CAMPAIGN AGAINST CORRUPTION

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) met in New Delhi from November 19-21, 2010. It has issued the following statement:

There is an intertwining of the interests of big corporates and contractors, on the one side, and the ruling politicians and bureaucrats, on the other, which are engaged in promoting crony capitalism, siphoning off of public funds and dispensing favours. This is the new liberalized regime ushered in which is now polluting and corrupting every sphere of public life.

Such massive corruption, defrauding of the exchequer and siphoning off of public funds is an assault on the people and the poor. The Rs. 1.76 lakh crore loss of revenue in the 2G and other similar scams could have financed a universal Public Distribution System, expanded the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and enabled a big expansion of public health and education systems. The people have to be mobilized for a war on corruption.

The Central Committee of the CPI(M) decided to conduct a campaign against corruption and the big business-politician-bureaucrat nexus. The week-long campaign will be held from December 5-11, 2010 during which all Party units will hold meetings, dharnas and rallies to focus on the issue of corruption in high places and the need to bring the guilty to book.

Source: www.cpim.org