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Jyoti Basu opposes out-of-court settlement on Ayodhya
Kolkata, July 08: Veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu today opposed any out-of-court settlement for the vexed Ayodhya problem and said that it should be settled only by the apex court.
Kolkata, July 08: Veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu today opposed any out-of-court settlement for the vexed Ayodhya problem and said that it should be settled only by the apex court.
Answering questions ranging from Ayodhya to the formation of a United Front and the future of communism in India, Basu said after his 90th birthday celebrations at his residence 'Indira Bhavan' here that the vexed Ayodhya problem should be settled by the apex court.
''Whatever the Supreme Court says should be final. This was our party's stand since the beginning," he said.
The Marxist leader said ousting the BJP from the Centre was one of the unfulfilled dreams that he wanted to realise in the fag end of his life as the saffron party had 'vitiated the communal fabric of the country'.
''Whatever the Supreme Court says should be final. This was our party's stand since the beginning," he said.
The Marxist leader said ousting the BJP from the Centre was one of the unfulfilled dreams that he wanted to realise in the fag end of his life as the saffron party had 'vitiated the communal fabric of the country'.
Coming down heavily on the BJP, the veteran leader said, "As I age, I think the only wish i now have is to oust the communal forces ruling at the Centre in a political battle."
Describing BJP as his party's 'prime enemy', Basu said, "We know we can not remove them alone. But if we come together with like-minded parties, the task would be easier. In states
where we don't have a presence, we would ask people to support the congress in future elections."
Bureau Report