'BJP Has Poisoned the Well in Bengal'

Having successfully polarised large sections of the West Bengal electorate on communal lines, the Bharatiya Janata Party continues to practice the politics of hate and violence in the state, says Pranab Bardhan, who recently retired as professor of Economics at the University of California, in Berkeley, United States. In this interview with Newsclick, he also suggests a series of social and economic initiatives for the Left to revive itself.