Siliguri: Darjeeling district CPM leaders on Thursday said
that they have started trimming their members' list and will not renew
membership of party workers who are "ineffective" and found to be
non-performers.
"We have not renewed membership of around 10 per cent workers
of our party the last year. This is because we do not want to move ahead
with non-performers. This practice will continue even this year," said
Jibesh Sarkar, secretary, Darjeeling district CPM.
As of now, there are 5,000-odd party members in the district. The
announcement comes just ahead of the party's district conference. It
would be held here on January 14 and 15.
Siliguri, where the Left are in power at the civic body and
also in the rural body (Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad), this exercise
within CPM is significant, said observers.
"It seems that the party leaders want to ensure that they do
not have a single member who is not working effectively to regain the
support base," said an observer.
During past few years, insiders said, the number of members
has come down in the youth and students' wing. "However, number of
members in the workers' and farmers' fronts has increased," said a
source.
The Telegraph
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