Bose said that "national and international reactionary forces" had infiltrated in the polls this time around and black money was accumulating in the coffers of "a political party."
Senior CPI(M) leader Biman Bose today alleged that the alliance between Congress and Trinamool for the West Bengal assembly elections was formed "under pressure" from the US.
"It has been revealed that under US pressure the Congress accepted the alliance with Trinamool Congress on the latter's terms for the assembly election in West Bengal and agreed to contest in 65 out of a total 294 seats," CPI(M) state secretary Biman Bose told reporters here.
"Recently, WikiLeaks said that the alliance was formed due to the pressure from the Americans," Bose told a 'Meet-the-Press' programme at the Kolkata Press Club.
Claiming that "foreign pressure" was working in the election, he said, "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had taken a leading part. Under his pressure the Congress leadership had to bow their heads to the Trinamool Congress."
He said that "national and international reactionary forces" had infiltrated in the polls this time around and black money was accumulating in the coffers of "a political party."
"And, with the help of this black money, campaigning is being carried out in a helicopter," Bose said in an apparent reference to Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee who has been using choppers during campaigns.
Banerjee had said that the helicopter was provided by the Congress.
Bose said that "foreign forces, particularly US imperialists" did not like the Leftists.
"They did not like the Left MPs protesting in Parliament against the pro-US policies including the nuclear deal."
He said the "animus against the Left-led government has international dimensions. None other than former US ambassador to India, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, revealed in his memoirs that US twice funded efforts against the Communists during elections."
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