UPA govt most corrupt after Independence: Karat

The UPA government is the most corrupt government ever formed at the Centre post- Independence, CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat today said, holding its liberal economic policy as the springboard of all corrupt deals in the country.
Emphasising that the government needs to be ousted at "any cost", Karat told a rally at the end of the party's three-day Central Committee meeting here that the liberal economic policy pursued by the central government constituted an attack on the livelihood of the toiling masses.
Karat said an analysis of the just-concluded Assembly election in five states showed that Congress has been rejected by the masses for rampant corruption and price rise.

Taking advantage of the situation, communal forces like BJP were trying hard to come to power with the help of RSS, the veteran Marxist leader observed.
"But we will not let BJP come to power. We will form a secular non-Congress electoral alliance which will be able to effectively resist BJP from assuming power in the next parliamentary elections," Karat said.
Sitaram Yechuri, another politburo member, while underlining the need for removal of the corrupt government from office said, "We must remember that we cannot just bring BJP into power because the party, led by Narendra Modi, is communal and will present an administration like that of 'Dusshashan' in Mahabharat."

Another politburo member Biman Bose alleged that an autocratic and corrupt government had taken over in West Bengal which unleashed a reign of terror.
He alleged that cadres and supporters of opposition parties were being killed and party offices being set ablaze, and that the recent panchayat elections in the state were rigged by the ruling party.
He said Tripura had set an example of amity between tribals and non-tribals in the state and gave good governance.