Volume 38 No. 17 Organ of the SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA April 15, 2005 Founder Editor-in-Chief : COMRADE SHIBDAS GHOSH Price : Rs. 2.00 Come forward to strengthen and revitalize SUCI General Secretary Comrade Nihar Mukherjee’s call on the occasion of the 57th anniversary of the party On the historic occasion of the advancing correct line of struggles 57th anniversary of our beloved at all complex situations that Party the Socialist Unity Centre of developed in the international India, founded by our leader, sphere during this period. teacher, guide and a foremost Secondly, as the revolutionary Marxist thinker of this era, Comrade vanguard of the proletariat of India, Shibdas Ghosh, I call upon all its our beloved party from its very leaders, and cadres to recall the inception bent all its energy to revolutionary role that the party organize the working class and all ...the concept that a true communist is one who can played both in the international and sections of exploited toiling people unconditionally surrender individual interest to the interest national fields from its very of the country namely the poor and of the society, of the party and of revolution, is no longer inception and also carry forward this middle peasants, the middle and adequate. This concept embodied in the books On Communist glorious heritage all through with poor employees, teachers, students, Education by Kalinin and How To Be A Good Communist by greater determination and vigour. youths and women in their Liu Shaoqi* — although criticized now, once this book used First, as the only genuine respective organizations and built to be highly acclaimed by the CPC — basically reflects the communist party of India, the party, up struggles against all sorts of bourgeois humanist sense of values. If the standard of during the entire period of Comrade exploitation, oppression and consciousness remains at this level, the struggle for Shibdas Ghosh’s lifetime , played decadent bourgeois culture as well emancipation of the individual that has entered a new, significant role at every crucial hour as against anti-people policies of complex stage in the socialist system can not be resolved fully of the world communist movement both the Central and State and held high the banner of Governments, braving all odds and and it would not be possible to bring about complete proletarian internationalism. And facing police brutalities or even dedication by defeating the tendency of individualism. Today, after the demise of Comrade Ghosh sacrificing lives. And the party built in order to attain the advanced standard of communist also, the party being armed with his up all these struggles on the edifice character, an individual would have to identify himself thoughts carried the heritage and of higher proletarian culture. unreservedly, unhesitatingly, unconditionally and happily fulfilled its international obligations Through these struggles the party all with the interest of the party and revolution and conduct by providing correct answer to all through tried to bring about a new arduous, painstaking struggle on that basis. the critical questions and doubts awakening amongst the vast toiling — Shibdas Ghosh that confronted the world millions on the one hand, and on the * later turned renegade communist movement as well as by Contd. on page 6 Historic 24th April Significance of SUCI Foundation Day 24th April next will mark the we all recall with reverence the the ruling exploiting bourgeoisie civilization and course of social 57th anniversary of our beloved invaluable teachings of Comrade and thoroughly exposing all progress are not fettered or party, the SUCI, the revolutionary Ghosh and reaffirm our pledge to varieties of revisionism, reformism inhibited. party of the proletariat on the Indian engage ourselves unreservedly, and social democratism, discharge soil, reared and steered by Comrade unflinchingly and without relent in our obligation towards world Background of party Shibdas Ghosh, our leader, teacher the struggle to fulfil all his behests, proletarian revolution by helping formation and guide, founder general secretary bend all energies to keep aflame the resurgence of a mighty international We date back to the days of the party and one of the foremost torch he lit within us, lead anti- communist movement on correct Comrade Ghosh along with his Marxist thinkers of the era, a worthy capitalist socialist revolution in base political line and on the handful of close compatriots like continuator of Marx, Engels, Lenin, India to its successful culmination edifice of higher proletarian ethics Comrades Nihar Mukherjee, Sachin Stalin, Mao Zedong. Come this day, by foiling all ploys and intrigues of and culture, ensure that march of Contd. on page 2 PAGE TWO APRIL 15, 2005 PROLETARIAN ERA Comrade Ghosh enriched Leninist concept of party building Contd. from page 1 camp and truncated the imperialist- the methods of party building are following this methodology, Banerjee, Subodh Banerjee, Hiren capitalist bloc. significant. Explaining the three fulfilling all necessary conditions Sarkar, Pritish Chanda, and others But the Indian working class pre-requisites to be fulfilled before that the SUCI, the best creation of engaged themselves in a unique, and the toiling millions could not giving final organizational shape to Comrade Ghosh, was formed and tortuous, intensive socialist take advantage of this congenial such a party, Comrade Ghosh said, has been continuing its struggle for ideological struggle through both world situation to liberate “First, those who have taken the bringing about anti-capitalist subjective and objective practices themselves from the tentacles of lead in forming the party would proletarian revolution. based on the Leninist concept of capitalist exploitation as the party have to lay the foundation of party building process with a view going by the name communist, ideological centralism first among SUCI’s phenomenal growth to giving shape to a real communist because of its non-working class themselves through a socialist despite odds party. Applying correct Marxist character, failed to provide correct movement based on dialectical An untimely death took him methodology of analysis, Comrade leadership and direction to the materialism covering all aspects away from us twenty nine years Ghosh came to the conclusion that people’s struggle against the alien including the minutest details, of back but his thoughts continue to notwithstanding the dedication, rulers. Realizing the need of Indian their personal lives. Secondly, … provide the beacon light. Under the honesty and sacrifice of many of the revolution marked by the absence of the struggle for developing a leadership of Comrade Nihar founders, leaders and cadres of the a genuine communist party, concrete concept of collective Mukherjee, his