Tag: Bengal violence
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‘Bengal violence fallout of economic clashes and ruling party aggression’
By Milinda Ghosh Roy, Kolkata : Dearth of effective employment, aggressive political campaigns and a common tendency of the ruling parties to throttle the voice of the opposition are the major factors in the culture of political violence in West Bengal, say experts and politicians. Despite being largely free from caste conflicts and sectarian strife,…
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Bengal violence has hurt Mamata’s all-India plans
By Amulya Ganguli, The Calcutta High Court’s decision to suspend the panchayat poll process in West Bengal is a major blow to Mamata Banerjee, for it shows that her government has not been able to ensure even a routine administrative procedure like the peaceful conduct of an election campaign. The failure is a blot on…