Left pulled out as PM broke all precedents: Brinda

PROVING A POINT: Left has made it very clear that it will vote against the UPA Government.

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New Delhi: The Left's decision to withdraw its support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government has sent political parties into a tizzy. While some parties have announced their support to the government in case of a Vote of Confidence, others are still to make up their minds.

And in the event of a Vote of Confidence, Left has made it very clear that it will vote against the UPA Government.

Ironically Left will be on the same side as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) when that happens.

Communist Party of India-Marxist Politburo member Brinda Karat, when asked to respond to Congress Spokesperson Manish Tiwari's charge that Left's move to withdraw its support was unprecedented and unfortunate as the Prime Minister was not in the country, said, "I think it is selective reading of facts because fact of the matter is it is the Prime Minister who set a new precedent. He could have made that statement on Indian soil. He could have very well have waited till he returned. What was the hurry for the Prime Minister to break all precedents?"

Brinda Karat also responded to Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh's statement that Left should remember that communalism is a bigger enemy than imperialism.

"Well, I really don't want to exchange words with Amar Singh. But our party's understanding is that our fight against communalism is not by conjuring up an opportunistic alliance on the basis of numbers. Our fight against communalism is on the basis of alternative policies. We believe you can never fight communalism by taking a right-wing shift either in foreign policies or national economic policies which is exactly what the government is doing," Brinda replied.