This Article is From Feb 25, 2014
Alternative front ready for 2014 elections, says Prakash Karat: Who said what
11 parties of non-Congress, non-BJP front met in Delhi today. Addressing a press conference, Prakash Karat, General Secretary of CPM, said that the third front would not allow the Congress and BJP to come to power. Among those who attended the meeting were leaders of the Janata Dal (United), Samajwadi Party, AIADMK, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha, Janata Dal (Secular), besides the four Left parties.
- The Third Front is not just dead, it was never born. It is a hobby horse of the Communists, who want to use the power of regional parties to manipulate their way....to promote obsolete agendas.
Derek O'Brien - We had already held a convention...against communalism and the 11 parties who...participated in the convention, decided to carry this forward. Prakash Karat
- Now that we have united it is actually the first front... Sharad Yadav
- Will not compromise on principle of combating communalism... Nitish Kumar
- As I said before, I think at the moment it is still early days. Naveen Patnaik
Derek O'Brien 
Prakash Karat 
Sharad Yadav 
Nitish Kumar 
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