CPM accuses Union govt of neglecting working class, favouring corporates
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state executive secretary U Basavaraj on Sunday accused the Union govt of adopting pro-corporate friendly policies, neglecting the interests of farmers, labourers, and other working-class people in the nation.
The Union govt is giving a red carpet welcome to corporate houses, while the common people were affected by inflation and the rise in prices of essential commodities, he stated. He was addressing a rally organised by the district unit of CPM at Gandhi Square in the city.
He said that even though the Union govt mobilised over Rs 50 lakh crore revenue every year from the states, with Karnataka contributing Rs 4 lakh crore in the form of tax, the Union govt has failed to protect the interest of the working class to curb inflation.
He accused the Union govt of giving a red carpet welcome to corporate houses to loot the forest and mining resources of the nation when the common people were affected by inflation.
Basavaraj also stated that even though the Union govt is distributing free ration to the poor under the public distribution system to over 80 crore people, people are dying from hunger. India ranked 105th in the Global Hunger Index, he stated, adding that still 45%t of the population are unemployed.
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The income gap between the rich and poor has increased at an alarming rate every year. If 10% of the population owns 80% of the resources, while 90% of the population owns only 10% of the property, he said.
State executive committee member HS Sunand asked the Union govt to eliminate cross-border terrorism and applauded soldiers for safeguarding the nation. Poor people were affected by inflation. Instead of resolving such genuine issues, the govt is raking up emotive issues to cover their failures, she stated.
District CPM secretary Jagadeesh Soorya urged the govt to strengthen govt-run institutions, schools, and public sector banks, besides initiating measures to prevent farmer suicides, and to open govt-run engineering, law colleges, and Mohalla clinics.
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