'People have said: we want our republic': Dipankar, CPI(M-L)Liberation leader

Dipankar, the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, speaks to senior journalist Saba Naqvi about the Lok Sabha election results, how different parties fared, the factors that determined the results and more.
Credits:
Interview: Saba Naqvi
Camera: Dipesh Arora
Production Assistant: Vitasta Kaul and Vedaant Lakhera
Editing: Samson Ronald K.
Supervising Producer: Jinoy Jose P.
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[@RIJU9285]

We live in a country where leaders like Dipankar babu who work in the remotest of villages never get any airtime in the media

[@sabyasachibanerjee8545]

Why doesn't he ask his best friend convicted criminal Lallu having more than Rs. 1000 Crore property to lend him some money for his campaigns 😄😄😄😄

[@sabyasachibanerjee8545]

Why doesn't he ask his friend Lallu Yadav (convicted for corruption ) to lend him some money for airtime.

[@MarauderinChief]

Leave and go to Pakistan .

[@rakhimukerji7937]

​@sabyasachibanerjee8545 he is asking for allocated time in national tv.Not money.

[@Surya_jaiswal]

भाकपा माले जिन्दा बाद

[@ravi-it3vj]

his command of all three languages English Hindi and Bengali is amazing. very educated person who works for the poor and marginalised downtrodden.

[@RIJU9285]

He has M.Stat from the Indian Statistical Institute

[@sabyasachibanerjee8545]

And is a chamcha of convicted and corrupt Lallu Yadav 😆😆😆😆

[@VincentNadan]

But he not ideas about won praty statistics.

[@sabyasachibanerjee8545]

Why doesn't he ask his best friend Lallu Yadav a person convicted for corruption to buy him some airtime 😄😄😄

[@sougataghosh8378]

He stood first in state Higher secondary examination.

[@anindyabhattacharya1415]

Powerful expression.. The most candid and rational voice of left at present..

[@somenathguha1423]

Bihar with your leadership will lead the left movement ❤

[@parthasarathisinha1921]

I am 70 plus Dipankar is too junior to me still I respect him for his sacrifices. He would have earned lots of money if in Corporate Services, but not the love of the poor deprived people. It's more than money.

[@bhupendranathkayal4583]

Lal Selam comrade . We are very proud you .

[@Inquilabsoch]

An interview showcasing clarity, resilience, and confidence.

[@chiragchakrabortty]

Red Salute ❤

[@timirbhattacharya5687]

He has very good command in english bengali and hindi Good interview Such a educated person is rare in polities

[@kaushikjyotipaul342]

When we are discussing about CPI(ML) and Mr. Dipankar Bhattacharyya we should not forget about the cast conflict and feudal system of backward areas of Bihar. So apart from their political ideology they are doing a great job there by empowering backwards of the backwards to participate in main stream of perliamentery democracy. I salute the endeavour of Mr. Bhattacharya and his team. Special thanks for Saba Mam for presenting us this wonderful interview.

[@jaikrishnaullal7776]

You cannot fight money power with money power, but you have to fight with human power. A very great statement. Glad to hear there are still some parts of India where this actually works on the ground. So all is not lost yet

[@avSamikkannu]

You are cent per cent right. In a sham bourgeois democracy no person or party that worth its salt can imitate the other capitalists or their parties in the electioneering.

[@chiragchakrabortty]

লাল সেলাম ❤

[@sabyasachibanerjee8545]

Lallu salam 🤭🤭🤭🤭

[@chiragchakrabortty]

@@sabyasachibanerjee8545 😘

[@jacindia4110]

Dipankar Bhattacharya is grass root leader . He believes in truth and public welfare. His hold on man power is tremendous. N.B.Shrivastava

[@somenath56]

Mr. Dipankar Bhattacharya, please come to Bengal and take over the Communism scenario because Bengal wants a face to defeat Mamata. Opposition doesn't have any face in WB.

