left parties of UP have condemned the Centre and the state government for ignoring the prevailing drought and water crisis in Bundelkhand region.
A joint team of left parties would visit different districts of Bundelkhand on May 9 and 10 to assess the situation and report to the party brass.
The left leaders will also meet Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav after its Bundelkhand tour and demand adeqiate relief for the drought-hit people. "If the state government fails to act, then the left parties will announce an agitation against the government," a senior leader warned.
A meeting of seven left parties was held in lucknow on Wednesday and a resolution condemning the situation of Bundelkhand leading to migration of people to neighbouring states was unanimously passed. Many farmers have been forced to commit suicide due to the apathy of the state government, it was felt.
"The political parties are shedding crocodile tears on the Bundelkhand situation. They are merely interested in doing politics over the debilitating crisis," the resolution said and added that the affected families have not been provided compensation.
The meeting was chaired by CPI state secretary Dr Girish and attended by Deenanath Singh and Premnath Rai of CPI (M), Ramesh Singh Sengar and Rajesh Sahani of CPI (Ml), Jagnath Verma and Jaiprakash of SUCIl, Shiv Narayan Singh Chauhan of All India Forward Block, DP Dubey of RSP and Arvind Raj Swaraup and Phulchand Yadav of CPI.