Stating that an imminent threat from communal forces is looming large over the new State of Telangana, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member B.V. Raghavulu said the TRS government should act firmly to protect the secular fabric of society.
He was speaking at the inaugural session of the three-day 19th district conference of the party in Madhira on Friday.
The BJP is pursuing “communal politics” to gain ground in the State, he charged, saying that BJP president Amit Shah has reportedly set the agenda for his party State leaders during his Thursday’s visit to Hyderabad to come to power in the State at the next hustings.
The TRS should be wary of attempts by “communal elements” to pursue politics of hatred, he said, adding that the TRS party would be the loser if it failed to contain “communal forces.”
The CPI (M) would strive to wage a joint struggle involving all Left, democratic and secular forces against communalism and imperialism in the country.
The party would organise demonstrations all over the country on January 24 against US president Barack Obama’s ensuing visit to India, as a mark of protest against intrusion of US imperialism, Mr. Raghavulu said.
The TRS government should focus on decentralised development model to extend the fruits of development to the poor and underprivileged sections living in backward areas, he said, suggesting that an industrial corridor beginning from Kagaznagar in Adilabad district to Bhadrachalam in Khammam district could be developed along the Godavari river course.
Khammam, a predominantly tribal populated district with a vast majority of people belonging to weaker sections, deserves lion’s share of the funds under the SC and ST sub-plans, he said.
