Stupids, Idiots~the terms used then.
Harmad~the term used now.
The class character remains static only the faces have changed. The goal is one-REMOVE COMMUNISM. Any one and everyone whether he be a separatist or a nationalist or an opportunist or an ultra leftist~ they are all striking the same cord. History is a witness to plenty of examples as such. It was a saying, that it was a better to have a picture of virgin Mary on one's hand rather than Karl Marx on his ass. There are certain fundamental reasons behind this. Leftists have never encouraged fanaticism in any form. In spite of facing many problems they have sung the song of internationalism and have never shied away from transcending international boundaries. Leftists can never be blamed for being ultra-nationalists. So the major question plaguing my mind is then where does the problem lie?
The answer probably lies in the question itself. Leftists are never ruled by any single leader. The main thing driving force behind them is idealism. Men die but the ideology lives on. Which is why till today capitalists become dead scared when ever they encounter the ghost of the great Karl Marx?
In west Bengal, after the lok sabha elections 350 left activists have been killed. There was a time when in the Soviet Union 3 out of 5 comrades were killed every minute. In lieu of that it had become a custom in the Soviet Union, that if in a public meeting there were 5 chairs, 3 were kept empty as a mark of respect to the supreme sacrifice of the fellow warriors.
During the 60's it was from west Bengal where the needs of Naxalite movement were sown. Till the day the agenda of this movement was fighting for land, the leftists were always in support of it, but sadly a fraction of the leftists were lured by adventurism and lost track of what was material. Subsequently this fraction frittered away from the party. Such kinds of infantile disorder are still prevalent in certain parts of our country. Though today's ultra-left activism is qualitatively different from that which existed during the 60s.
Elections are near. Winning or loosing in the elections is a very relative issue as far as the leftists are concerned. This is because they have a definite goal to achieve. These elections can be pinned as minor hurdles in their way to achieve that goal. But if the leftists do win in the polls, they get the platform to do good for the people within the nuances of parliamentary democracy. There are n number of examples which show that leftists have boycotted the assembly and the formalities of parliamentary democracy. Once when a senior leader of the party decided on sending flowers to pundit Nehru on his birthday Jyoti babu firmly reacted saying, "does he send flowers on your birthday?"
There is absolutely no dispute on the fact that it is because the left front have spoken for the people in the past 34 years that they have been able to maintain a firm footing in Bengal for such a long period of time. It is not that the left front government is devoid of any faults. In parties headed by a single leader, any negative discussion about the party would seal the fate of the one indulging in such a discussion. (in the recent past Kabir Suman is a glaring example of such an incident) But the throbbing question is that~ is there any political party in India who would themselves own up to their failures? The leftists are the only party having the distinction of such a feat.
In every nook and corner of Bengal the pretension is such as if kumari Mamata has already become the chief minister of Bengal. In cow belts there is a tradition where on occasions like the new year, holi, diwali, the leaders with smiling faces and folded hands give their pictures and greet their subjects. The same political tradition is slowly finding its feet in Bengal. Some times it is the supreme leader of Trinamool and sometimes it is the mayor of Kolkata. Very cheap and lewd languages are being used by the leaders. In the parliament such languages are being used to attack senior leaders like Basudev Acharya. There are also instances where keeping aside all chivalry and humanity even married women and daughters are not being spared from the rancor of such slanderous words. We have witnessed it on Facebook how starting from Ajijul Haque to other left activists, no one has been spared from being a victim of such unparliamentarily language.
Was there no opposition in Bengal before kumari Mamata? Surely there was. And they were the one who killed 1100 cpim workers. The gentle colossus like Jyoti babu had to withdraw his nomination from Barahnagar. People like Subrata Mukherjee and his associates were the one who created all the ruckus in the assembly at that time. J C Shah commission is a witness to the vandalism which subrata's department perpetrated in Bengal. The world's first elected communist government of Kerala was dismissed by the imposition of Art 356. And look at the irony, when the successor of Nehru dynasty Rajiv Gandhi was killed in a bomb blast, at that very moment Jyoti babu was on his way to deliver a lecture on Art 356 along with N Ram.
On the day of the swearing in ceremony of the 7th left front government in Bengal, Trinamool took to the streets, giving material to the very aim of their politics, that is~ BOYCOT. But during the swearing in ceremony of the 6th left government Ajit Panja himself chose to be the member of the audience and greeted the new chief minister with great pomp, clearly showing the party's lack of a definite aims and objectives. Trinamool sticking to its tradition of boycott never attends any sabha whether it be at the Panchayat level or it be convened by the chief minister himself.
Jyoti babu once said, "it is the duty of the opposition to act responsibly..and if they shy away from that..we are not in any way responsible for it."
Looking at the deliberate irresponsible nature of the opposition today, it seems as if it was all preplanned. The main purpose of such irresponsible behavior is to create hatred. In Delhi when there is any function organized by the Northern Railways, all leaders from the rank of chief minister to the local MLA are invited. But if you set foot in Bengal, the picture takes a head spin.
Repeated use of the term, "politics is a dirty game" has poisoned the minds of the people. It is being propagated that there is no such thing as left or right. Sudip Banerjee has recently stated, "CPI (MAO) and CPI (MARXIST) can both be clubbed under one banner that is CPI(M)! Going by that perception it can safely be deduced that Tamil Manila congress and Trinamool congress are identical since they share the same abbreviation that is TMC. It is very hard to fathom whether such a simplified equation has ever been given by any political activist. There are certain opportunities which open up if people can be confused in such a way.
For example, there have taken place incidents like common people discussing, " the land is being given away to Md Salim, the party leader!" At that point of time land acquisition proposals for the Indonesian business group were in the pipeline. The Salim group of Indonesia has been conveniently interpreted as Md salim. Who is to blame for this?
The slogan that is filling the air is "MAA MAATI MANUSH"~ Indira Gandhi at one point of time used to say, "GARIBI HATAO". During the 77 elections people said, INDIRA KO HATAO!
Such futile slogans can not become the base of effective politics.
The songs which were at one point of time being played by the leftists are now being concocted to suit the needs of the opposition. This shows their lack of creativity.
That day a good number of people turned up in a street corner to give their ears to comrade Rabin Deb and he very eloquently one by one was presenting different facts substantiating them with appropriate instances. Suddenly, intentionally loud music was played nearby to disrupt this sabha. The same thing was repeated in the sabha organized by SFI in metro channel. This was it was very evident because along with Rabindra sangeet (ache dukho/ache mrityu) the opposition brought a dead body with them.
During 70's Indira Gandhi telecasted Bobby on Doordarshan to deter crowds from attending meeting hosted by the then Janata Dal. Now a days, Bobby has transformed itself to "Shiela ki jawani". The faces have changed, but the nature of politics remains unchanged.
The election commission has done its rounds in West Bengal so one can be hopeful of the fact that it would be peaceful polling in Bengal this time around.
The questions which remain to be chewed on are~ whom do we want? Why do we want? Will it be good for us or not?
I am thinking and racking my brains on this. It would be wise if you do the same.
Random Thoughts : 1 ~ Sayak Chakraborty
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