comrade-in-arms, undivided Communist Party of India Comrade Ghosh took upon himself leadership is, in essence, the the SUCI has been continuing (CPI), the said party never grew and the historic task of building up a primary struggle to build up a making bold strides ahead, developed as a real communist genuine communist party. He had communist party. For this, unless spreading its wings to twenty states party. Had that been so, the history only one thing — firm ideological ideological centralism, that is to say, of the country, braving all odds, of India would have been different. conviction — conviction based on one process of thinking, uniformity surmounting all adversities. Instead of transfer of political power the anvil of logic and science, of thinking, oneness in approach, Thinking conscious people hold the from the British imperialists to the incessant quest for ferreting out the singleness of purpose, has been SUCI in high esteem as real Indian capitalist class through truth, unwavering struggle for developed, the concrete conception embodiment of ennobled Marxism- compromise and establishment of a applying truth in life and deriving and personified expression of Leninism, and repose abiding capitalist state and system to correct outlook, attitude and collective leadership within the confidence in it. On the other hand, bestride the country like a approach through this process. It party cannot be made possible at all. the ruling bourgeois class and its deadweight, the national liberation was a struggle having no parallel in … Thirdly, through a relentless and servitors, the pseudo-Marxists and movement could have been so history. He was unknown, had no painstaking struggle a band of social democrats, are all united directed as to conduce to press-backing, no international professional revolutionaries is to be against this party, leaving no stone simultaneously achieve both recognition. Rather, the undivided developed from among the leaders unturned to stem its growth. The national liberation and proletarian CPI then enjoying international and cadres who have taken up the bourgeois media has completely revolution. The world situation then recognition, bantered him for taking cause of formation of a blacked out the party. Innumerable was extremely favourable. After the such a valiant initiative. On the revolutionary working class party. party leaders and cadres have been epoch-making October Socialist other hand, the Congress having … in the Marxist terminology, assassinated by the power that be Revolution in Russia under Lenin’s usurped all the credit of the glorious professional revolutionaries are and its cronies. Yet the party is leadership, the most significant freedom movement, was those who constitute the most going from strength to strength, event had been the defeat of the commanding an overwhelming advanced section of the militant and building up legitimate democratic fascist axis of Germany-Italy-Japan support from the masses. conscious proletariat who, through a movement of the people on the in the Second World War by the Yet he remained undaunted, socialist movement, not merely in burning issues of life with a correct Soviet Union, its Red Army and the determined and alongwith his economic-political fields but in all revolutionary outlook. The appeal heroic Soviet people under the handful of compatriots dared to aspects of life, have been able to of Comrade Ghosh’s thoughts has spectacular leadership of Stalin. carry on the struggle with rare embrace Marxism-Leninism, … in transcended the national boundary The magnificent victory of the revolutionary audacity. And in the such a manner that they are capable to create deep impact on the Soviet people not only earned it the process of building up the party and of engaging themselves constantly progressive forces and parties prestige of being the saviour of concretizing Marxism-Leninism on in the very many complex battles of around the globe who are raising mankind from an impending peril Indian soil, Comrade Ghosh the revolutionary life — gladly, voice against imperialist savagery. but also heightened the nobility and emerged as a great leader of the unwaveringly and without any Even those intending to develop credibility of communism as the proletariat, as a giant communist reservation — rising above all their revolutionary working class move- only ideology which all roads must authority, elaborating, developing personal considerations, needs and ment are drawing inspiration from lead to. It also triggered a and enriching the treasure-house of difficulties and who can Comrade Ghosh’s thoughts. After tremendous spurt in the liberation Marxist philosophy and bringing its unhesitatingly and happily submit the demise of Comrade Ghosh, the struggles in the colonies and semi- understanding to a new height. everything personal to the party in SUCI, under the leadership of colonies and revolutionary working There has not been a single issue or the interest of revolution.” Thus he Comrade Nihar Mukherjee, is class movements in the capitalist problem related to the struggle for showed that a revolutionary party of playing a significant role in building countries. The emergence of the emancipation of the proletariats the proletariat is based on two up mighty anti-imperialist move- socialist camp freed socialism from both in the national and pillars — democratic centralism, ment throughout the world with the within the bounds of a single international spheres, in the realm which has two parts — ideological communists working as the core. country and transferred it into a of epistemology, science, centralism and organizational world system, polarized the world philosophy, art-literature and in any centralism, and collective Changes in international forces into two distinctly opposite walk of life which was not within leadership. “When a party through scene camps — the imperialist-capitalist his easy reach, not illumined by his such an all-out struggle has been There have been significant war camp headed by US profound wisdom. able to develop this ideological changes in the world situation over imperialism and the anti-imperialist, centralism, then and then only it can these years and regrettably there has anti-fascist socialist peace camp led Comrade Ghosh on party be said that the principle of been a set back in the world by the Soviet Union. The victory of building process proletarian democracy is operative revolutionary movement following working class revolution in China His contributions towards inside the party”, specified Comrade deviation and degeneration of the further strengthened the socialist enriching the Leninist teachings on Ghosh. It is through this process, Contd. on page 4 PROLETARIAN ERA APRIL 15, 2005 PAGE THREE

