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Somnath Chatterjee threatens to quit both as Speaker and MP
R.M.Paulraj , Bangalore: Jul 15 2008
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Somnath Chatterjee threatens to quit both as Speaker and MP

Piqued by the CPM’s intention to get him resign the post of Speaker in order that the party will have one more MP’s vote on its side in the parliament during the trust vote, Somnath Chatterjee has threatened to quit both as Speaker of the Lok Sabha and MP.

With Chatterjee refusing to step down as Speaker, the Left parties later decided to avoid a split in the Left votes in the parliament and have now chosen to leave it to him to decide.

The Commuinist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) has now softened its stand and the party General Secretary Prakash Karat has said, “We do not want the office of the Speaker dragged into any unnecessary controversy.” Karat further clarified that he had already stated, “Any decision will be taken by the Speaker himself.”

Chatterjee was elected to the office of the Speaker not as a candidate of any one party but on a unanimous note by the Lok Sabha MPs.

Somnath Chatterjee is expected to play a pivotal role during the debate on the Indo-US Nuclear Deal and the subsequent trust vote in the Lok Sabha on July 22, 2008.

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Madhuri Katti
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Madhuri Katti parentingcanbefun-mk.. Jul 16 2008
Kolkata, India
There are differences within Left and now the dark secrets are tumblings out.
Left may be on the verge of splitting but more they avoid it, the better.
Splitting of Left will threaten their own existence in state and national politics.
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R.M.Paulraj
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R.M.Paulraj Jul 16 2008
Bangalore, India
The Left in India saw a major vertical split following the 1962 China war. Differences over supporting China on ideological grounds caused the split. The Communists staged pro-China demonstrations during the war.
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Vincent Van Ross
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Vincent Van Ross Jul 16 2008
New Delhi, India
Is he the face of conscience vote this time? Just imagine what this could mean if there is a tie during the trust vote!
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R.M.Paulraj
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R.M.Paulraj Jul 16 2008
Bangalore, India
Possibly, his stand may deflect a few Left votes in the parliament in favor of the government.

But conscience is a rare commodity among our politicians.

:)
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Ravinder Makhaik
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Ravinder Makhaik Jul 16 2008
Shimla, India
The Left have hit China Wall again.

For them the choice is a strategic alliance with China and definitely not with US.

A nuke deal or any other deal with US is sacrilege.

Its is to Manmohan Singh’s credit, despite soft peddling by Sonia Gandhi that he has put the choice for the Indian Parliament to make.

And the choice is:-

To play second fiddle to China or rise up and be a equal and face it.
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R.M.Paulraj
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R.M.Paulraj Jul 16 2008
Bangalore, India
Chatterjee has told his friends that after the trust vote he will resign from the basic membership of his party (the CPM), the post of the Speaker, and also as MP.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/somnath-may-quit-cpm-after-trust-vote-on-july-22/68953-3.html
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