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Mamata Bannerjee

Defending Democratic Rights in Bengal

Sat, 2012-02-25 13:40 | Irfan Habib and Prabhat Patnaik et. al.
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Like most people in the country, we are deeply shocked to learn of the brutal murder of Pradip Tah, a former state legislator, and Kamal Gayen, another leader of CPI (M), in the Bardhaman District of West Bengal, carried out by a group of Trinamool Congress supporters. The murder took place when the two victims were leading a procession in support of the general strike by the nation's working class on 28 February.

PCPA/Maoists and the Sardiha Rail Tragedy

Sun, 2010-05-30 13:12 — srinir
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When I wrote my first reaction to the Sardiha incident, I was tremendously angry and indignant. More than a 100 people, my fellow citizenry were killed in a tragic rail accident that was obviously a result of sabotage. I immediately attributed the act of sabotage to the PCPA - the mass organisation of the Maoists in the three districts of West Bengal, based on news reports that posters of the PCPA were found in the area. A valid criticism, I have received, has told me that I should do more due diligence before jumping the gun and putting blame over the PCPA/Maoists, for that would skew opinion against the PCPA/Maoists. That is a very fair point, but I stand by my theory. There are various reasons. This post addresses most of them.