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Chennai, Feb 7 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the AIADMK, accusing it of betraying agricultural labourers and rural workers by supporting what it described as the Union government’s “systematic dilution” of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).In a strongly worded statement, CPI State Secretary M. Veerapandian said the AIADMK’s proposed protest against the state government’s implementation of the rural employme…

New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Weeks before the West Bengal Assembly elections are expected to be announced, Congress appears uncertain about another electoral alliance with the Left Front in its bid to form an alternative platform against the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress and Opposition BJP. This has drawn sharp criticisms from some of the Left leaders, with Communist Party of India (Marxist) state unit secretary Mohammad Salim reiterating the cry for an alliance.He has emphasised the need for …