New Delhi: Six Left parties would organise demonstrations across the country on January 24, ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit here, to protest US “interference” in India’s internal affairs and the BJP-led government’s “pro-US” policies.
The parties, which met here Friday, decided to hold the protests on three primary slogans – ‘halt US aggression’ in West Asia and other parts, ‘stop interference in India’s domestic matters’ and ‘stop US-India strategic collaboration’.
In a joint statement, CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML)-Liberation, AIFB, SUCI(C) and RSP accused the Narendra Modi government of “pursuing a pro-US foreign policy which is contrary to an independent non-aligned foreign policy. This is being done in the interests of Indian and foreign monopoly capital.”
Noting that Obama has been invited to attend the Republic Day celebrations, they said “it is a supreme irony that the day which symbolises India’s independence and sovereignty is being graced by the head of a country which has done the most to assault and destroy the sovereignty of many countries around the world. “President Obama himself is responsible for the aggression in Libya and for the rerun of bombing and sending troops back to Iraq. The US is doing everything to destroy Syria as a national entity.”
The statement, signed by the top leaders of the parties, said they were protesting the decision to renew the India-US Defence Framework Agreement for another ten years which would “yoke India to American military strategy in Asia.” (PTI)