Left parties on Monday reacted sharply to Somnath Chatterjee's dubbing their withdrawal of support to the Government as a ‘mistake’, with the CPI(M) even alleging that his support to the Congress-led coalition and continuation as the Speaker were ‘inter-connected’.
"By admitting his pro-Congress stand, Chatterjee has exposed the moral high ground he took that the Speaker is above party politics," CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said in a strongly worded reaction.
"His support to the Congress-led Government and his continuance as the Speaker are inter-connected," Karat, under whose leadership the CPI(M) had asked Chatterjee to quit the high office last year, said.
Karat's comment came a day after Chatterjee said he had sent a note to the CPI(M) asking them not to withdraw support but continue opposing the nuclear deal. Chatterjee was expelled from CPI(M) after he refused to step down following Left's withdrawal of support.
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