CPIM Kerala unit to Gheroe Central Government Offices on July 22

CPIM Kerala state unit has decided to gheroe all major central government offices the anti-people polices followed by the Congress led UPA Government. The latest in this series of anti-people measures being the hike in petroleum prices.

Unprecedented price rise especially for the essential commodities including food grains resulted in deep misery in the life and livelihood of the common people in the country. Unequivocally, such a miserable situation is the direct outcome of the Neo-liberal policies. The Central government implemented those policies in agricultural sector and consequently cut down the subsidies in a phased manner. In the last Central budget itself the government had slashed 3000 crores of rupees in the fertilizer subsidy compared to last year's expenditure. The government had withdrawn from its responsibility in procurement of food grains and allied assistance in the agriculture sector resulting in accurate miseries to the farmers. Agriculture has become unviable and thus farmers' suicides have grown to be very common and consequently the growth rate in agriculture has seen a steady fall, posing threat to the food security of our country. Since 1965 FCI had monopoly in food grain procurement and didn't allow the private sector to enter. But the neo-liberal policies authorized the corporate sector with a free hold in storing food grains. Corporate intrusion in food sector aggravated the price rise and again the futures trading and speculative trade deteriorated the situation further. Corporate houses used it as a golden opportunity to accumulate food grains extensively and a bogus food shortage was created to make super profits. Hence the Corporate sector gained, farmers remained in misery and common people had to tolerate the menace of severe hike in prices!

It is widely acknowledged that price rise in petroleum products will further intensify inflation and subsequently lead to worsening of the situation. Still the UPA II did not hesitate to increase the excise duty imposed on petroleum products that added to the price hike. Increased freight charges particularly for the consumer states like Kerala, again results in deep crisis so far as price rise is concerned.

As per the decision Every major central government office will be gheroed from 7 in the morning till 1 Pm. Proclamation jathas will be carried out in every Local committee. It has been decided to distribute pamphlets containing the misdeads of the UPA Government. Hectic campaign is being going on in the state for the success of the struggle.