CPI(M) to discuss Kerala issue next week

New Delhi, July 5: The CPI(M) today decided to convene a two-day meeting of the Central Committee next week to consider the proposals of the Politburo regarding party affairs in Kerala.

"The Politburo has discussed the organisational issue related to party's Kerala unit. The Politburo decided to convene a meeting of the Central Committee on July 11 and 12 to consider the proposals of the Politburo regarding the party affairs in Kerala," senior party leader Sitaram Yechury told reporters.

The Politburo yesterday met here to find an end to the "disunity" in its Kerala unit and the open turf war between top leaders.

The two-day meeting was attended by CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat, S Ramachandran Pillai, Biman Bose, V S Achuthanandan and Pinarayi Vijayan among others.

West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was not attending the meeting. (PTI)