Political Culture Of Bengal

In recent times there has been a marked deterioration in political culture of Bengal. Decency and decorum have gone to the winds. Language of communication has also changed .Use of unparliamentary language has been the order of the day. Almost all political parties are wanting in patience and tolerance. They wag their tongues too freely oblivious that it might ride roughshod over the opponent’s sentiment. Even a dead veteran leader was not spared. They unseemly fell out over attending his funeral and condolence functions and discourteously made no bones about declaring well in advance that they’d not attend such functions.What's most unfotunate, perhaps Bengal is the only state in our country where chief opposition is not on speaking terms with the ruling party and most despise even to literally see their faces. It’s a common knowledge that politicians, barring a few, more often than not indulge in lying even in this age of electronic media where it’s difficult to hide facts. In this state there’re leaders who seldom tell the truth and lying is their stock-in-trade. It’s a common practice with such politicians to pass the buck to the opponent whenever their own party even openly perpetrate a crime. While squarely putting blame at the opponent’s door, they hardly care for any rhyme and reason to establish their claim or if at all think whether they sound credible to people at large. In fact, they take public for a ride. However, people are not as gullible as they think them to be. It’s sad, what’s now going on does not fit in with the rich political and cultural heritage of Bengal.