Bengal is synonymous for political violence. Why? ****** Research: Prachi Yadav Editing and thumbnail: Ajeesh Babu ➡️https://www.instagram.com/ajeesh_babu ****** Markers 0:00 Introduction 2:11 Naxal movement: 1960s to 1970s 5:16 Left rule (1977-2006) 8:54 Rise of Mamata Banerjee (2006-2014) 10:20 BJP's influence (2014 onwards) 11:28 Conclusion ****** Support on Patreon: https://patreon.com/sochyoutube Contact: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sochyoutube/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mohak.mangal/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mohakmangal ****** Sources: 0. Introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkznQVR79GU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yjo89eisO0 https://twitter.com/AmitShah/status/1324039207950688256 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/as-the-fight-for-political-space-gets-brutal-in-west-bengal-a-look-at-its-violent-past/articleshow/80190011.cms https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1971/03/09/81877295.html?pageNumber=10 https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/deep-dive-the-long-trail-of-political-violence-in-west-bengal-1748852-2020-12-11 https://theprint.in/politics/political-violence-takes-centre-stage-in-bengal-as-bjp-trinamool-race-for-2021-heats-up/548823/ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/panel-meet-sees-tmc-bjp-spar-over-bengal-political-violence/article33618374.ece https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/india-elections-modi-west-bengal-political-violence-14488294 https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/political-violence-in-west-bengal-home-ministry-submits-report-to-election-commission-6603591.html https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/bengal-the-politics-of-bloodshed/cid/1808445 https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/more-than-300-bjp-workers-killed-in-bengal-amit-shah/story-m04nCLHfJdsAlWoHu2pHJO.html 1. Naxal movement: 1960s to 1970s https://indianexpress.com/article/research/51-years-of-naxalbari-how-a-peasant-uprising-triggered-a-pan-india-political-movement-5191046/ https://www.sahapedia.org/calcutta-1950s-and-1970s-what-made-it-hotbed-rebellions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWXeg8suZWE https://www.jstor.org/stable/27918111 https://www.epw.in/journal/2001/16/special-articles/political-economy-middleness.html https://www.jstor.org/stable/26631541 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/441102 https://www.jstor.org/stable/4410254 https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/3119 2. Left rule (1977-2006) https://www.firstpost.com/india/understanding-politics-of-violence-in-west-bengal-shaped-by-fault-lines-in-social-structures-politicians-play-zero-sum-game-to-maintain-dominance-6805331.html http://www.wbja.nic.in/wbja_adm/files/The%20West%20Bengal%20Panchayat%20Act,%201973.pdf https://www.jstor.org/stable/27918111 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40278553 https://thewire.in/history/west-bengal-violence-marichjhapi-dandakaranya 3. Rise of Mamata Banerjee (2006-2014) https://www.jstor.org/stable/27918111 https://www.livemint.com/Politics/CAZYvJRNWnxOsvFMoYcFHI/Nandigram-protests-14-killed-as-violence-spills-over-to-Kol.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICb-CGGmAtc 4. BJP's influence (2014 onwards) https://scroll.in/article/926918/why-political-violence-in-west-bengal-has-spiked-since-the-lok-sabha-polls-rather-than-subsiding https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/horror-stalks-bengal-villages-as-post-poll-violence-escalates/articleshow/69718081.cms https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/3119