Thiruvananthapuram: The CPI has decided to not budge from its position against providing magisterial powers to city police commissioners.
The stand of the party will be conveyed clearly to CPM state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan by CPI state secretary Kanam Rajendran when both leaders meet to discuss the issue soon.
While concluding the two-day debate in the CPI state council here, Rajendran said that the party wouldn’t go back from its stated position that magisterial powers would give excess power to the police, which is against the spirit of democracy. Leaders who spoke at the council also expressed similar sentiments and said the CPI should sternly oppose CPM’s plan.
Later in the day, Rajendran told reporters that the home department alone can’t take decisions on providing magisterial power to the police. “The LDF opposed the plan when the UDF government attempted to create metropolitan commissionerates with magisterial power in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. Communist parties have always been opposed to the idea of giving magisterial power to the police. Supreme Court has also made comments against the plan. The stand of the CPI is that police can’t be given magisterial powers in a democratic set up,” said Rajendran.
The CPI state council found Sabarimala hurt factor as the major reason for LDF’s rout in the Lok Sabha polls. “The LDF couldn’t foresee the response of most believers. The big win of UDF is a political failure of LDF,” said Rajendran. The CPI panel observed that the stand of the government in Sabarimala issue was correct as there was no way other than implementing the Supreme Court order. But believers were not taken into confidence while implementing the SC order.
“The opposition could create an emotional atmosphere around the issue during the election campaign. Voters also cast votes in an emotional level. This is a temporary scenario. The LDF can win back confidence of devotees,” said the CPI state secretary.
What worries CPI the most is the huge difference of votes between UDF and LDF – there is 12% difference between votes of both fronts and this was the biggest setback suffered by the LDF after its formation in 1980.
The stand of the party will be conveyed clearly to CPM state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan by CPI state secretary Kanam Rajendran when both leaders meet to discuss the issue soon.
While concluding the two-day debate in the CPI state council here, Rajendran said that the party wouldn’t go back from its stated position that magisterial powers would give excess power to the police, which is against the spirit of democracy. Leaders who spoke at the council also expressed similar sentiments and said the CPI should sternly oppose CPM’s plan.
Later in the day, Rajendran told reporters that the home department alone can’t take decisions on providing magisterial power to the police. “The LDF opposed the plan when the UDF government attempted to create metropolitan commissionerates with magisterial power in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. Communist parties have always been opposed to the idea of giving magisterial power to the police. Supreme Court has also made comments against the plan. The stand of the CPI is that police can’t be given magisterial powers in a democratic set up,” said Rajendran.
The CPI state council found Sabarimala hurt factor as the major reason for LDF’s rout in the Lok Sabha polls. “The LDF couldn’t foresee the response of most believers. The big win of UDF is a political failure of LDF,” said Rajendran. The CPI panel observed that the stand of the government in Sabarimala issue was correct as there was no way other than implementing the Supreme Court order. But believers were not taken into confidence while implementing the SC order.
“The opposition could create an emotional atmosphere around the issue during the election campaign. Voters also cast votes in an emotional level. This is a temporary scenario. The LDF can win back confidence of devotees,” said the CPI state secretary.
What worries CPI the most is the huge difference of votes between UDF and LDF – there is 12% difference between votes of both fronts and this was the biggest setback suffered by the LDF after its formation in 1980.
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