Hi,

The story about Bengal is nothing short of some Bollywood story. Story about how a state that was known as a Jewel in India’s Crown has become a Burden to its own country. Bengal of British India was one of the most powerful states in India. An epicenter of all the freedom struggle and Industrial Development. It was the capital for many years. Place where Royals Britisher liked to stay. 

If you happen to go to Bengal  now, all you will see is Red flags, People marching “Dethe Hobae” (You have to give.). “Inqulab Zindabadth” .”Zindabadth” . It occurs to me that they are having freedom hangover, even after getting freedom 61 years back! Nothing has changed ever since.

I was born in Kharagpur. In last 24 years I dont think there has been any development at all. I was one of the lucky few from my home to come out of that Shit Hole. Even then when every I came back to home I expected some Improvement atleast a little bit. There was NONE! After ages we got our first Shopping Mall. Which is also half complete. They had been making this for past 5 years or so. I see some small towns build buildings faster than this.

You see every state is developing some way or other. Aleast they have some plan. Our leaders in Bengal dont even have that. There are strikes every now and then. First CPI(M) will keep strike then Trinamugal Congress will keep strike. If Central Government has done something why do they punish Bengal. They must go and do strike in Delhi front of Parliament. Why they keep strike in Bengal to make government to listen. I fail to understand. Dont they realise they are wasting time of their own people? What would a poor man eat that day if he goes for strike today ? Every second day there is one strike. Sometime I think they themselves dont know why they are doing strike. You see Farmers Small shop owners going for strike for N-Deal being signed between India and America. Do they even know what is N-Deal ? Do they even know where America is ? They just do what ever party tells them to do that’s all. I remember there was strike in Calcutta for increasing the Bus ticket price from 2.50 – 3. 0 or some thing. They increased price by .5 paisa!! And people went for strike. Aren’t they F**ken Ashamed of themselves ? finally government had to settle down by increasing by .10 paisa or something. This is true incident. I am sure if anyone follow news closely would remember this incident.There is another Fact about Kolkotta that I would like to share with you. Its the only metropolitan city where shops close at 1PM and open back at 4:30 PM. Cause people want to take rest. I am not talking about Retail shops or small pan valla shops everything. You would even find Medical Shops closed! One of my Dad’s friend once told me Bengal is best State in India because even today you could get Stomach Full meal for Rs10. I told him that is Bull Shit. That is why people are not progressing. If they are stisfied with what they have they will never progress. They must have some aim in their life. To grow. Become better. Live in Better place with Good Roads. More progress. But NO! They are just happy with what they are. Satisfied and Content. I feel sad going back to that shit hole place. Government has made people like this. Useless. Generation after Generation. And now they are incapable of doing anything. 

They are only proud of their past. If you ask them anything they will say Central Government is Ignoring them. They will Blame the entire world for what Bengal is now. I fail to notice that rest four fingers are pointing at them.

Grow up Bengal.

 

Jagdeep Singh Virdi