Bloc,CPI take on Big Brother

He strongly criticised the ‘neo-liberal policies’ and ‘ corporate domination’ of the earlier government and said that Singur -Nandigram were the last nails in the Left’s coffin. He blasted the CPM for using abusive language in the election rallies and said it marked the Left’s departure from the Communist culture and alienated it from the masses. Ghosh also pointed towards the unruly behaviour of the cadres and the megalomaniac attitude of the senior Left Front leaders.

“In New Delhi,the Central CPM leadership fancied their protests against SEZ and disinvestment while in the state leaders hurried to call investors and forcibly acquired land from the peasants and agricultural workers” said Ghosh. He also said the Block would think of walking a different road and take its own course of action if corrective actions were not taken by the CPM.

“I hope this message reaches those sitting behind the doors at Alimuddin Street and Gopalan Bhavan in Delhi,” warned Ghosh.

Another CPM ally,the CPI also met for a review meeting recently and later issued a statement slamming the previous CPM-led government over its agreement with Tata for the small car factory at Singur and termed the several projects signed with the Indonesia-based Salim Group as ‘shameful’. The CPI also alleged that on several occasions they had approached the CPM leadership to urge it to change the decisions but their requests were turned down with sheer arrogance and high handedness. “Immediate steps need to be taken to improve the Left Front especially the CPM,or else the road ahead will be a tough for the Front in the state,” said CPI state secretary Manju Kumar Mazumdar. However,he said the party would prefer to stay in the Left Front and make the amends.