Pitch for industry

People’s Democracy carries an elaborate report on the celebrations of 30 years of Left rule in West Bengal. The focal point at a function in Agartala was the address of West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee who pitched further for industrialisation: “We could not make any breakthrough against the yoke of the permit-system from the Centre in the sphere of industrialisation for a long period. That has been removed now. Noticing the favourable atmosphere conducive for industrialisation, many investors are now showing interest in our state... But to the dismay of all sections of people, the opposition not only raises hurdles in every developmental project, it has resorted to heinous bloody violence, sabotage, destruction and rumour-mongering. Unlike the opposition in other states who are cooperative with the government in respect of state’s development, here the opposition is negating every move of the government... the Left Front government is the instrument of generating sense of self-dignity among the poor masses.”

To African comrades

The CPM has expressed its solidarity with all the delegates attending the 12th Congress of the South African Communist Party and through them to all members of the South African Communist Party.

The message says: “The Communists in South Africa have a glorious history of struggle and sacrifice fighting against the forces of racialism and colonialism of a special type... The South African Communist Party is also creatively engaged in applying Marxism-Leninism to the concrete conditions of South Africa to bring about a national democratic revolutionary transformation.”

Compiled by Jayanth Jacob