Veteran CPM ( Communist Party, Masxist) leader and longest serving chief minister of India, Jyoti Basu died today in Kolkota at the age of 95 after prolonged illness.

Jytoi Basu was born into a rich and privileged family with education in Loreto, Presidency College in Kolkota and turned a Communist with denouncing India’s independence. He is said to be one of the few who transformed communists a part of Indian parliamentary systems and many contributions.

Indian prime minister, railway minister and almost all political leaders have expressed condolence in his death.

Politics of west bengal as well as communism after his death would be interesting to watch.

I condole his death.

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Lalgarh is a village in Jhargram subdivision of West Midnapore district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It has been in news recently as it was ‘liberated’ from Indian state by Naxalites last week.

Naxalites claim few areas inside India as “liberated” zone. Dantewara in Chattishgarh of Indian state is a place which Naxalites claim to be “liberated zone”. West Midanpore in West Bengal is one such area which Naxalites claim to be their second “liberated zone”. Lalgarh was brought to national media and got wide publicity and front page coverage due to killing CPM leaders in broad daylight in Bankshole village. Also policemen fled from their Police Station from Lalgarh to escape the fiery onslaught of Naxal cadres.
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Finally, the voting process in India got over yesterday after the fifth and final phase of voting. There was not any big issue for this election. Most probably this election campaigning saw record laws in terms of political opportunism. 10 incidents which were highlight according to me in this election:

1. Hate speech and imposition of NSA ( National Security Act) on Varun Gandhi, BJP Candidate, Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh.

2. Failure of Congress and its leading partners RJD and LJP to form alliance in Bihar.

3. Failure of Congress and SP ( Samajbadi Party) to form alliance in UP.

4. Break up of BJP and BJD alliance in Orissa.
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Naxal attack at various places in India left 17 people dead on 16th April 2009. The dead includes 5 Polling Officials, 10 BSF ( Border Security Force), a paramilitary force. Naxal ( or Naxalites) many places in four Indian states, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Orissa.

The News Here :

Ranchi/Latehar/Gaya:
Stepping up their attacks, Maoists struck in Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Orissa, killing 17 people, including five election officials and ten security personnel, and looted electronic voting machines in a bid to disrupt the first phase of polling for Lok Sabha. Naxalites blew up a vehicle carrying poll officials in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district, killing five of them and injuring two others, police said. Source and complete story here.

Who are Naxalites ?
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