Left to keep fighting ‘neo-liberal policies’
May 13th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, May 13 (IANS) While admitting that the defeats in West Bengal and Kerala were a “disappointment”, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday promised to keep fighting “neo-liberal economic policies”.
“The results of West Bengal and Kerala will be a disappointment for the Left and democratic forces in the country,” the CPI-M said in a statement.
“But this will, by no means, make the Left policies and programmes irrelevant for the country.
“The CPI-M and the Left forces will not only continue to work for the people in West Bengal and Kerala but will vigorously pursue the struggle against the neo-liberal economic policies, defend the interests of the working people and combat communalism and defend secularism.”
The statement added that the Left Front in West Bengal had suffered “a big defeat” after 34 years of rule.
“The party will analyse the results carefully and come to proper conclusions.”
It said during the years it was in power, the Left Front scored many successes, including land reforms, the panchayat system, and advances in agriculture.
It said the Kerala result — where the Left lost narrowly — showed that the people have by and large endorsed the record of its government of the past five years.
“This shows there has been no anti-incumbency trend. However, some caste and religious forces have worked to influence the elections.”
The CPI-M said the Tamil Nadu outcome was “a decisive rejection of the corrupt misrule of the DMK and a verdict against the corruption which has flourished under the UPA regime”.
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