Reduce Karat coverage : Readers

Reduce prices of fuel further: Prakash Karat

The readers of CBCNN have demanded a cut in Karat coverage.

Welcome back, Karat. Actually he is never off CBCNN

Procedures violated for ADB loan: Karat

Prakash Karat graces the pages of CBCNN, this time in a colour photo.

CPI(M) has no objection to the ADB loan but it is opposing it.

Khare and verbal terrorism

ULFA and the liberal dilemma

Even after 9/11, when the sangh parivar discovered the political usefulness of raking up the issue of jihadi terror, ...

An unwarranted attack on sangh parivar. Is Khare saying that sangh parivar did not raise the issue of jihadi terror before 9/11? India was experiencing jihadi terror for a very long time and the sangh has alwaysbeen vocal against it, including the jihadi terror unleashed in Kashmir since 1991. Khare discovered his path of fulfilling career ambitions in sangh bashing. He is the worst among the CBCNN lot - up there along with N.Ram.

... the Vajpayee Government had to appease the national mood ...

Over-smart usage of language to suggest that the appeasement policy is followed by Vajpayee and BJP.

While the whole world is silent, Karat speaks

Noida police were callous: Brinda Karat

If we are to believe CBCNN, nobody of any worth, other than Brinda Karat, spoke against the Nithari killings.

Left's ally criticises CPI(M)

V.P. Singh to launch agitation

Mr. Singh pointed out that the CPI (M) was fighting alongside the Jan Morcha in Dadri, Benares (Uttar Pradesh) and in Maharashtra against SEZs and industrial projects on prime farmland, but in West Bengal it was adopting the opposite policy.

Communist hypocrisy is like the elephant in the drawing room; you just cant miss it.

VP Singh critices CPI(M) but CBCNN says in the headlines that he is launching an agitation. Imagine if he were criticising BJP. CBCNN would scream at the top of its voice that he is criticising BJP. Following that would be two bullet-points saying BJP is anti-poor and CPI(M) is the saviour.

CBCNN must fill the alloted space to leftist news. So inadvertently some criticism of CPI(M) may slip in. And so this article. Even then, the criticism is always guaged.

Blame it on outsiders

Outsiders to blame: CPI (M)

How convinient to blame it on the outsiders when people are opposint CPI(M)'s moves to hand over agricultural land to industries. CBCNN too is using its reporting tactics to lend credibility to CPI(M)'s claims. All speculation by Biman Bose. But CBCNN is inserting specific references to people and places to bolster Bose's fantasies.

Bandh against Left is underplayed by CBCNN

Stray incidents, mixed response in West Bengal

CBCNN is trying to give the impression that there was never a bandh call, just a few stray incidents of protests. Contrast this with how the Left call for bandh was highlighted.

http://cbcnn.blogspot.com/2006/12/highlights-of-left-strike.html

SEZ-opposing Left wants SEZs in WB

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee makes out a case for industrialisation

There is no end to the communist hypocrisy. They oppose industrialization everywhere else in India but go ahead with it in WB, even if it is at the cost of poor farmers.

There was also a plan to develop the area around Haldia into a chemical hub and a special economic zone dealing in electronics to be set up by Videocon in Darjeeling district in north Bengal.

CPI(M) wants SEZ in Haldia, WB. CPI(M) is against SEZs.

Stop SEZs: CPI

Stop acquisition of land for SEZs: CPI

Left opposing industrialization again. But somehow justifying the Singur as an exception. The communist hypocrisy is appalling.

Left driving Pranab's briefing sessions

CPI (M) for continuing peace process with Pakistan

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday asked the Manmohan Singh Government to continue the peace process with Pakistan and work for a breakthrough in an area in which an agreement could be reached.

Pranab is briefing left parties. Pranab is doing all the talking and comrades the listening. But this report is filled with left's statements. And the deliberate tilt to make it appear as if the CPI(M) has taken the initiative for some breakthrough in peace proces.

The briefing is the sequel to a similar exercise the Government held for the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders earlier this week.

I couldnt find that article on CBCNN mentioning that Pranab briefed BJP. Could you guys help me locate it and we can do a quick comparison.

BJP criticism always highlighted

Do not politicise dam project, Congress tells Modi

Congress is indulging in some campaigning and levelleing the usual political allegations. Never one to shy away from expressing its politicl prejudices, CBCNN will highlight anything that demerits BJP.

