Death reports of nonagenarian Jyoti Basu are rumours
Rumours of any kind should be discouraged. Newspapers and online sites can't resist the temptation of publishing such news for attracting public attention. But such gimmicks affect the goodwill of online journalism no less.
WHEN THE dog bites a man it is not a news. But when a man bites a dog, it is surely. Newspapers and online sites can’t resist the temptation of publishing such news for attracting public attention. But such gimmicks affect the goodwill of online journalism no less.
Rumours of his death started spreading across media and political circles. Many sites have already published such rumours as authentic news. This is quite misleading and confusing. People will get wrong impressions about online journalism. A popular leader like Jyoti Basu still commands a great respect of all sections of people of the state. Such rumours should immediately be stopped and the news channels which have served such concocted news should apologise publicly.
It is not only indecent but also against the rule of journalism that rumours have been spread regarding the death of veteran communist leader of West Bengal Jyoti Basu. Such things happened during the days of illness of Subhas Chakraborty in the AMRI Hospital. Problem is that these news channels are not able to gather the true and authentic news and depend on the secondary sources. May it be possible that they deliberately publish such rumours for yellow journalism and for satisfying political vendetta.
It is true that Jyoti Basu’s condition was critical and the leader was put on ventilator support. Doctors put him in ICU and were monitoring his condition throughout.
It is true that Jyoti Basu’s condition was critical and the leader was put on ventilator support. Doctors put him in ICU and were monitoring his condition throughout.
Rumours of his death started spreading across media and political circles. Many sites have already published such rumours as authentic news. This is quite misleading and confusing. People will get wrong impressions about online journalism. A popular leader like Jyoti Basu still commands a great respect of all sections of people of the state. Such rumours should immediately be stopped and the news channels which have served such concocted news should apologise publicly.
Jyoti Basu has been the leader of West Bengal for nearly half a century. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and could easily lead a life of luxury and comfort. But he discarded such life style and committed himself to the service of the downtrodden people.
In his boyhood Jyotirindra was affectionately called Gana. His parents admitted him to Loreto School in 1920, at the age of six. At that time his father shortened his name and he became Jyoti Basu.
Basu was elected to the Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1946, contesting the Railway Constituency. When the Communist Party of India split in 1964, Basu became one of the first nine members of the Politburo of the newly-formed Communist Party of India (Marxist). In 1967 and 1969, Basu became Deputy Chief Minister of West Bengal in the United Front governments. In 1946, he was elected to the Bengal Assembly from the Railway Constituency which comprised B N Railway. Since then he is in the West Bengal state assembly in a row except for a small gap between 1972 and 1977 when the election was rigged by Congress.
Basu was elected to the Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1946, contesting the Railway Constituency. When the Communist Party of India split in 1964, Basu became one of the first nine members of the Politburo of the newly-formed Communist Party of India (Marxist). In 1967 and 1969, Basu became Deputy Chief Minister of West Bengal in the United Front governments. In 1946, he was elected to the Bengal Assembly from the Railway Constituency which comprised B N Railway. Since then he is in the West Bengal state assembly in a row except for a small gap between 1972 and 1977 when the election was rigged by Congress.
He retained his Barranagar Assembly seat up to 1971. In 1977, he changed his constituency and contested from Satgachia, South 24 Parganas. In 1967, he became Deputy Chief Minister of WB with finance and transport portfolios. For the first time he sat in the treasury bench since 1946. In the 2nd UF Ministry formed after election in 1969, he became Deputy Chief Minister in charge of General Administration and Home Department including police. After 1977 election, Basu headed the Left Front Ministry and remain there up to November 3, 2000.
From June 21, 1977 to November 6, 2000, Basu served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the Left Front government. In 1996 Jyoti Basu seemed all set to be the consensus leader of the United Front for the post of Prime Minister of India. However, the CPI (M) Politburo decided not to participate in the government, a decision that Jyoti Basu later termed a historic blunder. HD Deve Gowda from the Janata Dal instead and became Prime Minister.
From June 21, 1977 to November 6, 2000, Basu served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the Left Front government. In 1996 Jyoti Basu seemed all set to be the consensus leader of the United Front for the post of Prime Minister of India. However, the CPI (M) Politburo decided not to participate in the government, a decision that Jyoti Basu later termed a historic blunder. HD Deve Gowda from the Janata Dal instead and became Prime Minister.
Jyoti Basu was a good writer and he penned large number of articles published in party journals. He wrote his Memories – a Political Biography. Moreover, his essays mainly in Bengali were compiled and published in five volumes.
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