[Reader-list] The Communist Conspiracy !

[prakash ray]

Dear Rakesh Ji,

Let me first congrutulate you for your cent percent political correctedness.
I thank you also for the questions you have asked. I try to reply them.

1) The V.P.Singh govt was formed after the congress govt led by Mr Rajiv
Gandhi was voted out. The popular mandate was to form a non-Congress
government. As you know the movement against the Rajiv Gandhi govt was led
by Mr V P Singh, a former congressman and senior cabinet minister in the
previous govt. So, he was the only choice for the top job. The Left Front
ensured that BJP should not be part of the govt. The Front also ensured that
the govt initiate pro-people policies. If you have even little awareness,
the recomendations of the B P Mandal Commission for reservations of OBCs in
jobs was implemented by the V P Singh govt. You must know that ABVP and NSUI
supporters violently protested this across the country. The student who was
the first to try to self-immolate was visited by Mr Advani in AIIMS and was
elected as the president of DUSU unopposed as an NSUI candidate. Mr Advani's
bloody Rath-yatra was stopped in Bihar and he was arrested. soonafter, the
BJP decided to withdraw support but the Left stood strongly with V P Singh.
The Congress broke the Janata Dal and made Mr Chandrashekhar the PM.
However, soon they withdraw support and it collapsed. The Left continue to
ally with the secularists like Laloo and Mulayam to contain the communal
politics of the RSS-BJP. You must know that period was the most dangerous
period for the secular India. Moreover, during this period, an ultra-Left
student organisation AISA was formed as the student wing of
CPI-ML-Liberation which raised slogans of 'No Mandal, No Kamandal, Inqalab
Zindabad' and swept the students union polls in many campuse in the northern
part of the country. For its political bankruptcy and opportunism, it soon
lost its glory and the ABVP replaced it in these campuses.

I hope you understand the context of the support to the VP Singh govt. The
importance of that govt lies in the fact that it broke the tradition of
Congress's political hegemony and new political formations/parties earned
importance. If you still want to call it a political opportunism,  I have
nothing more to say on this.

The way you have ridiculed the Mandal Report and blamed the Left for the
rise of the Kamandal politics, you need to introspect. Was it wrong to
implement the Report? Would it have been correct to let the Congress rule
the country? What should you have done if you were a member of Lok Sabha at
that time?

2) The Left is working towards the formation of a non-Congress and non-BJP
front. The Left had supported the UPA govt led by the Congress respecting
the mandate for a secular govt. But, the Congress betrayed the commitment
articulated in the CMP. Despite having differences and apprehensions, the
Left is trying to build an alliance on the broader agenda of secularism,
democracy, pro-people policies, anti-imperialism. You must note the fact
that many parties are joining hands with the Left leaving the NDA and the
UPA. Moreover, the Congress, Laloo and Mulayam are praising the Left for its
positive role. Also, CPI-ML-Liberation has joined forces this time with the
Left in Bihar. Mind you, in politics or in life, one has to make alliances.
Life cannot be run only by irresponsible cynicism or anarchism.

3) The BJD realised its blunders and left the BJP. Let me tell you little
more that the Left and the BJD have joined hands with the NCP in Orissa to
defeate the Congress and the BJP. You should not be surprised if you learn
that JD-U also joins the Left soon after the general elections.

4) As far as the Bengal govt is concerned, there is a great need to generate
jobs. This is also true for the entire country. I share the concern
regarding the mode of development adopted by various parties including the
Left. The Left cannot and must not implement policies/programmes which can
go against the people. The events in Nandigram and Singur were disturbing
and the Left govt must learn a lesson. However, the situation was made worse
by the TMC-Maoists combine aided by the Congress and the BJP. The need of
the hour is to formulate a comprehensive developmental policy keeping all
aspects in consideration. b

5) The Left does not have any alliance with Madani in Kerala. However, even
in you opinion, he is 'allegedly' a terrorist. If a group extend supports to
the Left, what it can do. As far as the central agencies are concerned, they
are themselves communal in character and also they have only registered
failures as far as terrorism is concerned. The Big Boss of these agencies,
Nation Security Advisor, takes more interest in deals and lobbying.

Taslima Nasreen was never ousted. The govt merely advised her against
staying in Kolkata at that time since some groups had objected. It was a
momentary step. You must know that after that episode, Ms Nasreen has
visited Kolkata several times.

6) Com Pinarayi Vijayan has never been accused of corruption nor indicted in
any report. The enquiry is still on. Till it is over, stop yourself from
acting as a judge.

PKR