I am in India only and I also have enough feelings for the POOR.Dont try to monopolise it! 30000 against 3 Million was a figure of speech. The effect of the Communist Party's actions are to protect "organised" trade unions to blackmail the Government thro' threats of Strikes and Hartals which affect the Crores of "Unorganised" Poor Indians. your own Jyoti Basu has publicly stated that "W.bengal needs Capitalism"!