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

[Pawan Durani]

Dear Anupam ,

I suggest you learn E-mailing before you blame gmail. I do not like a
personal interaction going public irrespective of whether I am
involved or not. Ethics come with responsibility and that is a word
for you to understand.

Being critical of 'sickular' also does not make  me a BJP cadre. I
don't mind turning immature to teach some immatures.

As for me , i would join the party i like some day when i feel . Till
now I am not a member of any.

I was an activist of SFI many years back in Kashmir , voted for
National Conference when i was very young, Indira Gandhi ji was like
revered like a mother , and I am a supporter of Panun Kashmir cause
and not its member.

I do not wish to join politics for making 'loads of money' ....the day
I wish .....i would have a red flag in my hand and a false commitment
to labor class and a photo of non Indian on the wall behind the place
i sit.

Pawan



On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 12:45 PM, anupam chakravartty <c.anupam at gmail.com> wrote:
> dear pawan, gmail actually offers a direct reply...so unknowingly i might
> have sent you the first mail. from the beginning itself i intended to make
> this conversation public...so the question of ethics doesnt arise here..if
> it has hurt you, i would blame it on the gmail.
>
> being critical of BJP's policy doesnt make me a red flag. looks like you
> are really immature in political debates. why dont you give and do some
> party work? its gainful employment..you can make loads of money.
>
>
>
>
> On 4/6/09, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Anupam ji ,
>>
>> You are as unethical as any red flag bearer is.
>>
>> You preferred to have an offline conversation with me and suddenly you
>> send the whole exchange to a discussion forum.
>>
>> Is this the ethics being taught by your senior comrades ? I pity you
>> for not having learnt basic etiquette.
>>
>> Your motives and conduct stink.....
>>
>> 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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