Loser Left's rally slammed

Statesman News Service

MALDA, May 16: Supporters of the Left Front criticised a rally organised by local CPI-M leaders in English Bazaar town yesterday.They said there was no difference in the manner in which the CPI-M, the Congress and the Trinamul Congress organised their victory rally. A group of senior CPI-M workers, who were present at the rally despite the defeat of the CPI-M MLA, Mr Samar Roy, were upset with the rally organised by their party. The group, reportedly left the rally midway when they witnessed hundreds of youths in the rally dancing to the tune of some Hindi film songs.CPI-M local leaders showcased the photograph of the late Anil Biswas, former state secretary of the CPI-M, at the rally. Some leaders even said the CPI-M rally was organised with an intention to compete with the rally organised by the winning Congress candidate, Mr Krishnendu Choudhury.The followers of Mr Roy participated in the rally but that, too, against the their will. The rally was organised in the absence of the CPI-M district secretary, Mr Jiban Moitra, and the seven winning candidates. Some CPI-M party workers wanted to know who decided to organise a rally without a valid programme.