The CPI(M) general-secretary Sitaram Yechury told there was nothing to praise about the Moody's upgrading India's sovereign credit rating as the country 'lags' behind in all parameters of other global rules. Not this much but Sitaram also probed the Narendra Modi-led government for delaying the winter session of the parliament and assumed these were the 'signs' that it was not willing to face the House.

"The government is trying to express the gradation of India's ranking by Moody's rating agency as a sign of progress. But what is this rating all about? This rating shows us in which country the manufacturers and investors will have more profit," he declared at a party programme here.

"More profit to investors implies more oppression of working class and this cannot be a reason to celebrate. India has turned into a junior partner of US imperialism," he replied. The country, he stated, "lags" behind other nations, even Bangladesh, in various global indices of growth such as education, eradication of hunger, poverty and employment.

"The TMC is pursuing the politics of appeasement of minorities and the BJP is trying to fan majority communalism. In this way, both are helping each other to grow. "Actually, both the parties are hand in gloves with each other as their main enemy is CPI(M), who they know will never allow communal politics in the state," the Left leader replied.