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  ELECTION WEST BENGAL—2026 SARASIJ MAJUMDER BAKGROUND DATA: 1.0 SIR removed 91 Lakh GHOST voters. Unfortunately—some genuine Matuas got inside the net.   Ignoring Matua voters—most of these GHOSTS were casting votes for TMC. 2.0 Election 2021: BJP Won 77 seats, and in 65 seats, they lost by a thin margin ; and in another 26 seats, they lost by a margin upto 11,000. If we superimpose SIR on these lost seats—BJP may win 77+65+26=168 seats. 3.0 Election 2024: BJP was ahead in 92 assembly constituencies. In 42 constituencies, they were behind within a margin upto 5,000; and in 32, within a margin upto 11,000. Again—if we apply SIR—the number is 166.   The result is fairly consistent, and data sources are listed below. Mr. Pranay Roy made a forecast of 150 seats in favour of BJP in a You Tube in circulation. Faludi Satta Bazar recently speaks about 180 in favour of BJP. TMC’S ELECTION GAME: If we review TMC’s election strategy, and execution—it is fairly simple....

 

BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY--I

GHULAM DASTAGIR: AN UNSUNG HERO

SARASIJ MAJUMDER

He was the Deputy Station Superintendent of Bhopal Junction on December 3rd 1984.

Yes, the Night Bhopal Gas tragedy happened.

Unfortunately for him and fortunately for so many, he stayed there to complete some pending work.

At midnight when he stepped on to the platform, he felt an itch in his throat and burning sensation in his eyes. He rushed to his Station Superintendent's office, but he was dead already.

The Gorakhpur - Mumbai express train with more than 1000 passengers on board was waiting on the platform, for which the departure time was 20 minutes away.

Trusting his instincts, he knew something was clearly wrong. He summoned his staff and told them to clear the train for departure. Even though the staff wasn't ready to do that without any authority, he said he would take full responsibility for the early departure. Breaking all the rules, he flagged off the train.

At this time, he was not even able to walk or breathe properly. But he ignored it.

He then rushed to control room and suspended all the trains coming to Bhopal Junction. He also sent an SOS to nearby stations seeking medical help, which lead to the arrival of paramedics and Ambulance to the station.

He ran from platform to platform consoling the affected passengers and ensuring medical help.

He stayed in the station, doing his duty, knowing that his family is out there in the same city.

His devotion to duty saved thousands of lives that day but he lost one of his son and another developed a lifelong skin infection.

His life was saved on that day, but he was never able to lead a normal life from then. He died in 2003 after 19 years fighting the painful growth in his throat due to the exposure to Methyl Isocyanate.

The railways installed a memorial for those who sacrificed their life on that day. But Gulam Dastagir is not even in the list.

He and his family would've been saved, if he had not chosen to save many others instead of saving himself. But his choice was different.

“A Hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself”----Joseph Campbell


And by all means he's a HERO.

Source:- A railway Publication; Old TOI dt.04-06/12/1984

NOTE:--  2nd Publication is scheduled later.

 

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