Nandigram: Mamata follows Jyaoti Basu's Legacy of Violence
Nandigram: CPM's Waterloo
By MOHAN SAHAY
The Indian communists would never learn from the past. So it seems. After what happened in Nandigram, an obscure village of West Bengal is a crude instance of single track vision of the Communist Party of India - Marxists known better as CPM.
Budhadev Bhattarcharya, the chief minister of the state is a well intentioned man, but a gentleman politician that he is earns demerit for him in the present day Indian politics.
Bhattarya wanted to give impetus to the stagnating economy of the state that witnessed decades of misrule under Jyoti Basu, former chief minister and the aged leader of the CPM. The cirmson field of Nandigram carries the stamp of Basu who should be held responsible for demeaning the human dignity.
Bengal witnessed worse violence and bloodshed of innocent people during Basu’s tenure than what happened in Nangigram.
That politicians like Mamata Banerjee played with fire in Nandigram is another matter of grave concern. She is obsessed with the Communists and is ready to go to any extent to beat the ruling party in the state without caring for the consequences of her misguided fire.
What was wrong if the House of the Tatas agreed to put up a factory to manufacture small car in West Bengal where industrialists fear to tread. What was wrong in Budhadeb Bhattarcharya’s attempt to allay fears from entrepreneurs and industrialists to put money in the state so that there are more employment opportunities and generation of wealth? Nothing, I believe.
However, it was not acceptable to leaders like Mamata Banerjee who ignited the fire of protest knowing well the consequences. The sparks of protest turned into flames that burnt lives and property there.
People of Bengal like other states in the eastern part of India including Bihar, Orissa and Jharkhand need faster industrial growth.
Both Naveen Patnaik of Orissa and Nitish Kumar of Bihar who are heading the state governments in their respective states are trying their best to bring capital into their states and encourage industrialization. But story in West Bengal and the neighboring Jharkhand is different. Jharkhand is an apology of governance where Madhu Koda, the chief minister dances to the tune of the Indian Railway Minister Lalu Yadav charged with corruption cases.
ends
By MOHAN SAHAY
The Indian communists would never learn from the past. So it seems. After what happened in Nandigram, an obscure village of West Bengal is a crude instance of single track vision of the Communist Party of India - Marxists known better as CPM.
Budhadev Bhattarcharya, the chief minister of the state is a well intentioned man, but a gentleman politician that he is earns demerit for him in the present day Indian politics.
Bhattarya wanted to give impetus to the stagnating economy of the state that witnessed decades of misrule under Jyoti Basu, former chief minister and the aged leader of the CPM. The cirmson field of Nandigram carries the stamp of Basu who should be held responsible for demeaning the human dignity.
Bengal witnessed worse violence and bloodshed of innocent people during Basu’s tenure than what happened in Nangigram.
That politicians like Mamata Banerjee played with fire in Nandigram is another matter of grave concern. She is obsessed with the Communists and is ready to go to any extent to beat the ruling party in the state without caring for the consequences of her misguided fire.
What was wrong if the House of the Tatas agreed to put up a factory to manufacture small car in West Bengal where industrialists fear to tread. What was wrong in Budhadeb Bhattarcharya’s attempt to allay fears from entrepreneurs and industrialists to put money in the state so that there are more employment opportunities and generation of wealth? Nothing, I believe.
However, it was not acceptable to leaders like Mamata Banerjee who ignited the fire of protest knowing well the consequences. The sparks of protest turned into flames that burnt lives and property there.
People of Bengal like other states in the eastern part of India including Bihar, Orissa and Jharkhand need faster industrial growth.
Both Naveen Patnaik of Orissa and Nitish Kumar of Bihar who are heading the state governments in their respective states are trying their best to bring capital into their states and encourage industrialization. But story in West Bengal and the neighboring Jharkhand is different. Jharkhand is an apology of governance where Madhu Koda, the chief minister dances to the tune of the Indian Railway Minister Lalu Yadav charged with corruption cases.
ends
posted by MOHAN SAHAY at 7:23 PM
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