The United States has begun forcing India to change its economic policies to suit its interests, which is fallout of the two agreements the UPA Government had entered into with the Bush administration, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat has said.
He addressed a public meeting at the jam-packed Sri Venkateswara Vignana Mandiram open-air auditorium after reaching in an impressive rally from Bapatla to Guntur on Thursday night. Thousands of people greeted him all along the rally route at Ponnur, Chebrolu and was brought in an open-top jeep from the National Highway No.5 to the venue of Public Meeting. Guntur streets were painted red with CPI and CPI(M) activists and sympathizers making a beeline to the meeting venue. People greeted Mr. Karat with red flags and flowers.