Amartya Sen's advice to the Left Front

February 04, 2013 08:46

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen today urged the Left parties to raise the issue of sanitation and other basic needs of the poorest of the poor, apart from the issues of food security and LPG price hike.

"I am sometimes accused of being critical of the Left parties. I am particularly upset when they go after the issues of cooking gas (price hike) and other issues. These are the issues of the middle class. But what about the issues of the poorest of the poor." Sen asked while addressing a session at the Kolkata Literary Meet.

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