LK Advani on Wednesday called for invoking Article 355 of the constitution in West Bengal

Describing violence in Nandigram as a ''turning point'' in the history of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Leader of Opposition LK Advani on Wednesday called for invoking Article 355 of the constitution in West Bengal.

Participating in a discussion in the Lok Sabha on Nandigram after a two-day standoff that led to the paralysis of both houses of parliament, Advani called for even dismissal of the state government if it failed to act on the central government's warnings.

He demanded a full report on the situation in Nandigram and called on the central government to send an all-party delegation to the area that has been repeatedly rocked by violence this year.

''Just as Nikita Khrushchev was the turning point in Russian communism and Czech communist party head Alexander Dubchek was the turning point when Russian troops occupied Czechoslovakia, Nandigram is going to be a turning point in the history of the CPI-M,'' declared the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader.

The winter session of parliament finally got underway after two days of bitter acrimony with a determined opposition disrupting the proceedings in both houses, demanding the suspension of all other business for a debate on the arson and killings in the troubled region of CPI-M-ruled West Bengal.

Kicking off the discussion under Rule 193, which does not involve voting, Advani asked the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to warn the state government under Article 355 and to invoke Article 356 and dismiss the Left Front government if it still failed to heed to its warnings.

Courtesy:ndtv.com
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