The open fact in Indian politics is that the communists don’t have a standard political affiliation nor a fixed policy. From years, they can join hands with any political party except the Bharatiya Janata Party. Be it Telugu Desam Party or the YSR Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh they are ready to lend a helping hand at times.
There is a lot of dilemma over the decisions being taken by the lefties as they change their stand according to their convenience and political exigency. The same is happening in Andhra Pradesh at the moment as the Communist Party of India (Marxist) have been criticising each and every decision taken by Jagan Mohan Reddy, the AP CM in the past several months.
Be it English medium in government schools or house site distribution, liquor policy or Amaravati issue, they have been attacking the YSR Congress party and have shown that they are a force in the state to consider that can bring a strong opposition to the government along with the TDP, BJP-Janasena.
However, in a most dramatic way they took sides unexpectedly with the AP CM Jagan when the latter unveiled the plaque of the PrajaSakti daily by pressing the switch to declare it open. CPI leaders including MLC Lakshmana Rao, politburo members B V Raghavulu and State Secretary P Madhu appear too close with the AP CM shaking hands and holding discussions with him for sometime.
The Prajasakti daily was wished by Jagan for a success in all their endeavours that surprised everyone in the state and raised many eyebrows whether these Left party leaders have any principles at all. After all, CPI (M) filed an affidavit in the state high court questioning the three capitals decision of the Jagan government and demanding that the capital city be retained at Amaravati just two days ago.
Now, political analysts say if the left parties have real concerns about the plight of the common man in the state, they would have inaugurated the building by a common man instead of the CM. Not to forget they need advertisements from the government for the daly to survive.