Budget of Jaitley is entirely a rich man’s budget – Prakash Karat
Prakash Karat at Telangana state conference.
Successful resisting the right wing neo-liberal offensive launched with the advenrt of Modi government is only possible with the strengthening of CPI(M) and other Left parties, and through united actions, said CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat. He promised that the CPI(M) would take initiative in forging widest possible unity among Left and democratic forces in the country.
He made these remarks while inaugurating the first state conference of CPI(M) Telangana state committee in Hyderabad on Sunday morning. Veteran of Telangana armed struggle Mallu Swarajyam hoisted the Party flag in the presence of delegates and observers and Polit Bureau members M A Baby, B V Raghavulu, central secretariat member V Srinivasa Rao, AP CPI(M) state secretary P Madhu, central committee members M A Gafoor, S Veeraiah, Paturi Ramaiah and others. Everyone paid homage to the martyrs at the column erected at the entrance of Dr Y Radhakrishna Murthy Nagar.
Karat in his speech said earlier the UPA government’s budgets were pro-rich. But the latest budget of Jaitley is entirely a rich man’s budget. The reduction in corporate tax, the abolition of wealth tax at a time when the top 1 per cent households in the country hold 49 per cent of nation’s wealth showed the true class nature of Modi government.
He lambasted it for completely neglecting the plight of farmers and taking measures that would further ruin their lives. The drastic reduction in funding to social welfare schemes including to MNREGA glaringly brought out the anti-people nature of the govt.
He said the Modi govt is not just BJP-led govt but RSS-led govt. The Hindutva agenda is being aggressively pushed and in the coming days there would be growing trends of authoritarianism both from govt and RSS side.
These onslaughts on people, their livelihoods, their rights to freedom of expression etc can be effectively countered only by the strengthening of CPI(M) and Left forces in the country. Through widest possible united actions the Left and democratic forces can emerge as alternative. He said the Telangana state conference, drawing on the rich legacy of Telangana armed struggle must chart out a path towards this end. The all India Party Congress in Vishakapatnam would also deliberate on these issues and come out with a clear cut action programme.
Leaders from five Left parties andn CPI(M) AP state secretary gave fraternal greetings to the conference.
Budget of Jaitley is entirely a rich man’s budget – Prakash Karat
Prakash Karat at Telangana state conference.
Successful resisting the right wing neo-liberal offensive launched with the advenrt of Modi government is only possible with the strengthening of CPI(M) and other Left parties, and through united actions, said CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat. He promised that the CPI(M) would take initiative in forging widest possible unity among Left and democratic forces in the country.
He made these remarks while inaugurating the first state conference of CPI(M) Telangana state committee in Hyderabad on Sunday morning. Veteran of Telangana armed struggle Mallu Swarajyam hoisted the Party flag in the presence of delegates and observers and Polit Bureau members M A Baby, B V Raghavulu, central secretariat member V Srinivasa Rao, AP CPI(M) state secretary P Madhu, central committee members M A Gafoor, S Veeraiah, Paturi Ramaiah and others. Everyone paid homage to the martyrs at the column erected at the entrance of Dr Y Radhakrishna Murthy Nagar.
Karat in his speech said earlier the UPA government’s budgets were pro-rich. But the latest budget of Jaitley is entirely a rich man’s budget. The reduction in corporate tax, the abolition of wealth tax at a time when the top 1 per cent households in the country hold 49 per cent of nation’s wealth showed the true class nature of Modi government.
He lambasted it for completely neglecting the plight of farmers and taking measures that would further ruin their lives. The drastic reduction in funding to social welfare schemes including to MNREGA glaringly brought out the anti-people nature of the govt.
He said the Modi govt is not just BJP-led govt but RSS-led govt. The Hindutva agenda is being aggressively pushed and in the coming days there would be growing trends of authoritarianism both from govt and RSS side.
These onslaughts on people, their livelihoods, their rights to freedom of expression etc can be effectively countered only by the strengthening of CPI(M) and Left forces in the country. Through widest possible united actions the Left and democratic forces can emerge as alternative. He said the Telangana state conference, drawing on the rich legacy of Telangana armed struggle must chart out a path towards this end. The all India Party Congress in Vishakapatnam would also deliberate on these issues and come out with a clear cut action programme.
Leaders from five Left parties andn CPI(M) AP state secretary gave fraternal greetings to the conference.