I would like to ask one question for the visitors/readers from the West Bengal here - Why people always vote for Communists in Bengal, why can't they try for some other party?
This is a question just to know the facts and not for humiliating Communist supporters.
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by Suman Dasgupta on Aug 13, 2007 02:10 PM Permalink
Well there is no reason to believe that people in Bengal vote for the left parties because they subscribe to their idealogy and slogans. People vote them because the Left parties have deeply rooted bases in every nook and corner of Bengal and they identify each and every house as Left or Other Party very diligently. Now people who wants to run a buidling contracting business or a shop has to vote the left or they are threatened to be killed even. Even doctors, teachers and landlords and even professionals are compelled to vote them or be alienated from the society. It is not so much in the city as it is rampant in the villages. People are Left by birth. Other parties may not be so much organized in this crime in other states and hence they do not succeed to cling onto their 'seats of power' for 30 years. Left knows how to create a vote monopoly and then keep its people illeterate, poor, down trodden and pathetic for several years to come.
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by sunil shangloo on Aug 13, 2007 02:25 PM Permalink
there is a vast difference between mentalities between bengalis from West bengal and those bengalis who have been forced to migrate from bangladesh.The total population of hindus in Bangladesh was around 42% in 1947 which has been reduces to 7%.As most of these bengalis have have been forced to migrate to north eastern states and west bengal by the muslim fanatics of bangladesh.Since the bengalis from bangladesh have faced humiliating behavior from bangladeshi fanatics.They are more pro congress or pro- BJP.Congress had done blunders in late sixties and early seventies in west bengal and they were behaving like dictators and at that time communists became more active and they did some great ground networking.people voluntraly recruited themselves to become comrades.Almost every bengali was an communist at that time.It was an mass wave.Communists at that time were like saints, and initially they actually implemented communists or marxist idealogy.Calcutta is the cheapest city to live in India.At Rs 2000/month one can sustain a family of four members in calcutta.everything is so cheap there as compared to rest of world.
RE:Offtopic
by Rajendra on Aug 13, 2007 02:14 PM Permalink
Supporters of communists (and also congress) can't read and write, so your question will be never answered....
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by skj tmi on Aug 13, 2007 02:05 PM Permalink
Mr. Ram,
Do you believe the communists are letting the people in West Bengal vote without fear. The fact is fair election is not taking place in Bengal & some part of Kerala. That's why this hold of communists in these 2 states.
RE:Offtopic
by Surya Kanishka on Aug 13, 2007 01:53 PM Permalink
By the way which ordinary citizens are allowed to vote. Those who vote are illegal migrants from Bangladesh, minorities, some from other communities, the comrades and hooligans do with the rest of the votes.
Majority community is never bothered or least bothered to vote. How do you expecta change ???
