Prakash Karat Quotes (21 Quotes)

We had electoral alliances with his party in the local bodies poll, but now we are fighting an important assembly election. This decision was taken after discussions at all levels of the party, including the politburo. Reports of differences between CPI-M leaders on this are just media reports.

The government will be put in the dock in Parliament if it insists on voting for a referral to the Security Council. Left parties have formulated some opinion on this. We will convey it to the government. If government still goes ahead with it, we are free to take steps to bring the government to its knees.

If you take a hard look, a similar situation prevails in India right now. And there is merit in retaining the existing restrictions when all economic indicators are positive.

The steps taken by the EC are not conducive to cheap modes of campaigning. We consider this contrary to the aim of widening democratic participation.

The stand India has taken according to us is not in conformity with the pursuit of an independent foreign policy. It is in our national interest to maintain good relations with Iran.

The Prime Minister has got the Chief Minister's letter by now. We expect a response from him.

Congress and other secular parties should be concerned about these developments.

Our protest is not only against Bush's visit to India but also against the American policies in the world.

Victory in these states will hopefully strengthen our intervention at the national level.

We have asked the Commission to ensure specific guidelines where the state administration can play a coordinating role.

Deployment of personnel from outside the state, who are not familiar with the local language, can create problems and lead to lack of coordination.

We have decided to call for a debate in Parliament.

The government preferred to hold discussions only on those issues where it wanted the Left's support in parliament in terms of numbers.

The US Ambassador does not seem to understand how to behave as an ambassador in this country. An ambassador has to behave according to certain norms.

It means that Americans expect you to have a quid pro quo on other issues, not just nuclear power.

The situation has changed. We just want the government to take a decision in national interest.

At that point of time that was the situation, and today there is no point in talking of what happened. Nothing is static and there is no ditching also.

We regret that the Congress party has come forward to make friendship with America.

In the last 20 months, the Left has raised many issues and we have given at least 19 written notes to the coordination committee on different issues. We feel it has not been productive in the way it should have been.

Ambassador Mulford has no business to behave not like an Ambassador. An Ambassador has to behave under certain norms.

After what he has said about the Left parties he should be recalled. We expect a response from the government.