Ugly wrath turned on dissent

The ruling party can't shake off its responsibility for these attacks just as they couldn't do it in the case of not allowing Dr B Choudhury to hold the planned first-ever meeting of his newly-formed alternative political forum last Thursday. And that's also after he had sought and received 'permission' to hold the rally. He and his associates were physically attacked when a motorcycle sped into the crowd surrounding him in the street leading to the venue. Even those who were trying to reach out to express their solidarity with Dr Choudhury, were brutally attacked and beaten up.

If the government had all the good intentions, then such naked invasion on democratic right would not have been allowed to take place. And, secondly, if the government really wants to disassociate itself from such attacks, then we ask them -- why no one has been taken to task till now, especially since everyone saw who the perpetrators for those attacks were.

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We strongly condemn such highhandedness, particularly on the part of a democratically elected government. They ignored the intense outrage expressed all over the country following the ruthless attack on B Choudhury and continued with their crusade against MA Mannan, thereby firming up the impression that they are out to crush any opposition to the government. This majority party arrogance and democracy cannot go together.