"I am in touch with all parties which can take a stand against the nuclear deal," CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat told reporters here.
He was responding to a question as to whether the Left is in touch with other parties in the wake of government deciding to seek a trust vote in Lok Sabha.
JD(S) leader Danish Ali met Karat this afternoon and is understood to have discussed the current political scenario in the wake of Left withdrawing support to the government.
On the current political scenario, Karat said in an interview to party mouthpiece 'People's Democracy' that the UPA government has "lost legitimacy" after the withdrawal of support by the Left.
"Our stand, irrespective of what others do, is that the Left will vote against the government for its betrayal of national interests," he said.
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In an obvious reference to Congress' efforts to rope in other parties to gain majority, he said, "One must not forget that the Congress and UPA are losing ground among the people. If anybody wants to hitch their fortunes with Congress, that is their business."
Trying to blunt criticism that their stand is helping "communal" forces, Karat charged the Congress with not fighting BJP "politically and ideologically" as the Left does.
"...Since the beginning of 2007, we have seen how Congress is failing to check communal forces," he said.