He said he was not opposed to foreign direct investment (FDI) per se.
"But the FDI should be dictated on our (India's) terms and conditions, not their (foreigners') terms and conditions."
Sarkar was confident about the performance of the Communists in Kerala and West Bengal, where the CPI-M-led government was ousted in 2011 ending 34 years of Left rule.
"The result in both states will be very good (for the Left)."
He added that neither the Congress-led UPA nor the BJP-led NDA was sincere vis-a-vis the problems plaguing the country's northeastern region.