Janmabhumi-Babari Masjid fracas US denial of visa to Narendra Modi during the eighties and nineties of the last century, these US rulers observed a complete silence. Not poses many questions to answer only this, as an aftermath of this Towards the end of March, the distant past, only in recent in their countries in Africa, Asia communal politics, particularly on Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister times, in utter disregard of rules and and Latin America. Idi Amin of demolition of 500-year old Babari of Gujarat, set himself to fly to the norms of the international Uganda in Africa, Suharto of Masjid, when the country was US to attend and address a meeting community, trampling international Indonesia in Asia, Pinnochit of swamped with grisly rage of organized by the Asian-American laws, denying and defying the Chile in Latin America are a few of communal fire with inhuman attacks Hotel Owners’ Association, 95 per advice of the UNO and protests such rulers who committed on the minority community, cent of which belonged to the from the people the world over, they genocides in their countries and culmination of which was in the Gujarati community. But just on the invaded Yugoslavia, Afghanistan were patronized by the US rulers. Gujarat carnage, where was then eve of his departure, the US State and Iraq with barbarous ferocity Again, these US rulers also their concern? They were then close Department announced that Modi’s killing hundreds of thousands of pampered and maintained good friends to each other. No measures visa was not granted. They denied people including children and old . relations with those countries like or steps were seen directed against this visa ostensibly on the ground of They razed the monuments of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Afghanistan this BJP and its Sangh Parivar “violations of human rights and ancient human civilization there under the Talibans which did not or Hindu zealots. Rather, by virtue of religious freedom”. Mentionably, into dust through lethal do not tolerate other religions and its being in governmental power his UK tour also was withdrawn bombardments. They occupied live in constant enmity with those. during 1999-2004, the US rulers later since those who sponsored his those countries, either directly or Is that all? Who does not know that provided all supports to them visit backed out on security indirectly, jailed the protestors, Narendra Modi is an ardent member despite occurrence of Gujarat grounds. tortured them inhumanly, raped of the RSS and one of the important carnage. Even immediately after Now, why did the US rulers try women and burnt down their home BJP leaders? The US rulers are the Gujarat genocide in 2002, this apparently thoughtful and just and hearths savagely. At the same now outwardly opposed to him and ostensibly for which the US move? The question haunts the time, these imperialist rulers, always deny him entry to the US on government blocked Narendra mind because they are the same created, pampered, encouraged and accusations as above. But wasn’t Modi, the architect of the crime, rulers who in carrying out their utilized the religious this RSS-BJP their best political from visiting New York, the same imperialist design, had committed fundamentalists who finally gave allies over the decades. When this Chief Minister was allowed entry in the worst ever violations of human birth to fundamentalist terrorism. BJP was ravaging the country with that country in the same year. rights and religious freedom. Let They have supported such rulers its communal agenda, particularly Thereafter Prime Minister Atal alone the innumerable instances of who themselves organized genocide revamped through Ram Contd. on page 7

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in Manila, Phillipines (Source : Hindustan Times, March 31, 2005) PAGE FOUR APRIL 15, 2005 PROLETARIAN ERA Good communist character warrants merger of individual and social interests Contd. from page 2 for having failed to preserve the only that. The people of Russia, ideological sphere. And if the level leadership. It is painful but true that socialist bloc. China and other erstwhile socialist of consciousness and the cultural at a time when world imperialism- countries from experience have standard remain low, then it may capitalism, the main enemy before Imperialist rampage in begun to understand what they have give birth to revisionism-reformism world communist movement, had unipolar world lost. So there is renewed urge for … and thus endanger socialism.” been gasping at its last and waiting Alongside all these brigandage bringing back socialism. Such He also explained that the for the decisive blow, revisionism and savagery, the imperialist world movements are also getting traditional understanding of the had appeared as a serious menace, through its newly constructed crystallized. The valiant struggle communist morality, that is, the gripping the world communist theory of globalization- and courageous stand of socialist revolutionary interest is primary and movement ideologically, politically, liberalization is intensifying neo- Cuba and North Korea against personal interest secondary and culturally and organizationally, colonial exploitation. So-called imperialism are also inspiring the sacrificing personal interest vulgarizing and distorting the globalization is an attempt to divide world people. So committed are the unconditionally and happily in the revolutionary soul of Marxism- and redivide the world into reserve people of these two socialist interest of revolution, which had Leninism. The revisionist markets for serving the commercial countries to the cause of socialism essentially been a humanist degeneration had been helping and trading interests of the that they would better lay down approach, was no more adequate at imperialism-capitalism to extend its imperialists and their urge for their lives but would not allow the present to fight out completely the lease of life and making political domination. Close and socialist system to disintegrate. continued impact of vile bourgeois revolutionary battle more difficult, critical examination of the features What is needed today is to co- individualism. Hence he provided a tortuous and prolonged. Ultimately, of finance capital today clearly ordinate and guide these people’s new concept of communist morality the USSR collapsed, so did the shows that it is far more struggles with correct political line by talking of complete identification entire socialist bloc of Eastern concentrated, consolidated and and direction. It is here that of the individual interest with social Europe causing dismantling of the highly institutionalized in the Comrade Shibdas Ghosh thoughts interest. He also identified socialist camp. The communist multinational corporations (MNCs) can illumine the path. “Socialist individualism” a new parties of various countries fell doing business in conjunction with phenomenon rearing its head