Volume 47 No. 2 Organ of the SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST) September 1, 2013 Founder Editor-in-Chief : COMRADE SHIBDAS GHOSH Price : Rs. 3.00 Only socialism can save us from the present economic-political-social crises — Comrade Provash Ghosh at 5th August meeting in Kolkata (This is the text of the speech of Comrade Provash Ghosh, General further, he showed that after the that once swore ‘democracy — by Secretary, SUCI(C), on the occasion of 37th Comrade Shibdas Ghosh emergence of monopoly capital in the people, for the people and of the Memorial Day meeting in Kolkata on 5th August. Responsibility of place of small and medium industrial people’ turned at this stage of translation error or inadequate expression, if any, lies with the Editorial capital, after birth of finance capital imperialism albeit in the name of Board of Proletarian Era.) and advent of imperialism, the same people, into a ‘democracy – by the Comrade President, Comrades and with his love and affection, this day very bourgeoisie threw off the flags capitalist, for the capitalist, and of Friends, is of profound pain. We all gather of liberty and democracy into the the capitalist’. As a result, all the pro- On this day, we are holding on this day to recollect his mire, gagged the voice of individual people characteristics that bourgeois meetings in 22 states of India, to revolutionary teachings which freedom and women’s liberty.It is at democracy once possessed were remember Comrade Shibdas Ghosh, provide beacon to our journey. this stage that the bourgeoisie as a thrown into the dust. You have had a the finest representative of the Observance of this Day is no ritual class and capitalism as a system glimpse of this decadence of revolutionary trend of the to us. Even when we shall not be assumed reactionary character.The bourgeois parliamentary democracy Renaissance and freedom living, hundreds of thousands of bourgeois parliamentary democracy Contd. on page 2 movement of the country, the exploited people, both in the country and abroad, seeking SUCI(C) strongly condemns heinous emancipation, shall remember this great leader attempt of US imperialists to attack on this Day with all sovereign Syria on fraudulent pretext and reverence and due solemnity. calls upon peace-loving world people to At the outset, I would thwart this sinister move like to refer to one of his Comrade Provash Ghosh, General Secretary, SUCI(C) has issued the historic sayings. Forty five following statement on 29 August, 2013 :— years back he observed that We strongly condemn the most despotic and brigandish move on the during the eighteen and part of the notorious US imperialists and its other imperialist allies to nineteenth centuries when attack Syria on the pretext of its alleged use of chemical weapons against the bourgeoisie was Comrade Provash Ghosh addressing its opponents — the same pretext they fraudulently advanced before organizing bourgeois launching fierce military aggression on Iraq — and bring about immense worthy continuator of great Marx- democratic revolution against devastation and destruction to that country also like Iraq. We call upon Engels-Lenin-Stalin-Mao Zedong, feudalism; gave clarion call of all anti-war peace-loving people of the world to rise in arms against this one of the foremost Marxist equality-liberty-fraternity; esta- imminent heinous attempt of the US imperialists to overrun another philosophers and thinkers of the era, blished parliamentary democracy; sovereign country and thwart their sinister ploy to escalate armed a front-ranking leader of the world raised slogans of individual liberty, hostilities in West Asia and push the mankind once again towards communist movement and the liberty of women– that was the era of holocaust of war. We strongly believe that the people of Syria must be guide and teacher of the proletarian rising capitalism, of accomplishing left completely free to decide their future as they like and appeal to all revolutionary movement of India. national democratic revolution. The patriotic people of the world to stand by the people of Syria on this just For those of us who got the rare bourgeoisie as a class was then right of theirs, frustrate the ulterior design of the US imperialists to opportunity to come in close contact progressive. It had a revolutionary overrun Syria and establish their hegemony over the world. with this great leader, to be reared role in social progress. Elaborating Huge students’ rally at Bhopal on All India Students’ Conference of the AIDSO

8th All India Students’ Conference organized by the AIDSO was held from 26 to 29 August, 2013 in Bhopal, MP, with students participating from different states of India. Above is a part of the rally on the opening day. Detailed coverage of the programme will be published later. PAGE TWO SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 PROLETARIAN ERA Comrade Provash Ghosh’s speech There is no such thing as free and fair election in parliamentary democracy today Contd. from page 1 massive terrorization and rigging in whom they vote with lot of norms, conduction of free and fair in the last panchayat elections in election. Siddhartha Shankar Ray expectation change colour as soon peaceful elections have no value to West Bengal. Bourgeois democracy took over as the chief minister. He as being saddled in power? The them. Humanity, human feelings, has all along raised the slogan of also followed the same path of more power is alternating between human life, ethics, morality are of ‘free and fair elections’. What a killing our party workers as well as this or that party, more aggravated is no consideration to them. The only grisly form of that ‘free and fair’ you cadres of other left parties including the crisis. Why? The answer can motto, whole and sole objective is have witnessed in the said election! the Naxalites. Then the CPI (M) be provided only by Marxism- to anyhow capture power in From ghastly murder, arson, loot and started saying “political opponents Leninism-Shibdas Ghosh Thought. panchayat, corporation, munici- plunder, outraging modesty of are terrorized”, “democracy is pality, assembly or parliament. women, not hesitating to kill even subverted” etc. etc.. In 1977 There is no more democracy, Power they must have at any cost. the father for the ‘crime’ of his son assembly election, the CPI(M) came freedom, fair elections in For that, committing murder, being a candidate, forcible to power with the promise of parliamentary democracy spreading terror, orchestrating prevention of candidates from restoration of democracy as against Basing on science, Marxism has bloodbath, engineering riot, drawing their nomination papers, Indira Gandhi’s Emergency and shown that our society is class- precipitating chaos and disorder are resisting their submission of the terror rule.And you all have been divided between labour and capital, not at all of any concern to them. nomination papers, preventing witness to how the CPI (M) between the exploiting and the people from casting votes, booth ‘restored democracy and fought exploited. It is so not on one’s Bourgeois parliamentary capturing – everything has been seen terror’ over the 34 years of its rule! sweet will, but following the democracy stoked fire of two in this ‘democratic’ elections that has They killed 152 leaders and workers inexorable law of history. In this world wars, perpetrating made you shudder in fright. Not that of our party, falsely implicated class divided society, politics is of genocides and rampage round this was something new in this state Comrade Probodh Purkait and 49 two kinds. One subserves the the world today in the Trinamul Congress other leading activists and leaders of interest of capitalism – the politics At the sight of all this, if one (TMC)regime. This very path of our party in false cases and got them of protecting capitalism – the simply heaves a sigh of grief or terror and intimidation was adopted sentenced to life-term. The CPI (M) politics that conduces to unbridled sinks into frustration, things won‘t and virtually systematized by the CPI resorted to massive terror, threat and exploitation and plunder by the change. So long as capitalism exists, (M) during thirty-four years of its intimidation, rigging in the capitalist rulers. Another is the such problems will not only persist misrule. This time TMC has elections, forcibly prevented others revolutionary politics of the but will go on increasing. Spilling followed the same path. from filing nomination, orchestrated working class based on Marxism- of blood would continue in the mass killing of political opponents Leninism-Shibdas Ghosh Thought. frenzied bid to capture power. Look Political murders began in and indulged in all kinds of crimes, No matter what is the hue or the at the capitalist countries in the 1969 with CPI (M) as architect foul deeds and vicious acts. The colour of the flag, the name printed west. The concept of parliamentary Let me go a little back in TMC rode to power by raising on the festoon or the slogans raised democracy grew in those countries. history. Present generations are not slogan against this reign of terror – all the parties be that Congress, How miserable now is the condition aware of many incidents of that and malpractices of the CPI (M) and BJP, TMC, or CPI (M)— are of democracy in traditional time. Political murders, organized promising to restore democracy. pursuing the politics of the bourgeois democratic countries like political killing were not Now, you are having a taste of how oppressive bourgeoisie. As a petty England, France, Germany and experienced in this state of West the TMC is ‘restoring democracy’. bourgeois outfit, CPI (M) is also above all America which once Bengal in the 1950s and ‘60s, not In fact, the TMC has begun from practising the same bourgeois organized democratic revolution, even during the elections. All these where the CPI (M) ended. In avid politics. Different hues espoused individual freedom, began in 1969-70, towards the end pursuance of the path shown by the notwithstanding, the political upheld the lofty principles of of the second United Front CPI (M), the TMC has also brought object, work method, conduct, equality, liberty and fraternity and government. There was then a the police and administration under culture all are the same. One can affirmed democratic rights. On his united front of 14 left and party control,has been slapping hardly make any distinction among 80th birth anniversary, the great poet democratic parties including our punishment transfer on those them except the colour of the flags. Rabindranath with deep pain had party in West Bengal. A government officials who want to remain All these parties have the said :in my early life, in boyhood, of that United Front, after relatively neutral, has clamped party characteristics of bourgeois outfits we were moved having looked at resounding victory in the elections, dominance on the governing bodies in this age of reactionary capitalism. Europe. I expected a lot from the was then continuing. At that point of of the schools and colleges, has The motive of the bourgeoisie class, European civilization. Today, at the time, the CPI (M) leaders gave the been forcibly capturing students’ that is, the owners is to reap fag end of life, I find the same call of class-based front signifying unions making a mockery of maximum profit in any way, be that Europe, as an imperialist war- that the ‘class struggle’under their election, has been unleashing all-out through retrenchment, slashing monger, as a serious danger to leadership had advanced so much as terror by using the same very anti- wages, pushing the people to die in human civilization. Many years to have exhausted the very need of socials propped up and steered starvation, going without any have passed since Rabindranath. any united front or combination of hitherto by the CPI (M), has been medical care. It does not matter if However, well before Rabindranath, different parties in this state.In other allowing culpable murder, the suffering masses are doomed to great Lenin in 1916 had exposed the words, the objective condition was snatching, kidnapping, rape, total ruination in this mad pursuit of imperialist character of Europe and ripe for the working class to build embezzlement of public fund and profit maximization. In any way America. The bourgeois rulers of its own class-front.And as a means rampant corruption to go unabated. capitalists must earn profit. It is this the same very countries who once to build up this ‘class-based front’, Why is it happening in politics? profit-based individual ownership uttered the message of liberty had the CPI (M) started ‘class struggle’ Surely all these parties and their system, this very exploitative themselves later occupied and against our Party and other partners leaders are responsible for this. capitalist economic system on plundered the countries of Asia- of the United Front. And this ‘class There is no doubt about it. But, which stands the bourgeois political Africa-Latin America and with the struggle’ of theirs meant murdering there are many honest people who system as the superstructure of flag of parliamentary democracy in our Party activists as well as have not bartered their conscience capitalist economic base. As the their hands ruthlessly destroyed the workers of other UF constituents yet. This section of sensible people capitalists are desperate in anyhow freedom movements of these and the Naxalites who had broken is gravely concerned at this sordid earning maximum profit, so the countries. It is the ruling away from CPI(M). It was from state of affairs and aberrations. parties subserving bourgeois class bourgeoisie of European countries then on that political murders began They wonder why is all this interest are also desperate in and USA who had stoked the fire of to take place in this state. In 1972, occurring? How could there be an anyhow grabbing power. Issues of both first and second world wars. It Congress captured power through end to it? How is it that those democracy, democratic values, Contd. on page 3 PROLETARIAN ERA SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 PAGE THREE Comrade Provash Ghosh’s speech Obsolete corrupt capitalism is breeding all crises Contd. from page 2 by them. Manning also said, ‘I have the banner of this parliamentary leading them to this alley? Liquor is these votaries of parliamentary divulged this document with the democracy, of this bourgeois shops are mushrooming. Drinking democracy who gave birth to belief that if it comes to light, the democracy. Obviously, in such a wine has become as simple as fascism. One of the chieftains of US people will wake up. They will democracy, murders and killings, taking a glass of water. Civility, this parliamentary democracy, the debate on our foreign policy and terror, threat, intimidation will decency, honouring the dignity of USA, had dropped atom bombs on about how that policy is applied in continue, rather would increase women – all these human values Hiroshima-Nagasaki of Japan Iraq and Afghanistan. People will more and more. ‘Democratic have been thrown to the winds. killing hundreds of thousands of become conscious. Storm of elections’ of the land would be a Who is responsible for polluting the people and crippling many more for criticism will sweep across.’ For saga of more and more bloodshed, youth, killing everything humane in life. In order to crush the liberation committing this ‘crime’, he will be rigging, booth capturing and such them? It is the capitalist rule that is struggle of Vietnam, the US sentenced to 36 years of other manipulations. Is there no way solely responsible for this glut of imperialist rulers razed that country imprisonment. And through whom of getting rid of all this? There is, depravity in them. On this Comrade into rubbles. Just a few years back, he has leaked this news to the world and that lies only in ending the Shibdas Ghosh said in a speech in the US rulers imputing an utterly is Julien Assange of Wikileaks, an bourgeois class rule, smashing the 1974: “…a nation going without false allegation that Iraq possessed Australian citizen, a well-known bourgeois state machine by food, suffering the worst kind of ‘weapons of mass destruction’, name to many now. Assange has accomplishing anti-capitalist oppression and exploitation, and brutally and indiscriminately killed made public many a secret socialist revolution. People of this half-fed and half-clad for days hundreds of thousands of common document of crimes and country would have to decide, if together can also stand up, fight, innocent Iraqi people. Today, Iraq gangsterism of the US rulers before they would allow this capitalism to acquire the power to combat, is virtually a mass of ruins. Every the world. He is in hiding, cannot linger on, if they would like to carry organize itself and rise up holding day 10 to 50 people are murdered in come out in the open now. If he is this stinking, horrible, decomposed its head high, provided its moral Iraq. This is the character of caught, the US rulers will kill him. corpse of parliamentary democracy. strength remains intact and the bourgeois parliamentary democracy He has been forced to live incognito If they allow it, they will see such people have a correct ideology today. In these ‘sentinels’ of at the embassy of Ecuador in grim and sordid happenings more before them. …The ruling class in parliamentary democracies, ‘free London. and with days passing. But if they India is engaged in a conspiracy to and fair ’ elections have been Let me tell you another incident don’t accept it, then this mutilated totally destroy that very moral reduced to ‘free and peaceful’ which might be known to many of corpse of capitalism has to be character of the nation. They are choice of the incumbents to power you. Another US citizen named consigned to burial and the new shrewd to the bone; they know that by the corporate sector. Money Edward Snowden has revealed that social order, socialism, has to be even by extreme oppression and power, muscle power, media power the US National Security Agency established. One of these options repression, and by keeping starved, and bureaucracy determine the has installed 700 servers in 150 has to be chosen. a nation or people cannot for long result of the elections. Multi-party places of the world, through which Does the danger lie here only? be kept under the boot by police democracy is only in words. In it could know who is speaking to Just think to what low the country and military alone. The history of reality, what exists is ‘two-party whom over phone and through has been made to stoop in this oppression and tyranny of the democracy’, the clever ploy to grab internet, e-mail etc. This is the bared capitalist system by the nasty despotic rulers of all ages tells but power alternately by two parties. face of the self-proclaimed politics and polluted culture pursued one thing – that no amount of brutal champions of ‘individual liberty’ in by the Congress, TMC, BJP and and coercive forces of the police Tragic conditions of individual the bourgeois world. Snowden has pseudo-Marxists like CPI (M). Only and the military can ultimately liberty in parliamentary exposed this secret spying over yesterday in Katwa of Bardhaman defend the rule of injustice, or put democracy today individual`s privacy. The US rulers district, one brother had to pay with down the organized power of the I shall now refer an incident to have got a court warrant issued his life while trying to save his two people. People’s power asserts you. Recently an article has been against Snowden. He is in asylum sisters from the miscreants. Such itself and stands up if the masses published in The Guardian of in a Russian airport. Bradley incidents have become a daily affair. can keep their moral strength intact England. Bradley Manning, an Manning, Edward Snowden of The situation has worsened so much and find the correct revolutionary employee of the intelligence America and Julien Assange of that the parents do not dare to allow ideology. …Greed, avarice and department, has been court Australia have all exposed the grim, their daughters to go out of home meanness, which make a man martialed for leaking secret aggressive and felonious faces of fearing if they would return safe inhuman and spoil fortitude and documents. He would be sentenced the US rulers and uncovered their from schools and colleges. self-respect in him, are now being to 36 years of imprisonment. What anti-democratic activities. So, this Husband becomes worried if wife is encouraged. The cadres of political was his crime? While in service in trio, in the judgement of these late in returning from office. He is parties are being engaged in the military intelligence department, rulers, has no right to live freely. tormented by the apprehension exchange of money to do regular he watched a video footage. During One is sentenced to imprisonment; whether she is safe and secure. Such party or union activities and even his deposition in the court, Manning other two are obliged to live in exile horrific is the situation. What a election work. And all these have said, ‘The video footage I saw, as virtual -prisoners. The reporter of country we are living in! Is it the been going on in the name of showed the US soldiers barbarously The Guardian has commented, those country where once Rammohan, ‘practical politics’. The whole of killing several innocent people in who unraveled the truth have no Vidyasagar, Vivekananda, Bankim- the country teems with millions of Iraq. After the killing, the soldiers freedom, but those who had planned chandra, Rabindranath, Sarat- unemployed, people are left with no were rejoicing in bestial ecstasy. wars, committed horrific war chandra, Nazrul, Deshbandhu means to fill their empty stomach. They were exulted at this savage crimes, and such unlawful Chittaranjan, Bipin Chandra Pal, Taking advantage of this misery of killing.’ He said : ‘This is highly espionage are walking free. This is Subhas Chandra Bose and others the people, political parties are menacing to me. They are what bourgeois freedom is! This is were born? Is this the motherland of using them, providing them with dehumanized. They have no human the condition of the present-day the legends like Bhagat Singh, this kind of so-called sense. They have no human America, the land of Abraham Chandrasekhar Azad, Jotiba Phule, employment…’’ qualities. They were calling the Lincoln and Jefferson, the great Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai, Premchand, murdered victims bastards, dead protagonists of democracy. This is Subramaniam Bharati, and others? In this polluted atmosphere, bastards, and congratulating each how the rulers of ‘democratic’ USA Is there even any trace of the legacy guardians cannot save their other for having perpetrated such a today are trampling individual of these great persons? The youths children only with pious ghastly act’. This is the real face of liberty under foot. of the day who are indulging in all wishes the US imperialist army. The It is this parliamentary kinds of immoral acts were not born Comrade Shibdas Ghosh said imperialist state has dehumanized democracy that we have in our with such vices and vile character. this in 1974. Look at the country. them; otherwise, such cruel wars country has. All the vote-based Why are they degenerated? Which Does not this note of warning come and atrocities cannot be carried out parties of our country are carrying socio-political ambience is then Contd. on page 4 PAGE FOUR SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 PROLETARIAN ERA Comrade Provash Ghosh’s speech Bourgeois parties and pseudo-Marxists practising rotten vote-bank politics Contd. from page 3 guardian to save their wards no police. When the CPI (M) during its pause and think. If such has been true to the letter and spirit today? matter how much pious wish they rule allowed innumerable liquor the figure of just one week, how What character do the workers of have. To save the youth, to save the shops to open, we had protested. many lakhs are being thrown out of these parties exhibit? There was a women from the sexual assault and Now, after coming to power, the job in every month, in every year! word ‘swadeshi’ (patriot) during the violence, it is imperative to have TMC government. has given more The budget deficit in our country British rule. Those who were surge of anti-capitalist revolutionary licences on the plea of augmenting stands at Rs. 5,20,925 crores (5209 engaged in a life and death struggle movement, cultivation of revenue earning by the government. billion) of rupees. When such for the country’s freedom were revolutionary politics and Drink to the brim, get inebriated, precarious is the situation, the known as ‘swadeshi’. The moment revolutionary culture. behave wantonly, do whatever you government has waived loans of the the word ‘swadeshi’ could be heard, want — only carry the party flag! industrialists and doled out a fiscal people from the villages and towns Where have gone the hundreds Hence, the more strength these package to the tune of Rs. 5,70,000 thronged around the person with of thousands of CPI (M) parties acquire, more are the crore to them. Just compare! deep reverence, as if saints and workers? incidents of rape, kidnapping, eve- Whereas the budget deficit is Rs. sages had appeared before them. All these parties have hundreds teasing, robbery, theft, snatching, 5,20,000 crore, the government has Even the eyes of our illiterate of thousands of workers. CPI (M) extortion and all other anti-social deprived the exchequer of Rs. mothers, I noted, would brighten state secretary has recently said that activities. This is the reality. So, we 5,70,000 crore by granting relief to with profound respect at the look of their party has 4 lakh 30 thousand hold the view that merely enacting the capitalists in the name of ‘fiscal the ‘swadeshis’. Kshudiram, Benoy- members. They claim to be laws or knocking at the door of the stimulus’. Incredibly, the Badal-Dinesh, militia led by Marxist; they claim to be leftist. police will not save the women. To government after showing so much Masterda Surya Sen, Pritilata, Where have gone those 4 lakh 30 be honest, no action on the part of of kindness and sympathy to the Bhagat Singh, Chandrasekhar Azad, thousand odd members in the face police is noticed these days in industrial houses is crying that the Asfaqulla Khans were known as of threat from Trinamool Congress containing such crimes and exchequer is running short of funds. ‘swadeshis’. Paying deep respect to (TMC)? They have all shrunk in wrongdoings. In fact, the criminals In order to meet the shortfall, the these swadeshi leaders, fear. Such is the kind of and anti-socials bask in the shelter government has opted to slash down Saratchandra had written, revolutionaries they are! So brave! of those who control the police. subsidies of over Rs. 1,64,824 crore ‘Patriotism is not a mere word only, When they are in the government, Hence the need is the fast on food, fertilizer, fuel. But the it is the noblest mission of human they are great revolutionaries! They development of the anti-capitalist military budget has been raised to as life. On one side is the country, on have demonstrated such ‘revolution’ revolutionary movement based on high as Rs. 2,03,632 crore. the other side the patriot; nothing in during the 34 years of their rule higher culture, ethics and morality, Education and healthcare are between. There is no aspiration for when they had the police the movement which Comrade handed over to the private name and fame, no desire for post administration and the anti-socials Shibdas Ghosh long ago had given businessmen. On the other, the and money. One who can sacrifice under their control. Now TMC call for. Without this movement government has raised an internal life for the sake of the country can controls police administration and taking a firm root on the soil, we loan of Rs.5,69, 000 crore in the only be called a patriot.’ Such was the anti-socials. So the cannot get rid of this menacing current year. Next year, it proposes the standard of politics in those ‘revolutionary’ heroes of the CPI crisis. Rs.6 lakh crore of market days. Defying all repressions, (M) have slipped into holes. The borrowing. Foreign debt has gallows, bullets and bayonets of TMC, one would recall, used to Fifteen lakh workers mounted to Rs.24 lakh crore. Who British rulers, the flowering youth shout against the terror of the CPI retrenched in a week only will repay it? Undoubtedly the of Bengal had blossomed raising (M) during the latter’s rule; did not The economy is also in serious brunt is to be borne by the people. their head high and roused the entire dare raising their heads. Today, crisis. You as sufferers know it very They will have to pay back the loan country. Netaji Subhas Chandra was what great heroes the TMC persons well. Prices of essential with interest. So, there will be the glowing embodiment of that are with police in hand and the CPI commodities are increasing daily; further hike in the retail price of fervent revolutionism. Where is that (M)-trained anti-socials in their millions are unemployed; villages petrol-diesel-gas, further rise in the Bengal today? Large section of the fold! This is the politics of these are almost deserted; rural poor are prices of essential items of daily youth is deeply addicted to liquor- parties. The anti-socials are the rushing from this state to that, from use. gamble-satta-drug; involved in main force of their politics. Please this city to that as migrant labours; You will be startled to know extortion-robbery-snatching, used to bear in mind that these parties do they are even going out of the another figure. It is revealed that Rs obscene discourse about women’s not have any cadre imbued with country to work as casual or 75, 00, 000 crore of black money, body, indulging in eve-teasing, higher culture, ideology or contract labour. Rural life is just a fraction of the total in committing rape and murder of rape principles. This cannot happen. shattered. This is the scenario. circulation, has been stashed away victims. Another section is Their party workers work for Thousands of factories and overseas through dubious means engrossed in degree and careerism money-license-permit. They want companies have closed down; and lying in the personal accounts spree. Who is plunging the youth in unhindered scope of extortion, industrial production has maintained abroad by Indian the dungeon? None else but ruling snatching and robbery. They want plummeted to as low as 1.8 per cent. industrialists, politicians and capitalism. Capitalism smells that they get a free hand to kidnap, Production in the core or key bureaucrats for netting further danger if the youth possess smuggle and rape at their sweet industries has gone down to 0.3 per illegal gains. Just think of the conscience and human values. So it will. Police will not touch them. cent. These are the estimates of the amount! Mind boggling indeed! is arraying its entire arsenal to This gang of anti-socials, in fact, is government itself. Europe says that This huge sum of money has been degenerate the youth, emasculate the main strength of the aforesaid it is eclipsed by recession. Indian smuggled out overseas and the them from within. That is why, all parties in elections. On the one rulers do not like the word government is remaining an the election-oriented parties hand, capitalism is demolishing recession, for it sounds bad. So they indulgent onlooker. This is the subserving class interest of ruling human qualities. On the other hand, call it economic slowdown. They condition of the country, the capitalism are pushing the youth to the parties protecting this capitalism want to hide the hard reality by spectacle of ‘growth and the abyss of degeneration, turning are also shattering everything that is coining new a term. Let me inform development ’so pompously them into anti-socials, putting them humane. Hence liquor dens are you of another fact pertaining to our highlighted by the ruling on their pay-rolls and then using sprawling. Freedom movement country. You should know it. Only dispensation. While the children of them for winning elections and began with boycott of intoxicants. over the last week, as many as 15 A mba nis -Ta ta s -B ir la s -J ind a ls - capturing power. Given such Those who participated in the lakh workers have been retrenched Goenkas are born in palatial polluted and vicious atmosphere it picketing before liquor shops faced – 10 lakh in the mining industry and mansions, the progenies of the poor is hardly possible for any teacher or torture and assault by the British 5 lakh in the gold industry. Just Contd. on page 5 PROLETARIAN ERA SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 PAGE FIVE Comrade Provash Ghosh’s speech Secular humanism denotes non-recognition of any super natural power or entity Contd. from page 4 destroy it and build up Rama humanism which meant that Bhagat Singh himself penned a see the light of the earth on tattered Mandir in its place. Ramakrishna politics, education and society were book titled “Why I am an atheist”. rags in the slums or on footpaths. himself offered namaz in a mosque to be freed from the tentacles of These great persons were the true The rich have their breakfast in near Dakshineswar temple. Was he religion. secular humanists. They cultivated five-star hotels, whereas millions of not a Hindu? I read out to you from humanism free from religious people die of starvation, perish Vivekananda in the last mass Who were the true secular influence. without any medical care, commit meeting at Kolkata Maidan on 24t h humanists in our country? I would like to dwell on another suicide being unable to pay back April to show what his approach Great Vidyasagar was such a point here. Many think that debt. This is the kind of was on this question. Condemning secular humanist in our country. Subhashchandra was all along a ‘development’ the country is those who were committing excess You will be surprised to know what believer in the Vedanta. It is true witnessing. This is the condition of over construction of temples, Vidyasagar said. He declared ‘ The that in his early life, he was a crisis-ridden capitalist economy Vivekananda said, ‘you are Vedanta and the Sankhya are false believer of this philosophy. All of throughout the world. The constructing Mandir, installing systems of philosophy. There is no you know that, before he fled traditional imperialist countries are deity, adorning the deities with truth in it. We teach it under abroad by throwing dust in the eyes drowning in all-pervasive recession, ornaments, but the real gods, the compulsion. To counter its of the British government, making desperate attempt to survive poor, are dying of starvation on the influence, it is necessary to teach Subhashchandra was interned in his by catching a straw. No way can one streets’. He asked what was the scientific philosophy, materialist own house. Earlier, when he was in get rid of this strangulating situation necessity of knowing whether philosophy of Europe. Only by jail, he went for a hunger-strike unto by keeping capitalism intact. That is Krishna was born in Kashi or reading those, people of this country death. He thought, like martyr Jatin why, the imperative need is to Mathura, what was necessary, he can be freed from the influence of Das, his life might also come to an accomplish anti-capitalist socialist observed, was the realization of the the ideas of the Vedanta.’ How end in course of this indefinite revolution everywhere. preaching of the Gita. Was many of our countrymen know this hunger-strike. So before the hunger- Vivekananda a Hindu? What did Vidyasagar? Vidyasagar wrote strike, he had written two BJP is pseudo-Hindutvabadi the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat say Bodhoday, a text book for primary speeches—one to the workers of his and Congress is pseudo- at the rape and death of ‘Nirbhaya’ students. There was no discussion party and another to the youth and secular in Delhi? When the whole country on god in it. This evoked students of the country. In his Only in next few months, was aflame in protest against this opposition. The British rulers set up address to the students and youth of another fight is in the offing – the ghastly incident, Bhagwat a commission. The chief of that the country, he appealed : On the parliament elections. On the one commented, ‘since the girls in the commission John Murdock stated in question of understanding the nature side is pseudo-Hindu BJP while on city cross the Laksman Rekha while his report that Vidyasagar was not of the visible world, in view of what the other side is pseudo-secular going out of home, such incidents merely a social reformer, he was a we have got from science till today, Congress. Both sides are ready with are bound to occur.’ It implies, as rank materialist. He was a we should keep our mind open. all their armies and artilleries, if, rapes and tortures on women do secularist. He wrote the book to What he meant was that in so far as swords and guns. Mud-slinging has not take place in the villages. propagate secularism. Vidyasagar deriving proper knowledge about already started. The separatist Where did the event of Katwa, I was like Saint-Simon or Robert this objective world is concerned, passion whipped up once again referred to earlier, occur? In a city Owen of Europe. He stood for we should, in view of what science centring the demand for Telangana or in a village? Hindutva-vendors secularism, gave a call to uphold has revealed so far, keep an open through bifurcation of Andhra of RSS are giving sermons that the secularism. Great litterateur mind and ought not to suffer from Pradesh has been clearly purported women should not venture out of Saratchandra was also a secular blindness. Then he said : With to buttress the most heinous agenda home. Would Vivekananda, if humanist. Once he said, ‘The ardent further advancement of science, of reaping electoral mileage in the alive, say this, or, he would have devotees to god are handling more and more truth is bound to be coming parliamentary election asked to lock up the temples and politics in this country. Those who unravelled. Meanwhile we should based on revised electoral take up cudgels against these should have led the lives of sanyasis keep in mind that our earlier arithmetic. Flame of separatism has Hindutvabadis? He would have (monks) have become politicians. understanding about materialism been raked up in Darjeeling, Assam, protected the Babari Masjid at the That is why, India is so poor in has become totally obsolete. Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh and cost of his life. That is why I call politics.’ He further said, ‘All the Scientific studies on the one side, Maharashtra. Violence has erupted these Sangh Parivar members as the religions are false, nothing but philosophical reasoning-inference in many places over this demand. hypocrite Hindutvabadis. They prejudices of the primitive age, on the other –have shattered that Working behind all is nothing else raise the jingo of Hindutva only for there is no greater enemy of earlier view. That means, his but narrow sectarian electoral securing votes through artificial humanity has than this’. He said, erstwhile view based on opposition arithmetic. The vote-merchants are polarization on religious line. ‘Always take up the truth. If that to materialism had been defeated by splitting the country into pieces only The Congress too is not secular. truth proves the Vedas to be false, the new scientific discoveries and for securing a few more What is secularism? The word let it be. The Vedas is no greater logic. So, he called upon the parliamentary seats. ‘secularism’ came in Europe during than truth. No religious scripture is students and youth to accept science Once again slogan of Ram the time of bourgeois democratic infallible. The Vedas is a religious in quest of truth and shun blind faith Mandir has been raised by the revolution. Secular humanism scripture, so there is no dearth of in religion. This is the proper pseudo-Hindutvabadi San gh denotes non-recognition of any lies in it too.’ This was approach of the secular humanists. Parivar of RSS—BJP. I call them super natural power or entity. In Saratchandra. They were secular hypocrite flaunters of Hindutva. Monarchy, the King was considered humanists. Subhashchandra said, Present day spate of You may ask, why? We are the representative of god and his ‘Religion should be completely communalism-casteism in Marxists, we are atheists. We have rule as the rule of god. Maxim of expunged from politics. Religion India is the fallout of an altogether different approach and god was the key-word in should be a personal affair. A man Gandhiji’s religion based outlook towards religion and administering the monarchial as an individual should have the politics religious issues. But looking at the kingdom. Renaissance came in complete freedom to pursue a What is the character of brand of Hindutva of RSS—BJP, it Europe in course of fight against the religion he likes. But politics secularism of the Congress? raises doubt if Chaitanya, monarchial rule. Many bourgeois should not be guided by religious or Gandhiji was honest in his belief, Ramakrishna and Vivekananda were philosophers including Bacon, metaphysical thoughts. It should be but he did not believe in secularism. at all Hindus. The historic Babri Spinoza, Hume, Kant, Feuerbach, guided only by economic and Having been unconsciously guided Masjid was in existence during their Didero hammered against the scientific judgement’. Kazi Nazrul by the anti-science and anti- lifetime. But none of these Hindu thought of god. It was the time Islam, the poet of blazing lyre, also revolution bourgeois class thought, religious leaders ever asked to when came the call of secular possessed the same opinion. And Contd. on page 6 PAGE SIX SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 PROLETARIAN ERA Comrade Provash Ghosh’s speech Cause of degeneration of CPI (M) lies in its policy-programme Contd. from page 5 divisiveness of varied nature. Wherever a scope of profit is seen, committed some mistakes. But do his call for national unity was based People of this country have capital flights there. When this is they admit that while in power, they on religion, he talked of national experienced the Congress rule. the character of the Indian capitalist too had unleashed a reign of terror, unity through Sarba Dharma They have seen the rule of the BJP class, the CPI (M), in its thesis, calls captured booths during elections, Samannaya, i.e. through as well. They have witnessed CPI it progressive and finds in it an ally teamed up with the anti-socials who harmonization of all religions. As a (M)-supported United Front