Karat has Left the Building

The Left has decided to withdraw support to the UPA government and the Samajvadi patry duo have become patriotic. While we hope that the Indian voter will confine the Communists to history’s dustbin, Rohit applauds Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

While Prime Minister Manmohan Singh deserves praise for finally standing up to Left’s bullying, the government has the unique opportunity of wiping out Left’s pernicious influence on the policy making process. In the last four years, liberalization have suffered as the Left has forced the government to shelve almost all second generation reforms: From pension bill to PSU divestment. The government can utilize its remaining months in power to push the reform agenda forward. The high inflation and the subsequent economic downturn offers the government a ready made cover.