Mamata's Open Treachery against Against Farmers: Gautam Adani in Nabanna

[Sukla Sen]

Here we may remind ourselves that the agitating farmers have urged all Indians to boycott Adani-Ambani, as the three farm laws - now scrapped, were, understandably, enacted in a rush, by brazenly trampling upon set democratic procedures, in order to benefit the duo, in particular, apart from as a move towards corporatisation of agriculture.

So the duo is considered the villain of the piece.

In any case, the close bonding between the duo and Modi is all too visible.

And as Mamata returns to Kolkata from her trip to Mumbai, Adani also travels to the state capital to confabulate with her in her office - evidently at her invitation extended during her sojourn.

It's, obviously, a blatant act of treachery, on the part of Mamata, against the still agitating farmers.

It also provides us with a clear glimpse into the type of "alternative" that she offers to Modi.

Also the way she's emerging as a lifeline to the evil regime - out to overrun "India", in its moment of gathering difficulties.

<<Some of her party colleagues are inclined to believe, and actually take pride in, describing Mamata Banerjee as more Left than the Left. Some, like state education minister Bratya Basu, at present touring Mumbai with the Benagl chief minister, has often said that she is a communist.

On Wednesday, during an interaction with rights activists and performing artistes in Mumbai, Mamata had a more BJP than the BJP moment.

“The country needs Adani-Ambani as well as farmers,” said the Bengal chief minister in reply to a query from activist Medha Patkar with whom she had once shared cordial ties during her days in the Opposition when Mamata was leading the combined Opposition against the Left Front’s land acquisition policy.

Mamata’s comment puts her in direct confrontation with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has often taken jibes at Narendra Modi and called out his proximity to business houses led by Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani as examples crony capitalism.

The three farm laws that the Narendra Modi government was forced to repeal on the first day of the winter session of  Parliament after more than a year’s continuous street-trooping by farmers at the Delhi-Haryana border, were believed to have been framed keeping corporate interests in mind.

That Mamata is on a "Congress-mukt Bharat" mission became clearer on the second day of her visit to Mumbai after her meeting with Maratha strongman and NCP leader Sharad Pawar, though her "project"  has met with little success thus far.>>

(Excerpted from: <https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/west-bengal/in-mumbai-mamata-has-a-more-bjp-than-the-bjp-moment/cid/1841433#>.)