Cadres of both Left parties take out motorcycle rally in Khammam

In a show of Left unity ahead of the April 11 Lok Sabha elections, the CPI (M) and the CPI cadres took out a joint bike rally here on Thursday to galvanise public support for the CPI-backed CPI (M) candidate for the Khammam seat B. Venkat.

The main streets of the town got a red hue with scores of the CPI (M) and the CPI cadres riding bikes, prominently displaying red flags symbolising Left unity as part of the huge bike rally.

CPI (M) State secretary and former Khammam MP Tammineni Veerabhadram flagged off the rally at Pavilion Grounds near Mayuri Centre. A host of the district leaders of both the parties, including the CPI district secretary B Hemantha Rao, were present.

The bike rally wound its way covering the main centres of the town including the bus station, ZP Centre and the Wyra road.

Addressing the participants of the rally Mr. Veerabhadram underscored the need for strengthening cohesion among the Left forces to oust the BJP government at the Centre to rid the country from the clutches of “communal and divisive forces”.

Launching a scathing attack on the ruling TRS in the State for allegedly encouraging political defections, he said the people would teach a fitting lesson to the persons at the helm for pursuing “unethical politics” for selfish political ends.

Taking a dig at the Congress, he alleged that the Congress had miserably failed to act as a responsible Opposition party in the last five years. “The Congress party has a dubious track record of dismal failure as a ruling party too in the past,” he said.

He emphasised that the unity among Left forces was imperative to build a third alternative for ushering in alternative policies in the crucial spheres of the economic, social and political.