[@hirakchatterjee5240]

Subhendu Adhikari is the face of opposition

[@subhadeeproychoudhury9660]

They won't oppose Mamata. CPIML is the B team of TMC

[@ankitbasuray6629]

​@@hirakchatterjee5240Chor Suvendu joined BJP to save himself from Narada investigation. He is not a face

[@mrinmoyM1998]

​@@hirakchatterjee5240 mother board Shubhendu, Chor shuvendu...

[@RIJU9285]

@@subhadeeproychoudhury9660it is precisely because of overzealous, bird brained supporters like yourself that the CPM is down to zero

[@Dr.AjazShaikh]

Saba, you have been criticizing the opposition for a long. Despite the limited resources and challenges, the opposition parties have performed so well. The victim blaming attitude of so-called elites needs to be changed.

[@niveditaghosh1441]

Thank you Sir.I am a great fan of your thinkings& politics with respect

[@urmilanayak1633]

Dipankar ji God bless you sir

[@aanakrukavi]

He does not believe in God.

[@anupbasu1907]

Why don't CPI(ML) Liberation have no activated organisation in Bengal ? This organisation may be alternative to CPM in Bengal.

[@pratikkumar3722]

Explore in new area, Bengal has a left party already working there. Don't eat into each other voters.

[@tanbir-ul-israq9577]

They may start from the place where they have their historical origins- the north of Bengal.

[@RIJU9285]

ML is a far more electorally viable alternative in Bengal today

[@khoslar1]

Always nice to hear Sabah ...am an admirer. An eye opener interview...more people should listen to this to know the truth

[@Messi06]

Laal selam sir❤️💙

[@SubeerDattVerma]

An excellent interview! Always a pleasure to hear Mr Dipankar Bhattacharya.

[@RajeevK85]

Thanks for doing this interview.

[@sushantbhowmik3335]

The underprivileged people's voice is people like Dipankar Bhattacharyya.

[@ravirajput9200]

लाल सलाम

[@santanu6]

Highly refreshing interview. Loved it.

[@subhrabratachoudhury2728]

Red Salute Dipankar Bhattacharya. The real alternative narrative for India

[@chiragchakrabortty]

लाल सलाम ❤

[@pbghosh5305]

Agree. Dipankar ji🎉🙏

[@achowdhury4933]

Very rational discussion. Irony is that after all these discussions, cpi(ml) will be supporting parties who are little different from BJP. There are so many ways to reach the temple of Power ! People are sufferers.

[@arijitray6868]

It's really amazing to see him in this podium of alternatives. Crucial interview. He and his party truly represent the crux of Marxism and Socialist ideas in this diversified socio-cultural syntax of India where the mainstream Communist political parties like Cpi(M) gets into the realm of 'corporate-mindset of capitalism' and nullifed their core conscience. This is an important testament. Thanks frontline.

[@PabloFreethinker]

Unfortunately, whatever you have pointed out stands correct. The mainstream communist party and its serious half hearted efforts are not enough. And it's just ridiculous how people are considering INC as the new left.

[@atiqueahmad4527]

Red salute

[@ravirolan5003]

I have came to know about this party and it's campaign only after the Ravish sir video. Sir you are doing a great job please amplify the message and get us a platform so many more people know and contribute more.

[@sidharthdas951]

Saba is just too good.A women with beauty & brain.I always watch her shows.The excellence runs in the DNA.Her father Mr.Saeed Naqvi was exceptionally brilliant TV Journalist/Anchor/Presenter.What I like in Mr.Naqvi was his voice.

[@upenderupenderpipra4036]

Red salute to you dipankar we have a strength to win we believe in struggle

[@manishakumari-vl2nc]

Red salute Comrade Dipankar ✊

[@rayamajhidinash6538]

Great personality.

[@pradipbose5287]

Ravish Kumar's this video what Dipankar is telling is very attractive...the song on Electoral bond sung by a fair complexion woman attracted me.❤

[@dipankarmookerjee2282]

Picture quality is poor. It seems that I am watching an archived documentary from Doordarshan.

