The CPI(M) on Sunday unanimously elected Sitaram Yechury as its general secretary at its 22nd party congress in Hyderabad.
His election to the post for the second time was approved by the Left party's newly-elected 95-member central committee. The 65-year-old leader had taken over as general secretary of the CPI(M) from
Prakash Karat in the 21st party congress, which was held in Visakhapatnam, in 2015.
Earlier on Saturday, CPI(M) recognised the trust deficit among the members which didn't present a good picture of the party.
There is a need to improve the level of cohesion among the politburo members at the centre, and they should stop leaking inner-party discussions to the media for effective working of the outfit, the CPI(M) said in its political organisational report on Saturday.
After a detailed review and discussion on the working of the party, the CPI(M) observed that there was a need for developing a mutual trust among the politburo members.
The observation assumes significance as it comes in the wake of days of tussle between the general secretary Sitaram Yechury and former general secretary Prakash Karat over the political line the party should pursue. "There is a need to improve the level of cohesion amongst the politburo members at the Centre. Mutual confidence among members should be developed. For this, when issues crop up, they should be discussed immediately and clinched and not allowed to linger.
"There is also a serious problem of leakage of inner-party discussions and briefings to the media. This should be inquired into." says the organisational report.
(With agency inputs)
