLAs lets walk out of the government. But the party MLAs vetoed against it. In protest I resigned as the convener of SPF. But the damage was already done, people thought we too were hand in gloves with the Congress as we were partners," Nara Singh said.
The Congress dumped the CPI in the 2012 elections and moved on. But Left suffered a humiliating blow as it failed to win even one seat in the 2012 Assembly elections.
Since then the Left has been losing its political ground in the state and its prominent leaders to Congress and other parties.
The condition of Left parties in the state is so pathetic that it had a tough time in finding candidates. In 2012 the CPI had fielded 24 candidates and had drawn blank but it 2017, it managed to field only six candidates.
The CPI, however feels that as there is a consolidation of Left and secular forces across the country, it will have a reflection in the polls in form of LDF.
"For us both Congress and BJP are equally dangerous -- one is corrupt and another one is communal and in order to fight both the evils, people will vote for LDF in the state.
The LDF will be in a decisive position after the polls," CPI deputy state secretary Satin Kumar said.
Kumar is, however, apprehensive about the role of money and muscle power in the upcoming elections.
"Election results here depends a lot on money and muscle power. Our fight is to change this trend of Manipur and take it towards the path of peace and development," Kumar said.
Assembly election in Manipur will be held in two phases in March four and eight.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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