West Bengal is an Indian state in the eastern part of the country, and the only one in India with an incumbent woman Chief Minister — Mamata Banerjee.
The region, which was the political heart of the Bengal Presidency during British Rule, was divided into East and West Bengal in 1947. Bengal was a hotbed of the Indian Independence movement and has remained one of the country’s great artistic and intellectual centres, being home to Nobel laureates Rabindranath Tagore, Mother Teresa, Amartya Sen and Abhijit Banerjee as well as freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose and Oscar winner Satyajit Ray.
Geographically, the state is happily situated with the Himalayas in the north and the Sundarbans in the south. It shares a roughly 2,200-sqkm border with Bangladesh (East Bengal at the time of Partition).
For the first 30 years, the Congress ruled Bengal, but made way for Left domination for the next 34 years. In 2011, Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress — a breakaway from the Congress — came to power.
Didi always criticized Modi dada on press freedom. It seems to me whole W.B under chinises rule govern by representative goodi DIDI
In crisis times, all leaders are tested. Mamata here, Udav in Maharashtra, Naveenbabu in Odisha, Adityanath in UP…..even Modi in Delhi…will happen surely as the Corona and Economy peak to their worst crisis ever in two centuries, with 1.3 billion to feed, clothe and keep in check by October. Let us ot fool ourselves..
Leaders are never born, hey are bred. But even breeding has its refinements including ambiance, ego containment , humility….. How parents, teachers, mentors inculcate human values and not animal values.
Look at Trump, the Nth Korean, few African, few Sth American leaders…and many Indian Leaders too. Doe Imraan Khan come across as ore understanding? I wonder.
May be we need to embrace the Chines system. At least we are fully wrapped up in the capsule if we do and know the State is ALL .
This leader in this State of Waste Bengal, is disproving many issues fundamental to which is that she is leading not the people but because she believes the people approve of her past and current typical subnormal tantrums . Our crisis does not allow any protest except through newspapers.
The crisis Bengal has today calls for maturity, resilience, leadership and hope….unlike Naveenji in Odisha, she is just ranting each day….And her anger stems from personal affront by the Communist Party in the State when she was smashed in the head but not killed. She is incapable of manging the 3Ms.
She led her brigade of lumpen, won her victory over a sleeping Buddha (Bhattacharya) and got all HIS lumpen elements over to her side. To these she handed over the running of the State at local levels. She abdicated and devotes her time to dreaming of PM of India and fighting/quarreling with the State Governor.
The day she becomes PM many lives will evaporate. Mine not included.
She has her a right to lead the emotional Bengali brigade. She is protected, her family is (may be she will and they shall migrate to Bahamas when push comes to shove!) ,and the stupid administration, which knows not constitution , is behind her. Our Constitution is at error because it never imagined such lumpen elements to become CM and or aspiring PMs as Ambedkar did fully not imagine the crisis in a DISASTER INDIA such as this nor could he imagine the leaders and people of India will have evolved into such cabbages as they have become by April 2020.
I am interested to see how PRINT follows this lady a with what pro people balance as they do report ….basic Constitutional issues are involved. India has to amend Constitution against such rise of corrupt persons like Lallu Yadavs, the Lady of Bengal and many others . I /WE HAVE TO SURVIVE FUTURE AND THE FUTURE IS FASTER THAN WE THINK!!!
May the ABP Editor be happier but return to his job earlier for he people. What support can the PRINT provide him and the people of Waste Bengal?
Jai Jagannatho
Why is corrupt Congress silent on this?Press freedom in Democracy is vital and only Congress has muzzled free speech.But since The Print is run by Congress cash it won’t say anything?
Choice is between a rock and a hard place.
Rosana Podesta played the role of Helen of Troy, Rohingya or similar Mamata Bannerji is fit to play the role in Helen of Destroy.
Who says there is democracy in WB ? None !! Press freedom ? Laughable story!!! Humanity ? Ha …Ha …Ha…!!! Witch hunt begins now !! 2021 nearing and some body will be restless and afraid of loosing election !!
The editors guild of India is headed by Shekhar Gupta of The Print. Why is Shekhar silent ? Readers would like to know the reason of his continued silence when journalists are being attacked by politicians. First Arnab Goswami was physically attacked by two congress members in Mumbai, followed by 12 hour interrogation of Arnab Goswami by the Uddhav Thackeray, NCP and Congress Maha Vikas Aghadi’s police. Shekhar Gupta maintained a total silence then also. And even now when Mamta Banerjee has been regularly threatning journalists he is again maintaining silence. I guess Shekhar Gupta is in a serious dilema. Both Maharashtra and Bengal are ruled by anti BjP forces. If Editors Guild of India criticises the action of these two state governments it might give some handle to the BJP, which Is the real apprehension of Guptaji. And keeping politics above everything else the staunch supporter of congress doesnt want BJP to gain advantage due to this situation. So he dumps ethics, integrity and character on the backburner and choses to look other way. Wah bhai wah Guptaji. How much more will you fall ?
Smt Mamata Banerjee is the darling of the liberal, chattering class because of her trenchant opposition to the BJP. Earlier Calcutta News, a local TV channel, was blacked out because of their critical reporting of the government’s handling of the Amphan crisis. Now that a big name editor had to resign, the eyes of the media suddenly seems to have opened.
Liberals, where are you?