Ghosh takes umbrage at Basu's comment

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Kolkata, Jul 15 (UNI) Reacting strongly to CPI(M) patriarch Jyoti Basu's warning to the Left Front partners against any attempt to break away, Forward Bloc state Secretary Ashok Ghosh today said the veteran leader's remark would weaken the ruling coalition.

" I do not agree with Mr Basu. There is no such situation at present that any Front partner should think of parting way. What Mr Basu has said will weaken, and not strengthen the Front, " the veteran Forward Bloc leader told reporters.

But for Mr Basu, the octogenarian Forward Bloc leader is the lone surviving founding member of the Left Front in West Bengal.

His rebuff came a day after Mr Basu warned the partners during a civic reception accorded to him that those thinking of a break-up from the Lelft Front would be washed away.

The comment of the CPI(M) veteran in presence of Mr Ghosh came in the wake of the recent criticism of the Government's land acquisition and industrial policy by the Forward Bloc, RSP and the CPI.

Taking a serious view of the nonagenarian CPI(M) leader's dig at the partners, Mr Ghosh said, " There is no power that can wash out the Forward Bloc. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose said the party would exist as long as the it had the 'historic' relevance it was born out of. Mr Basu does not seem to be knowing it, " he said.

While Mr Basu had called for resolving differences among the constituents and strengthen the Front unity, Mr Ghosh today observed that it was also the responsibility of the CPI(M) veteran to ensure that there was no communication gap between the Government and the Left Front.

" If there are differences among the coalition partners, that is because Government decisions are not taken in consultation with the Front. I think I have the right to request Mr Basu to look into matter, " he said.

Claiming that the Forward Bloc's contribution to the Left coalition was no less than any other partner, Mr Ghosh said the party would continue to discharge its reposibility in future also.

UNI

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