VIJAYAWADA: The twenty-fourth party congress of the CPI will begin today with a massive rally on the soil of Andhra, which has the revolutionary spirit of communist and peasant struggles.

The formation of broad unity against the BJP-RSS alliance at the national level will be the main topic of discussion for the party Congress. The CPI, which had called for a broad unity of the secular and democratic parties including the Congress in the previous party congress, now does not address the Congress by name. At present, the party is of the opinion that Congress too can become a part of the broad unity by increasing its credibility. Hanumanpet and its surroundings have turned red with flagpoles. Hanumanpet is the headquarters of the Communist Party state committee in Vijayawada.

National flag for the first time

For the first time, apart from the party flag, the national flag will also be hoisted to mark the beginning of the party congress delegates' meeting. Freedom fighter Etukuri Krishna Murthy will hoist the national flag tomorrow at 10.30 am in front of the S.S Convention Hall, the venue of the representative conference.

Senior leader and former general secretary S Sudhakar Reddy will hoist the party flag. E Nageswara Rao will pay homage to the martyrs. General Secretary D. Raja will inaugurate the conference. Foreign goodwill delegates from 16 countries will also participate in the party congress.