Addressing the convention CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Sitaram Yechury called upon the patriotic forces to work together to ensure the defeat of BJP and its allies in the 13th Lok Sabha elections, as they have failed to provide security and protect the territory of the country. He ridiculed the BJP's slogan of stability, asking how an alliance of instability could provide stability. After experiencing the BJP brand of stability in its 13 months tenure, people are not going to be fooled once again. The nature of BJP led alliance is like marrying someone during election and giving 'talaq' to the partner after election, choosing another partner. Divorcing Laxmi Parvati and marrying to Naidu in Andhra Pradesh and repeating the same in case of Bansilal and Chautala in Haryana are pointers to of the BJP's "political ethics."

The telecom scam, the biggest scam of the country, has exposed the real face of BJP that was claiming to be a party with a difference. In this connection the BJP is not prepared to listen to other constitutional authorities like the president, the Election Commission, the CAG and the Delhi High Court. Similar was the case of disinvestment. Dismissed Admiral Vishnu Bhagat and finance minister's former advisor Mohan Guruswami have catalogued a number of corrupt practices of the BJP government.

The BJP rule was used to institutionalised the offensive against minorities. The killing of Staines in Orissa and the current riot at Ahamadbad are its examples.

To protect national security, secularism and democracy in the country, the patriotic forces must have to play their due role by defeating the BJP in the 13th Lok Sabha elections, Yechury stressed.

The impressive convention was also addressed by CPI general secretary, A B Bardhan, who compared the election battle with that of the Kargil and said the BJP-BJD like intruders have to be driven out of Orissa. He expressed his confidence that the final victory belongs to the Left and secular forces.

Janata Dal (Secular)'s state unit president Ashok Das and Forward Bloc leader Devrajan spoke following Sitaram Yechury and A B Bardhan.