text: AGARTALA, Dec 31 - The country doesn�t need a leader, what is required is to have a policy for the welfare of common people, said CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury.
  Launching CPI(M)-led Left Front�s campaign for the 2018 Assembly elections at a rally at Vivekananda Ground here on Sunday, he said those who are chanting slogans from Ramayana might have not finished reading the epic properly. �In Ramayana, the chariot of Lord Ram was stopped by Luv and Kush��. They must read the epic very carefully�.. The man who is dreaming to capture the whole country may be stopped by Luv and Kush-like forces�, he said, in an apparent attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  In the Modi regime, the country has two faces � one shining India and another gloomy India. �Only one per cent people own 60 per cent of the nation�s wealth while the rest 99 per cent share only 40 per cent�, he said.
  Asserting that the country need a pro-poor policy instead of one-man show, Yechury said the country is passing through a crisis with unemployed youths running from pillar to post for jobs.
  �The much-hyped Gujarat model has failed in the country as Start up and Made in India could not yield any result�, he said, adding that BJP and RSS have been trying to indulge in a new formula to form govt.
  He said BJP although �failed� in Auranachal Pradesh and Manipur, has been able to form government there. �These are all Modi-Shah magic! There is no harm if the party fails but the party wants to form government at any cost�, he observed.
  Yechury alleged that there was no probe when allegation of corruption surfaced against sons of BJP national president Amit Shah and National Security Advisor.
  In his speech, the Marxist leader sounded optimistic about forming a Left Front Government in Tripura despite all conspiracies. �The huge turnout conveys the will of people of Tripura to have another Left Front Government after 2018 Assembly elections. And, it will be a message to the Modi-led Government�, he added.
  Chief Minister Manik Sarkar in his hour-long speech alleged that the BJP-led government has declared an economic war against the Marxist-ruled State.
  Coming down heavily on BJP and RSS, the Chief Minister said there was a ploy to dislodge the Left Front Government in Tripura. �IPFT leaders had a meeting with MoS, Prime Minister�s Office (PMO) thrice to consult on the strategy. Nobody will believe that the Prime Minister was not aware about the development�, he alleged.
  He called upon the people to leave no stone unturned to form a Left Front Government by defeating all conspiracies. �BJP leaders are trying to woo the voters by offering money, mobile phones, scooty and other things. You should remain vigilant on such attempts�, he added. CPI general secretary D Raja, CPI(M) State secretary Bijan Dhar also addressed the rally.