Guwahati, Sep 14 (Inditop.com) Communist Party of India (Marxist) politburo member Sitaram Yechury Monday lashed out at the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government alleging that it had failed to keep its promises and the impact of this could be disastrous.
“In the first 100 days, the government has faltered more than it performed and we will have to wait and watch how the government moves from here on. Or else, it will be disastrous for the government and for the country as well,” Yechury told Inditop in an interview here.
The CPM leader is here to address several public and party programmes.
“There are more negatives then positives of the UPA government. Whatever the government said about drought and price rise, nothing substantial was witnessed on the ground,” Yechury said.
“There is nothing bad in what the government says, but nothing good in what the government does.”
Accusing the UPA government of failing to keep its 24-point agenda in the first 100-days, the CPM leader said checking price rise and drought were the biggest challenges before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
“The president of India during her address to the joint session of parliament mentioned 24 issues. But none of the first five issues relating to the gender question, representation of women and reservations in parliament and assemblies were addressed,” Yechury said.
“There has been a declaration of intent, but in terms of implementation, nothing has proceeded so far.”
The CPM leader, however, said the left parties had identified some of the root causes for the poor electoral performance in the April-May Lok Sabha elections.
“In West Bengal and Kerala, we have identified our weaknesses and are trying to overcome them. Within the party, we have taken up a rectification programme to try and rid ourselves of some of the alien tendencies, alien to our ideology that may have crept in,” Yechury said.
“The first issue is to get back to the people and regain the support of those who for some reasons have been alienated from us.”
On asked about his role in helping Nepal solve the Maoist problem, Yechury said he would extend all possible help to that country.
“We can help Nepal, but all decisions have to be taken by them. My advice to all sections concerned in Nepal is to work together in this phase of transition,” Yechury said.
Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar recently sought Yechury’s help in solving the Maoist problem.
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