Drumming up support for CPI(M)

Narayana Murthy backs Buddhadeb

CBCNN has the habit of reporting anyone and anything supporting CPI(M). And it carefully suppresses any criticism of CPI(M).

Godhra not a conspiracy, CBCNN joins the chorus

Godhra riots : Gujarat seeks more time to submit reply

One-sided reporting by CBCNN on Godhra. Only Mukul's statements, on why Godhra is not a conspiracy, are reported. CBCNN is eager to coverup Islamic terrorism.

"Defeat BJP" agenda of CPI(M)

CPI (M) to contest 15 seats in Uttar Pradesh

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) will be "cooperating with the maximum number of secular parties" to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party and "prevent any possibility of its coming to power after the polls" in Uttar Pradesh, general secretary Prakash Karat said here on Thursday.

Hate-filled agenda of CPI(M). BJP is not the party in power either at state or center. So, why this focus of defeating BJP? Karat did tell us earlier that it is because BJP is not fighting for minority appeasement.

CPI(M) is contesting for 15 seats. CBCNN wont tell us how many seats are there because it would make CPI(M) look irrelevant. Instead it will fill that space with party rhetoric.

"The party will seek to project policies, which are in the interests of the working people and for the planned development of Uttar Pradesh."

Karat ad nauseum

Beware BJP's new-found communal plank: Karat

Watching CBCNN grease up and bend over so many times in a day can cause nausea to anyone.

Karat is repeating the usual stuff. Never mind, CBCNN will still report it as a national event.

Daily dose of Karat

Kerala issues will be sorted out: Karat

Dont ask me why this article deserves to be Front Page news. The ombudsman will say "editorial judgment", which means communist propaganda.

Permanent government of WB

Singur and beyond

Thanks to Prasanna for pointing out.

There has been a bottled-up demand for industry and consequently industrial land in West Bengal — and the Tata Motors project at Singur is a test case for whether this demand can be met. Under the circumstances, the permanent government of the State has made it clear that it will consolidate and strengthen its agrarian base but will diversify into industry as well.


CBCNN gives the government responsiblities of West Bengal permanently to CPI(M). We have been reading CBCNN long enough and we know it is not surprising to us that CBCNN is pushing the envelope of campaigning for communist parties. As they say of communist parties in India, "One man, One vote, One time".


The relatively tame end to her hunger strike seems to have disappointed the ragbag of political friends — ranging from Naxalites through communal elements to free-floating and freelancing NGOs and individuals

Once again, CBCNN is associating Mamta with naxalites.

prasanna thinks CBCNN is “Medai pechalar” of the CPM

Pallavi's time warp

Links between a nation's past and future

From the article, I understand that China is doing everything wrong by destroying its culture and replacing with a fake, sophisticated modernity. India on the other hand has not disowned its past and is doing whatever best it can to retain it. So why is Pallavi Aiyar asking India to learn from China? Conditioned mind, I guess.

CPI(M) opposes land for SEZs

Bardhan counsels caution

"In the name of setting up SEZs thousands of acres are being given to big companies not for the sake of industries but for promoting real estate speculation," Mr. Karat said

Meanwhile, CPI(M) allocates land to the Indonesian conglomerate, the Salim Group, at Nandigram in Purbo Medinipur district. The Salim group is notorious for its corrupt practises in Indonesia.

Five policemen were injured when they were attacked by a mob at Nandigram earlier in the day. The mob ransacked a local gram panchayat office and set ablaze a police vehicle.

I cant figure out how this incident is related to what Bardhan is saying. Why isnt CBCNN giving more info? What is it trying to hide?

40th anniversary celebrations of the party mouthpiece

Karat for nation-wide scientific land-use policy

41st foundation day of the Bengali daily "Ganashakti" is celebrated in Kolkata. The mouthpiece of CPI(M) party in Bengali is "Ganashakti" and in English it is CBCNN.

Karat thunders, "We [the CPI (M)] shall oppose giving up land to big companies cheaply."

Buddhadeb says that we must move on towards greater industrialisation even if that means encroachment on farmland.

Karat and Buddhadeb were speaking in the same function and were obiously interpreting the party's agenda on industrialisation. But the audience are totally confused. Is CPI(M) for industrialisation or not?

"Our party is a national party and what is applicable for West Bengal should be applicable in the rest of the country," Mr. Karat pointed out.
CPI(M) wants to assume an air of grandiosity about its existence. CBCNN propogates this view through its papers.