CHANDIGARH: The Punjab unit of the Communist Party of India has urged the State Government to release the detained kali leaders and start dialogue with them and others who advocated poll boycott to solve the Punjab problem.

Releasing the deliberations at the two-day meeting of party’s state executive which concluded here on Thursday evening, its secretary, Piara Singh Deosi said here on Friday that the meeting felt that the policy of confrontation pursued by both the Congress (and the Akalis had done great harm to Punjab and its people. Both sides should give up this attitude,

Deosi said the newly-elected government was duty-bound to do this and take all step store peace and normalcy in the state. He called upon the government to solve the Punjab problem by taking bold political invities which should included resolution of the terrorial punishment to the guilt 1984 anti-Sikh riots. In its review of elections, the executive opined that elections were held under very difficult conditions. However, the party stated that was a positive outcome that the corrupt and bureaucratic presidential rule had been replaced by an elected government. Whatever its weaknesses. At the same time, it said the outcome did not reflect the opinion of the Punjabis, and only a minority participated in the elections. The executive attributed the Congress) victory w boycott. The party said the boycott had served neither. Punjab nor democratic aspirations of the people.

Deosi said the government should not have false illusions of legislative majority and must take into confidence the ties and Punjabis at large while take initiative to solve the Punjab problem.

The executive expressed grave concern at the attacks on innocents particularly Bahujan Samaj Party activists who participated in the elections and said the government should take effective steps to stop such killings.

The executive resolved that the communist group inside the Assembly would, in cooperation with other Left and democratic parties, fight for just demands of the state.

“Through a separate resolution, the executive strongly condemned the Punjab University syndicate for what it described as misplaced anti Punjab efforts to stop the implementation of the recommendations of its academic council.

 

Article extracted from this publication >> March 13, 1992