Left's drubbing and 420 turnaround

Left's drubbing and 420 turnaround

The Left's drubbing in Kerala, coming some time after West Bengal civic poll rout, suggests that the Left is sincere in its approach to become a less than a civic player in the times to come. That would be the argument furnished by its opponents. As for the Left leaders, they are sincere and serious with an honest admission that though they are losing base but not strong enough to shake their citadel given the shape of activities they are pursuing with a clear frame of mind. Foremost among them has been Karat's foray to Japan and Europe where he has enthralled the audience with his extempore speech on how the Left would never be history come what may.

His foray to a host of countries is in line with the depleting audience at home where his speeches are just lapped by diminishing veterans of his party and TV channels that have been threatened to play his side of the story lest they lose their citadel. Though conglomeration of parties under this much dreaded block may be losing base in dwindling states of West Bengal and Kerala but the leaders are touching base with their counterparts in a host of expanding countries. THe Japan and Europe assignments involved convincing the leadership to the best to convince the US to prolong its stay in Afghanistan - and look for new territories to occupy and annihilate. The Left wants the US to fanatically search for territories that could be brought under the annihilation agenda - and North Korea and Iran would be the least it could settle for at this point of time.

Once concrete steps are taken to realise this goal the Left won't be bereft of the agenda it pursues as far as boycotting of the West leaders are concerned. Precisely bereft of the agenda, the Left was made to bite the dust in West Bengal and Kerala as it had not systematically given a clarion call to boycott the upcoming US Prez address to both Houses of Parliament. Just consider semantics of the debate that played out prior to the US Prez George Bush's visit to New Delhi where he had been threatened to be torn apart had he made a sincere attempt to address Indian Parliament. Precisely because the action leading to the occupation of territories (Iraq and its surrounding oil wells, Afghanistan and the vast minerals in its backyard and Pakistan and its claim on areas which are safe haven for Taliban and Taliban propelled poppy cultivation) was unwarranted and uncalled for as it prevented the Left from making inroads into them.

So as the US has begun to dismantle its operations in some of these sacred territories, sanctuaries for terror and torture, the Left has been left with the unenviable task of basing itself in this part of the world where its cadre fear to step in for the insecure life it guarantees and inadequate food it delivers. So for the moment it has no alibi to arm itself for its inability to step in as the territories are being dumped by the West with undeclared urgency.

As a complete wipeout looks a tangible possibility for the Left in West Bengal and Kerala, it has set its sights on North Korea and Iran and the untamed pressure it is bringing on the West to swallow them sooner than later. Probably a string of good outings in a host of countries (where the Left leaders would speak and speak despite the shrinking audience) far away from India - some of the Left elements find sleep as elusive as their goals to dismantle the opponents here - could do the trick. Further these adventures could well see the Left tryst in places like J-K and Arunachal reach a new peak where China has an established agenda in place. The Left's reasoning with the Chinese establishment is that they should start issuing stapled visas for those hailing from Arunachal; the J-K experiment has been the most successful to date.

Following the Arunachal avalanche, the stapled visas would be issued for those hailing from West Bengal and Kerala. Once this is in place the long desired dislocation of Indian state would be set in motion; something the Left won't take offence to given its dismemberment and dislocation from different parts of India.
The other demand the Left is going to put before the Chinese shakers and movers is the need to introduce in collaboration with Indian Railways - the inability of Indian Railways to handle it could well make the China trainwallahs pursue on its own - the concept of a bullet train between West Bengal and Kerala given the success of high speed rail network between Shanghai and Hangzhou that can cover 200 kms in 45 minutes. The bullet train has a capacity to hit 420km an hour - and this could well be tried in the two leftist states given its inability to do a 420 turnaround to its art of governance.
After all its more-than-desired honesty and dwindling cash reserves has been instrumental in its decline.

As for the bullet train, once it happens between the two Indian states, it would help the Left leaders to touch base frequently and pole vault their way to the top to annihilate their opponents which the US unsuccessfully tried to do to its foes as it never had 420 turnaround arsenal at its disposal.