India: Corporates backing Modi's communalism for vested interest - Brinda Karat

by Arunav Sinha,TNN | Jan 19, 2014, 09.40 PM IST

LUCKNOW: Stepping up the ante on Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate, CPM politburo member Brinda Karat said that the corporate sector is trying to reap dividends from communalism, and it is the sole reason that the corporate sector is backing Narendra Modi.

Addressing a meeting held on Sunday, to put pressure on the Centre to pass the communal violence bill, Karat said, "Fighting the communal forces in the country would mean upholding the values enshrined in India's Constitution. Narendra Modi, who is BJP's prime ministerial candidate has been handpicked by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh for their vested interest."

She further added, "Even the corporate sector is trying to yield rich dividends using Modi, and they know the best option for them to remain in profit zone is to enhance the level of communalism in the country. And as far as economic policies are concerned, there is no difference between the policies of the Congress and BJP."

The meeting called on Sunday by the Communist party of India (Marxist) aimed at mounting pressure on the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance to pass the Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence (Access to Justice and Reparations) Bill, 2011 in Parliament.

Citing recent examples, Karat said, "The latest strategy adopted by the communal forces is that they are using women as shields in the garb of women's honour, which must be condemned in the harshest possible manner. And, the pity is this that all the political parties are using women as a shield to score a brownie points, while the reality is that they are least bothered about the welfare and safety of the women." She also slammed the prominent national political parties for adopting dual policy vis-a-vis the terror accused.

Continuing her onslaught against Modi, the CPM politburo member said that if Modi claims that his governance is good, then how come 2000 innocent Muslims got killed during his rule. "If Modi claims that he made a humble beginning as a tea vendor, then why is it so that the tea vendors in the state of Gujarat are robbed of space to earn their livelihood."

She also accused the Gujarat CM of colluding with industrial houses, and, added, "It is because of this Modi-corporate nexus that nearly 1 lakh acre of land belonging to tribals has been given to the corporates. The manufacturers of Nano car in Gujarat got a subsidy of almost Rs 31,000 crore, she alleged.

source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Corporates-backing-Modis-communalism-for-vested-interest-Brinda-Karat/articleshow/29068517.cms