Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Left Shows no Signs of Relenting, Renews Threat

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Left_shows_no_signs_of_relenting_renews_threat/articleshow/2279189.cms

The Left renewing its "political cost" threat to the government if the Manmohan Singh regime went ahead with the 123 Agreement must be ignored again. The Govt must not let itself be cowed down by it.

If it means a formal end to the defunct Left-UPA coordination mechanism, as announced by Prakash Karat, ‘so be it’ of the PM should remain the rejoinder once again.

Prakash Karat’s statement that ‘UPA should forget not only big ticket economic legislations but even the normal functioning would be deeply hampered’ has brought the Left’s narrow outlook towards coalition governance to the fore. According to Left this is not the right time for political instability since no party is prepared for a mid-term poll. Does that mean that it is alright to create instability in the country when the Left and other political parties are ready? Does that mean the Left would not hesitate to create instability in the country when it considers the time right? Does the Party take precedence over national interests for the Left? Are these people for real?

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