Peasants, agricultural workers and common people from Rajasthan,
Punjab and Himachal Pradesh participated in thousands on the fourth day
of the Left parties dharna on 2nd August. Leaders of the four Left
parties criticised the government for its biased policies that are
favouring the rich.
The central leadership of the four Left parties exposed the true
character of the UPA – II government, which masquerades under the slogan
of aam aadmi. They pointed out the fact that while the government is
unwilling to supply food grains to all the deserving people in our
country in the name of 'excessive subsidies', it does not mind providing
'incentives' to the rich in our country. These incentives, they pointed
out, are in fact nothing but subsidies to the rich, given under the
garb of tax concessions. These tax concessions are nearly to the tune of
5,28,000 crores according to the official statistics mentioned in the
union budget as revenue foregone. Left leaders brought to the notice of
the people that if this amount was used to provide food security,
strengthen the PDS, subsidise fertilizers, provide seeds, MSP for the
produce of the peasants and such activities, it would have benefited
crores of our peasants and agricultural labourers who are reeling under
severe agrarian duress. That the government is not ready to implement
such measures itself shows the vacuous nature of their slogan 'aam
aadmi'. Today being Rakshabandhan, many women participants tied the
Rakhi to the Red Flag stating that this is the best `brother’ today to
protect them and their interests.
Sitaram Yechury, Polit Bureau member of the CPI (M), Atul Kumar
Anjaan National Secretary of CPI, Manohar Tirkey, Member of Parliament
of RSP, Jasbir Singh of AIFB addressed the protesters along with the
state leaders of the four Left parties. Tapan Sen, General Secretary of
the CITU, too addressed the gathering. Cultural troops of IPTA, Jan
Natya Manch performed plays, while the participants sang progressive
songs.
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