PTI
Tiruchirappalli, Jul 26: Senior CPM leader Sitaram Yechury suspected that the Lok Sabha Speaker's office was allegedly indulged in transferring money for the opposition MPs, who voted in favour of the UPA government during the trust vote.
“I learn from the media and was directly informed that money was transferred to the MPs through the speaker's office,” he told media here. “The truth will come out if an enquiry is held. We want the truth to come out as early as possible,” he added.
Condemning the serial blasts, which took place in Bangalore on Friday, he said it was a foul play and people should not fall prey to the rumours at this juncture. It is the act of terrorists and anti-social elements, he claimed. The public distribution system should be strengthened and speculative trading should be stopped, he said.
Despite the loan waiver scheme of the centre, to the tune of Rs 70,000 crore, the agrarian crisis and suicides continued, he alleged. This proved that the government failed to address the grievances of farmers.
Yechury claimed that the communal forces were more active. The campaign would also provide awareness on nuclear deal and the misuse of official institutions, including CBI and income tax to threaten the opponents, he said, and added “third front will be crystallized before the next polls.”
On the Prime Minister's remarks that the left had treated him like a bonded labourer, he said the left was bonded to the implementation of common minimum programme when it supported the government.
“Apart from the money transactions, ministerial berth and amendments in the common minimum programme also played a role in the government's victory in the trust vote,” he said.