CPI Not Anti-USA; Says Communist Leader
Patna: Oct. 4, 2007
 Communist Party of India (CPI) national general secretary A. B. Vardhan, in Patna on Thursday, said while the party did not wish a mid-term elections in the nation, it could not remain a bystander while the Central government danced to the tunes of the United States of America.
"Our fight against imperialism and fascism will continue irrespective of which party is in power at the Center," Vardhan said of the UPA government in view of the nuclear agreement with the U.S.
Accusing the Manmohan government of going against the principles of the coalition government, Vardhan said the UPA government had failed to comply with the Common Minimum Program and therefore, it should be ready to face protests from the left parties.
 "While we are certainly not anti-America, we are not used to toe the line of a foreign nation," the CPI leader said.
The function was organized to mark the 150th anniversary of the Revolt of 1857 and the centennial anniversary of the freedom fighter Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
Earlier, the party organized a 'Payam-e-Azaadi' march in which hundreds of Communist supporters marched from Gandhi Maidan to the Shaheed Smarak where they placed garlands on the statue of Bhagat Singh, Peer Ali Khan, and Veer Kunwar Singh.
The meeting was held at the S. K. Memorial Hall in Patna and noted historian R. S. Sharma, Jawaharlal Nehru University professor Chaman lal and prominent Communist leaders took part in today's function.
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