Guwahati, Dec 15 : In a bid to strengthen anti-Congress forces, the CPI(M) on Sunday said it was ready for an alliance with the opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) in Assam, provided the party severed links with the BJP.
Addressing an Adivasi rally at the Assam Engineering College ground here, CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said there was a need for unity among anti-Congress forces with an orientation towards development.
"This (alliance) is possible only when the AGP severs ties with BJP," Karat said.
Describing AGP's rapport with the BJP as "dangerous," the comrade alleged that the ruling Congress had totally failed to improve the condition of the poor.
CPI(M) politburo member and Left Front chairman Biman Bose told the rally that growing terrorism in Assam was a result of the presence of "foreign reactionary forces, who are linked to local terrorist groups".
Commenting on the situation in Midnapore district of West Bengal where tribals were on an agitation, Basu alleged that the Maoist forces and the Trinamool Congress were inciting them. Triblas were arrested over the November 2 land mine attack on a cavalcade of West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and two union ministers, which the VIPs escaped unhurt.
"The West Bengal Government has done a lot to improve the plight of the tribals but the agitation is due to certain misconceptions," he said.
