Why is Jayalalithaa silent on Modi's anti-people policies: Brinda Karat
Madurai: The CPI (M) politburo member Ms. Brinda Karat charged the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa with maintaining a ‘deafening silence’ on the anti-people policies of the Modi-led BJP government at Centre.
When the anti-people policies of the Central Government has
been affecting the people of the state, the Chief Minister, J. Jayalalithaa “is maintaining on the whole a deafening silence,” Ms Karat told reporters here on Wednesday when she came to campaign for the PWF-DMDK alliance candidates for the May 16 polls.
“Why is she not taking on the BJP and the Modi government when it is absolutely clear that in the name of Federalism they have cut down on the interests of all the state including Tamil Nadu?” she asked.
Ms Karat pointed out that Jayalalithaa had ‘compromised with the communal forces’ earlier when she introduced the Anti-Conversion Bill in 2002. It was only because of pressure from the Left and other secular forces that she was forced to withdraw it, she said. Stating that both the Dravidian parties have indulged in various acts of corruption, she said they have betrayed the dreams of the leaders of social reform movement to carry it forward.
“That is why caste issues are challenging the social reforms introduced in the state,” she observed. When asked about the performance of the Election Commission, she said that the EC had adopted a narrow approach on dealing with issues of bribing the voters was concerned.
When asked about LDF in Kerala stating to construct new dam in Mullaiperiyar in their election manifesto, Ms Karat said that the Centre was always pitting one state against the other on such issues. “The Central government and court should adopt an approach to reach amicable solution on such issues,” she added.
