We Cannot Ignore the Leftâs Role in Fostering Soft Hinduisation in Bengal
In blithely placing the blame for religious polarisation on Mamata Banerjee, CPI-M has refused to consider its own failure in fighting Hindu Right tendencies that have long existed in Bengal.
CPI(M) supporters at a public rally in Bengal. Credit: Reuters
Politics14/Mar/2021
Whatever the outcome less than two months from now, Bengalâs keenly contested assembly elections â one of a kind in recent political history â forces a rethink on issues once believed to have been done and dusted in the state. Many perhaps came to believe that the endemic conflicts roiling politics in other parts of the country (particularly, in the Hindi heartland) would be dealt with in a fitting manner in Bengal. Many, quite likely, took comfort in the attractive notion of Bengali exceptionalism.
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