Agartala: Feb 08: The Communist Party of India ( Marxist) today held a protest at Orient Chowmohani area against the Central Government on various issues including ‘economic justice’. Former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar CPIM State Secretary Jitendra Chaudhary and others were present.
Former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said “We have to come forward to strengthen our protest. We are united to protect the federal structure of India. This fight will try to balance the Centre-State relationship. February 8 will be written in red letters in Indian history.” He further said, due to the actions of the Central Government, they are not in favor of maintaining the dignity of the Constitution. Kearala Government wanted to get some help regarding the constitution, but they refused. Kerala has been advocating better fiscal federalism to ensure that state governments are provided with their rightful share of revenue. It has also approached the Supreme Court against the borrowing limit imposed by the Union government and “violation” of fiscal federalism.
Several state governments, mostly non-BJP ruled states, including Karnataka, Punjab, Tamil Nadu have expressed similar concerns over the centralization policies of the BJP-led Union government and have demanded a fair share of taxes, which is the right of all states, said Former CPI(M) chief minister.
