CPM has not held any dialogue with NC(I): Pinarayi

- Kozhikode: The CPM in Kerala had not held any dialogue with the newly-formed National Congress (Indira) of senior leader K. Karunakaran on future tie-ups, party state Secretary, Pinarayi Vijayan said.
"Until now, we have not held any sort of discussions with the NC(I) regarding a possible tie-up in the future", he told reporters here. Noting that it was good on the part of NC(I) to oppose the `wrong' policies of the Oommen Chandy Government, Vijayan, however, said it was for the LDF to take a concerted decision on admitting that party into its fold.
"It is for the LDF to take a collective decision on the matter. As of now, neither the CPI(M) nor the LDF has discussed the issue in any form", he said when asked about the NC(I)'s reported claims that the party would forge an alliance with the LDF in the future to fight the Congress-led UDF.
However, he said the recent bypolls to the Koothuparamba and Azhikode assembly constituencies had made it clear whether Congress really enjoyed the support of the people. "It was for the first time that UDF had to draw its booth agents from outside the constituencies to do duty", he said, adding that showed with whom the party workers stood - the Congress or the NC(I).