Leftovers will never learn

West Bengal is against war, more so if this is a war against Islamic fundamentalists.

- SUGATO HAZRA

Any other conflicts, for instance Muslim mobs attacking Hindu families in the districts of Murshidabad or Palestinian attack on a concert in Israel, are condoned by such staunch pacifists of the state. The Leftists, though very few in number, receive backing from the state administration which is also anti-anything that the ruling national government does. During the height of Indian Operation Sindoor, when public sentiment was strongly nationalist, they were silent. Rightly so, there had been many instances where anti-views talking against Sindoor got thrashed. Now sensing relative safety, these people surfaced as soon as there is some sudden announcement of ceasefire. Since Bengali sentiment flares up and cools down very fast, now the Leftists found an opportune moment to demand peace, not war. West Bengal loves to stand alone in its thoughts.

An interesting feature of anything this group of so-called Leftists undertake is their utter lack of knowledge—either of current events or technology and economy. They use certain standard moth-eaten jargon to press home their arguments. For instance, they suffer at the thought of poor residents of Pakistan losing their lives due to the war. Little did they care to check that India's high-tech arsenals took down only safe havens of terrorists and at the second stage, Pakistan's military facilities. Indian missiles did not touch civilians at all. On the contrary, Pakistan's shelling affected our citizens at the border areas. But these protesters had no time or sympathy for them.