Lucknow, November 02: CPM general secretary Prakash Karat today accused the UPA of serving the interests of capitalists, saying it had resulted in wealth being limited to the privileged few.
“Economic development is being done by keeping in mind the interests of capitalists. In its second stint UPA government is working in this direction with wealth getting confined to just a few people,” Karat alleged during a meeting of party workers here.
Referring to a political resolution passed by the party’s central committee in August this year, the CPM general secretary said agriculture and food security are major issues “with people dying of hunger and malnutrition despite 6,000 crore tonnes of foodgrain stocked in FCI godowns.”
On alleged atrocities by Maoists, Karat alleged that these activities were being carried out under protection from feudal forces and Left workers were being targeted.
–Agencies