[Reader-list] [Announcements] Rally to Protest Nandigram

[Tapas Ray]

Najib,

First, the condemnation, in my understanding, is not directed only at 
the action of the police but at the West Bengal government, since the 
police force is merely an arm of the government. To phrase it the way 
you have done has the effect of separating the police from the 
government. This might be a rhetorical ploy of the government and the 
Left Front parties, but is not likely to be accepted by the people at large.

Second, are you suggesting that political parties opposed to the Left 
Front do not have the right to come to the aid of the people of 
Nandigram, or the people of Nandigram do not have the right to seek the 
help of political parties? If you are, then you are seeking some kind of 
totalitarian rule in West Bengal, under which the government has the 
right to do whatever it pleases without facing any opposition from 
political parties.

Lastly, since when did "destabilizing" a government become a crime? I 
was under the impression that West Bengal is still, nominally at least, 
part of a democratic order in which parties are expected to vie for 
power, and in doing so agitate on the basis of people's grievances. In 
fact, this is how the people's grievances find place on the political 
agenda.

Has the rule of the game changed in West Bengal? Has the state adopted a 
political system in which the Left Front is the only legitimate player?

Tapas



najib anwar wrote:
> Yes, I agree with Joy's view point. While condemning
> the action of the Police in Nandigram, we should
> condemn the filthy politics of the opposition led by
> Trinamool Congress. They are instigating people to
> destablize the Left Front government. The "so called"
> intellectuals must work hard to see the bigger picture
> here.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Najib