Friday, April 07, 2006

Shovan Deb Chattopadhyay's(Chief whip, Trinamool congress) West Bengal-Gujarat Comparison

http://in.rediff.com/election/2006/apr/05citizen.htm

Where is the Unnati in Bengal?

The Name of Gujarat been used by CPIM in the 2004 general election as alleged by BJP and Trinamul Congress. Their complain was in the midnight CPIM shows superimposed video films particularly in Muslim mohallas to obligated the Muslims and state BJP's allegation was CPIM politicized the riots of Gujarat for CPIM's gain.

Shovan Deb Chottopadhay, Chief whip of Trnamul Congress in an exclusive interview said the left front is asking vote for seventh time in the name of Unnata Tara Left front. But where is Unnati?

Chotopadhay quoted from food minister of Bengal Naren Dey's speech in the assembly that west Bengal is a deficit state in Rice, wheat, edible oil, eggs, meat, fish, salt, Dal. Chottopadhaya after 29 years of ruling if left front could not arrange the basic needs of the people what is the meaning of Unnati.

He cited example of claim of Left front government of 2000 crores foreign investment per year which means a total of 10000 crores in the last five year when Narendra Modi's govt could bring 129000 crores foreign investment in last three years.

In connection with the law and order, primary health, consumer market, investment scenario, literacy, health when west Bengal position is 13th Gujarat is 7th among the Indian states.

In Bengal around twenty five thousand teachers were appointed in the last five years where in Gujarat one lakh teachers were appointed in the last three years. Where in Gujarat sixty six thousand classrooms are available in Bengal fifty four thousand classrooms out of which eighteen percent is one room school and without latrine and drinking water facility.

In Gujarat for speedy trial of cases twenty five thousand Loke Adalat is functioning in Bengal not twenty-five is available, Chottopadhay added.

He also said in Gujarat 100 percent land of villages were documented in the computer but in Bengal in the last twenty nine years left front could not achieved even twenty percent documentation.

In the subject of school dropout west Bengal's position is just above Bihar and Sikkim and the percentage is 78.74 %. SC & ST drop out is 84.93 % in Bengal Chottopadhay said but the drop out in Gujarat is only 18.69%.

In the unemployed sector left front's failure is remarkable seventy-two lakhs registered unemployed in west Bengal when the all India the number of unemployed is 4.16 crores. Which means in all India basis the percentage of unemployed is just above 3% where in Bengal it is more than 8 %.

He also alleged that left front partners had rocked the selling of Centaur hotel of Mumbai to Lalit Suri in Parliament but in Bengal great eastern hotel which was profitable till 1995 has been sold out to same Lalit Suri against only Rs 50 crores. The cost of Great Eastern Hotel is not less than 250 crores Chottopadhay claimed. He also blamed the state government for siphoning out the capital since 1996.

Why he has chosen Gujrat for comparison Sovan Deb Chottopadhay said in Bengal CPIM has discredited Gujrat for their personal gain but after a massive riot and within around three years the state of Gujarat positioned their state as developed state among the Indian states. People should know what is the real Development called.

Kinsuk Pallab Biswas
Freelance journalist
Kolkata

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