It was left, who did not allow our banks to b opened for 51% ownership by foreigners, otherwise many of them would hv collapsed as in US and Europe. Left did not allow PF money to b invested in Share Market. Otherwise most of the PF money would hv gone into drain as share price index had come down from 21,000 to about 6,000 and is now hovering around 12,000. It was Left, which pressed for Rural Employment Scheme.
However they could not sell their achievements outside WB, Keral & Tripura. I don't know if they had been able to sell this in their stronghold also or not.
It must b remembered that Left MPs were not approached for selling themselves in the Trust vote, where many MPs & political Parties were ready to sell themselves for money and also sold themselves.
Re: Left was unable to sell its achievements at center
by Hamlet ThePrinceOfDenmark on May 11, 2009 03:40 PM
Yes, and also back in the 60s and 70s, Left people were the most vocal about implementation of Nehruvian (Soviet) economic model in the form of nationalization of PSU and Banks. The decline of Durgapur industrial city is the fall out of that struggle. India survived the global recession because of that decision finally taken by Mrs. Gandhi and all, but Durgapur never came around. Whole of India reaps the benefit of that struggle, while WB still suffers the injury.
Re: Left was unable to sell its achievements at center
by mailme alladin on May 11, 2009 03:43 PM
Media plays a big role in projecting a party. You need to dance on the bonnet of a car to get media attention. Shameless Bengali press is ready to project a 3rd graded leader like mamata banerjee as future of Bengal. They never highlight the good work done by the CPM. All these days, I have never seen national press writing anything on land reforms done in Bengal. They are writing it now after 20-25 years since it has been done and that too just to mention, CPM didn't do anything beyond land reform. Having said that, the future of CPM is not good in Bengal because they don't have any visionary leaders any more. Buddhadeb is good person, but he is a medicore in terms of vision. There are not enough good leaders within CPM to help him.
Re: Re: Left was unable to sell its achievements at center
by Indian on May 11, 2009 04:24 PM
Dear mailme alladin & Hamlet etc, I had rice with ghee 20 years back. Do you expect me to still able to smell the ghee in my hand today?
One land reform in 32 years doesn't justify the re-election of a party in power in a state where general political awareness and literacy is above national average. Why should we go to media to know about the bad things of CPM or TMC? We see it day in and day out. Tell me why the roads are so bad? Tell me why CPM opposed English education (and still doing so, just yesterday your higher edu. minister said so). Tell me why the Govt. hospitals are deathbeds. Tell me why the CPM cadres were present in Nandigram on 14th March 2007 with fire arms (we all saw the footage of it on TV). Tell me why the V-Cs of all universities in WB are decided in Alimuddin Street? Tell me why the so called secular Govt of WB didn't offer shelter to Taslima Nasrin? Tell me why the LF didn't condemn Pak after 26/11 & China when they objected to our PM's visit to Arunachal and declared Arunachal as part of China? Tell me why LF opposed Cong in nuke deal & tried to bring down the govt led by Cong but now saying that they are ready to join Cong in centre to form Govt (your CM said this)? There are many questions my friend and there is no answer. You may try to avoid it, divert it, point at others but the sins committed by the LF in WB will not erase so quickly. Frankly, be it Mamta or Buddha, it really doesn't matter because WB is already in shambles today and sinking
Re: Left was unable to sell its achievements at center
by shahid anwar on May 11, 2009 03:29 PM
Agree.Left gives some balancing act by not blingly follow west policies.If they change some of their policies,they are still the base party in India.Remember,they are not CORRUPT.
Re: Re: Left was unable to sell its achievements at center
by Indian on May 11, 2009 05:27 PM
Mr Shahid, they need not be corrupt because everything is for them. If they were given a mandate for only 5 years then they would've done something to gain quick benefits through corruption. When they know they are ruling WB for 60 od years, why should they bother for a quick-earn scheme. Ever wondered where all the flood relief funds go year after year and floods take place in rural areas. Why there is no drazing in hooghly river? Why there is no work done to stop land erosion by rivers padma & ganga in murshidabad & maldaha districts & by river ajay in birbhum district? Another fact is that all the leaders are from middle class background so their needs are also moderate compared to the Cong leaders of N.India & Delhi. Therefore you wouldn't see a case of corruption which is equal in magnitude to say fodder case or bofors. But corruption is there. Ever been to the villages of WB? If you did, you would've seen that the cadres & CPM supporters have flourished like anything in the last 32 years. After all they are the ones who keep LF in power year after year. Don't be hoodwinked to think that the ppl are voting for LF. Only a few die-hard supporters like you perhaps do.
Re: Re: Left was unable to sell its achievements at center
by Ram Sharma on May 11, 2009 03:35 PM
It is very dificult for Leftists to survive in this greedy world of capitalism.
Re: Re: Re: Left was unable to sell its achievements at center
by Hamlet ThePrinceOfDenmark on May 11, 2009 03:42 PM
as of now, left lacks a mature and balanced leader at the national level. that is the basic problem with them. no one could take the position of nambudiripad, HKS, or JB
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by mailme alladin on May 11, 2009 03:46 PM
Forget national level, they don't have good leaders even in West bengal. The best example is Nandigram and Singur, CPM wanted to do something really good for the state and the opposition is taking the mileage just stalling the development.
