CPM stages demonstration for implementation of Common Minimum Programme

SILCHAR, Feb 25: Communist Party of India (Marxist), Silchar local committee today staged a demonstration for four hours before the office of Cachar deputy commissioner demanding fulfilment of common minimum programme initiated by the UPA Government. A memorandum signed by the leaders of the party was submitted to the Prime Minister of India, through the deputy commissioner.

Local committee secretary Chinmoy Deb while briefing the media said his party has given call for national campaign and struggle to press the centre to fulfil the assurances given in the CMP in order to protect the interests of common people. He reminded both the Central and the State government have to implement the provisions of the programme in coordination with the local administration. But, he was constrained to point out that nothing concrete and tangible has been done for implementing it.

The demonstration, as he said, was staged to reiterate to take steps on urgent basis so that people of the area might get relief from the problems confronting their hard life. The demands included check on rising prices of essential commodities, further reduction in the price of petroleum products, strengthening public distribution system both in urban and rural areas, increasing the quantity of food grains for APL and BPL card holders, making survey and scrutiny of BPL families for issuing BPL cards to target group and proper measures to make implementation of NREGS corruption free.
The memorandum also pressed for extension of employment guarantee scheme in urban area also, provision of adequate security for completion of Silchar-Lumding BG, improvement and repair of roads and footpaths of this town and suburban areas, provincialization of adhoc educational institutions and to contain FDI in insurance sectors. source: the sentinel