The Fearful“Nirbhaya” Land

When Mr Jyoti Basu became the Chief Minister of West Bengal in 1977, he was a demi-god of Bengal.  He was then a cult figure in Bengal very much comparable to Nehru of 1947. The first few steps taken by Mr Basu was to address the fearful law and order situation prevailing at that time in West Bengal. Together with addressing the law and order and the Land Reforms – ensured a smooth 34 years stint of the Communists in Bengal. With passage of time, corruption, nepotism, incompetency, closure of industries and no development and all such negativities invaded the Communists who were finally thrown out in 2011 by the people of West Bengal.

It’s said that history repeats itself.

When Ms Mamata Banerjee took charge in 2011 – West Bengal was again euphoric. She was, just like Mr Jyoti Basu, perceived as a demi-god. After all she was almost like a one-lady army who threw the all-powerful commis out of power - perhaps once and for all. Everybody hoped for a revival of Bengal and immediate rectification of law and order problem which was fast deteriorating.

Sadly – history repeats itself very fast on this occasion. 

Much faster than anyone could have ever imagined. While Mr Basu addressed the immediate grave concern of Law and Order in 1977, Ms Banerjee’s focus was somewhere else. It’s a different matter although that after 3-years of power, people of Bengal are yet to know where the focus is !

Law and Order is an area where the TMC-run “gobment” failed miserably.

On 7 June 2013, a 20-year-old Hindu girl was abducted, gang-raped and murdered in Kamduni, near Barasat (about 20 km from Kolkata). It was reported that after raping her, the perpetrators tore apart her legs up to the navel, slit her throat and dumped her body into a nearby field.The autopsy report showed that the victim's femur bone was broken into pieces and her private parts were mutilated.The area is notorious for illegal hooch dens frequented by the anti-socials and fishery mafia.Well – not unexpected, a hooch den even used to operate just beside the Barasat II Block Trinamool Congress party office at Kamduni bus stop. Enduring lewd comments by TMC-nurtured goons were a routine affair for women passing through that road. It was later known that middle aged woman was raped in the same factory compound five years ago.

The residents of Kamduni caught hold of Ansar Ali, the prime accused, and handed him over to the police. It is well known that Ansar Ali has close Trinamool Congress links. Of course some senior leaders of TMC have claimed that the accused earlier belonged to the CPM !

While the heinous “Nirbhaya” incidence of Delhi had shaken the entire Country, this incidence of Barasat could only make into the headlines for a few days.

Interestingly the Honourable Lady Chief Minister, known for her rhetoric s and high-pitch drama was conspicuous about her silence on this issue of gruesome rape and murder by her own party goons.

The Rape Saga of TMC-Bengal did not stop after this gruesome incidence. Here are some such barbaric incidences happening in Bengal under TMC :

·         Amta gang-rape case : The two victims, one in her mid-twenties and her mother-in-law were in their home on Tuesday night when eight persons barged in and raped them. The perpetrator - Barun Makhan, a Trinamool Congress (TMC) member, was later arrested.

·         Gang-rape of a 20-year old tribal girl tied to tree allegedly on the orders of a khap panchayat in Birbhum district of West Bengal by 13 men

·         The infamous Madhyamgram rape incidence where a 16 year old daughter of a taxi driver was gang-raped and murdered by setting her on fire

·         Malda, December 2013 : A teenaged girl was allegedly raped and brutally assaulted by a man in Dhantala area of English bazar in West Bengal

·         8-year child raped and murder in East-Midnapore, ……  .

We are stopping here listing this heinous crime. However- there are two things openly coming out of such heinous crime being repeated over and over in West Bengal :

·         The perpetrators enjoys protection from the ruling party, OR

·         Abject Law and Order situation prevailing in West Bengal.

(This is demonstrated in every sphere – may it be attack on Nationalist forces by goons of TMC or abuse/man-handling of commuters by TMC-union run auto-drivers, and so on…..)

Its an irony of irony that West Bengal today is ruled by a Lady Chief Minister.

The new Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi, in his historic address from Lal Quila on the occasion of the occasion of 68^th Independence Day of India, came down heavily on such heinous incidences of rapes. In his address – he declared that the recent surge of rapes and other atrocities on woman have surely ashamed the Nation. Surely the incidences of rapes and murders witnessed in West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh evoked concern and compassion in his mind. His sensitivity and concern on this issue have send strong singals to the concerned State Governemnt, including West Bengal,  not to sheild the perpetrators of such heinous act.

Finally we got a Man who is sensitive and is concerned about woman safety – safety for our Mothers, Sisters and Daughters.

Well – needless to mention, this is far beyond the comprehension of the empty election-rhetorics of “Ma-Mati-Manush” of the ruling TMC !

After all - had there been any iota of sensitivity and concern by the ruling party in Bengal on such an heinous act like Rape – it would have been surely been demonstrated by now through administrative action by the Lady Chief Minister after such a long list of rapes and murders in West Bengal.

Unfortunately - there is none.

Bandemataram