MCPI (United) to support Sept 27 Bharat bandh call

Doraha, September 23

The district committee meeting of the Marxist Communist Party of India (United) was held at KK Kaushal Yadgari Bhawan here today. Surjit Malaud presided over the meeting.

The meeting endorsed suggestions of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, which directed all political parties in Punjab, not to campaign till declaration of elections in the state and to bring promises made in the election manifesto within the ambit of law. The MCPI (U) assured full-fledged support to the September 27 Bharat bandh call and appealed to masses to make it a success.

Talking about the situation in Punjab, the MCPI (U) state secretary, Pawan Kumar Kaushal, said there was no such thing as a working government in Punjab. It seemed that the entire state was being run by mafia or gangs, he added.

All sections of society in Punjab had taken to streets against the stubborn attitude of the government for not fulfilling their promises and legitimate demands, he said.

The MCPI (U) national general secretary, Kuldeep Singh said, “The BJP government at the Centre is handing over major public sector undertakings, including Railways, banks, telecom, road transport, education, health and others, through privatisation to corporate houses on meager prices. Under the garb of Monetisation Pipeline Project, the Centre is passing on precious public property into the hands of private players.”

In a resolution, the MCPI (U) condemned the hike in prices of essential commodities in the country and demanded control on inflation. The party also slammed the government’s policy of evading legitimate demands of employees.

Balkrishnan Kirti, Sukhdev Singh, Gurcharan Singh Lapar and Joginder Shehzad also addressed all those present at the meeting.—OC