CPM split over Somnaths return to party fold

Central Committee member Benoy Konar,however,did not think the issue would figure in its meeting on May 18. This is a sensitive issue. There are many important issues to be discussed and I dont think this issue will be raised on that day, he said.

In New Delhi,Politburo member M K Pandhe said the reason for which he was expelled still exists. The trust vote was a crucial time when he defied the party and supported the Congress. So,there is no reason of taking him back… Chatterjee has not accepted the fault he committed during the trust vote, he said.

Although the CPI(M) Central Committee expelled Chatterjee for not heeding the partys direction to step down from the post of Speaker after the Left withdrew support to the UPA last year,many in the party feel the matter was not handled properly by the central leadership.