Monday, February 13 2006 09:27 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Ahead of UPA-Left Coordination Committee meeting here today(Feb 13,2006) against the backdrop of their soured ties over Congress-led government's Iran and economic policies, different signals today emanated from Left camp with CPI(M) saying it was trying its best for a third alternative while CPI hinting it would not rock the boat at the Centre.

A day after Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav met CPI (M) general secretary Prakash Karat, the marxist party said it is trying its best to build a third alternative to Congress and BJP in near future.

Proposals in this regard had been already sent to 'democratic and secular' forces in UPA, he told a public meeting in Guwahati but did not name any political party.

The CPI(M) would till then (forming a third alternative) like the UPA Government to continue with its support from outside, he added.

In Bangalore, CPI general secretary A B Bardhan told sources that despite the UPA government's 'violation' of the Common Minimum Programme in respect of foreign and economic policies, the Left parties would let it complete its five-year term as mid-term poll was not a solution.

He said the Left would let the government continue its full term. "We will keep it under pressure whenever it does something wrong, according to us, not in the interest of people or the country at large.Whenever it violates CMP".