The Communist Party of India (CPI) on April 6 released its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, calling for a change of government at the Centre. “Unemployment and price rise have become the biggest woes for the people. BJP’s rule has resulted in unprecedented concentration of wealth at the top while the poor are pushed to destitution,” said party general secretary D. Raja.
The party said that it would seek increased funding to create a health and education infrastructure which is accessible to all; and expand the country’s resource base with taxation measures such as a “Wealth Tax, Inheritance Tax, and increased Corporate Tax to keep the nature of the economy more equal, just, and egalitarian”.
