jayati gosh has not analysed the issue seriously. In bengal,cpim came to power as an anti-authoritarian movement.SS RaY congress govt had completely crushed cpim in early 70s.Now,cpim is using the same tactics of SS Ray. kerala has no such total hegemony in rural areas like bengal except the few areas of north malabar.EMS knew this reality in 70s.
--- On Tue, 19/5/09, manoj kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > From: manoj kumar <[email protected]> > Subject: [GreenYouth] Re: Fwd: India: Left Debacle In National Elections > (Asian Age article, May17th 2009- Farmers, Muslims had No Faith Left - by > Jayati Ghosh) fwded by > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, 19 May, 2009, 12:04 AM > You are right Prasad. The > contribution of BB, MK, MGR, KEN, et al are to be analysed. > Their voluntary contribution as Volunteers of official > CPI(M) gave a clear picture what the official > CPI(M) guys are really doing in the kerala society. The > Grand edition of Frontline about which a thread was there in > FEC too has contributed much to expose the left. Ram Rama.. > What a help you have done to expose the official > marxists!!!!!! > > Prasad is this the same old tactics Vassakara > had followed? A foe in a friend tactics? You must applaud > some of them for they have gained at last by destroying the > leviathan eventhough creeping inside it as friends. The role > they played in the defeat of the official CPI(M) clearly > indicates that a foe is a friend than a foe friend. > > This also reminds me the old Panchatantra advice: the > politicians must not be Ma Bu s. Unfortunately the whole > breed who pampared these guys fall in that gang. > On 5/18/09, damodar prasad <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > 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/ > > > > > > > > > > Explore and discover exciting holidays and getaways with Yahoo! India Travel http://in.travel.yahoo.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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
