Mamata
Banerjee and fate of West Bengal
Tapan
Kumar Ghosh
Mamata Banerjee has crossed all
limits. Wearing a veil of secularism she has shamelessly surrendered to the
Islamic fundamentalists. A commoner can well understands that this blatant,
unparalleled appeasement would cause great harm to West Bengal. However, Ms.
Banerjee and her band of adulators have lost even that rudimentary sense.
Last 3rd April, Mamata convened a
meeting of Imams at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata. She proudly declared a
monthly honorarium of Rs.2500 per head that would definitely benefit 30,000
Imams of West Bengal. Did she really not cross all limits in all its'
ramifications? The Govt. is convening the meeting of Imams at Govt. expenses.
Does any Govt. have the right? Who is an Imam? One who conducts a Namaz in a
mosque is known as an Imam. So, he represents a particular religious community.
Does secular constitution of India permit any Govt. to organize any meeting
solely consisting of religious representatives of any particular community? If
this be secularism, then what exactly does the term “Communalism”
connotes?
More recently she has announced
that the mosque Muezzins would be provided with a monthly honorarium of
Rs.1000. Imam’s duty is to conduct Namaz in a mosque and the Muezzin’s job is
to recite the azaan or the ‘call to prayer’. Is that anyway related to running
the Govt.? No co-relationship from any angle. Payment of this
allowance/honorarium does not devolve onto any secular, neutral Govt. However,
unethical politicians, unscrupulous political harlots and opportunists have
their own incontrovertible logic behind their every action. What made Mamata's
govt. conclude that these Imams are stricken with poverty? During last decade
have the number of mosques gone up or come down? Have those not gone up
multifold? Have not the area, volume and floors of these mosques gone up
exponentially? Anybody with an open mind can realize that throughout the length
and breadth of West Bengal, mosques have sprung up anywhere and everywhere and
their luxurious look clearly indicate free flow of omnipresent fund.
So, are these Imams really poor?
Is there any public or private survey? Does that survey indicate Imam's
poverty? Mamata Banerjee refers to Sachar Committee on the drop of a hat, but
even that Sachar committee refers to ordinary Muslims and it has got nothing to
do with Imams. However, Mamata came to realize that these Imams are real
destitute that led her open up the state exchequer allotting no less than
Rs.90 crore annual outflow towards this great, magnanimous, benevolent
cause! Weird! Is this the so called “Change”?
Even for the sake of the
argument, if Imams are under gnawing poverty, on whom would devolve that
responsibility for its' alleviation? How a Govt. elected on popular vote can be
made accountable for that? Have those persons chosen to be Imams on any public
interest or purely on religious affiliation and beliefs? The doors for any work
are not close to them in this secular India. They can be employed in any kind
of service, they can do business, they can be agriculturists, be teachers and
choose amongst numerous other professions to earn a healthy living. They have
relinquished all other avenues to become Imams on purely religious conviction.
So, how does the duty to look
after these Imams devolve onto this Govt.? Is this Govt. paying this allowance
to 30,000 Imams out of the salary and allowance of ministers and lawmakers? NO.
They will pay out from public money---that is your money, my money and people's
money.
Who has given this right to Govt. to embezzle this money? For the sake of power
and pelf and narrow political interest this shameless, bottomless, senseless,
baseless, meaningless and reckless appeasement policy has been set in squandering
scarce public fund leading to nothing short of an abysmal embezzlement.
Mamatadevi, remember, the people will never forgive you.
Appeasement has really crossed
all limits in all its' ramifications. CPI(M) has also done the same thing. They
have reserved 10% jobs for Muslims. Our constitution is crystal clear on this
that no reservation can be effected on the ground of religion. So, CPI(M)
started looking for loopholes in the law. All Muslims, rich as well as poor,
irrespective of financial status were categorized as ‘OBC’ & thus Muslims
got coveted reservation. Mamata included 33 more castes to take the number of
Muslim OBC castes to 98. She further declared, eight more castes will be
included subsequently. She has also formed a task force to explore innovative
possibilities as to how to hoodwink our secular constitution and make open the
Govt. coffer for unbridled unconstitutional benefits to the Muslims.
This blatantly shameless and
perilous act of Mamata has made common Hindus think that they are the 2nd class
citizens of India. This highly discriminatory act numbs every right thinking
Indian. In fact, all the political parties all across the spectrum in India
have only one point of commonality in appeasing the Muslims and they compete
with each other pandering to the instincts of electoral profit. Those who have
further foresight clearly visualize in this sinister design a footstep towards
converting WB into Pakistan. We have said many times “The blind can’t see the
dark clouds of Pakistan in the sky of West Bengal. The deaf can’t hear the
drumbeats of Pakistan in every nook and corner of WB”. A live demonstration of
that got enacted on 19th/20th/21st March 2012, on the pretext of publishing a
cartoon in The Telegraph. The media gagged such a vital news. So, people of
distant places remained blind on those happenings. But Hindus of Park
Circus, Rajabazar, Tikiapara, Basirhat, Mullikbazar saw those plundering
with their own eyes. Many buses and cars were damaged. Traffic remained a
standstill for hours. Men felt distressed, neighborhood remained cut off.
