Why are communists popular in West Bengal and Kerala ?

THROUGH COMMENT AT BEACON ONLINE

By Sumita Ghosh

Inspite of economic policies that have destroyed industry in the two states , leaving the populations with no choice but to migrate to other states or out of the country to earn a livelihood , communists still win every election. In West Bengal in particular , the communists are breaking all sort of records and even demolishing the dreaded incumbency syndrome by winning all elections held over the last 3 decades.

I have never been to West Bengal , but saw a BBC program which focussed on the rural areas just a few miles away from Kolkata , the poverty of the people was heartbreaking. Also seen pictures of people in rural Bengal living on the brink of starvation. Massive proportion of the population of Bengal lives well under the poverty line. Closer to Bihar than the rest of India. Other poor states like Rajasthan , MP and even UP have shown remarkable improvement in eradicating poverty to an extent over the recent past, but Bengal has been a huge failure on this front.

Heard gory stories of a Mamta Banerjee led Trinamul Congress supporter having his hands cut off by leftist goondas. Also of stories of massive petty corruption in railways , where a naive TC gets getting beaten out of his life if he demands certain passengers to show their tickets. Muslim dominated colonies that get free electricity and never have to pay any bill of any sort. Married hindu women who get molested at will by the leftist and muslim goons and police and public simply looks the other way.

Managers of factories and tea plantations who get burnt alive in their office by labor trade union members. 90% (just a guess) of factories closed down as a result of militant leftist trade unionism , which basically demands all pay and no work as a fundamental right.

Recently by opposing the US-India defence partnership and organising massive protests against the joint air exercises conducted by the air forces of the two countries in West Bengal , the communists have shown their intent to target India’s vital strategic interests and relationships. So much hatred for US is inexplicable when US is giving India its hand in friendship and emerged as India’s most important trading partner. The communists never protest so much when Chinese or Pakistani head of states visit India….neither have they ever raised a voice in support of the Kashmiri Pandits who were ethnically cleansed from the Kashmir Valley. Worse - I have read reports from a leftist columnist shedding tears over the (muslim) Kashmiris , deamding their right for self-determination and contemptuously referring to our brave Indian soldiers as ‘goondas’ and ‘rapists’.

Muslim fundamentalism and separatism has already peaked in both states and is a huge risk to India’s national security and territorial integrity. But the biggest shame is how this serious problem - a demographic war declared by muslims on India not only gets a wink from the ruling leftist government (or the equally culpable ruling Congress govt. in Kerala) , but is infact actively encouraged - because of the massive muslim vote blocks consituted by the massive influx from Bangladesh. An asset during election time.

In Kerala , muslims return from a sojurn in the Gulf , many newly converted to the fanatical cult of Wahabbi Islam , turning otherwise ordinary men into fervent anti-national terrorists , bent upon creating a dar-ul-islam (Nation of Islam) out of dar-ul-harb (Nation of War).

These are massive problems that we as Indians have to contend with. The recent furore over the Ganguly issue in West Bengal shows how far removed from reality our people are in that state. Reflects poorly on their sense of priorities. Their state is under attack. Our nation is under attack. Our collective survival depends on how fast we recognise this threat and fight back. First step towards that goal is to exercise our democratic right and vote out the anti-national communists.