Re-emergence of Partition-time Political Dynamics in West Bengal
West Bengal Polity is observing Partition-time political dynamics again. Apart from ruling Trinamool Congress, there are Congress, LEFTs, the Muslims (in the name of Indian Secular Front), and there is BJP. Apart from geographical variance, difference between 1947's & present realm lies primarily in the nomenclature of the Islamic Party. In 1906, Islamists of Undivided India coalesced together in the name of Muslim League & demanded a part of the land exclusively for Muslims. In 2020, after 114 years of formation of Muslim League, Muslims of West Bengal have again notified about their separate political existence in the name of Indian Secular Front. For obvious reasons, they abstained from calling themselves Muslim League this time. Apart from difference in nomenclature, every other parameter appears same. While English word SECULAR means non-religious or profane, the term is being used to mean ‘Islamic’ in India. Muslim Pirjadas (Clerics) of West Bengal, who mere profess &