Bengal’s changing caste equations For the first time in the state s history, the political condition is fertile to launch an assault on the edifice of caste Shiveshwar Kundu | Published 16.07.21, 01:16 AM
Three important aspects were in focus during the Bengal elections. First, there was the nature of ‘competitive populism’ spearheaded by the two charismatic leaders of Indian politics, Narendra Modi and Mamata Banerjee. Second, the entry of
Hindutva in Bengal’s body politic. Finally, there was the politics of caste that this side of the country had not witnessed before.
Two types of caste-based movements have been integral to the spectrum of Indian politics. There are movements and resistance emerging organically from the bottom of the so
Manoranjan Byapari, MLA: ‘I can now do away with the pain of those I used to write about’
The Dalits and the poor should definitely join politics, says Manoranjan Byapari, who was a rickshaw driver and a cook at a government school before becoming a celebrated writer and now an MLA. He talks about his life and what his priorities are going to be as an MLA
Manoranjan Byapari, who came into the limelight with the publication of his autobiography
Itibritte Chandal Jebon in 2012, was appointed chairperson of the State Dalit Sahitya Academy by the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government last year. In the recently concluded assembly elections, he stood from the Balagarh reserved constituency on a Trinamool Congress ticket and won. The life of Manoranjan Byapari, MLA, has been full of struggles. He came to India as a refugee before the creation of Bangladesh in 1971 and hails from the Namasudra community. In 1975, when he was just 20, he was arrested for participation in a politi
Bengal: TMC Wins Big in Assembly Seats Reserved for SCs, STs
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP had won 46 of the stateâs 84 seats reserved for SC and STs. This time, BJP won 39, while TMC has won 45.
TMC supporters celebrate at Bolpur in the Birbhum district of West Bengal on May 2, 2021. Photo: PTI
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Kolkata: Mamata Banerjeeâs Trinamool Congress (TMC) appears to have significantly eroded the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)âs popularity among Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) groups, the assembly election results show.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP had won 46 of the stateâs 84 seats reserved for SC and STs, while the TMC had 37 seats and Congress, one.
BALAGARH/DOMJUR: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday defended her poll speech at Tarakeswar last Saturday that invited a notice from the Election Commission for urging “minority voters” to avoid a “division” of their votes.
“All I wanted was to keep votes united,” she said in Howrah’s Domjur, a day after the EC sent her a notice. She would not be intimidated by show-cause notices, the Bengal CM added, seeking to know how many complaints the EC had got against PM Narendra Modi’s “communal and divisive speeches”.
Modi had slammed Mamata for her comments, saying he would have got “eight to 10 notices from the EC” had he asked Hindus to unite and vote for BJP.
West Bengal Assembly elections | Mamata asks voters to be on guard, fears intimidation by Central forces
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Addressing a public meeting in Balagarh in Hooghly district, Ms. Banerjee alleged Central forces are working on instructions of the “Union Home Ministry run by Amit Shah”
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West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee addresses an election campaign rally in favour of party candidadtes for State Assembly polls, in Kolkata, West Bengal on April 7, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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Addressing a public meeting in Balagarh in Hooghly district, Ms. Banerjee alleged Central forces are working on instructions of the “Union Home Ministry run by Amit Shah”