Mamata Learns Nothing and Forgets Nothing

 One  can be sure that she is not going to become more civil in her  utterances and for the next  five years , she will focus mainly on abusing  Prime Minister Modi rather than focusing on  improving  the economic conditions and social harmony in the state.

by N.S.Venkataraman

 During the recent election campaign in West Bengal,  Mamata Banerjee declared herself as a street fighter , even as she was campaigning for third term as Chief Minister of West Bengal.

During the election campaign , Mamata Banerjee spoke little about  the  economic  and  industrial progress achieved during the ten years of her Chief Ministership but she focused  more about her street fighting capability and  dharna  politics.

Obviously, she  must have  come to the conclusion  during the ten years of her Chief Ministership that the West Bengal people only want a street fighter as Chief Minister, even if the person would not  be  an able and forward looking  administrator.  Obviously, the electoral verdict shows that Mamata’s  conclusion  was correct.

In the typical pattern of her past  methods,  she suddenly announced that she had been attacked in Nandigram and she claimed that the “attack “resulted in a fracture of her leg. Then,  she converted herself to be a wheelchair campaigner during the election period ..  Several orthopaedic specialists doubt  whether  it was  a serious fracture.  On the other hand, it was opined that it could be a sprain ,  since she was able to move about in a wheelchair waving her hands in all directions  and constantly turning her body in several directions without showing any sign of pain. She was confident enough to enact this what appears to be a drama , since she  was confident  that most people in West Bengal can be convinced  to believe that she was a victim of violence.. Again Mamata Banerjee  was right in thinking  that she could get sympathy votes  by projecting herself as a victim of violence .

The main theme of her campaign during the election was alternating between heaping abuse on the Prime Minister Modi and heaping abuse on the Election Commission. Many people believe that Mamata  Banerjee was brainwashing her followers to make them think  that the Election Commission was motivated against her, so that a massive agitation can be launched  against the Election Commission and blaming it , in case she were to lose the election.  But, she   has won the election in a big way , which obviously indicates that there was no malpractice against her.

However, she lost the election in Nandigram and she is not accepting the defeat gracefully. She is now blaming  the Election Commission for her defeat ,  as if some mischief has been done in counting .  This is typical of her past behavior, as  she never hesitated to abuse or blame anyone or any agency ,  if situations were not in her favour.

Immediately after the election, Mamata’s party men indulged in huge violence resulting in the death of persons belonging to opposition parties and some of Mamata’s party men appear to term it as  an event for celebration of victory.Typical of her past behavior , she is blaming BJP for violence, even before investigating the details , though BJP appears to be  victim of violence  in this case.

One  can be sure that she is not going to become more civil in her  utterances and for the next  five years , she will focus mainly on abusing  Prime Minister Modi rather than focusing on  improving  the economic conditions and social harmony in the state.

With the recent victory in the election  and becoming  the Chief Minister of the state for the third term, Mamata Banerjee should be feeling confident that her demonstrative public postures, hurling abuses against opposition parties and use of vituperative language have been proved as the correct strategy to stay as Chief Minister of West Bengal.

Certainly, having her way so far with all it’s faults, Mamata Banerjee would seek the position of national leadership in the coming days and dream that she can dethrone Prime Minister Modi.

As she learns nothing and forgets nothing , her goal of dethroning Modi would becomeA  pipe dream. She is essentially a state  level leader and would continue to remain so, as she does not have the attributes to become a national leader.

Now, emboldened more than ever by her recent victory in West Bengal, the governance in West Bengal  will go for a toss, as Mamata Banerjee would continue to use impolite language and involve herself in  public demonstrations  and political postures.   By such methods , she will certainly get media publicity, particularly since the media likes to focus only on such behavior of political leaders . However, as the country has seen enough of Mamata Banerjee now, she will go no further.