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CPI seeks explanation from Govt.

By Our Staff Reporter

KURNOOL Nov. 12. The State secretary of the CPI, Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy, has said the early elections to the Assembly will provide relief to people ten months in advance from the `World Bank-administered rule' in the state. However, he said the Government owes an explanation why it wanted to thrust the elections on the people in advance.

Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, he said even the Ministers were kept in the dark about the elections. Mr. Sudhakar Reddy accused the TDP Government of indulging in mass transfer of officers on the eve of elections, which amounted to misuse of power. The party appeared to be preparing the ground for manipulating the elections in its favour, he said. The CPI leader said the two Left parties would fight jointly along with other secular parties to defeat the TDP-BJP combine in the State.

People were so fed up with the TDP and BJP that any amount of cajoling on the eve of elections would not save them, he remarked. Mr. Reddy saw malafide intentions behind showing the Velugu survey in poor light. Saying that any survey would have five to ten per cent of errors, he alleged that the dissatisfaction against the survey was selectively leaked to the press to replace the list with the TDP list. As per the Velugu survey, about 50 per cent of people were below the poverty line, a fact which was not palatable to the TDP. The finding also goes against the claims of the TDP Government. He called for distribution of benefits as per the Velugu survey and the said the changes should be made only by an all-party panel at all levels. On the ration cards, he said the poor families no longer required rice but kerosene was in short supply. While the government sold rice at Rs 5.30 a kg, it was available in the market at Rs 8.30.

On the other hand, the difference in the kerosene price was almost double. Similarly, the price of sugar was likely to be increased at any time by creating artificial scarcity. Mr. Sudhakar Reddy said the CPI would fight for a special package to the Telengana region and other backward areas, especially for completion of irrigation projects.

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