CPI(M) not to go against farmer's interest: Karat

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 8 (UNI) Stressing that his party was not against the farmers, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat said here today that the party would not take any stand that went against the farmers' interests either in West Bengal or in any part of the country.

He was responding to questions by mediapersons at the airport on the ongoing farmers' agitation in Singur, West Bengal, against acquisition of farmland for industrial projects.

It was the CPI(M) governments, which had brought in land reforms and as such the party would not stand against the interests of the farmers.

Regarding the issues in the state unit of the CPI(M), he did not comment.

Mr Karat is here to attend the CPI(M) state secretariat meeting which began today.

UNI