rule at of their ‘People’s Democratic merrily indulged in extortion and consequence, although he sought the Centre in the late 1990s and the Revolution’ theory. This very riotoies violence; they did not allow harmony among all religions, the rule of the Congress-led CPI (M)- Indian capitalist class which has any opposition to contest in college domination of Hindu religion and backed UPA-I. Where are they already acquired imperialist union elections and bagged 99.9% more so of the higher caste Hindus leading the country to? In fact, they character is said to be an ally of the seats uncontested ? Did not their remained at the core of the had all worked in servitude of working class. According to the government with a leftist signboard Congress. Because of that, the capitalism and are still doing so. CPI (M), the character of the Indian open fire and kill jute mill workers, broader Muslim masses kept state is of a ‘bourgeois landlord port workers, protesting peasants in themselves away from the national CPI (M)’s policy document state headed by big bourgeoisie’. Nandigram, poor farmers in Nadia freedom movement and from the supports alliance with the Who else is this big bourgeoisie district? In whose interest did they process of nation building. Even the national bourgeoisie except the monopolists? And in the do all this? Which class did they so-called lower caste Hindus did not Now the question that haunts words of Lenin, monopoly serve by killing workers and join the movement spearheaded by many is that how could the CPI (M) capitalism is the highest stage of peasants? Was it not in the interest the National Congress. I say ‘so- degenerate so much? It is not national capitalism. And who are of foreign and native capital? Is this called’ because we do not consider correct that the CPI (M) has these ‘landlords’ the CPI (M) talks Leftism? Is this Marxism? So I them as ‘low”. The spate of degraded itself after being saddled of in characterization of the Indian would appeal to the honest workers communalism-casteism that is in power. Actually, the party‘s very state? Are they feudal lords or they of the CPI (M) to appreciate that swamping India today is the fallout policy-programmes including are the rural kulaks or rural their party has altogether turned into of the religion-based politics of the characterization of the Indian state bourgeoisie? As per the teachings of an outfit similar to British Labour Congress led by Gandhiji. So when as well as formulation of the stage Marxism-Leninism, a country, if it Party. Labour in name, but working Saratchandra talked of sanyasis of revolution are flawed. Let me is in a stage of people’s democratic in the interest of the British dominating in politics, he meant show that. The Indian capitalists revolution, will have foreign imperialists. We know, in the lower Gandhiji and lamented about the have invested $8,000 crore (80 imperialism and native feudalism as rank of the CPI (M) and among its ignominious condition of politics in billion) in different countries of main enemies. Does India belong to supporters, there are still some the country. And how menacing Asia, Africa, Latin America. They that category? Monopoly capitalists persons who believe in leftism. We that ignominy has become over all are buying mines and lands in these and corporate houses have been reckon them as friends. They have these years is distinctly present countries; purchasing giant steel ruling India. They are exporting to decide; if they are genuinely before our eyes. The Congress plants and other industries in capital abroad, and have themselves impassioned for Marxism and leaders of today do not have even an Europe-America. They have attained imperialist character. The leftism, the sooner they leave the iota of the honesty that Gandhiji invested $1300 crore even in Indian monopolists have association of the sham Marxist had. They are all corrupt, utterly various joint ventures in these commercial ties with the party, the better. They must degenerated, totally dishonest. countries. What does it connote? monopolists of the powerful seriously ponder over this. The They have only greed for power. It means that the Indian capitalists imperialist-capitalist countries. Not leadership of the CPI(M) is The BJP and all other parties also are exploiting the labour force and even an iota of anti-imperialism can extremely degenerated, but all the belong to the same genre. raw materials of these countries by be found in them. The conflicts they blame is squarely put on the The BJP’s hands are stained exporting capital. So, as per have with the imperialist powers are workers, as if the workers had run with blood of communal riots. This Leninism, they have acquired over share of market. And where is the party in the last 34 years. Did party is fanning Hindu sentiments to imperialist character. A few days feudalism in India today except in the leaders admit for once the garner Hindu votes. The Congress back, some of the big industrialists the grave of Nawab Siraj-ud-daula? wrongs they have committed, the knows, whatever the situation may of the country, in reply to a Actually, under cover of this immense harm they did to the image be, it would get a portion of the question, boasted that they had imaginary theory of revolution, the of Marxism and leftism? Do they Hindu votes. So, the Congress provided 1 lakh jobs in America. CPI (M) leaders have established have the guts and character to admit speaks of ‘secularism’ simply to This means, the Indian industrialists close ties with the ruling Indian that? As regards funds at their garner Muslim votes, and nothing are running industries in America national bourgeoisie so as to ride to command, the CPI (M) ranks only else. Did not the Congress where 1 lakh American labourers power or at least hover around the after the Congress, BJP and perpetrate communal riots? Did it have found employment. This is the corridors of power with its Mayawati’s BSP. Who has provided not organize communal carnage at muscle of the Indian capitalists. blessings. Based on this theory, they them with hundreds of crores of Rourkela of Odisha in the 1960s, When are the Indian capitalists supported the Congress many a rupees? Is it the peasants and engineer riots at Bhagalpur of Bihar investing such a huge capital times in the name of resisting workers? Obviously not. This huge and orchestrate anti-Sikh massacre overseas? They are making this ‘communalism’. At the same time, fund comes from the corporate in Delhi after assassination of Indira investment when India is perilously on the plea of opposing ‘autocracy sector, big business houses and the Gandhi in 1984? Now they are running with massive fiscal deficit of Congress,’ they had sided with black-marketers. It is these forces trying to befriend the Muslim to the tune of Rs.5,28,000 crore. No the BJP also. Now, they are again who run all these parties. masses, pretending to be their friend new industry is set up. Industrial going for an understanding with the and saviour on the eve of elections. production is rapidly dwindling. In Congress, not overtly but covertly. Why all are combined against The Congress, Mulayam and all the countries, whether America Comrade Shibdas Ghosh had long SUCI(C) Mayawati are quarrelling with each or India, interest of capital is back exposed this inevitable Perhaps you do not know that other to prove who is the friend of sovereign. Neither the interest of consequence of the CPI (M)’s money has flown in streams in last the Muslim masses in UP. Casteist the country nor that of the people is ‘revolution’. panchayat elections of the state. Rs.2 politics, backward caste politics are of any concern to the profit-greedy to 5 lakh has been spent to win one rampant. Previously there were four industrial houses and business Let the honest workers of CPI single village panchayat seat. To castes in Hindu religion. Now those tycoons. The state too is subservient (M) ponder over capture a particular village four castes have been split into 8 to to the interest of sovereign capital. Let the CPI (M) leaders say, panchayat, spending has been to the 10 sub-castes. These are all vote The word ‘freedom’ here means why their politics has come to such tune of Rs 6 to 7 crores. All this one bank politics –politics of extreme freedom of unbridled exploitation a pass after staying in government can know if one visits the villages. opportunism. One needs to ponder and plunder. People are the human for over 34 years? The CPI (M) In many places, the TMC did not over the deleterious outcome of this incarnation of raw materials. leaders now admit that they had Contd. on page 7 PROLETARIAN ERA SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 PAGE SEVEN Comrade Provash Ghosh’s speech Strengthen and consolidate SUCI (C) Contd. from page 6 known now as ‘Nirbhaya’. Did we Ghosh, as a great Marxist, struggled that we shall leave no stone allow others to contest. Wherever conduct these movements based on with firm determination. Many a unturned to strengthen the Party there was a contest, the TMC spent the strength of MP, MLA, or day he passed in starvation. We more and more, consolidate it huge amount of money to purchase panchayat members? From 2 to ourselves witnessed this in our early further. Spurred on by his votes. The CPI (M) also did not lag 4thJanuary this year, we held an all- years of Party life. Nowadays, invaluable teachings, we shall behind. It did the same thing India conference of workers coming wherever we go, comrades take care organize the working class, the poor wherever it could. You will be from all over the country and of us. The Party has grown. When peasants and agricultural workers, stunned to hear another fact. The organized a massive gathering in I sit to take food, memories of those the youth and students, the women TMC and the CPI (M) are fighting Bangalore, capital of Karnataka. struggling days of Shibdas Ghosh to build up powerful sustained each other in the elections for From 29 to 31 January, we held a come down my memory lane, give democratic mass movements on the capturing power. But, wherever large women’s conference in me pain and I ask my conscience – burning problems of life. Alongside SUCI(C) candidates had the Trivandrum, capital of Kerala. The could I discharge my role as a building up class and mass possibility of victory, these two conference did cast a deep student of Comrade Shibdas Ghosh? struggles, we shall carry parties did not hesitate to combine impression on the people of Kerala. We want to hand down the great revolutionary politics, higher against SUCI(C). Not to speak of Again, from 26 to 29 August, all- revolutionary teachings of Comrade revolutionary culture to the people. Kultali, Joynagar, even at Jhargram India students’ conference is going Shibdas Ghosh to the present Comrade Shibdas Ghosh had said of West Midnapur or a village in to be held in Bhopal, capital of generation. that we have become rootless. We Nadia district, where prospects were Madhya Pradesh. Recently, a disas- are estranged from the high cultural bright for our candidates to win, the trous natural calamity descended on We vow to carry forward the tune and standard attained during CPI (M) and the TMC got united to the people of Uttarakhand. It is only glorious legacy of the the days of our freedom movement. defeat us. If the CPI (M) appeared to our Party that collected relief legendary revolutionaries This decadent moribund capitalism be our main contestant, the TMC materials and plunged for relief work Never before has India come has alienated us from that. It is for cast their votes in favour of the CPI there. The medical unit of our Party across such a grave crisis. If this reason, we observe the (M) and vice versa. The sole organized hundreds of medical Vidyasagar were alive today, what memorial days of Vidyasagar, objective was to prevent SUCI(C) camps in various parts of the state. would he have said ? What would Rabindranath, Saratchandra, Nazrul, from winning any seat. They want to Common people and intellectuals have Rabindranath, Saratchandra, Kshudiram, Bhagat Singh, wipe out SUCI(C) from the arena of there respectfully have commended Nazrul, Deshbandhu, Lala Lajpat, Chandrasekhar, Asfaqullah, elections. This unity forged between our Party for that. Have we been Tilak or Subhashchandra said? What Subhashchandra, Pritilata and them was in the interest of the organizing all these movements and would have Kshudiram, Bhagat others. It is only to evoke the bourgeoisie – a unity of all who are social work on our strength in the Singh, Surya Sen or Chandrasekhar forgotten memories of these subserving bourgeois class interest legislature? How many members did Azad done? They would have all luminaries, the values of life they against the working class, the Lenin have in Russian parliament called for a change of the existing upheld. We tell the youth, you have revolutionary party of the working while accomplishing revolution in social system. And holding Marxism to be like Kshudiram, Bhagat Singh, class. They are determined not to Russia? Is it not a fact that as the guiding light, Comrade Pritilata. But, the ideology would be allow us to win in the panchayat, Bolshevik party led by Lenin had a Shibdas Ghosh has laid down the new. Those were the days of assembly or parliament elections. miniscule representation in Russian roadmap for ushering in that desired nationalist ideology, call of national But does our Party stand on the parliament (DUMA) then? How revolutionary change. He showed unity against imperialism, broadest strength of members in assembly, many legislators did Mao Zedong that as long as capitalism would national unity of the rich and the parliament or panchayat? We do not have to achieve revolution in China? remain, economic-political-cultural poor, owners and the workers have numbers of panchayat With how many parliamentarians did crises would multiply. Capitalism is against imperialism. But after members, MLAs or MPs. Even if we Ho Cchi Minh have while destroying all sense of love- transfer of power, the same national had so, we would not have cited conducting successful revolution in affection -compassion-conscience bourgeoisie today is the repressive those numbers as our strength, nor as Vietnam? Where did they all derive and all other noble