Accusing the government for “loot” of public money through the 2G spectrum allocation and other scams, the Left parties on Wednesday attacked Dr Manmohan Singh for equating the loss with subsidising foodgrains to the poor.
“On two vital issues confronting the nation and the people, that is corruption and price rise, the Prime Minister has virtually thrown up his hand saying nothing much can be done. This is very unfortunate,” CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury said. “This is something that is completely unacceptable. Subsidising the poor is one aspect but subsidising the rich and saying that it is necessary, is just naked loot of the country,” he said.
Mr Yechury also dismissed Dr Singh’s assertion that action will be taken within 90 days against people involved in the CWG scam, saying, “We have heard these things many times before. CPI national secretary D. Raja, meanwhile, expressed surprise over the PM blaming then telecom minister A. Raja and conceding “some compromises” to run a coalition for the 2G scam when he was part of his Cabinet. He wondered how the DMK and Congress could be part of the same alliance in the TN Assembly elections. On the Opposition-UPA standoff in Parliament, he said Dr Singh blamed the Opposition for disrupting the entire Winter Session. “What was the government’s role? He says the government was making honest efforts. What has he done so far?” he said.