Archive · 14 Sep 2026
'No split' claim settles RSP dispute, says Mohammed Salim
Mohammed Salim said the Left Front is still united.
He said the Revolutionary Socialist Party had fielded a candidate, but talks had resolved the disagreement.
Salim said there was no split in the alliance.
He also criticized how local election boundaries were being decided.
He said the Left Front had filed objections and that hearings were continuing.
Salim accused the BJP-led government of trying to shape the process for political benefit.
He joked that attention around a CPI(M) bookstall could lead to more stalls and book sales.
He also criticized the BJP’s approach to small parties and the renaming of roads.
CPI(M) state secretary Mohammed Salim said talks with the Revolutionary Socialist Party resolved the dispute.
Salim said there was no split or rift in the Left Front despite the RSP fielding a bypoll candidate.
He alleged that municipal-election delimitation was being handled bureaucratically and without proper procedure.
Salim said the Left Front had submitted objections and that hearings on delimitation were continuing.
He also criticized the BJP over alleged political tactics, road renaming and publicity surrounding CPI(M) bookstalls.
- Who
- Mohammed Salim, the CPI(M) state secretary, the RSP and the Left Front are central to the report.
- What
- Salim said the RSP dispute had been resolved and denied any split in the Left Front; he also discussed delimitation, bookstalls, the BJP and road renaming.
- When
- Monday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- Salim made the remarks while speaking to reporters in Siliguri.
- Why
- Salim said talks with the RSP had resolved the disagreement and raised other issues over alleged procedural and political conduct.
- Speaker
- Mohammed Salim, CPI(M) state secretary
- Alliance issue
- Salim said there was no split or rift in the Left Front
- RSP development
- The RSP had fielded a candidate ahead of the bypolls
- Delimitation
- The Left Front submitted objections, and hearings were continuing
- Bookstalls
- Salim predicted more publicity, stalls and Communist-book sales during Durga Puja
- Other criticism
- Salim accused the BJP of using small parties for special purposes and criticized road renaming