human feelings. exploiters. Now our fight is against the criterion for the people to rally strength from? They all The parties serving capitalism are domestic capitalism. In the fight behind us. Our Party is based on the accomplished revolution armed with surrogates of this rotten degraded against capitalism, ideology of revolutionary teachings of Comrade revolutionary ideology of Marxism- culture. More these parties are nationalism cannot guide us. What Shibdas Ghosh. Armed with these Leninism and on the strength of gaining strength, more is the pace of is needed today is the revolutionary teachings, our Party is growing valiant forces of youth imbued with social degeneration. You can see the ideology of the working class, the steadily and would continue to grow. higher culture and morality. It is on condition. Aged parents are thrown ideology of Marxism-Leninism- The capitalist class is alarmed at this. this basis our Party is growing and into the streets by their wards, a son Shibdas Ghosh Thought. This alone The CPI (M) leaders are well aware will grow. Those older people who is hacking his father to death for the can bring about the desired of this. So are the Congress, BJP and are honest, conscientious, are all sake of money, parents are selling off emancipation. We shall reach out to TMC leaderships. This is why, all blessing this Party as the only ray of their daughters out of poverty. the people with this message. We are united against SUIC(C). At the hope. The courageous spirited Husband is handing over newly-wed shall remember the great men of the call of our Party a huge rally of more young boys and girls who have the wife to the traffickers. Flesh trade past, we shall gather inspiration than 1 lakh people from almost all grit to stand and fight against has assumed alarming proportion. from the life struggle of the great the states of the country was injustice, those who do not suffer Woman body has become a revolutionaries and on the basis of organized on 14 March last year in from frustration are joining this commodity of a roaring trade. Did that we shall develop the move- Delhi. Discipline of the rally, its Party in numbers imbued with the our country ever see all these things ments to arouse nobler feelings and thunderous slogans, it’s every firm thoughts of Comrade Shibdas in the past? human essence among the people step left a deep impression in the Ghosh. Comrade Shibdas Ghosh Did Rabindranath, Sarat- and elevate their standard further to minds of the Delhi residents. They started his journey with only six chandra, Premchand see this? Can become proletarian revolutionary on never witnessed such a vast revolutionary compatriots. There such things be traced in their the basis of concept of proletarian procession, such an august was no money, no followers, no works? Is it this free India for culture propounded by Comrade gathering, such bold slogans, such publicity. They had lived on the which innumerable martyrs gave Shibdas Ghosh. With these words I solemn character of any rally or footpath, in the parks. Undivided away their lives? The brave sang the conclude today. programme of any other party. Our CPI, RSP, Forward Bloc used to jeer glory of life at the gallows? Is it Long Live Revolution ! Delhi Party unit along with Delhi at them by saying ‘If a bat is a bird, freedom at all? Now is time to Long Live SUCI (Communist) ! units of AIDSO, AIDYO, AIMSS then SUCI (C) too is a party.’ They seriously ponder over this. With the Long Live Marxism-Leninism- jumped in the spontaneous used to say that ‘SUCI(C) is not a teachings of Comrade Shibdas Shibdas Ghosh Thought ! movement that surged forth against party but a club’. Undeterred and Ghosh at heart, we shall have to Red Salute to the barbaric rape and murder of a girl unperturbed, Comrade Shibdas take oath on this day of 5th August Comrade Shibdas Ghosh ! PAGE EIGHT SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 PROLETARIAN ERA Countrywide observance of 37th Comrade Shibdas Ghosh Memorial Day

The 37th Memorial Day of Comrade Shibdas Ghosh, the great Comrade Radhakrishna added which our party is endeavouring to Proletarian leader and the Founder General Secretary of SUCI (C), the that Comrade Shibdas Ghosh had develop. revolutionary Party of India was observed on 5 August 2013 by the Party founded and reared SUCI(C) as the comrades, supporters, sympathisers and vast masses of toiling people across revolutionary Party of India to take Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh the country. On that occasion various programmes were organized. A up that leadership. Today in many Memorial meeting was held at number of reports of those observances were published in the last issue of countries of the world people are Gangadas memorial hall, Lucknow, the Proletarian Era. We include in this issue few remaining reports that attracted towards the thoughts of on 8 August. Comrade V. N. Singh, reached us later. Besides as committed, we include here the complete texts Comrade Ghosh. He called upon UP State Secretary, presided over. In of the speeches by Comrade Provash Ghosh, General Secretary of the Party comrades and people to read and re- his presidential address, Comrade V. made in Kolkata, by Comrade Ranjit Dhar, member Polit Bureau delivered read, learn and re-learn and N. Singh recalled how Comrade in Ghatshila at the Study Centre of Marxism- Leninism- Shibdas Ghosh assimilate the thoughts of Comrade Shibdas Ghosh through an all- Thought and by Comrade Asit Bhattacharyya, member Polit Bureau in Ghosh and hasten the process of embracing painstaking struggle and Guwahati, Assam. revolution in our country. overcoming all obstacles built up In keeping with the schedule, the observances started with song on the Comrade K. Sridhar, Andhra SUCI(C) as a genuine communist great leader of the Proletariat Comrade Shibdas Ghosh and ended with the State Secretary, in the course of his party. In his speech as the main song The Internationale. speech, presented a brief analysis of speaker, Comrade Arun Singh, Staff Guwahati, Assam followers, i.e. to assimilate in our the present political situation in the Member of the Party and senior To commemorate the 37th death life the lessons he taught and state of Andhra. member, Bihar State Committee, anniversary of the great leader emulate the noble and arduous life- dwelt upon the present national and Comrade Shibdas Ghosh a meeting struggles he conducted, facing all Cuttack, Odisha international scenarios and showed was held on 5 August in Guwahati odds. Not only did Comrade In Odisha, the memorial how the analyses and prognosis of at Lakshiram Barua Sadan. The Shibdas Ghosh concretized meeting was held on August 7, at Comrade Shibdas Ghosh are memorial meeting was held at a Marxism-Leninism on the Indian Saheed Bhawan, Cuttack, with vindicated. He pointed out that in time when separatist movement had soil but in the process he Comrade Dhurjati Das, Secretary, order to disrupt unity of the toiling given rise to an inflammable enriched and elaborated it to meet Odisha State Committee presiding masses, the ruling capitalist class situation while continuous bandh the advanced need of the present over and Comrade Soumen Basu, and its servitor parties are had created an extremely difficult days. Member, Central Committee and precipitating casteist-communal- situation. The meeting was West Bengal State Secretary, ethnic-regional divides, fanning up presided over by Comrade Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh addressing as the main speaker. separatism-parochialism and even Bhupendra Nath Kakati , member The 37th Memorial Day of In his speech, Comrade Soumen orchestrating fratricidal bloodbath. State Committee of the Party and Comrade Shibdas Ghosh, was Bose pointed out that since Marxian He warned against the resurgent was addressed by Comrade observed in Hyderabad, Andhra attempt of the Chandralekha Das, Assam State Pradesh on 11 August 2013 through Sangh Parivar to Secretary. In his presidential a meeting at the Press Club. create communal speech, Comrade BN Kakati Comrade S Govindarajulu, member, frenzy. It is only called for strengthening SUCI (C), state organising committee SUCI(C) the scientific while Comrade Chandralekha Das presided and Comrade K philosophy of called upon people of Assam to Radhakrishna, Member, Central M a r x i s m - develop united left and democratic Committee, and Karnataka State Leninism-Shibdas movement centring round the basic Secretary addressed the meeting as Ghosh Thought problems of people’s life. the main speaker. He emphasized which can protect Comrade Soumen Basu addressing at Cuttack The main speaker of the that though immediate triggering people from the occasion Comrade Asit points for these movements may be philosophy has science as its rising capitalist onslaught and show Bhattacharyya, member, Polit different, but the root cause for the premise, it has to be upgraded in them path of emancipation. Bureau and noted mass leader miseries of all these people of compliance with the advancement presented an elaborate address on almost all the countries of the world of science and it was Comrade Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh different relevant issues His speech is capitalism-imperialism. Comrade Shibdas Ghosh – the great leader The 37th Memorial Day of will be published in the next issue. Shibdas Ghosh repeatedly warned who enriched and elaborated it in Comrade Shibdas Ghosh, was that time and again movements will the best possible way in the recent observed at Bhopal, Madhya Delhi surge forth out of discontent of days. Comrade Soumen Basu went Pradesh on 9 August 2013 in a In observance of the Memorial people but they will recede too. This on to say that today’s struggle for meeting presided over by Comrade Day of Comrade Shibdas Ghosh, will happen till a revolutionary the Marxist is to assimilate and Ramavtar Sharma, member State along with other local programmes party with sufficient strength exhaust humanist philosophy and in Organizing Committee, MP. The to observe the occasion, a central emerges. Revolution will have to the process to get rid of private main speaker Comrade Shankar public meeting was held under the wait and the basic problems of the property mental complex. He Dasgupta, Staff member of the auspices of the Delhi Organising people cannot be solved till that further asserted that the crisis- Party, and member, Odisha state Committee SUCI(C) at the Hindi time. ridden decadent capitalism- Secretariat, highlighted the Bhawan ITO on 7 August. Comrade imperialism. Hence, significance of observing the Pran Sharma, member, Delhi State capitalists today resort to Memorial Day and the life struggle Organising Committee presided divisive policies and fan up of the great leader Comrade over the meeting and Comrade communal passions . So, Shibdas Ghosh. He outlined the Pratap Samal, Delhi State Secretary Comrade Soumen Basu present crisis the world capitalist also spoke at the meeting. said, equipped with the system is bogged into today and Addressing the meeting as the teachings of Comrade gave call for strengthening the main speaker Comrade C K Shibdas Ghosh, based on SUCI(C) to build up the Lukose, Member, Central Marxist ideology, working revolutionary struggle in the Committee and Kerala State people have to develop country. Comrade Uma Prasad, Secretary, pointed out that paying democratic movements secretary, SOC, MP also addressed respect to Comrade Shibdas Ghosh conducive to the the meeting and Comrade JC Barai has only one meaning for us, his Comrade K. Radhakrishna addressing revolutionary struggle conducted the proceedings. PROLETARIAN ERA SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 PAGE NINE Identify with Class, Revolution and Party, go and stay with the masses and release individual initiative to fulfil the task Comrade Shibdas Ghosh has bequeathed to us — Comrade Ranjit Dhar (This is the abridged version of the speech delivered by Comrade Ranjit imperialist-capitalist countries like party on the Indian soil based on Dhar, veteran member of the Polit Bureau of the Party at the 37th Memorial France, Germany, Portugal, Greece Leninist model, he elaborated, Day meeting of Comrade Shibdas Ghosh on 5th August 2013 at Ghatshila, and even UK and the USA. From developed, enriched the Jharkhand.) the “Occupy Wall Street’ movement treasurehouse of Marxian science 37 years have rolled by since man, economics of generation of that shook the US imperialist and brought its understanding to a Comrade Shibdas Ghosh, our maximum profit for the handful of rulers, slogans were raised against new height. It is not possible to leader, teacher and guide. While capitalist rulers by way of capitalism and demand voiced for have a proper grasp of Marxism- observing his Memorial Day, we usurpation of labour power of the abolition of capitalism. The people Leninism today without being ask ourselves how far have we multitude of working people and of Egypt, Brazil and Turkey are acquainted with and assimilation of been able to assimilate his division of the society into two conducting heroic battles against Comrade Shibdas Ghosh Thought. invaluable teachings, apply those classes-exploiting capital and their respective autocratic regimes. You all are aware that after teachings covering all aspects of exploited labour, an insoluble crisis Even in our country, you have seen Second World War, following life and equip ourselves for has gripped capitalist economy. how people spontaneously defeat of fascism at the hands of shouldering the task of Since, politico-social structure and responded to the call of fighting the Soviet Red Army, one third of accomplishing anti-capitalist culture are superstructures of a corruption by Anna Hazare. Six the world turning socialist with socialist revolution— the task he given capitalist base, crisis has months back, the brave people of successful Chinese Revolution, we bequeathed to us. If you look at or engulfed all these spheres. The Delhi particularly the hundreds of were virtually on the threshold of country and for that matter, the ruling capitalist class is squarely young boys and girls put up a world proletarian revolution. entire imperialist-capitalist world, passing on the burden of its heroic and historic battle for so Liberation struggles