07-07-2008, 10:57 PM
<b>CPI accuses UPA of plunging country into crisis</b>
New Delhi (PTI): The CPI on Monday accused the UPA of plunging the country into a "political crisis" by raking up "unnecessary" issues like the nuclear deal to "hoodwink" the public at a time when the nation is facing far more serious problems like price rise and inflation.
In a hard-hitting editorial in the latest issue of party mouthpiece 'New Age', CPI alleged that the trio of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister P Chidambaram and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia were not paying heed to "any sane advice" to tackle issues concerning the common man.
"...It (Government) is raking up unnecessary issues and plunging the country into a political crisis to hoodwink common people. Indo-US nuclear deal is one such issue that the Prime Minister has all of a sudden raked up and made it an obsession," the editorial said.
Noting that people would judge the Government by measures to curb price rise and not by a "doubtful deal", it asked if the Prime Minister was in a hurry to plunge the nation into a political crisis to hide failures of his government on the economic front, particularly in curbing rising prices.
Accusing the UPA of taking just "cosmetic" steps to control inflation, the party said that the prices of not only eatables and essential commodities have risen but also that of cement, steel and life saving drugs.
The CPI alleged that the Government is indulging in a "disinformation" campaign to justify the prise rise, attributing it to ever rising prices of crude oil in the international market.
New Delhi (PTI): The CPI on Monday accused the UPA of plunging the country into a "political crisis" by raking up "unnecessary" issues like the nuclear deal to "hoodwink" the public at a time when the nation is facing far more serious problems like price rise and inflation.
In a hard-hitting editorial in the latest issue of party mouthpiece 'New Age', CPI alleged that the trio of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister P Chidambaram and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia were not paying heed to "any sane advice" to tackle issues concerning the common man.
"...It (Government) is raking up unnecessary issues and plunging the country into a political crisis to hoodwink common people. Indo-US nuclear deal is one such issue that the Prime Minister has all of a sudden raked up and made it an obsession," the editorial said.
Noting that people would judge the Government by measures to curb price rise and not by a "doubtful deal", it asked if the Prime Minister was in a hurry to plunge the nation into a political crisis to hide failures of his government on the economic front, particularly in curbing rising prices.
Accusing the UPA of taking just "cosmetic" steps to control inflation, the party said that the prices of not only eatables and essential commodities have risen but also that of cement, steel and life saving drugs.
The CPI alleged that the Government is indulging in a "disinformation" campaign to justify the prise rise, attributing it to ever rising prices of crude oil in the international market.