Bhubaneswar

Karat to attend CPM convention

PNS

CPI(M) national secretary Prakash Karat, politburo member and leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suryakanta Mishra would attend the inaugural session of a three-day-long 20th convention of the State party unit on January 3 here.

Around 500 elected representatives of the party would attend the convention. According to a Press release issued by the party, the open convention of the party would be held at the Rastrabhasa Prachar Samiti field on January 3 where Karat and Mishra along with party State secretary Janardan Pati and MlA laxman Munda would grace the gathering.

A host of issues like skyrocketing price rise of essential commodities, problems of farmers and labourers and communalism would be discussed at the convention.