of the you will find people restive for economic crisis onto the suffering many days braving the biting exploited masses round the globe emancipation from the gruelling people in the form of raising prices winter and defying the batons, tear appeared to be marching towards capitalist exploitation shredding of essential commodities, savage gas, rubber bullets and water ultimate victory. The communist them into pieces. Rising fiscal measures, privatizing and cannons of the rulers. But, all these movement was posing serious unemployment, job loss, price rise, movements are gradually challenge to the capitalists- hunger, starvation, outbreak of fizzling out because, the imperialists world over. But then, famine, absence of proper flame and ferment of as pointed out by Comrade Shibdas healthcare, withdrawal of one after these sporadic Ghosh, we were lost in a maze another public welfare and social movements are not because of various wrong practices, security schemes are shredding emboldened with the theoretical muddles, confusions and people into pieces. All hard-earned correct revolutionary trickeries. The insidious growth of civil and democratic rights ideology and developed revisionism in the leadership of including the right to protest and as an organized international communist movement dissent and freedom of expression protracted struggle under turned the bright prospect of world are snatched away. Rampant correct revolutionary revolution into an agonizing corruption has pervaded the polity leadership. People are setback. Comrade Shibdas Ghosh and administration. An all-out Comrade Ranjit Dhar addressing, seated beside ready to fight but they while presenting a genesis of degeneration is devouring the him Comradwe Rabin Samajpati, Secretary, are not having the right modern revisionism showed that socio-cultural life. Family life is Jharkhand State Organising Committee direction to lead their weakness of ideological struggles breaking. Relationships are turning commercializing every area of struggles to logical culmination and lower standard of sour. Individualism and self-seeking basic needs. So, even the last drop because their struggles are not consciousness in the communist attitude have assumed menacing of blood of the toiling masses is developing under correct leftist- movement caused this calamity. It proportion. Hankering after money squeezed out to fill the swelling communist leadership. This is the was Comrade Shibdas Ghosh who, and nurturing narrow self- coffer of the ruling capitalists. And crux of the problem. People are way back in 1948, first sounded centeredness has become sole lest the people should rise up slowly coming to know, as we saw note of caution against mechanical objective of life. Love, affection, against the obsolete rotten capitalist in Occupy Wall Street movement, thought process as against tender feeling, finer sensibilities are system, the ruling class is trying to that capitalism is their enemy. “We dialectical thought process gripping fast disappearing. Thinking about break the very moral backbone of are the 99% that will no longer international communist movement. others’ well-being and discharging the nation by perpetrating socio- tolerate the greed and corruption of Blind allegiance and obedience social obligation have become alien cultural degradation and the 1%”— this was the slogan. But, without conducting due ideological propositions. Incessant promotion concentrating all political power in their understanding of capitalism, struggle and polemics among the and spread of obscenity, vulgarism its hands. Comrade Shibdas Ghosh, capitalist exploitation, the nature of various communist parties would and sex-slavery are stoking up base based on the science of Marxism- various attacks of capitalism is very lower the standard of leadership, instincts of the youth to lure them Leninism, has elaborately explained perfunctory. It is the duty of the not developing dialectical process off to a world of perverse pursuit, all these aspects in course of his genuine communists, genuine of thinking even within a and, in the end, abort themselves in penetrating analysis of the concrete communist leadership to educate communist party, would create the morass of animal-existence. In situation of our country as well as and guide them. Where is that newer cracks and rifts in the firm one word, it is a spectacle of the entire world in the post-Second leadership? That leadership can solidarity of the communist parties, horrific crisis in every walk of life. World War period and provided the grow and develop only on the basis foster confrontation even warfare Now, the question is, why this guide to action for those spurred on of Marxism-Leninism-Shibdas among the socialist countries and crisis? Is it clutched out of the thin to bring revolutionary change of the Ghosh Thought. As worthy disciple thus spell danger to international air or handiwork of all-mighty god? society and thereby emancipate the and continuator of Marx-Engels- communist movement. History has As students of Marxism-Leninism- toiling people from the tentacles of Lenin-Stalin-Mao Zedong, vindicated the truth of his analysis. Shibdas Ghosh Thought, we know capitalist rule. Comrade Shibdas Ghosh in course Likewise, he later showed how the that this crisis is of capitalism, of It is true that back to the wall, of his historic arduous phenomenon of individualism in the capitalist system. Following people are bursting forth in massive revolutionary struggle to fulfil the this phase of dying capitalism is inexorable law of capitalism which agitations throughout the world historic necessity of building up a obstructing growth and is based on exploitation of man by including the advanced western correct communist revolutionary Contd. on page 10 PAGE TEN SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 PROLETARIAN ERA Comrade Ranjit Dhar’s speech All bourgeois and social democratic parties are pursuing nasty rotten vote-bank politics by adopting every foul means Contd. from page 9 Today the multitude of toiling democrats have also joined the are able to develop such fellow development of not only Indian masses are turning into bandwagon of bourgeois vote feeling and intimate relationship revolutionary working class beggars. Their plight and penury is politics and hence have not only with them, we shall be able to win movement but even democratic beyond endurance. On the other abandoned the path of movement over them and gradually bring them mass movements. It was Comrade hand, the wealth of the monopolists but even did not hesitate to brutally in the fold of revolution. Instead, if Shibdas Ghosh who pointed out like Tata, Ambani, Birla, Jindal and crush democratic struggle as we our mixing with the masses is that as the phenomenon of others are multiplying in geometric have seen in Singur-Nandigram. programme-based which means if individualism and typical progression. Even the latest The only exception is the we contact the masses only when individualistic and opportunistic government survey has admitted SUCI(C), founded, reared and there is a definite programme, carry trend among the workers which that in last two decades, the gap steered by Comrade Shibdas Ghosh out propaganda work among them, remained as hangover of bourgeois between the rich and poor is as the genuine communist party on try to involve them in the thought in the realm of mind could widening at rapid pace. Who would this soil. This is the party which the programme but leave their not be fought out in socialist Soviet fight against this pauperization, ruling capitalists could not association once the programme is Union, its pernicious effect in the deprivations and deceptions? Can purchase. You go to any part of the over and come back among our form of a new type of ‘economism’ the mainstream bourgeois parties country and you will hear people own comrades, the masses might and hankering for ‘material like the Congress, BJP, SP, BSP or saying this party is honest, like us, respect us, may also incentive’ obstructed the working the social democrats like the CPI, struggling against injustice, trying support our call for movement but people being conscious of their CPI (M) fight against the capitalist to develop mass movements against would not accept as one of them, responsibility as cadres of system? How can they because they all anti-people policies of the maintain a distance from us. We international proletarian revolution, all are wedded to defend the class governments. They all repose must learn and cultivate this art of hindered their sense of obligation interest of the ruling bourgeoisie immense faith in us. To all of them, leading mass life, organize them for to the society and dampened the and funded by it. These parties we are the only hope, only sparkle conducting protracted movement urge for acquiring higher including regional bourgeois outfits in the pervading darkness. It is also fearlessly, braving all odds and communist character by complete like JMM, TMC, DMK or ADMK a fact that our Party is growing. rising above all petty self-interest. identification of the self-interest are all vote-merchants. Their sole This is the power of truth. But, Then only we shall be able to build with the cause of revolution and the objective is to ride to power or though our growth is perceptible up powerful organizational base society. This also helped remain afloat in the corridor of throughout the country yet we are conducive to developing revisionism to take a firmer root, power by currying favour with the not that big to confront the revolutionary mass and class degenerate the party and the state ruling class and subserve its class bourgeois state machine. We have struggle. and ultimately paved way for interest. As I had said earlier, the not been able to develop that strong The second area we need to counter-revolution to triumph and ruling bourgeoisie, suffering from, and extensive organizational base. concentrate upon is to acquire true restore capitalism. what Comrade Shibdas Ghosh said, What is coming in the way? We communist character by identifying So, Comrade Ghosh, till he fear complex of anti-capitalist have in our hand the invincible individual interest with the interest breathed his last, gave immense revolution, is arraying its entire weapon of Marxism-Leninism- of class and party, as taught by importance on ceaselessly fighting arsenal to disunite people by Shibdas Ghosh Thought. We enjoy Comrade Shibdas Ghosh, through individualism both inside the Party fanning up all kinds of divisive respect, affection, admiration and all-embracing uncompromising as well as in the society. He taught policies centring on class, creed, confidence of the people. Still, relentless life struggle. We cannot us that just to want revolution, religion, region or ethnicity so the where are we lacking? give any lax to this. Because, if thinking about the working class is oppressed people are distracted We are lacking in three major there is any slack in this struggle no reflection of revolutionary from developing class and mass areas. First of all, we are not for identification, we shall not only consciousness. The correct struggles rising above all having mass life as is needed of a lag behind in developing ourselves revolutionary consciousness is the differences and being driven by true revolutionary. Leading mass as true communist revolutionaries correct proletarian class common interest. All these parties life means to go to the masses, stay but also allow the vices of the consciousness, and the correct are acting as surrogates to this vile with them, learn from them, share rotten bourgeois society to creep in proletarian class consciousness is bourgeois design by indulging in their woes and joy and in the us and if not detected and fought the correct proletarian party casteist-communal-parochial- process become their near and dear out right at the outset, might even consciousness as the correct chauvinistic politics and brighten ones so much so that they find in pollute us. Students and youths proletarian party, in the words of their electoral prospects by setting us most trusted and dependable may think—let me find a job, build Lenin, is the vanguard, the up vote banks. The social friends and empathizers. Once we up a career first and be settled in advanced post of the proletariat, life. Thereafter, we shall think of through all the phases of politics and revolution. In other revolutionary class struggle and Memorial Day at Alipore Central Jail words, they feel scared of food and during the subsequent transition As in the past, this year too SUCI (C) leaders and cadres who, for shelter, security of life. Those who period towards the realization of their joining or leading mass movements in West Bengal, have been think so must recall that Bhagat Socialism, i.e., the first stage of the thrust behind the bars on fabricated cases observed Memorial Day of Singh, Netaji Subhas, Kshudiram, communist society. So, recognizing their leader, teacher and guide Comrade Shibdas Ghosh inside the Chandrasekhar Azad, Asfaqullah the correct communist party, being Alipore Central Jail in Kolkata on 5 August along with other inmates. and other legendary characters of associated with it and then Comrade Prafulla Mandal presided over the meeting. Comrades Indian freedom struggle never conducting struggle for rendered the song on Comrade Ghosh to start the meeting; thereafter thought of their career, individual identification with the party, class the leaders garlanded the portrait of Comrade Shibdas Ghosh. Comrade life, family and other personal and revolution is the only way one Probodh Purkait, the main speaker, pointed out that since independence gains. They left everything to could develop himself as true governments have changed through vote, but the capitalist system, the respond to the call of their communist revolutionary and root of all evils of people’s life, is left unscratched. So, the plight and motherland. Comrade Shibdas discharge effective role in building penury of people is soaring. The road to emancipation of people from Ghosh has shown that no people’s movement against the this capitalist rule and exploitation will be smoothened only by revolutionary anywhere has ever rising capitalist oppression and strengthening this