[@avijitghosal6884]

This man perhaps remains the nost under-rated left politician in the country

[@jravindranath8345]

Rightists cannot digest victory of left . But Leftists must go on educating people and win more seats

[@aravindkumardey4533]

THE MAKING OF HISTORY. RED SALUTE TO COM. DIPANKAR.

[@shyamasreemajumdar7494]

We are looking forward to you and your party.... ✌✌

[@adhiplodh8571]

Inquilab zindabad

[@prabhatkumarbandopadhaya9845]

Education matters much in our life......

[@SalimKhan-km7gs]

Certenly,DB is the Real Winner of the 2024.

[@avSamikkannu]

Having seen how shamelessly Nitish bowed to Modi yesterday on the dais is a clear sign of his unconditional surrender to the killer gang.

[@sureshharinathbabu9717]

I am from tamilnadu the land of periyar Kudos to you

[@aetesusamkhya]

Sir, Periyar was a strong supporter of communist party, through out India only social revolutionary who was hand in hand with Ambedkar,he visited Soviet union in 1930s,mind it _aetesu, Tamil Nadu...

[@dipankarmookerjee2282]

A bad interview. The interviewer totally wasted time and was under prepared or to say ill prepared to take an interview of a personality and politician of such a statute. What Mr. Bhattacharya said on his own was enough.

[@rafia_khan]

So true ....an interviewee is supposed to.give insights into decision making. She seems to have left the job of providing the basic background to the interviewee as well.

[@dinendraroy2005]

God Bless .

[@socialistfront4043]

Lal Salam comrade We all proud on you

[@jagadishroy7516]

Mr. Dipankar, Comrade, Lal Selam.

[@sabyasachibanerjee8545]

He is supporter of convicted criminal Lallu Yadav 😮😮

[@MM-ue4ol]

congratulations 🎉👍

[@shyamalbhattacharya3854]

RED 🔴🔴🔴🔴SALUTE ❤💯❤

[@SubeerDattVerma]

Dear Ms Saba, Obviously this interview was recorded before the 1 ½ hour speech, yesterday. ‘Cut down to size’? Think again!

[@lathachandradeep4506]

Modi has been circumcised. That's a fact. What upper caste Hindu bhakts want to believe is their problem..

[@nv9991]

In the next 5 years, what per capita growth will he deliver in these two constituencies?

[@gouravgopyadav]

These parties must also start supporting local businesses where they won the elections. 4:30 :- Financial Model Of Party

[@aeronr8540]

Ms Saba looks under prepared. Also, her interruptions are very distracting and above all, Dipankar was the one giving a direction to the interview rather than the host.

[@75spinoza]

Raising funds from the people. Impressive. Cooperative model, not corporate. That is how it should be. Right now, sounds like fiction.

[@avikmukherjee9162]

Dipankar da , cpim got very bad reputation in Bengal which seems the major difficulties for their sustenance and come back . Dada , you have a great role to play in the marginal portion of Bengal . Your leadership is needed in Bengal for spread of CPIML

[@biswajitmajumdar2005]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@sanjaykumarofficial5639]

Lal salam

[@debabratasengupta3486]

What He did in Bihar, Why CPI(M) failed to do the same in West Bengal? It's the Irony Of Politics?

[@chetankumarnand308]

Red salute to comrade ❤️✊

[@smiritigoswamiclass-5.398]

❤😂🎉.

[@pradipbose5287]

The most ridiculous thing😮 is CPIML is following a reasonable & practical political line in Bihar but in W.Bengal he is surreptitiously in contact with the RSS's other outfit.

[@nibirdasgupta9723]

Why such a small conversation?

[@Mjjjyyy]

Nice guy but why is the Left not coming under one party. We need a strong unified Left party in the INDIA bloc.

[@MymobilePhone-pc9nl]

Small rise up and big fall down it is confirmed

[@MrDebranjandutta]

Great words, but why did his party go the way of the dodo

[@udaybhanughosh2846]

No hope unless unite all.

[@SatishKumar-qq6nc]

Red Salute!

