"It was a brave decision to step into the middle of a carnage and it was certainly well thought out if not an audacious plan. The ripple effect of more heinous rioting in Kolkata would have been disastrous for the entire country," said Dr Kingshuk Chatterjee of Calcutta University s department of history who has specialised in political Islam.
Bengal needs no Radcliffe Line of hatred
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April 14, 2021 00:55 IST
In the elections, much violence is being done to the mind of Bengal, to its thinking wires, its feeling nerves, its very soul
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In the elections, much violence is being done to the mind of Bengal, to its thinking wires, its feeling nerves, its very soul
Election time in West Bengal has, for decades now, meant violent time.
There is violence during the campaigning, violence during the polling, violence during and after the counting of votes. The level of election-related violence and its duration vary but it is there.