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January 1, 2008
Basu Rules Out Possibility of Third Front

Kolkata
Veteran leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Jyoti Basu Tuesday ruled out the immediate possibility of formation of a Third Front as an alternative to the Congress and the BJP.

"I do not see the possibility of formation of a Third Front now," Basu told reporters after attending the CPI-M state secretariat meeting here.

"The rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the recent electoral setbacks suffered by the Congress has created a complex political situation, forcing us to support the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre."

Basu's statement came in the wake of CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat's remark at a rally in Chandigarh Dec 28, in which he had said, "We will soon launch a new 'manch' which will act as a third alternative to the Congress and the BJP."

"We are in favour of a Third Front. ...The process has been started," Karat said at the rally.  

January 1, 2008 

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