KOCHI: The change of guard at CPM in the district may see the party involve itself in issues that directly affect the public. C M Dinesh Mani,
the newly-elected district secretary of CPM, has made it clear he would
give priority to civic issues and the party would plan campaigns and
mass agitations to address concerns of citizens.

His experience
as a former mayor of Kochi and an MLA from Palluruthy is expected to
come in handy to take up issues related to the public. “Party leaders
like P Rajeeve MP and former district secretary M V Govindan had raised
many public issues and rallied the people behind the party in addressing
such issues. We will continue our efforts to solve problems related to
public transport and drinking water,” Mani said.

“The public should be vigilant over proper implementation of Kochi Metro
rail, flyovers and various drinking water projects in the city. The
party has already successfully taken up these issues. The active
involvement of the party in issues directly affecting the public would
continue,” he said.

He said factionalism was a thing of the
past and there was no trace of sectarianism within the party now. “The
state and central leadership have helped the party in solving
factionalism within the party in the district. There is nothing that can
be termed as factionalism in the party,” he asserted. In the last
organizational elections, the party had decided the course of action for
the next three years. “We have the responsibility of implementing that
decision,” he said.