[@malabikasaha2452]

Upholstery and dress are matching.

[@fazlulkarim9123]

Is it the turn of JDU and TDP this time after Akali dal, Shivsena and NCP?

[@subhrabratachoudhury2728]

I watched Ravish Kumar's video on CPIML campaign. Ravish also made a video after CPIML's win in last Bihar Assembly Election

[@socialistfront4043]

Red salute comrade

[@vishnuvk6832]

Red Salute

[@pratikkumar3722]

He is a great leader though less powerful with finance.

[@sahi357]

Joy india

[@mokshajetley9244]

Some of the people are so misinformed that they believe BJP hasn't lost in Ayodhya 😅😅😅

[@krishnendubagchi8005]

Present government of w.bengal has completed destruction of education system there.

[@sanjusitar]

Same were said by trinamool Congress to the women that they would not get Laxmi Bhander if they don't vote to trinamool Congress

[@deepikaroychoudhury]

Will rakibul hussain be interviewed. Won by 10lacs+

[@PabloFreethinker]

If possible , leaving the historic conflicts for once , please join the Left front in Bengal. Collective contributions of all the communist parties is a must. The present day CPIM lost it's political credibility because of allying with their strongest critics and it didn't really put a bright light on the party's present and unfortunately the future. The way cronies have initiated and the path they show us today , isn't going to help us the youths in the future. A more modern adaptation of communism which focuses on enriching the social capital can however help us in the upcoming tough times.

[@ramaliya197]

9: 17 ..1989..20 innocent tribals massacred in polling.. Which government and political parties were dominant then? Yet they are in coalition with the same parties..

[@parthoprotimganguly2125]

You had alliance and won...not individually... secondly you had alliance with the opposition...but in bengal cpm can not go for alliance with the ruling tmc....then party will get finished. This not exactly same.

[@ronaldgomes]

Lal Salam

[@chiradipbhattacharyya2044]

11:00

[@ravikumarkb8103]

People thought they would get rs one lakh They believed in the lie that they would loose reservation Some thought they want their caste rep Who cares for republic

[@DipakBose-bq1vv]

These parties CPIM, CPIML, CPI in India are half dead, or dead or about to die.

[@admvkolkata3409]

They have always said - maybe not in chaste English. But did want Marxists or political philosophy of Jinnah? Im sure you will Um...um... now!

[@sanjayshaw8757]

Kya hua saba g yaad hai election ke pahle satya hindi ke 1 program me kya kaha tha India gathbandhan,khash kar Rahul Gandhi kuch nahi kar sakte ab interview wah

[@shivbiswas8117]

Lal salam comred

[@akmukherjee1971]

20:09 same happens in Bengal in the "Lokkhir Bhandar" way!

[@nv9991]

Neutral independent journalist Saba is so delighted with BJP not getting the majority and the Corrupt jailed Lalu becoming stronger. She is literally bubbling.

[@ramaliya197]

Why don't cpi ml fight on their own uf not happy with given so few seats

[@ramaliya197]

Took care of everything?3 08.. Bjp/nda is still in power .. Almost majority on its own..its total seats are still more than combined opposition INDIA alliance and thst two after two terms in power with anti incumbency.. How many of these gentlemen have achieved this ? Not a particular fan of bjp does but lets put things in proper perspective..the opposition is talking like they won 35O seats

[@uttamkroy9447]

Thanks for true journalism!!

[@datta6348]

But overall result is disappointed

[@apurbachakf921]

In west Bengal after election result out Trinumul - Er Gunda bahini dike dike Bamponthi saha Congresder attak kocche sekhane Dipankar Bhatterjee apnor pratibad kothay? Where's Aami kintu aksomsy eai daler party sadashyo chilam & aksomsy aponi partir kaje Aamar barite accacchilen. For your kind information.

[@ashish.subh3951]

Sir West Bengal me C. P. M. Ki haal itna kharab kiu hai. C. P. M ki koi future hai West Bengal me.

[@user-sg9du4gd2j]

Criminals.