He is the most undeserving candidate around. There is no reason, for him to be glorified. His tenure of 23 yrs in Bengal history should be remembered as one which pushed Bengal steadily towards backwardness. When we will die, there would be obituaries written, a huge procession will be organized in Kolkata by the cadres and he would be forgotten from next day. There is no reason, for posterity to remember him. He has only made his party stronger at the cost of the state. So 'say no' to his Bharat Ratna
RE:Being a Bengali, I oppose it
by sibby mathews on Jan 11, 2008 08:08 PM Permalink
Yet Mr. Jyoti Basu seems to be getting encomiums not only from the poor and lower middle class people of Bengal, but also from several distinguished economists for the way he lead much of Bengal out of poverty. Mr. Amartya SEn and Mr. Swaminathan Ankleswaria Aiyar are two examples.
Mr. Aiyar (a confirmed 'capitalist' if ever there was one) even anointed Mr Basu 'the poverty reduction champion of India' !!
The land reforms (to name just one of his several initiatives) carried out in Bengal during the first decade of Mr. Basu's reign have been acknowledged as a consummate success by every analyst of the Indian economy who has cared to consider it. Apart from eliminating abject poverty and human exploitation of the worst kinds, these also lead to a remarkable and steady rise in agricultural yields (primarily of rice).
To vilify Mr. Basu without knowing what one is talking about betrays only ignorance.
