Somnath: There was a disconnect,CPM could not get mood

Expelled CPM leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Friday said the party fared poorly as it was disconnected from the people of West Bengal and failed to understand their mood.

Clearly there was disconnect with the people and party leaders could not understand the mood of the people, Chatterjee,who was expelled from the CPM,said.

Asked about the reason for the Lefts rout in West Bengal,he said,Some mistakes were made and proper reviews were not made.

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This was already reflected in the last Lok Sabha elections even though the Front tried to recover, the CPM stalwart,who was expelled from the party for anti-party activities during the trust vote sought by the Manmohan Singh government in 2008,said.

Referring to the partys rectification drive,he said,Rectification campaign did not help them.

To a question what advise he would give to the party,he said,I am not a member of the CPM so I cannot advise the CPM.

Chatterjee said,I congratulate people and hope for peace and development in the state.

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Chatterjee had campaigned for party leader and state Housing Minister Gautam Deb in his Dum Dum constituency and for CPM candidates Fuad Halim and Satarup Ghosh in the Ballygunge and Kasba constituencies.

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