[Reader-list] [The Moderates] Ramchandra Guha is Wrong

[Tara Prakash Tripathi]

Not land grab ... there were administrative mistakes... top-down
planning.
Not administrative mistakes, there was a ruling elite class palpable in all 
tiers of CPI(M), including as significant place as JNU, that had turned 
anarchic. The elite wanted to grab the power wherever they could by hook or 
crook. Browbeating  the opponents was a usual thing for CPI(M), but recently 
it had become so much worse. I hope the opportunistic "communist" will join 
Congress or TMC now, and the party will be cleansed and they will be on the 
path of asking social justice for the disadvantaged rather than being on the 
side of those who obstruct it. Power corrupted CPI(M) in WB and when the 
absolute power corrupted them absolutely, they were shown the door. The mail 
below suggests that there are still committed members who are in denial 
mode. It's not a good time to justify Nandi Gram, it is time to introspect 
and reform the party.





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "A. Mani" <a.mani.cms at gmail.com>
To: "sarai list" <reader-list at sarai.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] [The Moderates] Ramchandra Guha is Wrong


> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Anil Bhatia <anilncr at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Mani sir,
>> Not sure about the other points, but for sure, the 3rd point is true - 
>> West
>> Bengal remains one amongst the most backward states.
>
> That is not true and is a myth propagated by corporate media. In fact
> it has been ahead of other states during Left rule in plenty of
> sectors including agriculture, health, inequality reduction, SME and
> HDI (despite the population and central discrimination). Industrial
> development and investment in infrastructure has also been good,
> though all these will worsen under the present regime. Though the
> three tier Panchyati Raj system was introduced in 1977 in the state
> (and this was adopted only 16 years later throughout the country), the
> level of development of panchayats is behind Kerala.
>
> Statistically all these are well supported.
>
> From the POV of middle and upper middle classes .... you can see the
> archives in this thread
> http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=201672&page=5
>
>> As I sit typing this in Kolkata, I can't wait to get back to Mumbai, a 
>> city
>> I otherwise despise, being from Delhi. But Kolkata makes Mumbai look
>> remarkably good.
>
> Depends on which part of the city you are in...95% humidity
>
>> It is ironical that history would record Left Front's biggest achievement 
>> as
>> land reforms (Operation Barga), and record its biggest failure as forced
>> land grab (Singur, Nandigram).
>
> Not land grab ... there were administrative mistakes... top-down
> planning. In Nandigram it was also war with the Maoists in collusion
> with TMC. If the central govt follows neoliberal policies, then states
> do not have the power to oppose endlessly.
>
> Even during the 7th LF Govt, ~800 acres of land were distributed to the 
> poor.
>
> Details of industry related land distn here:
> http://pd.cpim.org/2011/0306_pd/03062011_5.html
>
>
> Best
>
> A. Mani
>
>
>
> -- 
> A. Mani
> ASL, CLC, AMS, CMS
> http://www.logicamani.co.cc
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