Some members of the CPM Politburo are learnt to have taken a view that disciplinary action should be taken against Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan who has been demanding that Pinarayi Vijayan step down as state secretary. However, the top leadership at the two-day meeting could not arrive at a decision after serious differences erupted among members over punishing the veteran leader alone. The Politburo then decided to convene an emergency meeting of the Central Committee next weekend to end the stalemate.
It is learnt that the Politburo was divided on the SNC Lavalin case, in which Vijayan is a co-accused, with some members arguing that the party should reexamine its stand. CPM general secretary Prakash Karat’s suggestion that action should be taken against VS for defying the party line met with stiff resistance from some members who argued that he should not be singled out. At least four members — including Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, Sitaram Yechury and M K Pandhe — opposed Karat’s suggestion
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