two analyses of Bengal and kerala- ross mallick(bengal) and t.n.Krishnan(kerala)- has given us the transformation of this working class politics- opposition-collaboration and institutionalisation.. An opposition has turned out be an institution building(a transformation like an italian communist party)-of course,this is a story of anti systemic movements of the world. only tripura escapes from this electoral setback. the total alienation from struggles is going to become a reality.As a result,it failed in its earlier strongholds from AP(Khammam) to mumbai.
--- On Tue, 19/5/09, C.K. Vishwanath <[email protected]> wrote: > From: C.K. Vishwanath <[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, 1:43 PM > > > 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! 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