“We saw how Left cadres and clubs came forward during the 1978 floods. Despite slow decay, there is complete lack of planning or interest to revive industrial growth in West Bengal throughout the Marxist regime. Wrong policies, poor administrative decisions and cracking down on genuine opposition have made Didi unpopular with the masses. [citation needed], The SEZ controversy started when the government of West Bengal decided that the Salim Group of Indonesia[16][17][18] would set up a chemical hub under the SEZ policy at Nandigram, a rural area in the district of Purba Medinipur. There are plenty of problems due to rapid urbanisation including urban slums, overcrowding, housing, unemployment, transportation woes, water supply, sewage and waste disposal, urban crimes and widening socio-economic divide. In 1967 a peasant uprising broke out in Naxalbari, in northern West Bengal. The main opposition in Bengal now, the BJP, is in a ‘wait and watch’ mode. [1], West Bengal is governed through a parliamentary system of representative democracy, a feature the state shares with other Indian states. The Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 resulted in the influx of millions of refugees to West Bengal, causing significant strains on its infrastructure. Politics in West Bengal is dominated by the following major political parties: the All India Trinamool Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), and the Indian National Congress. Wrong policies, poor administrative decis… Other issues: Due to various wrong policies of the government, many farmers took their own lives. Maharashtra and Delhi restricted Ganesh and Durga puja celebrations. The Chief Ministership was given to Ajoy Mukherjee of the Bangla Congress. Didi has to muscle up all her political experience and work hard with meticulous planning to win back the lost voter support. There are seven districts where the growth of urban population is more than 6%. This not only met opposition in the courts but also gave poor signal to business community. However, the demand for Gorkhaland has gained impetus after the creation of Telangana from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. The Governor is the head of state appointed by the President of India. THE DIDI quotes in her speeches extensively from a religious scripture she reads. The fiascos of the government while conducting the primary TET exam and SSC teacherâs recruitment exam shattered innumerable dreams of young aspirants. She could not afford a rerun of 2017. Only three districts have the urbanisation between 3-6% namely, Birbhum, Hoogly and Purba Medinipur. The Left Front, led by Communist Party of India (Marxist), has governed for the state for the subsequent three decades. Crowds were gathering at some of the major puja pandals in Kolkata, and all guidelines were being blatantly flouted. Bjp has started loosing its base in North Bengal and in rest of the Bengal it never had. Copyright © 2020 Printline Media Pvt. Mamata accused a Presidency University student Tanya Bharadwaj of being a Maoist when the student asked CM a question in an interactive programme of CNN-IBN. So, she risked people to the pandemic,” said Professor Saikat Sinha Roy of Jadavpur University, a political analyst. Yes, the state government did file a review petition against the Calcutta High Court order; but going by the meek arguments it put forward at the time of review, the die was cast. You are wrong. Hence, according to poll pundits, Mamata won't find it easy to win assembly elections slated for April-May 2016. The Left parties, especially the CPI(M) are strengthening their organisational base and stressing upon internal corrections, which has indeed helped them get back some of the lost ground. [citation needed], During Roy's Chief Minister-ship very few manufacturing industries were set up in the state. [citation needed]. Mukherjee resigned on March 16, 1970 and the state was put under President's Rule. [10][11], After leading the Left Front government for consecutive five terms, Jyoti Basu retired from active politics and Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was appointed as his successor. Bjp uses media platforms to woo the people. Executive authority is vested in the Council of Ministers headed by the Chief Minister although the titular head of government is the Governor. At the Just see, 80,000 fake accounts was created in maharastra to malign the govt and mumbai police. In fact, the law and order situation has worsened in Bengal especially women safety. The insurgency was led by hardline district-level CPI(M) leaders Charu Majumdar and Kanu Sanyal. She also subsidised electricity bills and other licence (including civic and fire) costs for the pandals. And even if she was not, but from UP, as you insinuate, what difference does it make? Instead, she doubled the government’s financial assistance to puja committees— from Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000. [9], The state's economic recovery gathered momentum after economic reforms in India were introduced in the early 1990s by the central government, aided by election of a new reformist Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya in 2000. There are two branches of government. Changing political scenario in West Bengal: BJP woos Muslims, Mamata toes ‘soft Hindutva’ line While the BJP, known for its pro-Hindutva stand, …