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

[Taraprakash]

It is the duty of every responsible citizen to outst, as soon as possible, 
this right wing CPM government, that is now leftist only in the name. Don't 
forget the brutalization in Bengal of those who do not support CPM and those 
who know that CPM is actually misusing the letters 'c' and 'm' in their 
name.
Whatever little difference was left between Congress and CPM has been done 
away with after Singur and Nandi Gram. Too much power has already corrupted 
them. The High court has already ruled that the deal in Singur was not 
transparent.
It is only 2 days back, that the government has declared not to go ahead 
with land acquisition in Nandi Gram, what if they could do it before killing 
more than 30 people. (many hundreds are still missing). The height of 
shamelessness was defending the West Bengal government after whatever 
happened in Nandi Gram, by the CPM leadership; the height of shamelessness, 
they have massacred the innocent people and not a word of apology. The 
height of shamelessness when people justify killing and abduction of 
hundreds of people in the name of defending few people, not because they are 
innocent citizens of the state, but because they are CPM activists.
Let us not forget what happened recently in Singur and Nandi Gram, and those 
who know what happens in West Bengal to those who dare to oppose CPM, no 
matter leftist or otherwise, let us not forget. CPM in West Bengal is as bad 
as any sectarian repressive government is, time for them to give up the red 
flag and time for them to look for fresh nexus with congress and BJP.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mrityunjay Chatterjee" <joy at sarai.net>
To: <reader-list at sarai.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 11:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] [Announcements] Rally to Protest 
NandigramKillings


> Dear all,
>
> I had been following the postings and the news on nandigram. Let me
> condemn the act of violence in nandigram. But when we go for protest, we
> tend to look through the language of victim and culprit. To complicate
> the situation I would like to say we don’t have any clear victim or
> culprit. Police is surely responsible for the firing, but at the same
> time, oppositions and other political parties are equally responsible
> for the instigating the people of nandigram and making them scapegoat.
> So let us not just get into senseless lazy activism of protest, rather
> think deeper. This is my request.
>
> Best
>
> Joy
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