The Revolutionary Socialist Party (Bolshevik) [RSP(B)] led by Labour Minister Shibu Baby John will formally merge with the RSP at a grand reunion meeting to be held at the Cantonment Maidan here on June 10.
The meeting will be addressed by RSP general secretary T.J. Chandrachoodan and the party’s West Bengal unit secretary Kshiti Goswami.
Addressing a press conference with Mr. John here on Thursday, RSP State unit secretary A.A. Azeez gave clear indications that the reunion conference “will take major decisions on the party’s political stand vis-à-vis the changed national political scenario.”
Mr. Azeez said N.K. Premachandran representing Kollam was the only RSP member in the Lok Sabha, and he would be sitting in the United Progressive Alliance block because the RSP was now part of the United Democratic Front (UDF). “The party can no more be part of the Left block in the Lok Sabha.”
Mr. Azeez said that from the reunited RSP, Mr. John will continue to be the nominee of the party in the UDF Cabinet. The issue of additional portfolios for Mr. John as Minister was something that had to be decided by the UDF leadership, he said.
On the reunited RSP’s approach towards the RSP(M) led by former Minister Babu Divakaran that has now taken sides with the Left Democratic Front, Mr. John termed the RSP(M) as RSP- marichupoyathu (dead).
