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CPI (M) expels State panel member

HYDERABAD: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) State committee has expelled its leader G. Ramachandra Rao, who headed the party’s toddy tappers’ wing from the primary membership of the party for his “indiscipline” and “false propaganda” against the party.

The expulsion comes in the light of Mr. Rao’s open criticism on the “dictatorial tendencies” of the party’s State leadership. Mr. Rao who walked out of the party’s State conference held here between February 8 and 10 alleged that a section of leaders who were dominating the proceedings were not allowing other members to raise issues of public importance.

CPI (M) State secretary B.V. Raghavulu said in a statement on Wednesday that though the party had given opportunity to Mr. Rao to mend his ways, the latter had misused the opportunity.

Mr. Raghavulu demanded that the Government take steps to stop ‘illegal’ bauxite mining by a private firm in Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram as a majority of the tribals would lose their livelihood.

In a letter addressed to Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, he said people were opposed to the setting up of refinery in the area where works had commenced without conduct of gram sabhas that was mandatory.

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