Rahul's balloon will burst too, says CPI's D Raja

Asserting that the country was facing an economic crisis, Raja said there was a dire need to reverse the “neo liberal and anti-people” economic policies. “People should vote for the Left parties to save India and to ensure the welfare of the common man.”

On an alternative front, he said such a formation was not available “readymade,” and “it has to be built...it is an effort and process which will continue.”

On IAF's Hercules aircraft crash, Raja said India should be self-reliant in the defence sector.
Earlier, the CPI's election manifesto was released which outlined alternative socio-economic policies including State ownership of all natural resources like minerals, oil and gas.

A firm no to FDI in retail trade, ending public-private partnership as it legalised private appropriation, law for auditing big companies, making CAG a constitutional authority, unemployment allowance to all unemployed were among the features detailed in the manifesto.