Paying one in one’s own coin!

Perhaps Newtonian third law of motion has started to become operative in Bengal politics. To every action there’s equal and opposite reaction.Mamata Banerjee complains State Govt is not cooperating in extension of Metro services in Kolkata.They object to the erection of pillars on roads for laying overhead railway lines on the plea that it might damage the underground water pipes. It might be a rejoinder to objection raised by Mamata Banerjee’s party against erecting of just three towers at Rajarhat for transmission of electricity.Rajarhat people suffered immensely for lack of electricity for long until the problem was sorted out by extending the transmission line to Rajarhat in a round about way at much greater cost. Pay-one-in-one’s-own-coin or tit-for-tat attitude, whatever you call it, is in fact an alarming trend in our state. No state can prosper by politics of confrontation between the ruling party and opposition. Unless opposition cooperates with the government no developmental activities are possible. This confrontational mindset has already cost the people of Bengal dearly. They’ve suffered a lot and no more afford to suffer. So call it a day and work in unison setting aside petty politics in the interest of the state. Other wise posterity won’t forgive you all.