[Reader-list] Communists ask for forgiveness for acts committed in past

[Pawan Durani]

BJP said that it was unfortunate as it was morally right to do so as
BJP was the ruling party in Gujarat.

I never considered the structure as a Mosque. A place where muslims do
not pray 5 times does not fit into a mosque category . For all puropse
it was a temple and sometimes it is good to build a grand place to
remove a blot.

God Bless !

pawan

On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 12:07 PM, anupam chakravartty <c.anupam at gmail.com> wrote:
> precisely, this is what you think...now why would BJP call the killing of
> muslims an unfortunate incident is what im surprised about? BJP actually
> planned it...n thanks for telling me...if they have the guts demolish an
> archealogical site, terrorising innocent people is their second nature.
>
> On 4/6/09, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Yes , 100 crore Indian would fund it.
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 11:46 AM, anupam chakravartty <c.anupam at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > who? atal behari vajpeyee..he is not even there. instead we have more,
>> shall
>> > i say a "purified" version? of modi...mr varun gandhi. since u seem to be
>> an
>> > insider in the BJP, why not tell us who is funding the Ram Temple? will
>> it
>> > be publicly funded...
>> > On 4/6/09, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Anupam Ji ,
>> >>
>> >> Probably you read only those news item which carry the red flag . Has
>> >> not the BJP also termed Gujarat incident as unfortunate.
>> >>
>> >> Pawan
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 11:19 AM, anupam chakravartty <
>> c.anupam at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > at least they acknowledge their acts unlike maya kodnani and the
>> saffron
>> >> > bandwagon who killed so many in gujarat. although its an interesting
>> >> piece
>> >> > of news.
>> >> > anupam
>> >> > On 4/5/09, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/cpimdefensive-seeks-forgiveness/354025/
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Party cadres told to go to people and seek forgiveness for their acts
>> >> >> committed in the past.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> The CPI(M) in West Bengal has finally decided to do something which
>> it
>> >> >> had not done in the last three decades: seek people’s forgiveness.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Biman Bose, the state secretary of the ruling party, has repeatedly
>> >> >> asked his party cadres to go to people and seek forgiveness for their
>> >> >> acts committed in the past. Earlier, Bose had gone to public while
>> >> >> addressing an election meeting in Purulia, saying that “some of our
>> >> >> leaders have become arrogant”. Though he did not identify any of
>> those
>> >> >> “arrogant” leaders, he later pursued the issue in the CPI(M) state
>> >> >> secretariat and Left Front meetings. He also admitted in public that
>> >> >> he had advised the party cadres to tender an apology to the people
>> for
>> >> >> their past arrogance.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Following the CPI(M), the Forward Bloc (FB), another Left Front
>> >> >> partner, has also taken the same approach. Yesterday, at a meeting of
>> >> >> the party’s trade union wing TUCC, FB state secretary Ashok Ghosh
>> >> >> urged the cadres not to show arrogance in their behaviour towards
>> >> >> people and also to seek forgiveness for their past acts, if any.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> In other words, this is an admission from the top leaders that three
>> >> >> decades of uninterrupted power has created a class of arrogant
>> leaders
>> >> >> and cadres which in turn is pushing the people away from the Left.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Gurudas Dasgupta, the CPI MP from Bengal who is now busy fighting
>> >> >> another electoral battle from Ghatal (after the delimitation process,
>> >> >> the old Panskura constituency has been renamed as Ghatal), feels this
>> >> >> is good tactical move. “It is a defensive game, where defence is the
>> >> >> best offence,” he says.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> But the Opposition detects a streak of nervousness in these campaign
>> >> >> tactics. Congress leader Manas Bhuian is convinced that the “CPI(M)
>> >> >> now is nervous. It could read the writing on the wall and that forced
>> >> >> it to change the tactic. But power has gone to their head. They are
>> >> >> giddy with success and for that they can’t change their attitude
>> >> >> overnight”.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Sudip Banerjee, the TMC candidate from North Kolkata, feels: “The
>> >> >> CPI(M) is now really on the defensive. But no matter how much it
>> tries
>> >> >> to extricate itself from this position, it won’t succeed. It is too
>> >> >> little and too late.”
>> >> >>
>> >> >> But a section of CPI(M) leaders, who are close to Biman Bose, believe
>> >> >> that this move might put a stop to the erosion of support in the
>> rural
>> >> >> areas where in the recent past the Left suffered a series of
>> electoral
>> >> >> setbacks.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Last year, after having a major debacle in the panchayat elections,
>> >> >> the party tried to find out the causes of the setback. The review
>> >> >> brought out the seamy side of the party organisation at the
>> grassroots
>> >> >> level, where leaders have amassed huge power in their hands and
>> turned
>> >> >> into tyrants themselves. For the party, it was a revelation, but the
>> >> >> people knew it already through their day to day experiences.
>> >> >> Incidentally, along that line, a move to sideline some of those
>> >> >> leaders in the election was also mooted by the leadership but finally
>> >> >> discarded after considering it too hasty while finalising the
>> >> >> candidates’ list.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> According to insiders, by asking the party cadres to be more humble
>> in
>> >> >> their approach to the people, Biman Bose also wants to send a signal
>> >> >> to those party satraps to fall in line.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It is to be watched if the measures taken at the higher level can
>> >> >> discipline the party organisation, but truly it is a climb-down from
>> >> >> the position they earlier used to enjoy in the state.
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