Indian Communists Unravelled !
November 14th 2007 06:17
Mikhail Gorbachev had initiated Perestroika and Glasnost more than a decade back which resulted in the fragmentation of the erstwhile USSR.Many countries realised after decades of experimentation that Karl Marks and his Utopian ideals were non implementable so ,most of the east European countries dumped it and started to rebuild themselves in the unipolar world.Some countries like Cuba,Venezuela and China however did not jettison the concept completely and adopted Capitalism with a Communist face. Indian communists on the other hand remained static in their thought and kept preaching and practising the same old ideas until Buddhdeva Bhattacharya tried perestroika like experiment in West Bengal.Mr.Bhattacharya, realizing the hollowness of the mere "lofty ideals", tried to ape the pragmatic approach of Chinese communists but, unfortunately, his moves seem to have boomeranged and after the Nandigram violence, he stands aloof , alone,dejected,condemned,and belittled.But,Mr.Bhattacharya has also won the admiration of thousands of people for his courage and conviction.The landscape of Calcutta has changed since he took over and the day is not far when the city would regain its lost glory of being the 'cultural and intellectual capital' of India.
The news emanating from Nandigram is horrifying; armed comrades forcibly evicting the opposition political workers from their base; taking over the role of policing and patrolling of the vast area; blocking media persons from entering the area; obstructing even the deployment of the Central Reserve Police and indulging in mayhem,violence,arson and murderous activities.These facts have opened the Pandora's box and soon other methods employed by Left Parties to maintain their stronghold will be scrutinised and many startling facts would be revealed to expose the Communists which might lead to the extinction of their current process and methodologies.
BJP has been engaged in behind-the scene war of a different kind with the Communists for decades now.Congress, fearing that the BJP would make huge strides, has sided with the Communists at the cost of forfeiting West Bengal.
After Independence, India chose to adopt the Socialist model of development and numerous institutions propagating that philosophy sprung up everywhere.Most of these institutions were government funded but Comrades invariably sneaked into these and took control over them.Be it JNU ,Planning Commission,or any other institution of repute,Communists coloured them 'Red'. Even the books and journals procured by Indian libraries were decided by the comrades.Slowly,all the intellectual space was occupied by them and Congress was left with only running the day-to-day affairs of the government. BJP tried to unshackle the stronghold but was misinterpreted by media, that coincidentally, is filled with the people of the same school of thought.
BJP might have indulged in perverse distortion of the facts but the primary focus of the party was to undo the Communists' influence from the academic curriculum. After the formation of the UPA government at the centre, Left parties regained whatever they had lost and started to rebuild the labyrinth of web according to new political reality.
Buddhdeva Bhattacharya might be hounded by his conscience because he pushed for development but his own party failed him.Opposition was too unkind and garnered the support from unexpected quarters too.Goons were used to counter communist party workers and it is alleged that the ferocity,lethality and determination shown by the protesters opposing the comrades is not characteristic of ordinary Nandigram citizens.It is also alleged that communal card was used to flare up the whole opposition.Though,for political correctness, no one is coming out in the open accusing that aspect of strategy adopted by some opposition parties.
Whatever be the outcome of this agitation,one thing is clear - the decline of the last bastion of Communists has begun.
The news emanating from Nandigram is horrifying; armed comrades forcibly evicting the opposition political workers from their base; taking over the role of policing and patrolling of the vast area; blocking media persons from entering the area; obstructing even the deployment of the Central Reserve Police and indulging in mayhem,violence,arson and murderous activities.These facts have opened the Pandora's box and soon other methods employed by Left Parties to maintain their stronghold will be scrutinised and many startling facts would be revealed to expose the Communists which might lead to the extinction of their current process and methodologies.
BJP has been engaged in behind-the scene war of a different kind with the Communists for decades now.Congress, fearing that the BJP would make huge strides, has sided with the Communists at the cost of forfeiting West Bengal.
After Independence, India chose to adopt the Socialist model of development and numerous institutions propagating that philosophy sprung up everywhere.Most of these institutions were government funded but Comrades invariably sneaked into these and took control over them.Be it JNU ,Planning Commission,or any other institution of repute,Communists coloured them 'Red'. Even the books and journals procured by Indian libraries were decided by the comrades.Slowly,all the intellectual space was occupied by them and Congress was left with only running the day-to-day affairs of the government. BJP tried to unshackle the stronghold but was misinterpreted by media, that coincidentally, is filled with the people of the same school of thought.
BJP might have indulged in perverse distortion of the facts but the primary focus of the party was to undo the Communists' influence from the academic curriculum. After the formation of the UPA government at the centre, Left parties regained whatever they had lost and started to rebuild the labyrinth of web according to new political reality.
Buddhdeva Bhattacharya might be hounded by his conscience because he pushed for development but his own party failed him.Opposition was too unkind and garnered the support from unexpected quarters too.Goons were used to counter communist party workers and it is alleged that the ferocity,lethality and determination shown by the protesters opposing the comrades is not characteristic of ordinary Nandigram citizens.It is also alleged that communal card was used to flare up the whole opposition.Though,for political correctness, no one is coming out in the open accusing that aspect of strategy adopted by some opposition parties.
Whatever be the outcome of this agitation,one thing is clear - the decline of the last bastion of Communists has begun.
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