New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) CPI General Secretary D. Raja on Monday said that the agitation against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation is intensifying every day, with people being extremely angry and anguished and coming out onto the streets to press for his resignation.
Speaking to IANS, Raja said the CPI’s human chain programme would be an independent party initiative, while the other events would be organised under the banner of the opposition INDIA bloc.
“On October 30, our party will organise a human chain programme. It is an independent programme of the CPI. There is also a public impeachment programme organised on behalf of the INDIA bloc. On November 1, there will be a huge rally at Ramlila Maidan, organised by the INDIA bloc. Our party will also participate,” he said.
Raja alleged that public anger against the Chief Election Commissioner was growing and claimed that people were increasingly taking to the streets to demand his resignation.
“Every day, the movement is intensifying, and people are coming out onto the streets. People are extremely angry and anguished, and they demand that the Chief Election Commissioner should resign. However, he is not doing so,” he said.
He added that INDIA bloc parties had approached the President and the Supreme Court over their concerns, but alleged that the Chief Election Commissioner had continued in office despite their actions.
Raja also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he had not spoken about the developments in the country.
Reacting to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s controversial remarks concerning the Prime Minister’s father, Raja said Kharge was a senior politician and the head of the Congress party, and that he was best placed to explain the context of his comments.
“The media is reporting that he has made certain comments or remarks. In what context and under what provocation he said those things, he is competent enough to explain. The Congress party is also competent to explain,” Raja said.
He further clarified that the Left party generally focused on ideological, political, social, and economic issues rather than personal attacks.
“As far as our party is concerned, we do not indulge in personal attacks or personal criticism. We raise issues of national importance and those related to people’s livelihoods. We question and criticise the government, the Prime Minister and the Home Minister, but we have our own way of criticising those in power,” he added.
–IANS
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