Yes, I completely agree with you on this point. In industrialization policy, lefts are not able to clarify their stand and that's disastrous. Although I disagree slightly over the point that the situations outside left ruled states and inside are absolutely identical. For example, take the compensation values, undoubtedly they are far larger than other states. Nandigram, Singur are undoubtedly shameful and every sane person would protest killing of any poor individual, be it left or anti-left. But we should take a neutral stand. If I say that the killing of 13 advasis in Kalinganagar, or the Honda factory incident in Gurgaon or the long string of supprression in narmada valley in the name of development are equally brutal and shameful, will all of us agree? Certainly those incidents can't give credibility to the Nandigram incident and the ruling Government must be cornered over this. This Government showed equal brutality like others in the country. The point was that irrespective of Jyoti Basu's (most influential left leader at that time), the ideology won which is certainly a rarity in India's political history. Again I mostly agree with your points about Taslima and freedom of art. However, a little detailed look would reveal that the stand of the two parties in these two cases were little different. The point is lefts do change their stand but those are always at the ideological level and never for just winning a minster post or money or any such things.
