Centre’s policies are anti-people

Tripura Chief Minister says there is little difference from the past regime. The BJP government in Rajasthan changed the labour laws. The Modi government at Centre is trying to change the land acquisition laws to favour industrialists.

Tirpura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar being presented Bonalu by local women at a public meeting organised by the All India Agriculture Workers Union in Warangal on Tuesday. Photo: M. Murali

The BJP, which claimed to offer a different government, is no different from the past regime, observed Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar.

Though it is too early to assess a government, the policies being pursued by the Modi government at the Centre are clearly anti-people. The price rise in petrol, diesel, hike in rail fare, pro-rich budget and efforts to dilute the MNREG scheme clearly indicate the path being pursued by the BJP government, he said.

Mr Manik Sarkar was addressing a impressive public meeting organised by the All India Agriculture Worker Union held as part of its eight national conference here on Tuesday.

“Soon the price of sugar goes up. The BJP said it will not burden people but after elections, it is adopting pro-rich policies and favouring big corporates at the cost of poor and downtrodden in the country,” he pointed out.

The BJP government in Rajasthan changed the labour laws. The Modi government at Centre is trying to change the land acquisition laws to favour industrialists. The dilution of MNREG is aimed at making available cheap labour to the fuedals in rural areas and capitalists in urban areas.

Mr Sarkar appealed to 20 crore unemployed youth to question the Modi government about its election promises. He wanted the agricultural labour to unite and mobilise other downtrodden in the society to wage a united struggle against the anit-people policies.

“There are atleast a dozen communal clashes took place across the country in the last two months. The security of minorities is at risk. The Central government is responsible for it as it has been functioning at the behest of RSS,” Mr Manik Sarkar alleged.

The Centre’s contemplation to allow foreign direct investment into insurance, banking and in defence sector would prove dangerous. “Even the foreign policy of the Modi government is lopsided as it failed to condemn the Israeli imperialism on Palestine,” the Tripura chief minister said.

CPM state secretary T Veerabhadram, AIAWUA president P Ramaiah, general secretary Vijaya Raghavan and others were present.