in the victim of revisionism and many of IMF and World Bank as well as Aid Genesis of revisionism socialist countries hindering this them are now functioning as Consortiums comprising major Way back in 1948, Comrade very process of merger of the appendage to the ruling bourgeoisie. imperialist powers. In the words of Ghosh expressed serious concern at individual interest with social The completion of counter- Comrade Shibdas Ghosh, “colonial the prevalence of mechanical interest. So when many were caught revolution in China has further exploitation, without territorial thought process as against aback at the fall of the socialist complicated the situation for world occupation and direct rule of the dialectical thought process in the camp and the revisionists had been revolution. The imperialist-capitalist colonies … is what is known as international communist movement trying hard to inveigle people into camp headed by the US imperialists neo-colonialism.” The so-called leading to some unhealthy the capitalist trap, it was no surprise has now become unbriddled in their market economy of the doctrine of developments. He forewarned that to us as Comrade Ghosh in the overlordism and pursuasion of globalization is an euphemism for unless this was not rightly resolved process of heightening the hegemonistic design. The invasion this ruthless neo-colonial in time, it might seriously understanding of Marxism- of Iraq, armed intervention in oppression. Besides those economic jeopardize the process of Leninism in the perspective of Afghanistan, suppression of just and political repressions, the establishment of a world communist modern science, had explained all struggle of Palestine people using imperialists-capitalists, undeterred society, if not threatening the these phenomena and if not checked Zionist Israel regime as cat’s paw, in the absence of mighty socialist stability of the socialist countries. and abated on time, their ominous issuing open threat to Iran and bloc, is ceaselessly exporting rotten He also gave a pointer that the “20th consequences. These penetrating North Korea, export of terror to decadent vulgar culture in the form Congress (of the Soviet Communist analyses, enriched understanding of various Asian and African countries of obscenity, permissiveness, sex- Party) will open up floodgate of Marxism-Leninism are poised to be in the name of saving democracy violence, consumerism and so forth revisionism”. Subsequently, he the guide to action for world are some of such instances of to other countries in order to showed that it was ideological communist movement when it imperialist rampage. US imperialists emasculate the people, particularly degeneration, retrogression and low breaks out again with all vigour and and their Bosom pals in the the youth, from within. So the attack standard of consciousness which resolve. imperialist world are nakedly is all pervading. formed the root cause of meddling into the internal affairs of revisionism. He pointed out — “The National scenario during party other countries, subverting their Surge of anti-imperialist Russian experience has clearly building days sovereignty through proxy-wars, movement shown that if along with the Comrade Shibdas Ghosh had low-intensity wars, installation of But there is a sparkle in the tremendous growth and been equally brilliant in his puppet governments flouting all pervading darkness. There is a development of the economy, appraisal of the national situation international laws and norms and massive surge of anti-imperialist military science and technology of a and formulating the guidelines of merrily using UNO as a rubber movement all over the world socialist country, the ideological- and the course of action for Indian stamp. Flagrantly they are violating including the US. Thousands and cultural-ethical standard of the revolution. He showed how the human rights, killing and torturing thousands of people are coming out society as a whole — starting from leadership of the Congress, inmates in the prisons with bestial in the streets to denounce US-UK the philosophical understanding and representing the Indian bourgeois relish, engineering murders, rapes, combine’s invasion of Iraq, US role cultural-ethical standard of the class, in its bid to capture power in indulging in mass annihilation of in Palestine, Pentagon’s collective to the minutest detail of hot haste owing to its fear complex life and property of innocent people, indiscriminate threat to the the individual behaviour, habit and of working class revolution, including in women and child countries refusing to toe its line. practices — cannot be elevated to backstabbed the aspiration of the trafficking and all such other The glorious resistance put up by keep pace with the need for all- common Indian people in the heinous crimes with impunity. In the patriotic people of Iraq and the round development of socialist freedom movement and even agreed this unipolar world, as if theirs is PLO volunteers are spurring people economy, then the gap that will be to have vivisection of the country on the only voice from the pulpit. How round the world to take up cudgels created is bound to lead to a communal lines, taking advantage dearly the world humanity is paying against imperialist onslaught. Not lowering of standard in the Contd. on page 5 PROLETARIAN ERA APRIL 15, 2005 PAGE FIVE Strengthen SUCI to advance proletarian revolutionary struggle Contd. from page 4 policy of collaborating with the de-humanized regime. Sensing this people. Comrade Ghosh in course of the absence of a genuine ruling class and its political agents danger, Comrade Ghosh said, “If of his discussion on social revolutionary working class party for pelf and power. fascism comes, it will not spare democracy remarked, “… fascism on the soil. The Indian state anybody. If this greatest enemy of grew and developed within the emerged as a full-fledged sovereign National scenario today civilization and mankind in this era womb of Social-Democratism … bourgeois national state with all its The situation today is extremely gets entrenched, there will not be Social Democracy is the last prop of characteristic features fully grim. While a handful of rich and many left who can be called MAN, capitalism in the present era of conforming to the capitalist owning class has amassed huge because fascism does not only de- decay of imperialism and economic base it served. The wealth by usurping all benefits of humanize, it obstructs the very proletarian revolution.” Congress government under Nehru whatever little production and process of development of man.” embarked upon 5-year plans and industrialization have taken place, Call of 24th April talked of establishing a socialistic the poor has become yet poorer, Treachery of social democracy If only the proletariat can be pattern of society to camouflage the