The NDA Government led by the BJP at the Centre has miserably failed to address the basic issues of common people. The miseries have compounded during its regime, alleged leaders of State CPI(M) in their annual meeting address here.
They stated that the Central Government is swindling people by giving false promises and also alleged the country’s economy took a downturn in the period.
launching a scathing attack, they said against the promise of two crore jobs per annum, it could provide only 6 lakh in last three years, due to adverse impact of demonetization. As many 44 lakh jobs were lost. The GDP dropped by 2 per cent and has come down to 5.7 per cent, they charged.
Those who are opposing the Government policy are being termed as traitors. Freedom of voice is suppressed and those who dare protest are eliminated like Gouri lankesh and Dabolkar, they asserted.
The prices of essential commodities, including petrol, diesel and lPG have been all-time high. GST has been levied in all the goods including which were exempted from the tax regime, thus further escalating the price rise. Except two medicines, all others are brought under the preview of the GST. 36,000 farmers have committed suicide, terrorism in the borders has witnessed a spurt, internal disturbances have increased, while farmers are not given irrigation facilities as promised by the Government, they said expressing concern that the nation is passing through a very critical phase. Thye called upon all the secular forces to join together to fight against the misrule and anti-people policies.
Former MlA Pradipta Panda, State secretary of the party Ali Kishore Pattnaik and other functionaries including Santosh Das , Nirmal Nayak, Sisir Hui and Sitansu Senapati were among others who addressed the party workers in the meeting held at the Gandhi Smruti Bhawan on the occasion of 44 Annual Day of the district unit.