Kolkata: The Left Front on Tuesday forbade its leaders from making statements that “encroach” on decisions made by the coalition government in West Bengal.
"It has been noticed that some leaders are making statements publicly which encroach on the policy decisions of the Left Front. It has been decided that they will not make such public comments," said front chairperson Biman Bose. The gag order comes after two Left Front government ministers demanded early elections in the state.
West Bengal Socialist Party leader and Fisheries Minister Kiranmoy Nanda had on November 12 demanded that the 2011 assembly elections be advanced.
A day later, RSP leader and PWD Minister Kshiti Goswami said that the people had rejected the Front by giving its mandate against it in the November seven by-elections to 10 assembly seats. The CPI-M did not win a single seat.
On CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan saying that the CPI-M being the largest partner had the biggest responsibility and should correct whatever mistakes committed, Bose replied, "every constituent has to share responsibility. CPI-M being the largest constituent has to share larger responsibility."
He, however, said that constituents were free to express opinions and take decisions on various issues at their own party meetings.
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