pauperized, devastated and doomed Unfortunately, when the crying roused from its present slumber and capitalist road. In order to bargain to sub-human livelihood. While need of the hour has been to make armed with the invincible weapon with the imperialist-capitalist world capitalist globalization is taking a people aware of this impending of Marxism-Leninism-Comrade and wear a radical cloak, it also heavy toll on the people, it is danger, organize them on the Shibdas Ghosh Thoughts to pretended a tilt towards the socialist offering bonanza to the capitalists- platform of a united left and organize and conduct, through its bloc and floated the theory of non- monopolists. For example, core democratic movement to counter the own political instrument — the alignment. All these were aimed at industries in public sector which the criminalized, debased vote politics genuine revolutionary communist consolidation of Indian capitalist ruling bourgeoisie once wanted to of the known bourgeois parties, the party — the struggles of the economy with the patronage, aid be under state ownership for CPI(M), CPI parroting Marxist oppressed people on the burning and protection of the newly development, as return on capital vocabularies have, in their lust for issues of life and combine all these achieved state power employed was considered low, are power, shun the path of movement struggles to conduce to the anti- notwithstanding a shadow of crisis now, in the name of disinvestment, and instead colluding with the capitalist revolutionary movement in the third most acute phase of being doled out to them in national and foreign capital to curry then the proletariat and the general crisis of world capitalism readymade condition at throw away favour with the ruling class. It is oppressed masses through sustained haunting it. 5-year plans were prices. The ruling class is because of this that the communal and militant battles can surely embarked upon to minimize the systematically robbing the people of forces could dare raise their head overthrow the capitalist class from inner contradictions and conflicts of all their hard earned democratic and gain strength. And the ruling the state power, smash the bourgeois the capitalist class and reduce rights, destroying administrative class desperately looking for an state machine and replace it by a anarchy in the capitalist economy as neutrality, subordinating legislature alternative to the Congress, its most new socialist state structure, inflict far as possible. The individual to judiciary, using judiciary to serve trusted servitor after the latter lost crushing defeat on all kinds of capitalists wary of making its class-interest, rigging and credibility following its prolonged revisionism-reformism, frustrate all substantial investments in basic core manipulating elections to induct misrule for over four decades seized machinations of world imperialism- industries like steel, coal, power, only its chosen nominees in the this opportunity and picked up capitalism, stall a fascist take over etc., because of low return, wanted legislative houses, gagging freedom communal BJP as its other chosen and unleash a counter current in the capitalist state to invest in these of the Press, entrapping common representative and installed it to every sphere — political, social, sectors though they were keen to people in communal, casteist, power. It is with the unqualified cultural, moral, ethical based on take all benefits of these basic parochial, chauvinist, separatist support of the CPI(M), CPI that a higher proletarian values. Through industries. In the process, monopoly frenzies and fratricidal bloodbaths, Congress-led government — the more and more consolidation of capital grew immensely in both the engineering anti-minority pogroms. same Congress who was hated and socialism, the whole society could private and public sectors, and Not only life, property and dignity, discarded by the people — is ruling be led to the ultimate goal of through fusion of the state capital but people’s unity, harmony and at the Centre. The CPI(M)-CPI said communism. It is only by and the private capital was born the brotherhood have become the worst that they were forging alliance with strengthening the SUCI, the state monopoly capital. The process casualties. Worst kind of secular (!) Congress to keep vanguard detachment of Indian of merger of the industrial capital individualism, selfishness, narrow communalism and communal BJP at proletariat, founded by Comrade and the bank capital gave birth to a self-centricism and indifference to bay. How hollow and shallow has Shibdas Ghosh, that this objective financial oligarchy. But the social cause are constantly been their claim is amply proved can be accomplished. Similarly, it is undivided CPI instead of making degrading the social mind. The when the BJP, in order to regain incumbent on the communist people aware of this design of bourgeoisie also is mounting severe power, is once again preaching revolutionaries round the world to capitalist class, raised the slogan, ideological-cultural assaults in the worst communal politics with build up revolutionary parties of the “All support to Nehru, build up realm of mind. Through cultural increased ferocity and managing to proletariat in their respective People’s Democratic Republic.” regimentation by either pandering to stage a come-back as was seen in countries to provide correct Earlier also, it supported Muslim age-old creeds, prejudices, the recently held elections in Bihar leadership to the class and mass League’s demand for Pakistan, obscurantism, bigotry, religious and Jharkhand states. Masquerading struggles with the objective of called Netaji a quisling and opposed fanaticism, backward thoughts or as lefts, the CPI(M)-CPI, in fact, are bringing about working class the patriotic 1942 Quit India incessant spread of vile, vulgar, playing the typical role of social revolutions. In this respect, the Movement branding it as pro- pervert imperialist culture, the democrats, the role of compromise historic struggle of Comrade Ghosh fascist. Such actions on its part not ruling class is destroying the very between labour and capital, and his compatriots in building up only allowed the Indian bourgeoisie backbone of the nation so that the reaffirming once again how correct the SUCI and the lessons drawn to successfully implement its people are dispossessed of the was Comrade Ghosh in detecting therefrom including the gameplan but also isolated mental and ethical power to rise in their non-working class character imperativeness to attain the elevated communism from the main current protest against the all-out attack on six decades back. “It is impossible standard of communist character as of patriotism and considerably their life and livelihood. Because in to put an end to capitalism without exemplified by Comrade Ghosh, undermined