Congress flirting with Hindutva, Left key in fight with BJP: Sitaram Yechury

As the BJP government at the Centre is “systematically and rapidly” advancing the “fascist, Hindutva project of the RSS”, it is also “absolutely imperative” to isolate the saffron party, he added.

“Compared to the past, the Congress today has been considerably weakened. And many in the BJP and the RSS do not see Congress as a major threat. Because any of its leaders, at any point of time, can leave the party to join the BJP,” Yechury told the media during the party’s state conference in Kochi.

“What is required is a stronger Left that can bring together all secular forces.’’

Accusing it of “playing in tandem” with the BJP in Kerala to take on the LDF government, Yechury said the Congress’s “compromising attitude” cannot help in achieving the objective of removing the BJP from power.

“The core of the battle against BJP would be the independent strength of CPI(M), the strength and unity of Left forces, the strength and unity of Left and democratic forces, and finally to get the broadest platform of secular forces to defeat Hindutva forces and the BJP,’’ he said.

“Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a pre-scripted interview to a TV channel, said… the Left is a dangerous ideology and has to be defeated for the success of their project.

“Because, only the Left is ideologically, politically and organisationally able to take on this challenge without any compromise,” he added.