People's Democracy

(Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Vol. XXVI

No. 42

October 27,2002


Meetings In UK Mark 25 Years of

LF Govt In West Bengal

 Sunil Bhaduri

FOUR meetings were held in different parts of United Kingdom to mark the completion of 25 years of Left Front government in West Bengal. CPI(M) Polit Bureau member and chairman of the Left Front, Biman Basu, spoke in these meetings which were held in London, Leicester, Southall and Glasgow during the last week of July this year. These meetings witnessed impressive gatherings of Indians living in these places.

 

In these meetings, Biman Basu spoke about the achievements of the Left Front government in the last 25 years and answered questions from the public on various issues. The Indian Workers Association (Great Britain), London branch, organised a public meeting on July 27 in which Biman Basu was the main speaker.

 

Biman Basu also visited Canada. Though there were no formal meetings here, Basu had interactions with the Indian diaspora. He also met certain groups and institutions regarding getting investments into West Bengal.