Mamata Banerjee is the eighth Chief Minister of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal and the first woman to hold this office. She founded the Trinamool Congress in 1998 after splitting from the Indian National Congress and has represented the Bhabanipur constituency in the state assembly since 2011.
When Mamata Banerjee first joined the Congress (I) in the 1970s, she rose to be the General Secretary of the State Mahila Congress (I) from 1976 to 1980. She has previously served as an MP for Kolkata South in the Lok Sabha and was the Union Minister of State for Human Resources Development, Youth Affairs and Sports, and Women and Child Development under the P.V. Narasimha Rao government.
One of the defining moments in Mamata Banerjee’s political career was her involvement in the Singur and Nandigram movements. These movements — centered around land acquisition issues, particularly the acquisition of agricultural land for industrial projects — saw her rise as a leader and advocate for the rights of farmers and local communities in Bengal’s Singur and Nandigram districts. She received widespread support, eventually leading to the downfall of the 34-year-old Left Front government in West Bengal and her ascent to power.
What about crores of Bangladeshi infiltrators, who were supported by CPI(M) for coming in border districts and getting settled in India?
Why Sekhar did not touch this issue? This is a serious problem in Bengal!
One community leader and one political commentator’s opinions do not reflect the attitude of a whole community. The Muslim community of West Bengal are vastly different motives in voting preference like any other Indian. But in this election there is a new trend which shows that Hindu community voters of different political parties are now jointly backing the BJP to defeat TMC.
I think those who can/do read this article, would hardly be aligned to such mentality and level of this write up.
Why always categorizing people of this particular religion? Why not think about all the people of the country and their future?
You know, because of this pin-pointing and in trying to win the heart of the people following a particular religion, you all are ending up polarizing. And this is all the more why the rests are supporting the other party. That is anti-polarization. Now you don’t blame them for polarization, on top of this.
Will this not give rise to communal sentiments ? Such articles are a disgrace to journalism. Votes should be cast on individuality not because you are a muslim or hindu. Sick-ular media brainwashing at its best.
This is what describes Shekhar Gupta’s favorite polarization breast beating pontification.
Coincidentally I am reading this article in Baroda, after having a Gujarati thali lunch. In this Hindu owned restaurant in Modi’s Gujarat, the waiter who served me is from West Bengal. The owner of the restaurant told me that the vast majority of his waiters are from West Bengal. And by the way, the name of my waiter was Sheikh Karimuddin. Obviously he has chosen to leave Bengal and work in Baroda on his free will. Every Muslim in India needs to decide what is right for him/ her and not get influenced by community leaders and pseudo secularists, who want to brainwash them.
Well said.
Jaan hai, toh Jahaan hai …