Attacking the Centre over easing of FDI norms in various sectors, including defence, left parties on Monday staged a protest, accusing the Narendra Modi dispensation of taking the “wrong” decision to safeguard the interests of developed countries instead of Indians.
The Communist parties also hit out at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not speaking up on the matter while “he did so on several other issues against the Central government” including that of full statehood for Delhi.
They raised strong objections to the logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (lEMOA), which allows militaries of India and the US to share each other’s facilities, and expressed fears that Indian
territory will be used by Washington to attack other countries, affecting New Delhi’s ties with the nations concerned.
“It is a very, very wrong step...Modi can get full approval (for this) in lok Sabha, but not from people who are going to be severely affected. Taken behind the back of Parliament, this decision is not in the interest of India, but developed countries and multinational companies,” CPI(M) politburo member Brinda Karat told the protesters.
Karat noted Kejriwal has been raising concern over several issues, including that of statehood for Delhi, and said the left parties back the demand.