Press and Government

Now is going the honey moon period for the press with the new govt in the state. So the electronic as well the print media are vying with each other to show how more effusively one can eulogies the activities of the govt than the other. However, in doing so they are rendering more harm than good to the new govt. No doubt Mamata Banerjee in short span of time has brought home to people that he means only business. But she’s in a hurry as if she has not been elected for 5yrs term. So she's unnecessarily entangled herself in controversial issues that could have been attended to later on. Immediately after assuming office she tried to make the contract between Tatas and the Left front govt on Nano factory at Singur public. Due to legal hurdle she’d to back track. Again, for return of land to the 'unwilling' farmers of Singur she made an ordinance and that too faced rough weather because it proved to be unconstitutional and was almost forthwith abadoned.Then she passed Singur Bill in assembly in voice vote amid walk out of the opposition. The Bill was turned into law after it was signed by guv.As a fall out of these legislation farmers in other parts of the state have as expected started demanding return of their land too. What’s most serious is that Tatas have challenged this Singur legislation; it was of course a foregone conclusion, in the court of law. It’s likely the matter would roll down to the Supreme Court for final verdict and till then good-bye to return of land to the unwilling farmers of Singur.
True, TaTas are not in the good book of the present govt. for reasons known to all. Our new CM still refers TaTas as Tatababu rather sarcastically. But TaTas can’t be ignored as they’re now the biggest industrial house in the country. That apart if Tatas are treated so ignobly other players in the industry would think twice before investing in our state. All ready own-your-own-land policy for industries has perhaps made many players to turn their eyes away from our state. In fact, future of much-needed heavy industries that help in employment generation in a big way have become more or less bleak in our state. Instead of clapping all the time press should go in for constructive criticism whenever necessary and advise the govt in meaningful way. A critical press is much more desirable than a docile one to the govt which genuinely want to work for people.

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