Ending decades-long differences, the four main Left parties have decided to include the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)-Liberation and Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) in their activities at the Centre. This is possibly because of the rapidly declining strength of the Left in the recent past.

At a meeting here on Saturday, the parties decided to work together on nine key issues. They have also decided to hold a week-long protest from December 8 to 14 against the policies of the Narendra Modi Government.

The nine key issues include the alleged steps to curtail and dilute the MNREGA, price rise in essential commodities and medicines and drugs, FDI in insurance, black money, infiltration of the RSS in education, public broadcasting media and other institutions of the State, “love jihad” hate campaign and other forms of communal propaganda, attacks on minorities, and violence against women and Dalits.

The parties said in a joint statement that with the advent of the Modi Government, there has been a “concerted rightwing offensive fuelled by corporate-Hindutva forces.” The imposition of neo-liberal policies have increased and it has adversely impacted the livelihoods of people, they claimed.

“There is no respite for people from price rise, unemployment and corruption,” said the statement.

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