[Marxistindia] On Ominous Developments in West Bengal

[news from the cpi(m)]

February 4, 2019
 
Press Statement
 
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:
 
On Ominous Developments In West Bengal
 
It was way back in 2014 that the Supreme Court had asked the CBI to
investigate on the larger conspiracy involved in the loot of crores of
rupees of people's savings by chit fund companies like Saradha, Rose Valley
etc. For full five years, contrary to its loud promises, the Modi government
did not move seriously on this matter. During this period, many of the
Trinamool Congress leaders who were prime accused in these scams like MPs
Mukul Roy and Hemanta Sharma, moved over to the BJP. Clearly, both the BJP
and the TMC were sharing the spoils of such a loot, slowing down the
investigation as ordered by the Supreme Court. 
 
In this background, the manner in which the Modi government has now moved,
given its record of authoritarian assaults against non-BJP state governments
and constitutional authorities, including CBI, smacks of political
motivation.  The response of the TMC government and the Chief Minister,
given their record of murder of democracy in Bengal, is also politically
motivated.  
 
The CPI(M) has consistently demanded that the culprits of this gigantic scam
must be booked and punished, their properties confiscated and this must be
used to return the money looted from the people. This was sabotaged by both
the BJP and the TMC. 
 
These developments coming within hours after the historic and unprecedently
massive rally at Brigade Parade Grounds by the Left Front is also aimed to
divert public attention from the rising protests by the people of West
Bengal against both the BJP and the TMC.
 
The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) reiterates that all those guilty of this
public loot, whether they are now with the BJP or the TMC must be brought to
book, their properties confiscated and monies looted from the people be
returned to them, with interest.
 
 
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