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by Hamlet ThePrinceOfDenmark on May 11, 2009 03:52 PM
true. had AB or any other person like him been around, nandigram would have never happened. but at the same time, a communist party can't really depend much on individuals and their charisma, it's a party of collective leadership. but then process of collective leadership is not functioning properly since JB's regime, the committees are filled with yes-men, and this is what we get as the aftermath.
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by Indian on May 11, 2009 05:17 PM
God. Please spare me Nambudripad, HKS or JB. They are all pro-China and traitors. They can't be leaders. They just happpened to be so becoz of their sponsor CPI(M). They all are incorrigible obnoxious creatures.
CPM says that they are the party for the poor, labour & illetrates. But they really will not because; If the poverty is removed, if illetracy is removed,& if poor labours get all the facilities they wish they will never be with the party. example USSR
The communist leaders in India knows this and they will never try to make any improvement in the above said situations.
But instead the party will make money, build T.V Channels, Ammusement parks and Hotels & the party leaders enjoy it.
This is the real picture from Kerala & West Bengal
It was interesting to read this story by your Jyoti Malhotra. This type of stories are being circulated by partisan media since 1977, when Left Front came to power in Bengal for the first time. But alas, to your dismay, the people of Bengal are repeatedly voting for the leftists, the eyesore of pro-American media. I thought that after your photographer Jay Mandal got beaten up and had his costly camera broken by Trinamul Congress hoodlums in Nandigram while covering a election meeting of BJP (that parties leaders were also beaten up), you would come to senses and report the realities of the happenings in Bengal, But still you are continuing with your avowed anti-left stand of mis-reporting and misinformation. Yes, this time the Left would get fewer seats but not because of drastic fall in support, but consolidation of opposition votes due to seat adjustment between Congress and Trinamul Congress.
Re: Rediff has forgotten that their own man Jay Mandal was beaten
by Richard Robertson on May 11, 2009 03:29 PM
Very Well said Mr. Sen. Much appreciated. Keeping it going. At least in bengal we know that under the rule of the left there is no castism and all are treated as equals.
Re: Rediff has forgotten that their own man Jay Mandal was beaten
by mailme alladin on May 11, 2009 03:57 PM
Well said Ajoy. Media is ignoring the fact the forces applied by TC/Congress in west bengal electino even with their limited presence. There is no coverage of hundreds of CPM supporters died in west bengal in the recencet months. If one opposition suppoert dies, all the national media will publish it as a big news. Nadigram has been projected as a carnage by CPM, but the fact is more CPM suppoters died there than opposition.
Re: Re: Rediff has forgotten that their own man Jay Mandal was be
by Ajoy Sen on May 11, 2009 04:15 PM
It is very unfortunate reality, Mr. Mailme Alladin. Every day, CPM men are being killed in Bengal and nothing is being reported in the national media. They (the slain CPM men)may be supporters of a political faith which is not liked by many, but they are human beings first. The funniest role is being played by the Human Rights Organisation of Bengal and their leader Mr. Sujaat Bhadra. He is not at all bothered about the numerous killings of CPM supporters, he is bothered about the Maoists and their public face Chhatradhar Mahato. Even the local media and newspapers who are openly opposed to the ruling party, are suppressing the news of Trinamul cruelties.
Re: hmmm
by somnath bhowmick on May 11, 2009 03:28 PM
venkatesh murthy, It's evident from your comment that you somehow wanted to post something ugly about West Bengal, because the whole of the article is about something else and you ended up with such a silly conclusion...Shame on you!
No doubt,Mamta is the only person who can give sleepless nights to the CPM.But some of her foolish moves helped the CPM to retain ground.When she was with NDA,during the assembly elections its was predicted that she will sweep the elections but in the 11th hour she quitted NDA.Later in Singur,she dragged CPM to the corner,everybody praised her but instead of doing some compromise from her end,she remained arrogant.Later the deal done with CPM in front of the Governor was broken and the CPM blamed Mamta for loosing Tata Nano project. It true that in Bengal,Congress is the B-Team of CPM.
To capture the have nots, in 70s CPI(M) fought for the landless labours and coined the slogan "the owner of the plough should be owner of the land". Today CPI(M) leadership is working overtime to remove these peasants from the lands of Nandigram, Singur, Katwa, Baruipur etc. CPI(M) is no longer for Have nots. They stand by TATAs and Promoters.
Left parties together felt insulted and left the UPA when Congress ignored their call and went ahead with nuclear deal with the support of SP. They proclaimed Congress is an evil and will do anything for the sake of power, etc. They also tried to cobble up other regional parties to form the so-called "Third Front" and said they'll endeavor to form a non-congress and non-BJP govt at the center after elections. Now, even before the final phase of elections are over, we hear voices from various elements of Commies saying, "Congress is not untouchable" etc. The left parties should be rubbished into dustbin. They are good for nothing. It's the commies who have proven that they'll stoop to any level to be part of power.
Re: Commies should be rubbished into dustbin
by pams kol on May 11, 2009 03:24 PM
AN ELECTION PREDICTION...... CONGRESS TMC = 39 SEATS BJP = 1 SUCI = 1 CPIM = 1 ( RABIN DEV )
