West Bengal papers on Left-Govt standoff

The Central Government will continue to be in danger till a solution is found to the situation created by the CPI(M)’s central leadership.

Ananda Bazar Patrika
‘General election not good for Bengal’

“The Central Government will continue to be in danger till a solution is found to the situation created by the CPI(M)’s central leadership. The danger is a mid-term General Election. Such an interim election will definitely not be good for West Bengal, whoever else it benefits.”

Sambad Pratidin
‘PM has made it matter of personal prestige’

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“If India cannot conclude talks with the IAEA and the NSG now, it will have to wait till September next year, in which case the nuclear deal will die. But the basic problem is that the Prime Minister has turned the issue into a matter of personal prestige.”

Aajkaal
‘To save Govt, Cong has to step back’

“The Congress has to step back if it is to save its Government. If Manmohan Singh as well as the Congress remain unyielding, one may not have to wait for 21 months to see a General Election.”

Ganashakti
‘Deal will affect India’s sovereignty’

“The Indo-US strategic cooperation deal will affect India’s foreign policy as an independent country, the nation’s sovereignty and the peoples’ economic interests. That India is being tied to US strategic interests is shown by the Indo-US nuclear deal.”

Sanmarg
‘CPM’s inspiration is Beijing’

“The CPI(M)’s inspiration is Beijing. The Prime Minister says the deal is good for the country. If this is so, then let the people decide what is right and what is wrong.”

Akhbar-e-Mashriq
‘Deal is done, Left shouldn’t object’

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“The Left should not object to it. The deal is final and should be left alone… The Left parties are unnecessarily opposing the agreement. Their accusations are baseless because the country now needs nuclear power. After the deal is implemented, power crisis might be resolved.”

Compiled by Bidyut Roy