It is an open secret that the Communist parties do not have a fixed policy when it comes to their political affiliations.
Except Bharatiya Janata Party, they can be friendly with any other party – be it Congress or Telugu Desam Party or Jana Sena or YSR Congress.
They change their stand according to their convenience and political exigency. So, one fails to understand when these Left parties change their decisions and political affiliations.
For the last several months, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) have been attacking the YSR Congress party government in Andhra Pradesh led by chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on various policy decisions – be it English medium in government schools or house site distribution, liquor policy or Amaravati issue.
It was only two days ago that the 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.
But on Friday, all top leaders of the CPI (M) appeared in the camp office of Jagan at Tadepalli, where they got the new building of Praja Sakthi, the party mouthpiece daily, inaugurated by the chief minister in virtual mode.
Jagan unveiled the plaque of the Praja Sakti daily office by pressing the button of the switch to declare it open.
He congratulated management and staff of Praja Sakti daily and wished them all the very best in their endeavors.
CPI leaders including MLC Lakshmana Rao, politburo members B V Raghavulu and State Secretary P Madhu shook hands with the chief minister and held discussions for some time.
This has surprised many and made them wonder whether these Left party leaders have no principles at all. If they had real concern for common man, they could have got the building inaugurated by a common man, instead of the chief minister.
Obviously, they need advertisements from the government for the daily to survive!