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| CPI Gen. Secy. S. Sudhakar Reddy in Press Conference at Lucknow |
Lucknow 14th May. "CPI shall work hard for building a program
based left democratic alternative to Congress led UPA and BJP led NDA",
said S. Sudhakar Reddy, newly elected General Secretary of Communist Party of
India (CPI) in a press conference here in Press Club. He said that UPA &
NDA both are pushing the same economic policies of neo-liberalism, which are
anti-people & pro corporate houses. These economic policies are leading to
galloping gap in between poor & rich. As per international reports, India
is one of the worst performers on the front of human development index &
hunger index.
CPI General Secretary Sudhakar Reddy informed that left parties
shall meet in New Delhi on 23rd May to work out common demands & program.
We shall to the public to attain those demands and shall welcome all secular
& democratic parties to join us by agreeing to our demands in furtherance
of building a pro-people, vibrant, sensitive & strong left & democratic
alternative in the country.
"Finance Minister is telling that he is having sleepless nights
due to alarming economic situation of the country but his Government is not
ready to withdrawn the subsidies being given to corporate houses but repeatedly
speaking against the subsidies for common man, which are hardly half of the
subsidies being given to corporate houses", said CPI General Secretary
Sudhakar Reddy.
CPI General Secretary Sudhakar Reddy, objected on the signals being
given by Washington to Indian Government for new edition of retrograde economic
reforms. He also vehemently condemned the comments made by rating agency
"Standard & Poors" suggesting the same economic reforms while
downgrading the rating of India. He questioned why this rating agency not
suggested any thing to USA while downgrading rating of USA few months ago.
CPI General Secretary Sudhakar Reddy declared CPI's opposition to
proposed reforms of insurance, pension & banking sectors and allowing FDI
in retail sector.
CPI General Secretary Sudhakar Reddy demanded fixing per capital
income of Rs 100/- per day for identification of BPL. He said that only calorie
intake should not be considered for deciding who is BPL or who is APL, instead
availability of drinking water, shelter, education, health etc. should also be
taken into consideration.
CPI General Secretary Sudhakar Reddy expressed opposion to a non
political President. Some intellectual may also be considered but he should
have ability, integrity and secular & democratic credentials to become fit
for President Ship. He said that the post of President of the country is
political and it would be better to have a political person in President House.
While rejecting the name of APJ Abdul Kalam, he said that CPI is not averse to
his ability as a scientist but not for presidentship. It is duty of the
Congress to decide the name for next President and make efforts to build
consensus. Only thereafter we shall take a decision to support or suggest a new
name. He stressed for a non-congress & non-BJP candidate.
Referring completion of 60 years of Indian Parliament, but objected
to the speech of the Prime Minister yesterday in the Parliament. He vehemently
condemned the UPA Government for not allowing the elected MPs to raise the
issues of Public in the parliament leading to the pandemonium. If they cannot
raise issues of public, then what for these MPs are in parliament? He
questioned.
Just 50 years ago, parliament completed its longest session of 140
days, but now-a-days, parliament is not meeting even 100 days in a year, said
Sudhakar Reddy. Disenchantment has started increasing among the Public, which
is not a good signal for democracy. Successive governments are responsible for
it. Political system must wake up now.
CPI General Secretary termed Man Mohan Singh as worst Prime Minister
of the country till date. On public issues, he is most inefficient, but he is
brave enough to serve the interest of US imperialism & corporate
houses. Crony capitalism rose to new
heights with much speed under his prime minister ship. Wealth of corporate houses
increased many fold but the poor are not getting food even.
He demanded that Akhilesh Government must fulfil his election
promises. On completing the studies, the student becomes unemployed in the age
group of 18-20 years. After 35 years, people use to settle anyhow. Government
must not disappoint this segment, he said.
Increasing employment potentiality of Uttar Pradesh is much more
important task. UP is greater than half of Europe. If UP develops, India will
develop. New young Chief Minister must give proper attention to this front,
Sudhakar Reddy said.
CPI General Secretary was
accompanied by Secretary of Nation council of CPI Atul Kumar Anjan, State
Secretary Dr Girish and senior leader Pradeep Tewari.
CPI State Council is still in
session and its decisions shall be circulated tomorrow.
(Shamsher Bahadur Singh)
Office
Secretary
संदेश
