Left slams UPA, backs Paswan

8216;8216;The Government of India is working under American influence. Globalisation is leading to massive unemployment and India should quit WTO,8217;8217; declared RSP leader Abani Roy. Forward Bloc general secretary Debabrata Biswas echoed the view, while CPI general secretary AB Bardhan attacked the Centre over forward trading.

8216;8216;We want better coordination between the Left and the LJP. We can provide alternative leadership,8217;8217; Bardhan said, adding that Paswan would reflect the Left8217;s opinion in the Union Cabinet. Both Biswas and Bardhan also praised Paswan8217;s work in reducing prices of life-saving drugs.

Paswan, however, chose to defend the Manmohan Singh government. He refuted the Left8217;s charge that the Centre was working under American influence, saying India was a sovereign country. The LJP, instead, concentrated on using the rally to project Paswan as the last hope for Bihar.

8216;8216;Don8217;t incite a snake. If you do then don8217;t spare it. I have incited a snake and I promise that I will not spare it,8217;8217; Paswan said about the Nitish regime. He claimed that the NDA government had failed on all fronts and was making only false promises.