Congress victory due to lack of alternative: Popular Front

By Pervez Bari, Twocircles.net,

Bhopal: The Popular Front of India chairman E. M. Abdul Rahiman stated that the Lok Sabha election results are the reflection of the hope that people have vested on Congress in the absence of a political alternative. The failure of other national and regional parties in gaining the confidence of the people paved the way for the Congress victory.

Abdul Rahiman in a statement said the election results are also a heavy blow to the communal fascist politics of Bharatiya Janata Party, (BJP). The fall of BJP in its bastions of power is an indication that people are returning to anti-communal stand all over the country. The marginal gain of the BJP in some parts of the country is due to the infightings among the so called secular parties.

A Press release issued by O M A Salam, Secretary Popular Front of India, from Calicut said the Left parties that are often and again vocal against imperialism and capitalism are in fact serving the interests of global capitalist forces. They also try to prevent the empowerment of minority communities. It is the response of the marginalized and exploited minorities, especially Muslims, which is responsible for the debacle of CPM in its traditional strong holds like Kerala and West Bengal.

The parties like Bahujan Samaj Party, (BSP), Samajwadi Party, (SP), and Rashtriya Janata Dal, (RJD), which were formed in the interests of Dalits, Backwards and Minorities, have not attended to the developmental needs of these exploited classes. Instead, they served the personal interests of a few leaders elites. Muslims and other backward classes have taught a lesson to the treacherous power games being played by these parties, the release said.

The election verdict conveys the message that an alternative which is capable of ensuring empowerment and development of exploited classes, castes and communities must emerge at the national level. A positive change to the current political scenario is possible only by building a new national political movement which is determined to fight imperialism and capitalism and to establish equal representation and justice to all citizens and classes without discriminating among them, the release pointed out.

Abdul Rahiman also pointed out that Popular Front has already sown the seeds of such positive political movement, the release added. (pervezbari@eth.net))