Comments on: After wooing voters, Mamata charms Bengal Inc

By: supriyo sengupta

supriyo sengupta — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:20:40 +0000

To,Mamta Didi, now as you have achieved your goal of destabilising Bengal’s 32 years record of peace and communal harmony as a peace loving bengali I request you to let bengal not to go back to your old violent days of 70s unleashed by you and your old friends like Subroto Mukherjee,Soumen Mitra and other oldies. Please guide the present young generation to a violence free politics of coordination and cooperation with all politcal parties for the betterment of West Bengal.

By: Supriyo Sengupta

Supriyo Sengupta — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:41:54 +0000

We the Bengalis residing outside Bengal are ashamed that we have given birth to a politics under leadership of Mamta Banerjee that has no goal only destructive opposition by violent means . By supporting heinous crime of Maoist she has amply proved her intention clearly . She is out to destroy all cultural values of highly placed Bengal . She can become a MAO or Hitler as the time demands . She is a true chameleon.

By: rajeev

rajeev — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:43:07 +0000

@A capitalist style policy with least government interventions and restrictios while setting and enforcement of rules and regulations,”- Posted by Tilak Banerjee-Seems like a case of USA paranoid of communism.@and a better understanding of the workings of a capitalist system namely USA.”- Posted by Tilak Banerjee-USA will be happy to know what makes it work (and what does not).

By: Tilak Banerjee

Tilak Banerjee — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:12:46 +0000

What Bengal needs is good planning and management irrespective of party or ideology. A capitalist style policy with least government interventions and restrictios while setting and enforcement of rules and regulations, a strong police force, a commitment towards preserving private property, tax credits for charity by the industries, an environmental policy, building schools both at the primary level as well as vocational level, and a better understanding of the workings of a capitalist system namely USA.

By: Soudhriti Bhabani

Soudhriti Bhabani — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:35:57 +0000

“Brand Mamata” …??? What does it mean Mr. Dhar? May be she (Banerjee) is an honest politician. But, I really don’t think she has that capability to rise from the ashes and become a brand ambassador of the state. But yes, she’s got support in past few elections as the ruling communists have miserably failed in their mission to industrialise the state. And another factor, the Congress-Trinamool alliance, really clicked this time and the April-May general election saw a marginal swing in the opposition vote. It made the whole difference.To be very frank with you my friend, the most unfortunate part of our state is that all politicians here gamble with the interests of common people. Nobody bothers about the economic betterment. They utilise people and their sentiments and finally, when everything is done, they just throw them off (as and when they come to power). If we just cudgel our brain and recall, the communist exactly did the same thing before coming to the government more than three decades ago. Their militant trade unionism ruined the prospect of state’s whole economy and it simply changed people’s attitude towards work.Mamata Banerjee, single-handedly, can do nothing. She is, unfortunately and as usually, surrounded by all opportunists who will never allow her to perform for the interests of common people.I am sorry, but that’s the fate of West Bengal today. I feel pity for all my friends and foes here. All I can do is – I wish them luck.

By: pradip

pradip — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:38:21 +0000

Indeed, Mamata is trying to do some damage control in post-Singur West Bengal. Even if the points on land acquisition in Singur raised by her were right, she, perhaps, bungled in execution and in the process naxal elements got control over the protests.Though having emerged as the face of opposition in West Bengal, it was her idiosyncracies that pulled her down time and again. Perhaps she has learnt her political lessons and one hopes she will keep her balance going into the assembly elections in the state in 2011.

By: Joydeep

Joydeep — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:14:08 +0000

Sir…Great article…Mamata banerjee was not a good politicians but had learnt to manage things in a better way which she had learnt from her past experiences…She is a typical “bidobha Pisimaa” type lady…But her punchline “Maa Maati Maanush” worked wonder…winning her a historic Loksabha election 2009The same Mamata whose image comeout of as that of a anti industry and is held responsible for Nano plant’s shift from Bengal to Gujrat is now saying Industry and Agriculture should move hand in hand for the development of state…But one thing is sure for her…she is a Mass leader… and her selfconfidence one cannot ignore…In 2004 she was the lone leader from her party to be elected as MP but she turned that with her sheer confidence 19+1=20 in the present Loksabha…

By: Joydeep

Joydeep — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:40:39 +0000

Great Sir…

By: Raja

Raja — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:53:38 +0000

Mamta cant be trusted ? okay but we all need her for a break!

By: arindam basu

arindam basu — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:46:49 +0000

great piece and so well written. Thats the truth of the day…railway tracks right up to the writers’. With brand Mamata on a rollout…now Tata can only say “its not her land”. Alas! singur.Very thoughtful and well crafted. thanks for a nice incisive piece.