its credibility in the that event, it will be easier for the putting an end to social would act as guide to action. eyes of Indian people. Subsequently crisis-ridden moribund capitalism to democracy”, said Stalin after seeing History adjures us this task. And also CPI(M) and CPI, the splitted plunge the whole country, the whole the treacherous role these forces historic 24th April demands of us to factions continued to practise this society in the darkness of a fascist play in hoodwinking the toiling prove equal to the task. PAGE SIX APRIL 15, 2005 PROLETARIAN ERA Comrade Nihar Mukherjee’s Call Strengthen and revitalize SUCI Contd. from page 1 inevitable. But capitalism will not silver lining is further brightened by exploitative system. other, tried to give birth to political die of its own. It cannot be the attraction that we could create by Being faced with extreme crisis power of the people by giving shape overthrown unless a genuine circulating Comrade Ghosh’s works in all fields of life — economic, to people’s struggle committees. communist party in a country gathers among several parties of the world. political, educational and cultural – Both these struggles, sufficient strength, both ideological It is highly encouraging to note that people’s grievances are growing and international and national, made our and organizational, to accomplish some of the countries of their own want to burst forth in movements. party distinctly different from all the task of revolution. We have not have translated the works of The revolutionaries have to come other parties in India claiming yet succeeded in acquiring such Comrade Ghosh in their mother forward and organize the masses. themselves to be communists. strength. The lease of life of today’s tongue. But it should not also be Analyzing the situation the Central Again, through these struggles our dying capitalism is also extended by overlooked that due to our Committee of our party has given a party appeared as the symbol of the most treacherous role of the limitations we could not circulate timely call for revitalization and struggle before the vast toiling social democratic forces which Comrade Ghosh’s works in all consolidation of the party, and all its masses of our country. always play a compromising role in countries of the world. Even within frontal organizations and the Comrades would have to deeply between labour and capital. Social our own country we could not reach Komsomol so that the party and its understand the struggle that democratic force is the main danger all the states and the toiling people frontal organizations become strong Comrade Shibdas Ghosh led to build before the emancipation struggle of with his thoughts while attraction enough to carry out this historic task. our party on the Leninist model the working class and other towards his thoughts and admiration I, on behalf of the Central which actually made it a genuine exploited masses. This is why we for our party for its consistent Committee, firmly believe that on communist party of the soil and for will not be able to defeat the main struggle against growing this historic occasion of the 57th which it could play such great roles. enemy, the imperialists-capitalists exploitation and all anti-people anniversary of our party, all the To build our party on democratic without defeating social democratic policies of both the central and state leaders and cadres of the party will centralism, the Leninist principle of forces of all shades — ideologically, governments is growing rapidly, wholeheartedly dedicate themselves the party organization, Comrade politically and organizationally. This particularly when the all pervasive to translate into reality the call of the Ghosh conducted an intense socialist indispensable task also can be crisis of capitalism have thoroughly Central Committee. struggle covering all aspects of life fulfilled only by the growth of exposed not only the national and Long live SUCI by involving all the leaders and strength of the genuine communist regional bourgeois parties but also Long Live Revolution cadres of the party to constantly party. It is a happy thing as well as CPI and CPI(M) who are clamouring Long Live develop their ideological-cultural silver lining, to find that almost in all Leftism but in reality throwing its Proletarian Internationalism level on which depends the success countries there are attempts to build essence to the winds by their direct Red Salute to of the proper functioning of genuine communist parties. This or indirect defending role of the Comrade Shibdas Ghosh democratic centralism. Through this struggle, the party at the same time gave birth to concrete concept of All Bengal Electricity Consumers Association collective leadership as well as to a band of professional revolutionaries. protest electricity rate-hike by WBSEB Comrades will have to always Hundreds of electricity government completes its review of cost of tariff has tactfully been bear it in mind that as this intense consumers rallied together on 4th Electricity Act 2003 and defines the passed on in favour of industrial socialist movement covering all April last at the call of ABECA in National Tariff Policy. He pointed consumers while the tariff for the aspects of life and involving all front of the head office of WBSEB out that while a national poicy common consumers has been leaders and cadres in its vortex is an at Salt Lake, Calcutta in protest formulation on tariff, rebate on enhanced on the plea of introduction indispensable struggle to build a against the hike in tariff for common initial 30 units has been decided at of so-called cross-subsidy. communist party, so also it is consumers, particularly against the 50%, the ERC is found to have taken To stop this heinous game, 12th indispensable, rather a guarantee to hike in agriculture. There they no cognizance of it at all. Upon our of April next will be observed as an maintain and develop its revolution- voiced their protest through a meet- pressure of continuous movement, All Bengal Protest Day. The copy of ary character. I believe realizing its ing. When, thereafter, the consumers the commission had to yield to our the hated order will be burnt in front importance comrades will marched towards the office of ERC demand for restoration of Income of all cash counters throughout the relentlessly conduct this struggle. their rally was blocked at the gate of Tax Slab structure. No doubt, it’s a state. April 4 programme ended Today the moribund world Commissions office at Poura victory to be reckoned. But the with burning of the copy of the capitalism has become out and out Bhavan. But defying the police benefit of the reduction in average black order. reactionary and corrupt and is barricade a section of consumers enmeshed in intense and irresolvable entered office of the commission and crises. The