Has Jayathi Ghosh also turned imperialist? joined media syndicate? facilititating communitarian organizations? What is this... The Left defeat was a result of joining hands of pro-impearilst, media syndicated, US sponsored, Communal, capital forces...
PS: someone should also analyse the net contribution of "volunatry" spokespersons deployed by the CPM party for news hour discussions. They have swung the vote in anti-extremist direction. Congress party should have gratitude for these guys for swinging middle class votes ( middle class who happens to have cable at home) in its fvaour. What a show!!! *Great seventies ( 70s- now appoppans) still failing and again failing and continoulsy failing in 21st century, where the 65% of voters are still young who happens to know what IT and development actaully is beyond rummy rhetoric.* On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 3:53 PM, Venugopalan K M <[email protected]>wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Venugopalan K M <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 15:22:49 +0530 > Subject: India: Left Debacle In National Elections (Asian Age article, > May17th 2009- Farmers, Muslims had No Faith Left - by Jayati Ghosh) > fwded by > To: venukm <[email protected]> > > -- > http://venukm.blogspot.com/ > > [5] India: Left Debacle in National Elections > > Asian Age > May 17, 2009 > > Farmers, Muslims had no faith left > > By Jayati Ghosh > > It is beyond doubt the general elections of 2009 have delivered a > severe blow to the Left parties. Of course, it was always likely that > the Left would come down from its historically high tally of 61 seats > in the previous Lok Sabha elections, especially as these came > overwhelmingly from only two states. But the extent of the decline in > Left seats, to less than half the previous figure, nevertheless comes > as a shock. > > What is particularly disturbing is the performance in the two previous > Left strongholds of West Bengal and Kerala. What explains this sharp > deterioration? > > This is a crucial question, since if the Left is to recover and grow > again, as well as spread its message to other parts of the country, it > is important to draw the right lessons from this defeat and to change > strategy accordingly. > > The lessons are likely to be different in the two states. Most people > would agree that the Kerala state government is reasonably popular, > and chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan certainly continues to command > very high approval ratings. But the margins of victory and defeat have > always been relatively small and the state has a history of > consecutively shifting both Lok Sabha and Assembly victories across > the two major fronts. > > So even a small shift in vote percentage can cause very large shifts > in the seats won or lost, and this is likely to have been the case in > this election. Having said that, it is also likely that the widespread > perceptions of factionalism within the main party in the Left Front, > the Communist Party of India (Marxist), made people uneasy and harmed > the front electorally. > > The rather rigid attitude towards alliances with some smaller parties > in Kerala before this particular election also did not help. > > In West Bengal the picture is more disturbing. There is clear evidence > of vote shifts against the ruling Left Front, and this message from > the electorate cannot be ignored but must be addressed. The Left Front > has ruled the state for more than three decades, providing not only > stability but also many extremely positive measures for the > improvement of conditions of life of ordinary people: not just the > crucial land reforms that were the most extensive of any state > government in the last 30 years, but the pioneering moves towards > decentralisation and providing more powers to locally elected bodies. > > However, in the past few years the state government of West Bengal, > through its own actions or its inability to get its message across, > has contributed to some loss of goodwill among the people. Three > factors that have contributed to this and which must be recognised and > addressed are: > > The sense of alienation among the peasantry in the face of the events > at Singur and Nandigram and the inability of the government to > adequately justify its actions to the people or even to publicise its > continuing land distribution programme; > > The perceptions of discrimination among the Muslim community, even > among those who have earlier been consistent Left supporters; > > The feeling that the government has been more heavily influenced by > the bureaucracy rather than responding to — and engaging with — the > actual cadre of the parties, bright and highly committed people who > have given their lives towards working for socialism and for the > ideals of the Left. > > To these negatives must be added some errors of omission, in terms of > positive policy interventions that have not been sufficiently utilised > or developed. The most important of these is the National Rural > Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), which was brought about by the > United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government largely because of > insistent pressure from the Left at the national level. > > It is worth noting that the states in which the parties of ruling > state governments have been successful in this election are those in > which the NREGA has been implemented extensively and with some > enthusiasm: Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Orissa. > > In West Bengal there has been much less success in NREGA > implementation and this is clearly a necessary and high priority task > for the Left Front government. Another critical area of public > intervention that requires urgent attention is the Public Distribution > System (PDS) for food, which needs to be revamped, extended and > strengthened in the state. > > While this election result is a major setback, it can also be turned > into an opportunity for Left revival and expansion, not only in these > two states but across the country. > > The clear result in Tripura has been little noticed, but it speaks > extremely well of the solid support and popularity of the Left Front > government in that state. > > In other states where the Left has won seats or got many votes, it > reflects the long and committed struggles of the local cadre on issues > that are fundamental to the core support of these parties: land, > livelihood, conditions of living and social equality. If these > features are strengthened, this adversity can be turned into a > stimulus for positive transformation and future growth of the Left > movement in India. > > o o o > > > > -- > http://venukm.blogspot.com/ > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
