West Bengal opted for change: Sitaram Yechury
May 13th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury said Friday the defeat of the Left Front in West Bengal was because the “people opted for a change”.
“The people have opted for a change and the main beneficiary of the change has been the Trinamool Congress,” Yechury told reporters outside the CPI-M headquarters here referring to the landslide victory in the state by the Trinamool-Congress combine led by Mamata Banerjee.
But he stressed that the uninterrupted 34-year rule of the Left Front is a “record” not seen anywhere in a democratic system.
“As far as West Bengal is concerned, 34 years of rule by the CPI-M is a record. And a similar record is not present anywhere else in this democratic system,” said Yechury, adding, that the party’s politbureau will meet July 16 to analyse the results.
“We will analyse the election result in detail and will see the factors for this defeat,” he said.
“But for these 34 years, the Left Front rule has ensured big gains for the people of Bengal. And these gains will be defended. Unlike the post-Lok Sabha election period when there was large scale violence against the Left Front supporters and cadres, we are appealing to the people of Bengal to remain calm and peace and accept the democratic verdict which should be the way in a democracy,” he said.
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