imperialists-capitalists staged demonstration before it. made desperate bids to come out of Meanwhile, a delegation led by the crises. But no measure, whether Sanjit Biswas, General Secretary, militarization of their economy or ABECA met the Chairman of the globalization could rescue them ERC and submitted a memorandum from the crises. The all pervasive on which some preliminary crises of capitalism – economic, discussion was held. The demands political, social and cultural and highlighted included free electricity moral, have created crisis in all for agriculture and supply of fields of life of the people — electricity @ Re. 1/- per unit for poor making their life unbearable. The and middle consumers as well as objective material condition for small traders and industries. In his revolution is well nigh prepared in speech Sanjit Biswas demanded that all the countries of the world; the abolition of so-called cross-subsidy ultimate doom of capitalism is be kept in abeyance until the central Consumers protesting against Electricity Tariff Hike in Calcutta PROLETARIAN ERA APRIL 15, 2005 PAGE SEVEN First All India Conference of JPA Thousands of government employees march to Parliament “The way the employment and of the public sector companies, employees are axed following the drastic curtailment of employment, globalization policy there will be left and snatching away of all the rights no public sectors worth the name of the working class earned through except police, military and adminis- hard battle. The memorandum trative department of the government demanded, inter alia, service secu- in the not-too-distant future ; there rity to the employees, formation of can be found none as government sixth pay commission, introduction employees except the handful of of national employment policy and staff of these departments. Massive amendment of the Constitution and sustained movements have to be giving recognition to the right to developed to thwart this grim attack strike as fundamental right, abolition on the working class.” Comrade of contract labour system. It further Achintya Sinha, the All India demanded that the Prime Minister President of Joint Platform of Action should convene a national meeting (JPA), thus warned the gathering of of all the central and state govern- government employees from states ments’ employees’ unions and asso- like Delhi, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan, ciations to settle the above issues. A Kerala, Karnataka, West Bengal etc. delegate conference held on March on March 10 in New Delhi. This 11 decided to launch a week-long Parliament march was organized on movement between May 1 and 7 to the occasion of the First All India culminate in a resistance demonstra- Conference of JPA, a nationwide tion on July 29 next. The conference organization of central and state elected a 26 member committee with government employees. Comrades Achintya Sinha as In the Memorandum submitted President, Deepak Dholakia as to the Prime Minister and depart- Acting President, A. K. Majumdar as mental ministers, vehement protests General Secretary and S. K. Parashar Comrade Achintya Sinha addressing (above) and a section of were registered against privatization as Assistant General Secretary. the rally on the Parliament Street Martyrs of US Denial of Visa to Modi freedom struggle Contd. from page 3 its architects. Both these pressures been put on the dock of the Behari Vajpayee too visited the US acted as an unrelenting force to international court of crime for trial remembered in the same year and addressed a compel the US rulers to take this on charge of pogrom. He has Zionist organization. This stand. There may be one more shattered the image of the country The 74th martyrdom day of organization was yet another arch reason behind such a step of the US before the world. He has razed the Shahid-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, as religious Jewish fundamentalist rulers. The aggressions that were country’s prestige to the dust. Is it also his compatriots Rajguru and outfit there. Where was then the thrust upon several Muslim not ridiculous that one who has Sukdev, and Chandrasekhar Azad concern of the US rulers? dominated countries in the world himself destroyed the country’s was commemorated with due The fact is that the US rulers caused unprecedented hostility honour and dignity, now clamour reverence and solemnity in different had to take this step against among the people of these countries for national pride and some people corners of India., as in Sagar and Narendra Modi this time for two against the US imperialists. Under stand in his defence ? Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, Durg in reasons. First, there was a the circumstances, can it not be The role of the Congress-led Chhattisgarh, Damunagar in tremendous and sustained pressure doubted, as felt by many, that the UPA government at the Centre is Mumbai, Kanpur and Allahabad in of the American people, who were US vis-a-vis Modi episode perhaps equally despicable and obnoxious. Uttar Pradesh, Patna, Muzaffarpur, shocked and aggrieved, at the US has got something to do with While they should have put him to Kanti, Munghyr and Bhagalpur in government’ s role in regard to this salvaging the US image? Precisely, trial for the crime Narendra Modi Bihar and Calcutta and elsewhere genocide. Secondly, there was an through this measure against committed in Gujarat, they instead in West Bengal. On the occasion, international pressure too. The Narendra Modi, the US rulers tried to placate him ! Not only this. different mass organizations, well-meaning people of the have sought to allay the heat of They have termed this US action as including AIDSO, AIDYO, AIMSS, countries the world over expressed anger and humiliation in the Muslim unconstitutional. Why this support and KOMSOMOL organized indignation against this carnage and world. to a man, who faced condemnation different programmes to pay Reactions of this event in India from all democratic-minded people homages to these great are also notewrorthy ! After the US of the country and abroad? This is revolutionaries of the Indian freedom fighters who represented refusal of visa to Narendra Modi, the question that haunts the minds freedom movement, through the uncompromising trend of the the BJP flanked by the Sangh of all people of India. Here again garlanding portraits, holding street struggle. They further highlighted Parivar raised hue and cry saying people may wonder, does it have corner or hall meetings and wearing the fact that true respect to these that this step of the US has hurt the anything to do with appeasing badges and such others. revolutionaries of the past could be national pride of India. What a communalism in competition with Speakers in these observance paid by discharging out duties and mockery indeed ! The crime the BJP, with an