The Communist Part of India (CPI) on Thursday criticised the Centre for its anti-poor and pro-corporate policies, saying that people have become “disillusioned” with the Government. Addressing the media here, CPI general secretary Sudhakar Reddy and newly-elected deputy general secretary Gurudas Dasgupta said the party would launch a nationwide protest against the land Bill on May 14.
Highlighting the recent attack on religious places, rape of a nun in West Bengal and moves to saffronise education, the party leaders said it would like to forge alliances with like-minded parties as “minorities are feeling insecure in the country”. “The country is passing through a critical stage and people are increasingly getting disillusioned. The economy is in bad shape and industrial production has gone down. There is increased protest from industrial workers who are planning hartals and protests. We will continue to support their cause,” said Dasgupta.
He said a nationwide protest and ‘jail bharo aandolan’ would be launched on May 14 against the land Bill as it is “anti-rural” and against the interest of farmers and will compromise with the food security of the nation. “The Bill has been brought by the BJP government to allow foreign and domestic corporates, land mafia and builder lobby to snatch away multi-crop irrigated land of farmers. This will be a great threat to our food security,” said Dasgupta.