Kolkata, Sept 16 (ANI): Leaders of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) have charged "imperialist forces" of masterminding the elimination of their party cadres and also dividing the poor people.

This was voiced at a mass rally of the Students Federation of India (SFI) and the Democratic Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), the two youth wings of the CPI-M, here on Tuesday.

Addressing the rally, senior leader Biman Bose who is the Secretary of the CPI-M's West Bengal state unit and also the Chairman of the ruling Left Front accused the imperialist forces were behind these killings.

"318 people have been killed after the assembly polls in West Bengal. May be it was planned to kill 100 cadres of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) after the general polls and if these people were killed than new allotment will be given. More money will be given," said Bose.

He also said that the imperialist forces have joined hands with the reactionary forces to kill the CPI-M cadres in an attempt create a psyche of fear and divide the masses.

After a faction of Maoists laid siege at Lalgarh in the tribal belt of west Medinipur district in West Bengal,scores of CPI-M activists and supporters were reportedly killed by the ultras and other opponents. (ANI)