Left Trusts Young Turks to Take on Political Heavyweights in Bengal
âTraditionally, CPI(M)âs politics has centred around land rights and peasantsâ movements. But these young leaders have a much broader political perspective, said Rajat Roy, assistant professor at Presidency University.
CPI(M) candidate in Bally Dipsita Dhar campaigns in her constituency. Photo: Author provided
Politics13/Mar/2021
Kolkata: In a significant departure from its erstwhile inclination to put faith in the old guard, the CPI(M) has named a number of young candidates â mostly present or former student leaders â for the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal.
The Wire in November 2020 had quoted senior CPI(M) leader Sujan Chakraborty as having said that the party was nurturing young upcoming leaders who would be brought to the forefront of electoral politics at the right time.