March
3,
2003
Press Statement
The
Central
Committee
of
the
Communist
Party
of
India
(Marxist),
now
in
session
at
New
Delhi,
has
issued
the
following
statement:
On
The
Assembly
Election
Results
Tripura
Victory
The
Central
Committee
hails
the
decisive
victory
of
the
CPI(M)
and
the
Left
Front
in
Tripura.
For
the
third
successive
time,
the
Left
Front
has
been
returned
to
office
with
a
two-third
majority.
The
people
of
Tripura
have
recorded
their
appreciation
for
the
resolute
fight
waged
by
the
CPI(M)
to
defend
the
unity
of
the
tribal
and
Bengali
people
and
for
the
impressive
performance
of
the
Left
Front
government
headed
by
Manik
Sarkar.
It
is
the
pro-people
policies
which
rendered
the
anti-incumbency
factor
irrelevant
in
Tripura,
just
as
in
West
Bengal.
At
the
same
time,
the
people
have
resoundingly
rejected
the
opportunist
Congress-INPT
alliance.
Their
unscrupulous
politics
have
been
firmly
rebuffed.
The
Congress
leadership
must
realise
the
harm
it
has
caused
to
the
state
and
national
unity
by
allying
with
a
NLFT-backed
party.
The
Central
Committee
records
its
deep
appreciation
of
the
hard
and
determined
struggle
waged
by
the
Tripura
state
unit
of
the
CPI(M)
in
this
electoral
battle.
It
pays
homage
to
the
34
members
and
supporters
of
the
Party
who
sacrificed
their
lives
during
the
election
campaign.
Himachal
Pradesh
:
BJP
Defeat
The
BJP
has
been
badly
defeated
in
the
Himachal
Pradesh
elections,
despite
a
concerted
attempt
to
cash
in
on
its
success
in
the
Gujarat
elections.
The
BJP
has
got
only
16
out
of
65
seats
while
the
Congress
got
40
seats.
All
efforts
were
made
by
the
BJP
leadership
to
rake
up
the
issues
in
the
communal
agenda.
The
Prime
Minister
himself
raised
the
temple
issue
in
a
manner
which
undermined
the
secular
principle
to
be
upheld
by
the
government.
The
campaign
of
the
BJP
was
aimed
at
repeating
the
Gujarat
success.
The
people
of
Himachal
Pradesh
have
firmly
rejected
such
a
platform.
They
have
decisively
voted
out
the
Dhumal
government
for
its
misrule
and
corruption.
Unable
to
face
the
fact
that
their
communal
platform
has
failed
to
evoke
support,
the
BJP
leadership
is
seeking
to
cover-up
its
political
defeat
under
the
excuse
of
disunity
and
factionalism.
The
results
of
the
Himachal
Pradesh
elections
are
a
welcome
affirmation
that
large
sections
of
people
do
not
subscribe
to
the
divisive
agenda
propagated
by
the
BJP.