Cpm Flays Joginders Transfer

He said the Bofors issue was one of important election planks in the 1989 general elections. The Left parties owed it to the people to ensure that investigations into the case reached its logical conclusion.

When asked about Gujrals statement that he would not allow witch-hunting, Surjeet said: let him say that all the scams are farce. Then we will see.

Directing his ire at the Congress, Surjeet said it was trying to weaken the United Front. The Congress knows that the Left parties are the cementing factor in the Front. By attacking the Left, they want to weaken the Front. He also blamed the Congress for the split in the Janata Dal.

The CPI(M) leader lauded the West Bengal governments performance, and said that allegations about diversion of central development funds were part of a disinformation campaign launched by the Congress in tandem with the BJP. He circulated a note defending the Left Front government.