eye to making meetings brought out, in the light of commitments to the present society Narendra Modi committed in some more inroad into a common invaluable teachings of Comrade and its people by developing the Gujarat, as an inalienable part of vote bank ? Shibdas Ghosh, the characteristics revoltuionary struggle of the day on the Sangh Parivar, demands that On visa to Modi, the US rulers of the Indian independence struggle the strength of the higher and nobler there should be a criminal trial seem to have churned up all these and the contributions of these ideology of the day. against him. Even, he should have questions. Postal Regd. No. SSRM/KOL/RMS/WB/RNP-145/2004-06 Regd. No. 13932/67 Eminent leader of historic Tebhaga movement Comrade Renupada Haldar passes away Comrade Renupada Haldar, wholeheartedly in glimpse of their workers, supporters, sympathizers veteran member of the South 24 party work At the leader once for all. and common people, eagerly waited Parganas District Secretariat of our behest of the party, Central Commi- for. The District Secretary Comrade party, SUCI, an eminent peasant Comrade Renupada ttee and State Yakub Pailan and other District leader of the historic Tebhaga Haldar unceasingly Committee leaders Secretariat members and leaders of movement of peasants and built up struggle in of the party, leaders various mass organizations, other agricultural workers of the South the inaccessible of UTUC-LS and parties and public bodies placed Bengal and a distinguished trade areas of the Sundar- different mass wreaths on his body. He was union leader, breathed his last from ban remaining organizations and cremated at the Bishnupur cremation a heart attack at Calcutta Heart always with the the Ganadabi Press ground amidst hundreds of mourners Clinic and Hospital on 31 March oppressed masses of the party, placed raising slogans ‘Comrade Renupada last at the age of 78. and braving wreaths on his Haldar, we shall remember you for When in the late forties of the repeated attacks by remains to pay ever’, ‘Long Live SUCI’, ‘Long last century, the great leader of the the goons of the respect to Comrade Live Comrade Shibdas Ghosh proletariat, Comrade Shibdas landlords and jotedars. Thus Haldar, after it was brought to the Thoughts’ and ‘Long Live Comrade Ghosh, accompanied by his late defying all onslaughts, he emerged, Party Office, the Trade Union Renupada Haldar’. Comrades Sachin Banerjee and through his undaunted struggle for Office and other centres. The leaders A memorial meeting under the Subodh Banerjee, was building up their cause, as beloved leader of the paying tribute included West auspices of the party was held at intense struggle of the exploited downtrodden masses of the region. Bengal State Secretary and Central Jaynagar on April 3, Sunday peasants and agricultural workers Later, he took a leading role in Committee Member of SUCI, evening. The meeting was presided against limitless oppression of the organizing movement of workers Comrade Provas Ghosh, SUCI State over by the District Secretary landlords, jotedars, and and employees of both the Secretariat Members like Comrade Comrade Yakub Pailan. Comrade moneylenders, in the vast regions of organized and unorganized sectors, Ranjit Dhar, Comrade Prativa Manik Mukherjee, Member, West the Sundarban of the South Bengal, as the Vice-President of the State Mukherjee, Comrade Sunil Bengal State Secretariat, in his Comrade Renupada Haldar was one Committee and a Member of the All Mukherjee, West Bengal State address as the main speaker of the of the few youths who came in India Council of the UTUC-LS. In Committee Members Comrades meeting and Comrade Shankar contact with Comrade Ghosh and consequence, the oppressed people Deba Prasad Sarkar, Salil Saha, Secretary, West Bengal State joined the struggle under his of his native constituency elected Chakraborty, Sadhana Chowdhury, Committee of UTUC-LS and leadership. From there, inspired by him four times as their MLA. Tapan Roy Chowdhury, Sanjit Member, West Bengal State Comrade Shibdas Ghosh’s thought In his personal life, Comrade Biswas, Bidhan Chatterjee, AIMSS Committee of the party, and leadership, he grew up into a Renupada Haldar ceaselessly carried All India President Comrade recapitulated elaborately and revolutionary, much under the on struggles to attain and acquire Chhaya Mukherjee and other emotionally, the life struggle of intimate guidance of Comrade revolutionary ideals and culture of leaders. Comrade Renupada Haldar as the Sachin Banerjee. the party. In this struggle, he also As his mortal remains were then worthy follower of Comrade Comrade Renupada Haldar successfully inspired his family and taken to the Bidhan Sabha Bhaban Shibdas Ghosh. Along with came of a lower middle class family. relatives to join him and the party. (Assembly House), the Speaker, the innumerable admirers and comrades After passing the Matriculation At the news of his demise, grief- Chief Minister and MLAs of of Comrade Renupada Haldar, his Examination, he left for Delhi with stricken people of Jaynagar, Kultali, different parties paid tribute to him. bereaved wife paid tribute to their a job there. But his urge for Mathurapur, Mandirbazar and Then his body was taken to South 24 departed leader. revolution soon brought him back to Magrahat thronged to the roadside Parganas District Party Office at Red Salute his village. He engaged himself of his funeral procession to have the Jaynagar, where thousands of party Comrade Renupada Haldar SUCI condemns Steel price-hike Comrade Nihar Mukherjee, General Secretary, SUCI, in a statement issued on 2 April, 2005 strongly condemned the latest steep hike in the price of steel by 20% by SAIL and other steel manufacturing companies at the behest of the Congress-led UPA Government. Steel being a core raw material, such substantial escalation in its price is bound to have a cascading effect on the prices of other commodities and would definitely push up the general price line to a significant level, ultimate burden of which will fall on the common people. Comrade Mukherjee categorically called this exorbitant rise in steel price highly unjust and unwarranted and pointed out that this move once again brings to the fore how the government of India is hell-bent on resorting to the totally undemocratic practice of administered pricing mechanism blatantly bypassing the parliament and that too on such a vital issue affecting the life of the people. People of Hindupur, Anantapur District, AP staged a massive Dharna in front of the municipal office on March 21 last in protest against lack of civic amenities. Comrade Mukherjee appealed to the people of the country to stoutly Above a view of a section of the sit-in-demonstration oppose both these oppressive anti-people moves. Observe SUCI Foundation Day on 24 April

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