Surjeet, Bardhan fail to end crisis.

CALCUTTA, March 9. - The CPI stuck to its decision to pull out of the West Bengal government even after the CPI and CPI-M general secretaries held preliminary discussions in New Delhi today.

Mr HS Surjeet reportedly told Mr AB Bardhan he would meet him again after talking to the state CPI-M leaders who have arrived in Delhi for the party's three-day central committee meeting beginning tomorrow.

The CPI state secretary, Mr Manju Majumdar, said the party's state executive committee would hold an emergency meeting tomorrow. CPI insiders said the committee is expected to endorse the state secretariat decision to quit the ministry.

The CPI may also call a …