CPI(M)'s Prakash Karat Calls For "Collective Leadership" In Sitaram Yechury's Absence

CPI-M politburo member Prakash Karat said that party General Secretary Sitaram Yechury played a leading role in forming the INDIA bloc to take on the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

CPI-M politburo member Prakash Karat on Tuesday called for a 'collective leadership' and admitted that party General Secretary Sitaram Yechury's death was a heavy loss for the Left and democratic movement in India. Addressing a commemorative meeting organised in memory of Mr Yechury in Agartala, Mr Karat, former CPI-M General Secretary, said that Mr Yechury had played a leading role in forming the INDIA bloc to take on the BJP in the recent Lok Sabha elections.

After doing a lot of work ahead of the 24th party congress in Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Mr Yechury died just seven months before the crucial summit.

"He (Yechury) always emphasised to strengthen and broaden the CPI-M's own base as well as strengthen the secular forces' unity to defeat the BJP, RSS and other communal forces," Mr Karat said, adding that his death is a huge loss not only for the party but also the secular forces in the country.