Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of CPI(M) on Friday extended its support to Congress candidate Ghasiram Majhi for the November 11 by-election to Nuapada assembly constituency.
The Left party gave a call for defeating those indulging in politics over religion and creating division among communities.
The upcoming bypoll is not merely a contest between candidates, but in essence, it is a referendum on the future of the Constitution, secularism, and the democratic rights of all communities, CPI (M) said.
Therefore, the CPI(M) Odisha state committee calls upon the people of Nuapada, all democratic and secular forces, workers, peasants, youth, women, Dalits, Adivasis, minorities, and all conscious citizens, to unite and vote for the Congress candidate to isolate and defeat the communal and Hindutva politics of the BJP. Politically, this by-election holds great significance, the left party said in a statement.
Under the double-engine BJP government, Odisha has witnessed a rise in communal violence, social hatred, atrocities on Dalits, displacement of Adivasis, and crimes against women, it alleged.
Accusing BJP and its allied organisations of trying to disrupt social harmony and unity of the people to further their political agenda, the left party said it is imperative to defeat these forces and protect communal harmony and democratic rights.
