Edited sentence: His political opponents had time and again claimed that Basu owed his long rule to systmatic poll rigging, blurring the distinction between the CPI(M) and the state organs and systematic annhiliation of his political enemies.In January 2006 the Supreme Court of India issued notices to Basu and others  in connection with litigation that attempted to have the reservation of a quota of land allotments in Salt Lake for distribution at state ministers' discretion.In addition, his son Chandan Basu was alleged to have taken undue advantage of his father's political position...Jyoti Basu is credited with the terminal decline of West Bengal in almost all aspects of life