Why Left wasn’t seen at swearing-in

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Posted: Monday, May 25, 2009 at 1228 hrs IST
Updated: Monday, May 25, 2009 at 1228 hrs IST

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New Delhi: Left leaders — highly visible during the elections and before May 16 — were conspicuous by their absence at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s swearing-in on Friday. Here’s why.

The CPI and RSP chose not to go. The Forward Bloc was not invited. From the CPM, Sitaram Yechury was the sole representative.

CPI general secretary A B Bardhan told The Indian Express that “there was absolutely no reason to go”. 2009, Bardhan said, was different from 2004 — when he attended Manmohan Singh’s first swearing-in. “That time it was our ministry. We were supporting it from outside.”

Bardhan said nothing political should be read into his absence at the swearing-in this time. He however, added that he had seen Mulayam Singh and Amar Singh coming out of the function early. “I heard they didn’t even get proper seats,” Bardhan said.

CPI national secretary D Raja said he couldn’t make it because of personal reasons. His party colleague Atul Kumar Anjaan said the government hadn’t seemed sufficiently keen to have the CPI.

“It was not a conscious absence, but there was no consistent desire on the part of the government to ensure that everybody attends the ceremony,” Anjaan said.

The RSP’s Abani Roy said he stays away from such functions. “The only time I attended a swearing-in was in 1996 when H D Deve Gowda became Prime Minister,” Roy said.

Forward Bloc national secretary G Devarajan said neither he nor general secretary Debabrata Biswas was invited. “Only our MPs got the invite and they all are in their respective states,” he said. Devarajan said he would have attended the ceremony had he got an invite.

Apart from Yechury, no other CPM leader attended. In 2004, the party was represented by then general secretary Harkishan Singh Surjeet.

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» Swearing

Posted by Hero Vaz on 2009-05-26 20:35:12.395803+05:30
The Left did not attend the swearing-in because they were too busy swearing at each other!

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» mr manmohan singh

Posted by hiralal l lohan on 2009-05-26 02:43:53.556957+05:30
mr prime minister the whole world congratulate you for the orderly election in one of the biggest democracy in the world once more india has proved that she was great yesteraday she is great today and she will be great tomorrow. i now want your administration to work for the good of the people because a common sense should every body have is how much you can eat and how long a person will live without caneso all the minister should destroy the greed and work for the people and make india like golden countr thanks

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» Why Left wasn’t seen at swearing-in

Posted by Laxminarayana Paladi on 2009-05-25 19:04:56.152876+05:30
There are no communists in India otherthan the congress communists. The so called communist parties of India are Arrogant Party of India (API). No one in them are interested in neither the development nor the socialism in the country. So called communists in India are, in reality, pure capitalists, without any programme of work other than self development. They hate the progress of the country. That is why they were abscent.

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» LEFTISTS

Posted by Niranjan on 2009-05-25 17:24:24.753527+05:30
I WISH THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO BE ABSENT FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES AND NO ONE WOULD MISS THEM.

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» Why Left wasn’t seen at swearing-in

Posted by Harry on 2009-05-26 04:06:12.741414+05:30
Left finally realized how stupid they were in their total war against BJP. It only helped Congress, with Muslims going over to Congress due to their exaggerating threat posed by communalists. They do not seem have read or understood history, unlike their counterparts in other countries. Left has future only when country is polarized between right and left and center is disappearing. Their right stretegy should have been to attack Congress and minimize BJP and communalism threat.

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» cripple soldiers !!

Posted by amit on 2009-05-25 15:22:16.698048+05:30
godmother latino women Sonia has taken in cripple fellows in her noKaruna cabinet. What reflexes and diplomacy can we expect from a cripple man and miss Banerjee who uses kidding phrases for campaign. Its been years since somebody has heard something justified from the power greedy woman ! So I think it is better to bunk these non-profitable functions and go for a walk with the family.Think the real hindustani leader Mr Advani should have followed the left and let godmother along with her followers enjoy the dinner cooked by themselves!!

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» Why Left wasn’t seen at swearing-in

Posted by karpakarajan v chettiar on 2009-05-25 13:52:16.386777+05:30
On telling that Mr. Baradhan saw the samajwadi party leaders coming out of the swearing in ceremony venue, early; does Mr. Baradhan admit that he was hanging outside the venue?

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» Mr

Posted by Joseph George on 2009-05-25 13:31:57.291476+05:30
I pity the Left which is harping onto hooligans like Pinarayi Vijayan the party's Gen Sec in Kerala. People have clearly expressed their feeling and instead of being shunted out the party is trying to put the blame on the state CM for taking a stand against Vijayan read "party". The jokers will never learn

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» WAIT FOR NEXT FIVE YEARS AND SEE HOW NATIONAL ASSESTS IS LOOTED

Posted by Kav on 2009-05-25 13:31:27.617321+05:30
THE COMMIS. LEADERS MUST HAVE GONE TO CHINA TO SEEK ADVICE HOW BEST TO PROMOTE THIS SECULAR GOVERMENT IN CENTRE AND RECEIVE PIECE OF PIE. NOW TAMIL NADU PEOPLE HAVE JOINED THE GOVERMENT, IT WILL START LOOTOING THE COFFERS OF THE GOVERMENT AND SHARE EQUALLY AND SEND IT OFF TO SWISS OR GERMAN BANK ACCOUNTS WHICH WILL BE PROTECTED UNDER THIS PATHETIC GOVERMENT.THATS WHAT EDUCATED PEOPLE OF INDIA WANTS.THEY ( EDUCATED FOOLS )SEE WHITE QUEEN AND HER TWO ANGLO INDIAN SIBLINGS AS GOD SENT MESSIAH.WE INDIANS LIVING OVERSEAS SEES SHREE MANMOHAN SINGH TREATED LIKE PET DOG GUIDED BY THESE ITALIN MAID.SHE IS ALWAYS SITTING NEXT TO HIM GUIDING WHAT TO DO.CONGRESSS AND COMMIES. ARE TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN.THE LOOTERS. FROM BRITON

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» Left on their way out

Posted by Anand on 2009-05-25 13:09:05.750254+05:30
It is not at all surprising to see these oppertunists like Karat,bardhan or other paper tigers from leftist outfits not being seen for the swearing ceremony of Manmohan Singh.They have become a non entity in Indian politics and it is a only a matter of time they would become specimen for future generation as they are fast becoming extinct from Indian political scene.people have seen thru their game of manipulative politics and destructive mentality and I do not expect them to last for next election.

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» Communist debacle

Posted by mohan on 2009-05-25 12:29:27.867701+05:30
One thing I would like to appreciate and certify that, Mr.Pranad Mukherji is absolutely right while he was expresssing his view, these communist will take 250 years to form the Govt. at Centre. Now I think it will take atleast 500 years. Though I am a rightwing person since my childhool. I am die heart follwers of Swamiji, Guruji and Srillaw. Time will come these so called communist vulture will wipe out from this uiverse. There ideology is one of the most out dated. The present era it has no impotance.Bande Mataram

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