Whatever is LEFT of it…
I was browsing internet for information on history of communism, communism in China, which led me to some links for Communist Party of India, communist support for china in Indo-China 1962 war, the split in 1965, and subsequent emergence of CPI-M . It was an interesting read.
Leftist in India follow Socialism and Communism in more traditional sense than their Chinese communists, Or so I thought, but recent events have left me completely clueless as to the direction of the CPI-M and other leftist parties in India. Leftist are behaving more as the class bully when they should be the class monitors. Completely oppressing any opposition views and news. They have completely forgotten the land reform movement on which they rode to power in WB, and are busy distributing farmers land for privitisation. In the long rule of more than 40yrs in WB they seem to have forgotten that the movement that got them the power can also bring them down to earth.
The Leftists in India have modeled their ideologies based on success of Chinese communist rule. But they forgot one basic difference between India and China, in China military, state government, state bureaucracy, local government and public is answerable to the Communist Party of China, whereas in India, government, military, all political parties are answerable to the Indian public. IMHO China is more of a military dictatorship where the dictator is more capitalism inclined rather than a communist country. But the fact that similar logic cannot be applied to India seems to be completely overlooked by the Leftists in their quest to recreate Chinese success in India.
Infact in this quest they have even surpassed Chinese communist >
Amnesty Report on Nandigram
http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?lang=e&id=ENGASA200012008
See details of a very similar protest in China >
Nandigram in China
http://hrichina.org/public/PDFs/CRF.3.2007/CRF-2007-3_Xiamen.pdf
Whatever happened to communist land revolution of 1960s: 2007 Nandigram
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Clashes_continue_in_Nandigram_4_BUPC_workers_injured/articleshow/3019016.cms
There is a stark contrast in the way Chinese handled industrialisation related protests and the way CPI-M conducted itself during the Nandigram issue. Nandigram seems to be Tiananmen Square revisited in India. Infact in 2007, China has had record number of protest and public demonstrations more than any other country in the world, but comparatively less violence.
Infact Left’s Chinese obsession has reached such heights that they have taken it unto themselves to help Chinese communists in any way they can ….
Creating jobs in China:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Curbs_on_Chinese_power_sector_may_hit_ties/articleshow/3019696.cms
…completely oblivious to the fact that self-dependence is the basic governing principle of a Socialist, communist society.
I always believed that Communists were the more literate intelligentsia, based on the fact that Left is most powerful in Kerala(most literate state in India with more than 90% literacy level) and West Bengal(near unanimous support by Bhadralok for 40yrs). But it seems more and more as dictator who believes in only one thing “My way or Highway”.
WB: Governor orders power cut in Raj Bhavan
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/CPM_enraged_as_governor_shows_solidarity_with_people/articleshow/3020295.cms
Dr. Ashok Mitra, a veteran CPI(M) leader criticized the West Bengal government and his party stating that till death he will remain guilty to his conscience if he keeps mum on the happenings in Nandigram. He states that the CPI(M) leadership is blind of hubris and the party has turned into a wide open field of flatterers and court jesters dominated by ‘anti-socials’.
For once I completely agree with a CPI-M leader.
P.S. Wonder why the leftists have never used their leverage with Chinese communisits to resolve border issues, when the Chinese Communists have used their contacts with Indian Communists to stall many development initiatives.
