Confronting the yogi & the Maoist.

(From The Statesman (India))

Sir, Two Politburo members, Biman Bose and Brinda Karat, have come up with two different ways of confronting their opponents. The Left Front chairman has appealed to the cadres in Purulias Bandwan village to take up arms against the Maoists. This is neither an administrative nor political solution and is tantamount to inciting a civil war. The telegenic Brinda Karat is anxious to extend the CPI-Ms influence in Uttaranchal. On a recent visit to the state, she promised to take up the case of 100 dismissed employees of Swami Ramdevs pharmacy with the state and central governments. When she failed to carry out her assurance, she decided to …