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Left not `interested' in TDP's meet

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Telugu Desam organising conclave on Presidential candidate choice Meet on election of Presidential candidate

HYDERABAD: The CPI and the CPI(M) have decided not to participate in the proposed meeting of regional parties being convened by the Telugu Desam Party to arrive at a consensus on Presidential candidate on the ground that the issue is not in their purview.

Leaders of the Left parties on Tuesday said they had not received any formal invitation from the TDP and they were not prepared to attend the meeting. Their stand assumes significance, as the conclave is likely to deliberate on the formation of a third alternative at the national level. Answering questions at a press conference here, CPI State secretary K. Narayana said the party's central leadership had come to a conclusion that there was no scope for the formation of a third front in the near future. Any move in that direction would only help strengthen the "communal forces" led by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

CPI(M) State secretary B.V. Raghavulu said the conclave was aimed at reviving efforts for the Third Front that was put on the backburner after the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. It was nevertheless significant as leaders of regional parties and former Chief Ministers were coming together.

The two parties demanded that the Government convene a meeting of political parties, mass organisations and police officials to discuss the proposed Police Act. There was no clarity whether the proposed reforms were aimed at improving service conditions and facilities of policemen or giving them more powers to suppress public movements.

While the CPI opposed vesting police with magisterial powers, the CPI(M) criticised some of the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court, saying that it would lead to the State losing control over the police machinery.

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