APDR's Contention

APDR's( Association for Protection of Democratic Rights) vehement protest against the present govt's refusal to permit the organisation to hold rally at Metro Channel on the ground that the venue has been preoccupied seems irrational.Nor our revered writer Mahasweta Devi's contention that the present govt is a fascist one does sound very rational.Perhaps in a fit of rage she uttered such a strong word to mean the authoritarian attitude of the present govt.What's more, CM should have also shown more restraint while reacting to such an allegation either.Situation has gone to such a pass probably because APDR consider the story of preoccupation of the venue is cooked to desist them from holding rally at Metro Channel to discuss issues like withdrawal of joint forces from Jangalmahal and unconditional release of prisoners that would embarrass govt as Mamata Banerjee herself made such demands when in opposition.Incidentally,govt offered two other alternate sites for APDR's rally.

However,if APDR's contention that govt has deliberately not allowed to hold meeting at Metro Channel is true, the trend is obviously ominous.In democracy every individual should be allowed to speak his or her mind even if it's not acceptable to govt.In the event it's not done one might have the premonition that an authoritarian rule is staring us in the face.