KOLKATA: In a show of political vendetta
of the worst kind, the TMC government of West Bengal created obstacles in
commemoration of the 98th birth anniversary of communist leader and former
chief minister Jyoti Basu, as former Left Front MLAs and ministers were barred
from entering the
Surprisingly, the Trinamul-led government
had ‘observed’ Basu’s birth anniversary on Friday, July 6 --- two days before
the date, even after strong reactions from different quarters. The Left Front
MLAs had therefore chosen to stay away from the July 6 event, arguing that the
ruling party was dishonouring the departed leader by observing the occasion two
days in advance.
What happened on Sunday afternoon was that
when Left leaders reached the north gate of the assembly building, the
“Are the former MLAs criminals?” Mishra asked
the speaker over phone while informing him that some of those who had assembled
were elected way back in 1971. But when the speaker denied to entertain
Mishra’s request, the Left leaders decided to garland a portrait of Basu
outside the assembly building’s north gate.
This was because Left Front MLAs and
former MLAs chose to pay their tributes to Jyoti Basu on the pavement outside
the gates of the assembly building where a photo of him was placed. Misra stood
on a chair and spoke in the occasion. He said, “Jyoti Basu was the voice of
democracy. The ruling party in
Describing the developments as
“unparliamentary,” former speaker Hasim Abdul Halim, who also stood outside the
assembly buiding, said that it was “disrespectful to the democratic norms of
the house.” Halim recalled that it was here that millions had paid their last
tributes to Comrade Jyoti Basu after his demise.
Subhash Naskar, RSP MLA, expressed his
strong displeasure against the attitude of the ruling party.
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