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'Somnath to decide his future as Speaker'

IANS | By, New Delhi
Jul 09, 2008 03:14 PM IST

Karat, general secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), said he will decide for himself and will take a decision.

Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee will decide for himself his future following the Left's withdrawal of support to the government, Marxist leader Prakash Karat said on Wednesday.

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Karat, general secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), told a news conference: “He will decide for himself and will take a decision.”

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Talking to a TV channel earlier, Chatterjee said: “Leave it to me, I am still the speaker.”

Chatterjee became the speaker of the Lok Sabha as the part of an understanding between the Left and the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) after the 2004 parliamentary elections.

The four Left parties on Wednesday submitted a letter to President Pratibha Patil withdrawing their four-year backing to the government.

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