Congress, BJP institutionalise corruption: Prakash Karat
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Imphal, November 03 2011:
CPI (M) General Secretary Prakash Karat Thursday said the BJP and the Congress are capitalist political parties who want to institutionalise corruption and the present situation in the State of Manipur is the by product of these two national parties.
Karat was speaking at a public meeting on 'Prevailing situation of Manipur and Role of CPI (M)' at Gandhi Memorial hall here today.
Karat said he will report the present woes of the people of Manipur to the party leaders.
He said India is now a corruption ridden country.
He also said the BJP and the Congress are capitalist political parties and the situation here in Manipur is the creation of these parties.
Many BJP and Congress leaders are now in different jails on corruption cases, he said.
The repeated increase in petroleum prices in a very short period in the State as well as in the country is because of SPF Government of Manipur and UPA Government at the Centre, Karat alleged.
They are responsible for the current skyrocketed prices of essential items in the State.
The CPI (M) leader also said in the Northeast, particularly Manipur, politics based on ethnic identities.
So, development activities cannot be taken up here nor peace will prevail and more and more problems are rising up in public life.
Frequent bandh and blockade in the State on national highways have threatened the stomach of the people due to ethnic politics.
We must condemn such attitude and practice of the corrupt politicians.
Karat said if the Left comes to power, it will challenge the politicians who are practicing ethnic politics.
CPI (M) central committee member Noorul Hooda, who was also present at the discussion said since 2008 people have been facing serious economic crisis due to the impact of the capitalist governments throughout the world.
In India, economic crisis caused by unemployment, corruption, price hike are result of capitalist ruling.
In 64 years of Independence, the Congress has ruled 50 long years and as a result of this 70 per cent price hike is being faced by the people of the country.
Congress is responsible for this, Hooda further said.
Hooda said that on November 8, the Left party will launch a 'Jail Bharo' rally all over the country to protest against corruption.
Sarat Salam, Manipur State CPI (M) unit secretary also attended the meeting.
Later in the evening, a press interaction was also held at the Manipur Press Club here with Prakash Karat.
He said it is unfortunate that the Jeevan Reddy Commission report in connection with the AFSPA, 1958 has not been tabled in the Parliament till now even after five years of its submission.
"In Manipur, the Army is being used in two ways, in counter insurgency operation and also in controlling law and order in the State.
We do not agree with such a policy", he further said.
Asked about the two-day visit of Union home minister P Chidambaram in the State, Karat said it was useless and meaningless because the Home Minister did not mention a single word about the ongoing economic blockade on national highways.
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