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GOA

CPI(M) Asks ULP  To Act Responsibly

IN its meeting held on June 12, the Goa state committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) welcomed the defeat of the BJP in four constituencies in the state. However, the defeat of the Congress candidate in the Poinguinim constituency exposes the hollowness of the secular credentials of the Congress-NCP alliance, especially in the eyes of the predominantly tribal population of that constituency.

The party further said the subsequent ugly public fighting between the local leaders of the Congress and the NCP regarding ministry formation also exposes their lack of sincere commitment to the cause of people’s welfare. The CPI(M) warned these parties that, if not curbed today, their opportunistic tendencies would only pave the way for a comeback of the communal combine because of popular disillusionment with the secular parties’ performance in government.

The CPI(M) has urged upon the constituents of the United Legislature Party (Congress, NCP and MGP) to act responsibly,  immediately sit together and draft a Common Minimum Programme for the welfare of Goa’s people and to work unitedly on that basis. 

(INN)