The six Members of Legislative Assembly in Bihar abstained from voting in the house on 16 March when the Confidence motion was brought by Rabri government in the Assembly. During the debate our MLAs opposed the motion and declared that they would consistently play the role of Left opposition within the Assembly. Sensing their defeat, the NDA MLAs had walked out of the House. However, 4 MLAs of CPI chose to vote against the motion that was carried by 166-4.
Party General Secretary Com. Dipankar Bhattacharya said that CPI(ML) and CPI, while opposing the RJD-Congress government in Bihar, will work for strengthening "Left Opposition". He said that from the way this government has come into existence following a compromise between RJD and Congress, one can easily discern the pressure of feudal forces as well as signals from the World Bank. He said that Laloo Yadav has erected the edifice of RJD-Congress coalition government on the corpse of social justice, only after betraying the heritage of 1974 movement.
In a press conference held earlier at the Parliamentary Office of the CPI(ML), 20 Windsor Place in New Delhi on 15 March, Comrade Dipankar Bhattacharya said, "the ongoing appeasement of Congress by RJD and nomination of notorious mafia dons like King Mahendra for Rajya Sabha mark the increasing formalisation of Laloo Prasad's heinous compromise with the forces of feudal reaction in Bihar. He said that while playing a role of consistent oppoistion within Bihar Assembly, CPI(ML) will intensify all round democratic struggles around the assertion of the poor and advancement of Bihar. He also declared that there was no CPI(ML) nominee in the ongoing Rajya Sabha election and our MLAs would not cast their vote in favour of any candidate.
He also said that following the retreat of BJP in Bihar and on the RSS issue in Gurarat, Party calls upon all the democratic forces to mount pressure on the government for rolling back budget hikes in fertilizer and PDS prices.
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