Whether Indian parliamentarian laws allow it , ignoring facts, CPM shows authority on its elected members!Weak minded person wthose who bank upon the party's wishes will quit BUT HERE SOMNATH CHATTERJEE HAS NOT! That shows Somnath is fed up with activities of CPM!H e has taken a stance as he has thought prudent! In many casses the persons have the fear of being murdered , Somnath is not scared of that due to obvious reasons! H e was probably tired of CPM's reasonless killings and tortures on innocents as recently seen in NANDIGRAM AND SINGUR! H e wants toi dissociate with the murderous party , linked with China! There is no reason for Somnath Chatterjee to linger on CPM's wishes ! Well done!
RE:CPM party is very authoritative on its members without caring for other laws!
by hariss hariss on Jul 23, 2008 10:33 PM Permalink
good so what is wrong in the pary expeling a person who wanted to disassociate himself...
one more thing... if he wanted to disassociate from the party, why did he wait til being expelled.. he should have done that himself the moment he was elected as speaker....
RE:CPM party is very authoritative on its members without caring for other laws!
by KALA BHAINS on Jul 24, 2008 12:10 AM Permalink
Anyone expelled from CPM becomes a martyr. Leaders of your favourite party Congress or TMC change sides frequently. Your leader didi herself has no definite stand on any issue. Stature of Somnath Chatterjee is very big as a person. He was never a streetsmart politician. But over the years, he had started thinking himself bigger as a statesman than the party, who gave him opportunity to acquire national status. Whatever message you have written is baseless. Do not try to pollute this forum with lies and slander.
Somnath Chatterjee wanted to enjoy the luxury and power at the fag end of his life. So, he changed the boat at the age of 79.
He knew that defecting from CPM would be profitable for him. He also knew that leaving CPM would have no impact as he has found a new found love in Congress, the way Amar and Mulayam have found.
RE:somnath chatterjee
by S Shrikanth on Jul 23, 2008 10:30 PM Permalink
He won't. He was one of them who had insulted Mamta in WB Assembly in 80s. Mamta was somehow able to save her modesty then.
RE:somnath chatterjee
by KALA BHAINS on Jul 24, 2008 12:14 AM Permalink
Somnath Chatterjee has never misbehaved with anyone. YOU are telling a BLATANT LIE. He was never a member of WB Assembly. Also Mamta Banerjee was never a member of WB Assembly. So there is no chance anything happening like that.
I want to ask rajdeep and ashutosh so called (camcorder weilding)moral gaurdians (blackmailers)of society why cd has not been sent to speaker. has he forget the 1 km route to parliament he was boasting on ibn yesterday. or has ibn put the cd on sale
This Marxist Party, like China, cannot come out of its mould to face the reality of the 21st century. It is unfit for the Parliamentary form of Democracy. It should be derecognized by the Election Commission.
RE:Two most danger persons in the history are Jyoti Basu and Somnath Chatterjee.
by nishu kutty on Jul 23, 2008 10:27 PM Permalink
Very true and well said.
RE:All Communists MPs must resign
by KALA BHAINS on Jul 24, 2008 12:19 AM Permalink
Who gave you the name Stalin? You change your name immediately. You do not deserve that name of a great person. During last election, UPA and NDA contested as groups Left parties contested separately. After the elections there was HUNG Parliament. Then UPA was supported by Left from outside under an agreement (COMMON MINIMUM PROGRAMME).
We have to clearly distinguish between WHAT OUGHT TO BE THE POSITION OF THE SPEAKER and WHAT IS THE POSITION THE SPEAKER IS ACTUALLY HOLDING. The moment he said he does not want to vote along with BJP, it is evident that his sympathies lied elsewhere. If he were so concerned about his conscience, he ought to have quit his MP so there will be no role for him along side BJP.
RE:There is a distinction ....
by hariss hariss on Jul 23, 2008 10:37 PM Permalink
yes you are right...
"Chatterjee had voiced his displeasure over the CPI-M voting against the United Progressive Alliance alongside the Bharatiya Janata Party." if he was true to the duties as speaker, he shouldnt have VOICED HIS DISPLEASURE OVER THE CPI(M) doing anything, isnt it....
truly an internal matter of CPI(M)... and he is not the first leader to be expelled from CPI(M)...
RE:There is a distinction ....
by ezra singh on Jul 23, 2008 10:31 PM Permalink
When Speaker says that he will not vote with a so called 'communal party', which is a recognised national party by the Election Commission, he is PARTISAN ! not neutral in approach, which he should.
1.Manmohan Signh is Member of Parlaiment from which place? Ans: Guwahati (Assam) 2. Why is Assam so backward then? Ans: Does anyone have any answer to this question. Forget Hindu Muslim politics. Time for development.
Somnath was MP for several years on behalf of commies and now when commies want him during distress hrs he sold himself to Congress thus @79 making huge sum and ditching his mother party! What a shame on him! Without commies he was nowhere!
RE:Thankless insincere somnath
by PKN on Jul 23, 2008 10:21 PM Permalink
Bala , be fair in your assessment ! Yes as someone whose political career was built on the support that he received from the CPI(M) he has by refusing to obey the party dictate proved to be tahnkless person . But I dont think his worst crtics would accuse him of having done that for money ! Misplaced loyalty to the Congress . Possible . For money impossible.
RE:Thankless insincere somnath
by padmakshi amma on Jul 23, 2008 10:38 PM Permalink
As someone was telling in rediff discussions,I clearly remember at one time CPM was deadly against Computerisation and the reasoning was that it will create unemployment. It is nice to hear what some senior CPM leaders say about their old stand on Computerisation. Now they are opposing Nuclear Deal. OK, let them give some alternatives also. Because our country badly needs more and more power.
RE:Thankless insincere somnath
by Sastry on Jul 23, 2008 10:25 PM Permalink
He would have been respected if he resigned from his LS seat if he was so much against voting alongside the confidence motion. But I also feel that like many other communists, the speaker might not have taken or expected money in return. But you cannot ignore the saying "POWER CORRUPTS....."
RE:Thankless insincere somnath
by atul kumar on Jul 23, 2008 10:18 PM Permalink
I want to ask rajdeep and ashutosh so called (camcorder weilding)moral gaurdians (blackmailers)of society why cd has not been sent to speaker. has he forget the 1 km route to parliament he was boasting on ibn yesterday. or has ibn put the cd on sale
