The dent in the party started long back
when Mr. JoytiBasu had made a hole by lifting English Language from the Primary
curriculum of studies in Bengal. Mr.
Basu had an indifferent attitude in every matter howsoever was it serious, grave, disheartening when he was in public, primarily before
Journalist. He earned the characteristics of patriarchal style when answering
questions in assembly or in public.
Ashok Mitra, a former Minister in
Left Front Government has attributed the
defeat of CPM to a number of factors: a culture of arrogance on
the part of the party and its leaders, attempt to industrialize poor
West Bengal with the help of private capital, neglect of its peasant base,
cronyism coupled with sycophancy, allowing the entry of corrupt elements within
the party, lack of inner party democracy, seeking help from the center to deal
with Maoists and so on (The Telegraph, May 20 , 2011).
Later this was refuted by CPM leader Ms.Brinda
Karat altogether.
Slowly Govt. Employees and party
leaders started to interfere the normal
working of public at large to get the license, to have a renewal of a license, to get a new ration
card , to make a voter card, to deposit
of local taxes, to have a semi govt permission in petty matters, to get admission to schools, colleges, hospitals,
etc…. through the party leaders/cadres.It
had been a gateway to avail the normal things and
sometimes with very paltry subscription to the party’s fund. It was not known
who was managing this fund collected through various gateway. Another class of
people evolved during the period, which were marginally poor but were very
close to the leaders. This class aroused due to
various course of action, mainly sycophancy and had accumulated a lot of powers to engage
people in business, aiding to the promoters, allowing to continue the business
having no proper licenses.I know some petty leaders in Office Union who could
manage to provide appointment to their entire family and in laws to the govt and
semi govt without feeling any shame.So just imagine what the ministers had done
during the long 33 years of rein. In the heart of the city, there was an
abundance of auto rickshaw having no proper licenses. They were the main
comrades amongst others to control
Bandhs or Strike to make it an unsounded successful. In all offices, in Bengal,
unions were most powerful and administration was jeopardized a great deal questions in assembly or in publicThe real estate, this sector during the mid
70’s to 80’s had flourished like anything. That was the main source of money,
certainly unaccounted money, cropped up suddenly and went to the all section of
leaders, semi leaders, cadres, semi cadres and followers in proportion. In
order to keep a peaceful operation, local leaders did make use of muscle man,
often called as cadres. Within a very short period they became affluent and were
a showcase in a society. People around started to see the developments. This
was not the way they wanted to see it and voted for. There was a dream that the
standard of poor people would develop. They could earn through their jobs and
small businesses.
Another Raj or you may call it contractor
raj. It flourished a lot . Construction of new bridges, repair of old bridges,
Construction of canals, long roads, Damn, etc, all in the infrastructural
sector a huge outlay of money normally prevails. Therefore, in this area Minsters,
head of corporations/ municipalities/panchayats
had managed to garner assets in various forms. Mr. Buddhadev Bhattacharya the successor of
Mr.Basu realized it. He initiated pragmatic
movement in the apex level of party, but could not be able to be supportive.
Later some strong action were taken against errants. But it was too late to
remain in power.
On the other hand, an essence of power
had been showered to daily earners, e.g., Rikshwa pullers, maids, house
helpers, daily laborers by which they had raised their quantum of their rates
of earning marginally and started reducing their working practice. Slowly they
wanted to earn with least working.
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