Why doesn’t this man speak??

The Bengal government has messed up the Nandigram issue. It is just an indication of much deeper malaise. It has more to do with the arrogance of the ruling elite. They have lost touch with reality, and the problems of common people. Three decades of power has given rise to a breed of self serving politicians who gestate out of stagnant society that lacks any form of social mobility. Every social indicator is skewed favoring the elite, below the national average meaning common people particularly the marginalized live in abject conditions. In the meantime the ministers were busy discussing cricket and subtleties of English poetry!!. Comrades brown sahibs have since learned lesson, arrogant CM doesn’t open his loud mouth much these days. How is Left holding to power in this State for last few decades need to be studied, also the polling process needs closer scrutiny. Left ideologues seem to have entrenched into State machinery and that’s detrimental to democratic functioning, it is a fact noted around the world that Left finds it difficult to relinquish power and soon it is controlled by a coterie.

Further Left is also known to have no qualms in using goons to serve their purpose after all Marx never ruled out violence to capture power, it could even be ‘bloody’. The dedicated cadre is always ready to follow. The Red brigade is responsible for carnage in Nandigram is no secret.

This blogger is not entirely against Left I have met some admirable and committed people (among elder genration) but CPI(M) surely has started to loose it. Like what is happening in Bengal in Kerala too they have lost credibility among the civil society. There are some committed people in the Left and they are definitely not in CPI(M), atleast at the top level they are just power brokers with intellectual mask. For every Achuthanandan there are ten scoundrels like Pinrayi Vijayan. They have recently isolated mostly peaceful Christian community by their arrogant utterings, again they are very much responsible for communalizing the society. Bravo to that. Christians particularly in the coastal region have traditionally associated to Left, the scoundrels have fractured that too. I welcome the move by Christian 'sabha' to isolate Left. The power hungry leaders in CPI(M) should learn from the older generations and past leaders. I recall when i was a kid it was election time in kerala, and Baby John was hugely admired figure. He rarely lost elections, his party was RSP (Revolutionary Socialist Party), was quite popular. We used to run after the vehicles that threw pamphlets and join the shout “Baby john Zindabad”. He was a respected leader. RSP later split to RSP(Bolshevik)-geez are we Soviet!!. Incidentally the recent bad mouthing of Lenin by Bush was foolish, he needs to acquaint history better. Lenin remains one of the significant and admirable leader (same of course cannot be said about Stalin).

The Left at national level and Bengal (and recently in Kerala) represented by CPI(M) is elitist. Not only that they also are known to bully the smaller factions like CPI, RSP, Forward Block and so on. With little power they are making their intentions clear just imagine what happens if they get more power and influence. The smaller parties need take stand against this big brother functioning of CPI(M) coterie and put them in their place, the realities of the power base they represent. It is not surprising that Maoists and Naxals are getting credibility and acceptance among the most marginalized. CPI(M) surely is becoming a liability for the Left front.

There is one man who till recently was a spokesperson for Bengal government, part of ‘incredible Bengal’ campaign!!. Amartya Sen babu is known to perform bit of gymnastics when it comes to Left in Bengal. A Nobel Prize winner is seen with lots of respect by people all around the world, and views taken seriously. They are like elders with sane and sobering advice, and are expected to stand for what is true. But Amartya Sen is one of those typical armchair types who wouldn’t mind taking the bite out of falling crumbs and keep the Masters in good humour (comrades in CPI(M) do prefer tail wagging- it is the ‘adda affect’. I do like his writing though, his books are interesting read). So when Bengal is in serious trouble with Nandigram burning and people coming out in streets to protest our man refuse to open his mouth. That is much better than intellectual pimping I guess. Right comrade?!

Post script: It is the same arrogance that prevents Budhadeb Bhattacharjee from resigning despite months of simmering discontent.His incompetence is proved beyond doubt. His allies have accused him, the Court today has expressed the same, Governor has come out and pointed the wrong-unprecedented in recent times, the opposition has called his bluff, civil society have dissociated from him, finally the people of Nandigram as well as in Bengal and around the country are showing horror and disgust as details of carnage unfolds. If he has any shame, decency, or respect for people of Bengal, he should quit immediately. His strategy of offensive is misplaced and foolhardy, shows only how out of touch with reality he really is. If he is accusing Maoists then that is also his responsibility he is CM. Excuses won’t work. Budhadeb Bhattacharjee’s days are over he should resign gracefully. Otherwise it’s leading to President’s rule in State, that is not bad at all.