Mumbai, May 31: A two-day conclave of the Left Front in Maharashtra--comprising Peasants and Workers Party (PWP), CPI and CPI-M will begin today at Alibag in neighbouring Raigad district. The conclave will finetune the Left Front strategy to build a "secular and progressive" alternative in the state, maintaining equidistance from Shiv Sena-BJP saffron combine and the ruling Congress-NCP coalition.
The Left Front's camp would conclude with a public meeting to be addressed by West Bengal Chief Minister and CPI-M politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, the sources said. Nearly 500 leading activists of the PWP, CPI and CPI-M from all over the state would be participating in the two-day conclave, to be inaugurated by senior PWP leader Ganpatrao Deshmukh.
The conclave would also finalise a draft policy statement after a detailed discussion over the Left Front's future programme, sources added. The camp would give a clarion call for struggle on the burning issues facing the people of Maharashtra, which have been aggravated by the policies of both the Central and state governments, they said. Bureau Report