Party SUCI (C), which Comrade Shibdas Ghosh has died of hunger because the people gradually elevate that movement founded as the genuine communist party concretely applying Marxism- provide them food, shelter ; protect into struggle for revolutionary Leninism on the soil of this country. them from all adversities. In his overthrow of capitalism. Contd. on pae 13 PROLETARIAN ERA SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 PAGE ELEVEN Comrade Manik Mukherjee Attended the Programme to Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Historic Victory of the Fatherland Liberation War On invitation from the Korean to be followed by the founding of the party or with important personages and Congress. The celebrations Committee for Afro-Asian Korean People’s Revolutionary from South Korea. At his initiative were spectacular, colourful and Solidarity a delegation from the Army (KPRA). Kim Il Sung worked the North-South Joint Statement massively participated by happy International Anti-imperialist in close coordination with the was signed on July 4, 1972, smiling people including women Coordinating Committee (IACC) guerilla army led by the Communist outlining the basic principles of and children. Those included a consisting of its President, Mr. Party of China and commanded a reunification without foreign Grand International Peace March on Ramsay Clark and its General division of the united army. Anti- interference and reliance on July 24, demanding peaceful Secretary, Comrade Manik Japanese armed struggle was peaceful means. But at the reunification of Korea along with Mukherjee visited Pyongyang intensified in course of these. instigation of USA the reactionary demands that the USA sign an recently to take part in the week- On 15th August 1945 Japan puppet Government of South Korea official peace treaty, end the war, long programme during July 22-28 surrendered and Korea was spurned these proposals. Rather cease all hostility towards DPRK, to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of liberated. Temporarily as a prelude DPRK has been slanderously and withdraw all troops and the Victory of the Fatherland to the establishment of a free all- labeled by USA as the Axis of Evil. conventional and nuclear weapons Liberation War. Korean government through In 1993 President Kim Il Sung from South Korea. Ramsay Clark To recall in brief, the Korean elections supervised by the United published the 10-point Programme and Manik Mukherjee participated people with a rich and distinctive Nations, two parts of the country of the Great Unity of the Whole in the March. On the same day an ancient culture, language and north and south of the 38th parallel Nation for the peaceful reunification International Solidarity Meeting national identity had to suffer from came under the control of the Soviet of the country. President Kim Il was also held at a site of an savage Japanese imperial occupation Union and the United States Sung’s policies were reiterated and important joint economic project of for 40 years since 1905. Kim Hyong respectively. Kim Il Sung was the reinforced by his successor the two Koreas. On July 25, an Jik, father of Kim Il Sung, founded Head of the Provisional People’s Comrade Kim Jong Il. At least two international meeting denouncing in 1917 the Korean National Committee in the North to run the declarations were made in 2000 and U.S. atrocities in the Korean War Association, an Anti-Japanese administration which ultimately 2007 towards reunification and was held which was addressed by underground revolutionary lead to a socialist state, the peace between the two countries. Ramsey Clark. He spoke about the organization, to convert the Anti- Democratic People’s Republic of But in 2008 the fascist regime of imperialist aggression of USA against DPRK and a host of other countries and growing people’s resistance against these . He expressed solidarity of justice- and peace-loving people of the world with the determined struggle of the people of DPRK to protect their fatherland from external aggression. On July 25 Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un inaugurated the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs’ Cemetery and War Museum. On July 26 a National Mass Meeting was held at Ramsay Clark (left) and Manik Mukherjee (3rd from left) at Pyongyang in celebration of victory of liberation war the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang Japanese National Liberation Korea under his leadership. But in Lee Myong Bak came to power in with Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Struggle to proletarian revolution. In the South the US occupation forces the South with US backing and as the president and senior officials 1926 with the demise of Kim Hyong suppressed the Provisional People’s nullified whatever little progress of the Workers Party of Korea Jik, Kim Il Sung took up the rein committees and in 1948 an anti- had been made towards national (WPK), the state and the army and founded DIU (Down with communist capitalist dictatorial reunification. North-South tensions including Kim Yong Nam, member Imperialism Union) to give a new system was established in South heightened. The United States of the Presidium of the Political spurt to the revolutionary movement. Korea, betraying the aspirations of imposed a near-total economic Bureau of the Central Committee of In 1929 he was arrested by the the national liberation struggle. embargo on DPRK in 1950. After the WPK and President of the Chinese reactionary warlords at the With their aggressive manoeuvres the underground nuclear test by Presidium of the DPRK Supreme instigation of the Japanese they even lead to a war against DPRK in February 2013, the United People’s Assembly also present. On imperialists. On his release from DPRK in 1950. DPRK retained a States and the South Korean July 26 there was also a massive and prison in 1930 at a meeting of the dominant position till signing of an Government threatened retaliatory spectacular military parade and Communist Youth League and the Armistice on 27 July, 1953 with a military action against DPRK and people’s march. On the review stand Anti-imperialist Youth League he demilitarized zone along the 38th went on with joint military drills. at the main Kim Il Sung Square were clarified the principles of the concept parallel separating the two Koreas. But DPRK under the leadership of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, top of Juche-oriented Korean socialist However, no Peace Treaty has yet Kim Jong Un did not yield to US leaders of the WPK, and of the State revolution he had framed in prison, been signed, which has long been a threats, and South Korea was forced and the Army and the Vice-President defined the anti-imperialist, anti- DPRK demand. DPRK observes to sit in dialogue with DPRK. of China and other foreign feudal democratic character of the 27th July as the day of Victory of With this backdrop DPRK dignitaries. The Vice-President of Korean revolution and outlined its the Fatherland Liberation War. organized an elaborate programme the People’s Assembly invited the strategic and tactical issues in a While the Russian troops left the to celebrate the 60th anniversary of delegates to a banquet. Manik historic Report, “The Path of Korean North in 1948, US army is even the Victory of the Fatherland Mukherjee had the honour to sit at Revolution”. He further declared today stationed in South Koream Liberation War. Ramsay Clark, the Main Table with the dignitaries that the revolution should be maintaining imperialist hegemony. President of IACC and Manik from DPRK and foreign countries. continued even after the completion The great leader Kim Il Sung Mukherjee, General Secretary of Manik Mukherjee along with other of democratic revolution so as to always advocated anti-imperialist IACC and member, Polit Bureau, delegates visited the Mausoleum of build socialist and communist alliance throughout Korea SUCI(C) were among foreign Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, other society and carry forward the world encompassing the revolutionary delegates and invitees from different gigantic monuments and statues revolution. He laid down the forces in the north and progressive countries, which also included the which abound in the city of Pyong- importance of forming a united Anti- and patriotic forces in the south. As Vice-President of the People’s yang, and places of scenic beauty. Japanese National Front and a early as 1971 the great leader Kim Republic of China and an official The delegates returned with an revolutionary party. In 1930 the first Il Sung declared DPRK’s readiness delegation from India comprising unforgettable memory of the celebra- Party organization was formed, soon to have dialogues with the ruling representatives from CPI(M), BJP tions, of the country and the people. PAGE TWELVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 PROLETARIAN ERA “Comrade Ratan Mukherjee did advance much in the struggle of identification with the Party” — Comrade Provash Ghosh (In a scheduled meeting of select Party members Shibdas Ghosh in every sphere of life. I have at Mahajati Sadan, Kolkata on 6th August last, meticulously watched all his qualities with a Comrade Ratan Mukherjee, Member, comrades present observed a minute’s silence in great expectation. I have never heard him West Bengal State Secretariat, passed memory of Comrade Ratan Mukherjee. It set an complaining against any comrade for any away on 31 July following a sudden environment of profound grief which deeply personal reason. He had come to the leadership massive cerebral attack. Giving due moved Comrade Provash Ghosh, General with criticism, but that was for having correct respect to his revolutionary life Secretary of the Party. So, before entering into understanding and seeking advice about what he struggle, the Central Committee of the main discussion, he, in a brief reminiscence, should do. Party had given him more and more our Party, in its meeting on 18 August drew attention of all towards the high responsibility. After Comrade Protiva Mukherjee, revolutionary stan dard Comrade Ratan he was in charge of Birbhum district. Thereafter, in Kolkata decided to confer Staff Mukherjee had attained through struggle. Since he was assigned responsibility of Bankura district Membership on him posthumously. this is very educative for all comrades, we are as well. We have to sometimes change and publishing that reminiscence. Responsibility of redistribute the responsibilities of looking after then come back. But Comrade Ratan did not do translation error or inadequ ate expression, if the districts. Sometimes, comrades are withdrawn that. He always tried to get close with the any, lies with the Editorial Board of Proletarian from the responsibilities of a district and given comrades of even the lowest levels. This was his Era.) other responsibility. I have noticed that some quality. He used to put up with the comrades, comrades have happily accepted the new tried to know their mind. Towards the end of his The memorial meeting of Comrade Ratan responsibilities while some others could not. days, he was looking after Murshidabad district. Mukherjee will be held on 13th August where Those who could not, no doubt have obeyed Comrades of that district will bear it out how Comrade Manik Mukherjee would speak. Since Party decision. But they could not accept the more than once he moved around that huge this very meeting is taking place immediately decision happily either because of such district even upto the village level. Comrades of after the sad and sudden demise of that district must have felt it from Comrade Ratan, I need to say the core of their heart: what an something about him. All of us have impression he had left there in them. been profoundly shocked at his In the last Lok Sabha election he passing away. The comrade we have was in charge of Gosaba in South 24 lost is among the very few extremely Parganas. Later he was given the valued comrades. I know him from charge of five assembly his childhood. I am acquainted as constituencies and then additionally well as associated with the course of of the Mograhat assembly area of his development as a revolutionary. that district. He toiled day and night The way petals blossom one after to perform his duties. Even on the one from a bud, Comrade Ratan was day he died, he was getting ready for developing in the same manner. His going to Mograhat after taking his leaders, compatriots and comrades lunch. Suddenly death took him must be acquainted with some of his over. Whatever he did he used to do exemplary qualities. I have never it with pleasure. Many comrades heard that right from his early teens, certainly do enough work; but there he had ever refused any work Party are often mark of likes and dislikes, had assigned to him by raising hesitation and qualms writ large on questions about any difficulty or their faces. With Comrade Ratan inability. Whatever responsibility SUCI(C) General Secretary Comrade Provash Ghosh paying floral tribute to there was no inkling of these things. was given to him, he not just departed Comrade Ratan Mukherjee in Kolkata on 1 August Rather always his work bore mark of accepted but accepted with a smile. This he attachment to the district he was secretary of or creativity. I never found any trace of ego or pride maintained till he breathed his last. asked to look after, or because of his own in him. I must submit it unhesitatingly that never I would draw your attention to another contemplations about that district. It could also did I find him saying “ I have done this, I have quality of his. His mind was totally open to the be on account of a subtle tendency to exercise done that, comrades are talking so high about leadership. He had nothing exclusively authority. But Comrade Ratan had accepted such me.” He was closely in touch with me. Comrade personal—not that he shared something with the decisions with ease and happiness. I have noticed Ratan used to look after Birbhum district; later leadership but held back certain other things. He that. It is our responsibility to see how the Comrade Madan Ghatak became the district was above all this. He was extremely truthful and comrades are tackling such things. We try our secretary. One day I told him