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

[Taraprakash]

It seems the rules have indeed changed. In the Orwelian sense, the pig has 
changed another commandment. "some state/parties/men are more equal than 
others."
Remove the mask, whatever is left of it.
Back to "4 legs", unless CPM wants to remain with none.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tapas Ray" <tapasrayx at gmail.com>
Cc: <reader-list at sarai.net>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 8:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] [Announcements] Rally to Protest Nandigram


> 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
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