Mamta Di And The Silly Thing| Bong Connection

Mamta Banerjee giving privileges to Bengali writers and artists have raised many eyebrows. I believe what she did is absolutely right from her point of view as a regional stalwart. But extremely wrong considering her status as Railways minister.

Every politician tries to highlight people of his/her constituency or zone of influence because his is elected representative. But what about the sanctity of the constitutional position he/she holds. As a Railways Minister, Mamta Banerjee should have considered artists and writers from each and every part of the country considering them equal. Ignorance can be a valid reason but still she cannot use it as an excuse because she is a cabinet minister and not some CM. She is expected to be aware of everything under her sphere of concern. Lingual diversity cannot be termed as a handicap. She should have given appropriate representation in a more distributed way.

Today Mamta Banerjee is a regional icon and it will take some good time to achieve a national level influence. Sonia Gandhi and Vajpayee have been so successful because of their universal acceptance. By fiery fists and inappropriate actions, Mamta Banerjee won’t achieve anything in the long run.

Written By: Sujoy Ghosh