Sow the Wind, Reap the Whirlwind

Party MLAs turn on Buddha


Statesman News Service
KOLKATA, March 19: Chief minister Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was in for an unpleasant surprise during Question Hour in the Assembly today when he faced the ire of some of his own party MLAs angrily demanding to know the steps taken to prevent violence against party activists, five of whom were killed yesterday. The chief minister sat down and even Speaker Mr HA Halim’s appeals for restraint drowned in the din as the shouting brigade led by Mr Rabin Mandal refused to calm down.
Activists of the CPI-M are being killed at Berhampore, Belpahari and Raina, Mr Mandal said. What steps are being taken by the administration to prevent the state from being turned into a killing field, he asked.
Assuring the House, the chief minister said the accused in the incidents at Berhampore and Raina had been arrested. No arrests have been reported in the Alipurduar and Belpahari incidents, but as the latter spot borders Jharkhand, the criminals often escape to the neighbouring state, he added.
Earlier, the chief minister informed the House of the government’s efforts to tackle crime, stating that till 31 January, 19 police stations have been set up. In all, six of these have been set up in the coastal areas and three in the city. Nearly 100 police stations would be set up in the state, he said. Of these, one is to be set up at the electronic complex at Salt Lake and another in Petrapol. Policing is to be strengthened in the Maoist-affected districts of Midnapore (West), Bankura and Purulia. Such measures are also to be stepped in the KLO-infested districts like Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar.
The CBI is neither a god nor an angel, the chief minister said, brushing aside any possibility of handing over investigations into the seizure of a cache of weapons at Baguiati. Some persons have been arrested and after Nanda Maity, a Trinamul Congress panchayat functionary, and another accused are apprehended, it would be known whether some of the arms had been sent from here to Nandigram and used by Maoists, he added.
The chief minister regretted that GJMM activists are placing women and children in front of their agitations. Women constables have to be deployed from other spots at the Bagdogra police station as it has too few women constables to tackle the women activists of the GJMM, he added replying to a question of Mrs Sonali Guha of the Trinamul Congress.
Most missing person cases are reported from the districts of North and South-24-Parganas, the chief minister said. More trafficking cases have been reported from the districts bordering Bangladesh, he added.

Mr. Buddhadev Bhattacharya is still not seeing the reason for the poor performance of the police.
Additional post will not do.
The CPM has completely politicised the police just like all other organs in the state.
Whether it is students or teachers in schools and colleges, small and large shops and establishments, even small eateries, hospitals, offices. The list could go on and on.
If the administration is politicised, they cannot take appropriate decisions. They are always looking over their shoulders to see if their bosses have been pleased.
The police looked the other way when the CPM massacred people in different parts of Bengal. Now with Mamata's stars turning, they would not like to displease her by taking action against her supporters.
The CPM is facing the same situation as Pakistan and USA face vis-a-vis the Taliban
YOU SOW THE WIND, YOU WILL REAP THE WHIRLWIND

Radheshyam