Jalandhar: The main left parties Communist
Party of India and Communists Party of India (Marxist) today
organised a joint convention here against the policies of the
government.
Party leaders cornered government on the various issues
including unemployment, price rise, privatization, hoarding
and forward trading of commodities and also suggested
effective measures to save the drowning boat of state
government.
Charan Singh Virdi, Secretary CPI (M) suggested that
government should endeavor to decrease the prices essential
commodities, unwanted subsidies to industrialists, discourage
speculation.
He suggested that government should improve its methods to
measure poverty level and provide essential commodities to
poorer at cheapest rates.
Central government should bring Food security Bill for poor
and recommendations of Agricultural Commission should be
enforced.
Bureau Report
First Published: Monday, October 05, 2009, 21:14