CPM launches campaign on ‘lack of statesmanship’

The state body of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPM] has announced a coordinated movement aimed at spreading awareness about the alleged collapse of governance due to a lack of statesmanship and commitment to transforming the dreams of martyrs into reality.

The party plans to take organised steps to expose what they call the sinister designs of the politicians in power at both the centre and state levels, accusing them of benefiting their favourites at the expense of common people, small farmers, employees, labourers and small traders.

A comprehensive programme has been drafted to engage office bearers and activists of like-minded organisations, with the goal of educating the public about the negative effects of a lack of statesmanship in politics, particularly among those entering governance through popularity rather than merit. CPM also aims to highlight the issue of fake promises made by politicians in power at the national, state and local levels.

Accusing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab of creating an atmosphere of anarchy, insecurity and lawlessness, CPM Secretary Sukhwinder Singh Sekhon said, “We had warned the people of Punjab before the assembly elections three years ago that AAP leaders, including Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and party chief Arvind Kejriwal, would not be able to fulfill even a single dream of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, whose names they exploited to grab power in the border state, expecting a foundation for ruling the nation.”Sekhon went on to accuse top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and AAP of colluding in their lust for power at any cost, leading to unrest and lawlessness in the state.

“Even a layman can understand that it was not possible for the Punjab Government to adopt unethical and arbitrary coercive measures to handle issues related to drug abuse, farmer agitation and law and order, which have led to routine encounters,” Sekhon said. He argued that the Union Government should have taken serious note of the highhandedness displayed by Punjab’s cops and bureaucrats.

Sekhon expressed hope that the dreams of martyrs would only come true when statesmanship is valued as a fundamental trait in the election of legislators.