Mamata Banerjee stormed to power, catapulted largely by the Singur movement and the politics of bandhs, dharnas and dissent that she inherited from the Left. But for Kolkata, and Bengal, what is the right form of protest? Former Bengal chief minister Ajoy Mukherjee of the Bangla Congress sat at Dharmatala in protest against his own government, particularly his home minister Jyoti Basu, in the 1960s. It is not accidental that Mamata Banerjee chose Metro Channel for the site of her protest. As Chief Minister, she is incredibly active and brings minute attention to detail that has often been missed.

Source: dna February 06, 2019 01:41 UTC