We have to learn from past mistakes, says Basu

Veteran CPI(M) leader Jyoti Basu said on Sunday that the party will have to learn from its past mistakes and work together for better results in the coming elections.

Veteran CPI(M) leader Jyoti Basu said on Sunday that the party will have to learn from its past mistakes and work together for better results in the coming elections.

Talking to reporters at the CPI(M)’s state headquarters at Alimuddin Street, where the party’s two-day state committee meeting started on Sunday, Basu said: “We understand that the opposition has entered into a grand alliance against us. We will have to gear up for that and win back those who have left us.” He said the secretaries of district committees have been asked to submit review reports within a month.

Basu said it was not possible to meet Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee’s demand to return 400 acres of land to Singur farmers who have not received compensation. “Let Mamata speak clearly whether she wants industry or not. Any sabotage attempt at the factory will not be tolerated,” said the CPI(M) leader. The state committee meeting, which will end on Monday, was also attended by party general secretary Prakash Karat.

Review industrial policy: RSP

Left Front partner Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) has said the state Government should reconsider its industrial policy. “The panchayat results have put forth so many unsavoury things. It is proved that the CPI(M) cannot carry on with one-party rule. It is the CPI(M) that is responsible for the rout. The party will have to think about its industrial policy again,” RSP state committee secretary Debabrata Bandopadhyay said on Sunday.

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