The reason I feel the need to make these points is, much of the left call seems to be a call to return to a purer leftism of earlier decades. My point is, the High Stalinism of the earlier decades has to be ruthlessly criticised. otherwise we will create a second edition of the CPI(M). At the same time, too often, in condemning Stalinism, I see former left intellectuals fall into a liberal-bourgeois democratic position. To argue that we should simply go by what courts say, etc, is thoroughly inadequate.
I do not claim this is anything like a platform for an alternative left. But I do claim that without seriously thinking about these issues, includsing guarranteeing inner party democracy (through the creation of a multi-tendency left party), no real alternative can be built.

but am sorry to say that am very dissapointed in him and his party now, cause no one wants progress at the suffering of the hapless poor people. its like the CPI(M)has shifted from one extreme of communist principles to another extreme of capitalism. nothing in extreme has every been good and niether is the current extreme situation in nandigram.
true progress of west bengal would mean the common man feeling safe and secure and being provided for by the govt. them having basic amenities,,,,and for that the party has a long long way to go.

if they really want to see progress of west bengal and bring in further industralization, then why are they a blind eye to the huge tracts of land along the river hooghly where the jute mills are lying shut and useless.
why arent’ such tracts of land used which are better facilitated with water, power and transport.
IS IT BECAUSE LANDS SUCH AS THESE ARE OWNED BY THE RICH, POWERFUL AND INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE????????!!!!!WHY DOENS’T OUR CHIEF MINISTER MR. BHATTACHARJI CONCENTRATE ON ACQUIRING LAND FROM SUCH RICH PEOPLE WHO ARE USING THESE MILLS MORE SO AS WEEKEND RETREATS RATHER THAN SOURCES OF SUSTENANCE????!!!