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CPI(M)'s West Bengal panel reviews poll performance

By Our Special Correspondent

KOLKATA, JUNE 13. The two-day meeting of the CPI(M)'s West Bengal committee held to review the party's favourable showing in the Lok Sabha election ended today.

It observed that though there were many reasons for the success of the Left parties in the State it was the National Democratic Alliance's `anti-people' policies and those of disinvestment which had led to widespread resentment.

This had contributed to a higher percentage of votes for the Left parties compared to the previous parliamentary polls.

The meeting, according to sources, noted that the results also reflected the people's recognition of the State Government's success in ushering in reforms in the economy and its efforts for a resurgence in both the industrial and agricultural sectors under the stewardship of the Chief Minister, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.

This was a reason why the anti-incumbency factor did not have any effect in West Bengal.

Mr. Bhattacharjee informed the committee of the development-related issues and other problems his Government had taken up with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre.

The CPI(M) Polit Bureau member, Prakash Karat, spoke on the party's relations with the UPA Government and its support to the Congress-led coalition from outside as determined by the CPI(M) central committee at an earlier meeting.

PTI reports:

Mr. Karat said that the controversy over the External Affairs Minister, K. Natwar Singh's statement on the issue of sending troops to Iraq was over following his clarification that there was no re-think on this by the Union Government.

``The External Affairs Minister was asked to clarify on his statement. He has clarified and now the matter is over,'' he told reporters a day after Mr. Singh said ``the question of sending Indian troops to Iraq does not arise.''

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