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People’s movement is getting weakened, says CPI

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Capitalists are having a field day, charges party

— Photo: V. Sreenivasa Murthy

Against capitalism: (From left) CPI leaders Siddanagowda Patil and M.C. Venkataramu and editor of ‘Hosathu’ magazine G. Ramakrishna at the party conference in Bangalore on Sunday.

BANGALORE: The Communist Party of India (CPI) has felt that the country is gradually moving away from its social agenda in governance following the focus on a market-driven economy, and consequently the people’s movement is being weakened systematically.

These were the observations of leaders of the Bangalore district unit of the party at the district-level conference here on Sunday.

The first session of the two-day conference which began on Saturday was at Ulsoor and the concluding session was held at Seshadripuram. Six resolutions were adopted at the conference.

Addressing the valedictory session, senior leader and editor of the party’s journal “Hosathu”, G. Ramakrishna, said that the livelihood of the people was being systematically controlled by capitalists, as all the means of production had been handed over to capitalists on a platter by the Government. Now, big business houses had also entered into retailing.

The media, one of the main pillars of democracy, was also being controlled by the capitalists now, resulting in many of the media organisations becoming insensitive to social issues, he said.

Talking about the attacks on religious minorities in Orissa and Mangalore Mr. Ramakrishna said schools, shrines, hostels and houses were being attacked by fundamentalist forces, and the Government was doing nothing to control such elements.

State secretary of the CPI Siddanagouda Patil highlighted the need for a cohesive policy on saving the livelihood of the common man.

He said that going by the socio-economic agenda of the United Progressive Alliance and that of the National Democratic Alliance, the CPI did not see much difference between the two groups. Both were anti people and pro-capitalist, he charged.

Resolutions

The conference passed six resolutions.

In one of the resolutions, the party urged the government not to promote Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the State, shelve all SEZ projects, including the one proposed at Nandigudi in Hoskote taluk.

Another resolution called for the immediate halt to the “Akrama Sakrama” scheme of the Bruhut Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).

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