Mamata’s police and administration simply vanished.
Police has got the hint as to
what their duty is. They have to protect all types of unscrupulous and illegal
acts of Muslims and mercilessly beat the Hindu mass. Did not the same signal
propagate from this Imam meeting? All the top shots of Police heard with their
own ears the slogan of “Narae takbir Allahu Akbar”. They heard the hypes
of Insallah, Shobhanallah, Alaikum Salaam and the likes in a govt. sponsored
meeting. Did these officers not understand what they have to do back in the
Police Stations? That resulted in merciless beating of Hindu Samhati workers by
police on 14th Feb and a message of good wishes and greetings from busy
Mamata’s mobile on 15th Feb in the meeting of Jamaat-e- Islam blocking main
thoroughfare of Kolkata.
Mamata has already declared that
the ten thousand Madrasas those are outside the ambit of State Madrasa
Education Board would be recognized by the state government. The curriculum of
these Madrasas, the presentation as well as those conducting the courses will
not only be completely beyond the purview of Madrasa Board or the control of
the government but also they would be beyond governmental observation. Yet,
they would have governmental recognition. The state government has not even an
iota of idea as to how dangerous and perilous the consequence would be.
Do these madrasas teach its
students to respect all religions and treat all religions alike? Only one
religion is true, all other religions are false, lead us to hell are cursed in
the eyes of god and worth destroying --- can such philosophy create an
atmosphere of peace and harmony? Without thoroughly deliberating on these
issues, without thinking the pros and cons; the whole state, the whole country
and that of humanity is being pushed towards a crisis zone, a zone that is
furthest from tolerance. Our question to Mamatadevi, does madrasa education
impart any benefit to the individual student or to the country?
Mamata is taking one after
another decision highly detrimental to national interest. A series of ill
conceived decisions rather. She has declared Urdu as the second official
language in those districts of WB where Urdu speaking population is just 10%.
This is another self suicidal and divisive policy. Domination of Urdu spurred
the language movement in erstwhile East Pakistan. The Urdu speaking Pakistani
rulers tried to crush the movement with a brutal crackdown. A sequel to this,
out of Pakistan emerged a new nation Bangladesh purely on a linguistic basis.
Recognition of Urdu in WB is a slap to the face of those language martyrs. It
is an umbrage towards Bengali language a disgrace to those who had dedicated
their lives for the cause of Bengali language. It is another glaring example of
blatant communal appeasement. Neither the state nor its' people will be
benefited a scintilla.
The Left Front Govt. had
constructed an eight storey Hajj Manzil on VIP Road in Kolkata to facilitate
Hajj Pilgrims. Immediately after assuming power in WB, Mamata thundered, “I
shall make 20 Storey Hajj Manzil in Rajarhat.” It is a fierce competition
between opposing political parties for appeasement. This is going on unabashed
and unabated in WB. This rat race is going on and on round the clock on each
and every issue. However, both these govts. were indifferent and nonchalant
towards the cause of Hindu Pilgrims who visit Gangasagar every year on Makar
Sankranti day during winter season. Forget about a 8 storey or 20 storey
structure, not a single brick was laid down to give these Hindu pilgrims any
shelter. In contrast to the luxury afforded to the Hajj
pilgrims, these political Lords think that a tarpaulin shed in Kolkata Maidan
or a temporary shed made of Hogla leaves in Gangasagar is more than sufficient
for the Hindu pilgrims. Moreover, during the festival period, the bus fare from
Kolkata to Gangasagar gets hiked 2.5 times and Steamer fare 6 times to squeeze
these gullible Hindu Pilgrims. The central Govt. pays Rs.40,000 subsidies per
head on Hajj pilgrimage. In India this is known as ‘secularism’.
Today's new generation might be
too naive to understand as to what is going on in the name of change! The
elderly persons understand the days of Suhrawardy prior to 1947 is back and
this is exactly what Mamata has brought about. The next step is Pakistan. That
is what had happened 65 years back and that is what is very much on the cards.
Hindus of Bengal, be ready to
face that catastrophe that deluge, that nightmare. The political ancestors of
Mamata Banerjee turned East Bengal into Pakistan. Being the bearer
of the same legacy and tradition, the posterior generation of Suhrawardy in the
new incarnation of Mamata Banerjee would soon turn West Bengal into Pakistan.
Thus would come true the cherished desire of Quaid-i-Azam Jinnah. Residents of
South Calcutta, please ponder at least, the MP of South Calcutta Dr. Shyama
Prasad Mukherjee once saved West Bengal from the clutch of Pakistan. The MP
& MLA from the same area now, Mamata is all set to neutralize the work of
Dr. Mukherjee and turning Bengali Hindus’ lives full of horrendous misery.