jokingly: Madan is plain-speaking. If he had committed any mistake, best to see that to the extent possible. We also doing better than you. Instantaneously he replied: no matter whether we were aware of it or not, he notice how the comrades accept such change of You yourself have taught us that if juniors work himself informed us of the same and sought responsibilities with a view to helping them. I in a better way than their seniors, the seniors guidance as to how he could prevent any have never seen Comrade Ratan saying that he should take it happily. All the while he was repetition of any of such mistakes. In one word, would better work under this leader and would smiling, as he said this. He had a profound cult he was grossly engaged in the struggle for not be comfortable in working under another of ideology. He studied minutely. Whenever he applying the teachings of Comrade Shibdas leader. He had the mentality to work under even felt some doubt or had some question, he came Ghosh in every walk of life. At least I have not a comrade junior to him. This is a rare quality. Of down to us, tried to get it cleared. If necessary, seen any gap or compromise on his part in this late, he was working very hard, virtually round he was ready to go up to the highest leadership. regard. Many of our leaders and workers have the the clock, to discharge two very important It was he, who once raised the question: Comrade habit of taking personal impression or reading. responsibilities. Shibdas Ghosh is the concrete expression of our But if he had thought anything about anybody, he Wherever Comrade Ratan went, to whichever collective leadership. Comrade Nihar Mukherjee, used to come to the leadership to ascertain if his district, he could become intimate with the Party the next General Secretary succeeds him. Can we understanding was correct or not. He was workers there. These days, I find a trend with not call him then the next concrete expression of completely free from taking personal reading or some state or district leaders: they hold meetings collective leadership? He submitted this question drawing personal impression. He always with the members of lower Party bodies or they to the Central Committee. If he had any question struggled to follow the teachings of Comrade place their views in a general body meeting and Contd. on pae 13 PROLETARIAN ERA SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 PAGE THIRTEEN Comrade Provash Ghosh on Comrade Ratan Mukherjee Contd. from page 12 maintained serious and in-depth cult. On even asking us, he shifted her from the centre. on any leader’s views or if he had found some organizational affairs too he was showing more His wife went to her parents with their daughter. mistakes or lapses in any leader, he used to come and more efficiency. Undeniably he held a very She fended for herself on tuition, and got her down to us. But when he spoke of those, he high standard of culture; in what we designate as daughter educated too in school. His wife also placed it with due respect to the leader the struggle for identifying with the Party without was a good element. In such cases, generally concerned. Be it a leader of the former Central having anything personal. In that struggle he was there are accusations against the spouse. But Committee or the present Polit Bureau, if there advancing fast. wife never came to Party with any allegation. was any question about anyone of them, Comrade I shall now narrate another incident – a rare She is doing the Party work regularly. Her Ratan did not hesitate to place it before one. Comrade Ratan was married to Comrade daughter too is a Party worker. Can all this be appropriate authority. In his younger days, he was Ira who came from an ordinary family. First, forgotten? It did not happen at our instruction. rather meek. He got over it strikingly after a they developed a relationship and then got Comrade Ratan carried out this struggle for discussion with me; those who have seen him in married. They lived in the Suri Party centre. attaining the quality of an able student of later years must have found him vocal. You are aware that our centres are not all alike. Comrade Shibdas Ghosh. I would add another point here. On any lapse Outwardly, it might appear that in a Party Of late, he sought an appointment with me. or mistake at his end, I did not have to point it centre life is very beautiful, with no paleness or Only a few days before his demise, he met me. out twice. A single pointer was enough. And problem. This is not exactly so. There occurs He confessed to have committed an offence. I whatever he had done or was going to do or conflicts and contradictions amongst the asked him what his offence was. He said that he would be doing, he checked it from us if he was comrades; standards of all comrades, their fulfilled all of the ten points barring one of the right or what else should he have done. This is a manners and behaviours are not the same also. activities the Party wanted. ‘I have not yet started trait absent in many leaders of the recent time. In such an ambience, we are engaged in the writing’, he said. He promised to begin that after They work with an average intelligence and struggle to advance with the teachings of the Panchayat elections. He said that as he felt it reading. Neither do they exchange among Comrade Shibdas Ghosh. His wife came from necessary to confess to me, so he did. I granted themselves, nor come to higher leadership. How normal family life. She came to stay in the this and asked him to write not only in Bengali will they develop, if there is no contradiction of centre with a great expectation and dream; party but in English as well. Next, having heard over thinking between them and the higher leadership? centre was an ideal place to her. After they telephone that I was running temperature, he Comrade Ratan did not have to be reminded of began to live there, she was immensely shocked. wanted to visit me. I assured him that it was a this. In case he could not come, he would make She herself committed some mistakes too owing minor indisposition, so he needed not visit me necessary reports over phone. He used to submit: to inexperience. Those who criticized her also immediately. As soon as I come round, the this was the issue, such was my point, and now I committed some excess. Sometimes, there were meeting would take place. He said that he felt am thinking this way. Is it all right? He drove his some injustices also with her. She was hurt. Ira refreshed by talking to us. And that meeting of point in this manner. His was an all-embracing came to me complaining ‘everything occurred in mine with him did take place while I placed floral comprehensive struggle, what could be called a front of Ratanda but Ratanda did not say wreaths on his mortal remains. Whereas he was struggle for all–out development. His style of anything, kept mum.’ I understood what she was to have garlanded my dead body, it was me who talking was rather rough. Some comrades trying to convey. I told Ratan that she was was garlanding his body (sobbing choked the misunderstood it. But that was just his way of accusing him of inaction. He said, ‘What should voice). I place these words before you. Comrade talking. Even that he could overcome to a I do? Those who are criticizing are all my Shibdas Ghosh is our teacher, and we all are his considerable extent. Once he asked me: What do seniors. Besides, can I say anything in regard students. It is to be learnt how his students at you think ; do I still bear that way of talking? On to my wife?’ After a few days, he himself different levels are struggling. This has prompted the other hand, on ideological issues also, he decided to take his wife out of centre. Without me to say these words before you. Comrade Ranjit Dhar’s speech National Convention of TUs congratulates workers for Contd. from page 10 benefits. But releasing individual initiatives own words, “when we started building up does not mean doing anything in any February strike and calls for the Party — there were very few people to manner as per one’s exclusive likes and support us; we could not even arrange a dislikes without keeping appropriate Party further movement room as shelter and, day after day, in our leadership informed. Such initiatives ought By unanimously adopting a Declaration from a National fierce battle to build up a new party in the to be in keeping with the principle of Convention held on 6 August, 2013 at Mavlankar Hall, New midst of severe obstacles and a completely democratic centralism operative within the Delhi, the united platform of 11 Central Trade Union adverse situation, we had to strive hard Party and from the purpose of Organizations namely AIUTUC, BMS, INTUC, AITUC, even without food, but we had no strengthening collective and body HMS, CITU, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, UTUC, LPF and grievance for all this. For years together functioning. Independent Federations congratulated the workers for we shared a grass-mat only, and so many So, give up self-centric thoughts. Shun historic success of the two-day strike of 20-21 February 2013. winters we passed like that.” But, individualistic thinking. Dedicate The Declaration made it clear that the strikes and struggles gradually people understood him, his yourselves to uphold the cause of the during the last three years strengthened and widened the revolutionary mission of life and extended masses, the cause of revolution, the cause unity of the Indian working class. The Convention also all possible help and assistance to enable of freeing the society from all exploitation, conveyed its anger and anxiety at the utter disdain towards him to steadfastly pursue his mission. So, oppression and repression. Release an all- settling the Ten-Point Charter of Demands (CoD) which if you think of others, others will think of out struggle to acquire higher proletarian contains, inter alia, (1) Minimum Wage not less than of you. We carry these teachings at the culture, ethics and morality. If we can Rs10,000, (2) Universal Social Security Cover for all innermost recess of our heart. conduct ourselves in the aforesaid manner, workers,(3) Assured Pension for the entire working The third area that needs our attention continuously elevate our standard, build up population,(4) same wage and benefits for contract workers is that we must take individual initiative Party organization, spread the thoughts of as regular workers for same and similar work etc., jointly alongside raising level of our political Comrade Shibdas Ghosh to each and every formulated by the Central Trade Unions, despite categorical consciousness. We must not forget that we household of the country, Indian assurance. Hence, the Convention called upon the working are revolutionary workers. We cannot just Revolution will not be a far cry. This is people of the country for executing the next phase of remain confined to routine activities, wait what Comrade Shibdas Ghosh wanted all movement. for instructions or be tutored for every act. of us to do to be worthy of calling Comrade R.K. Sharma, Secretariat Member, AIUTUC was We must use our brain, use our prudence ourselves MAN. And this is the only way in the Presidium of the Convention and Comrade Satyawan, to creatively discharge our responsibility to pay our heart-felt respect to this great Secretariat Member, AIUTUC addressed the Convention with a view to deriving maximum revolutionary leader of world communist supporting the Declaration and stressing on need for prolonged ideological, political and organizational movement on his Memorial Day. and protracted movement including continuous strike. RNI No. 13932/67 P. R. No. KOL / RMS / /145 / 2013-2015 IACC denounces the war threat SUCI (C) strongly protests Congress-led UPA government’s audacity to state that against Syria Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh was no martyr Comrade Provash Ghosh, General Secretary, SUCI(C), issued the Comrade Manik Mukherjee, General Secretary, International Anti- following statement on 17 August, 2013: Imp erialist Coordinating Committee (IACC), expressing deep concern While the whole country right from the days our country was in over the US plan to attack Syria and ignite war has issued the following ferment of independence movement as well as the freedom-loving people statement on 29 August 2013 of the whole world bow their heads in heart-felt respect before Shaheed- No word is strong enough to most recent examples are Iraq and e-Azam Bhagat Singh who shook the entire fabric of the nation with denounce the sinister move of the Libya. valour, earnest and fervent patriotism, whose smiling embrace of epoch- US imperialist to attack Syria in The US invasion on Iraq in making martyrdom resurged the struggle to free the motherland from order to topple President Assad 2003 was based on “reports of foreign imperialist rule to a new height and continues to inspire people government and to bring stooges of weapons of mass destruction” and in conducting their just struggle against all kinds of oppression and imperialists in power. “chemical and biological weapons”. injustice, it is not only highly audacious but unpardonable an act on the It is now well known that there After the invasion and killing of part of the Congress-led government to state that Bhagat Singh was not a is no evidence that the Assad hundreds of thousands of Iraqi martyr. To the millions of countrymen, this atrocious statement has no government carried out the chemical people and destruction of the meaning and significance at all and hence it deserves to be thrown in the attack as alleged by the imperialist country it has been proved that the waste paper basket as a trash. powers. Syrian government itself so-called reports were absolutely It reveals once more beyond doubt how much the ruling Indian national requested United Nations to send false and Iraq never had such bourgeoisie representing the compromising trend of Indian national inspection team to prove that Syrian weapons. independence movement is afraid of and disdainful towards the valiant Government did not use any The US intervention on Libya fighters of the uncompromising trend of Indian freedom struggle, bent upon chemical gas. And now the UN was justified on the claims of mass to obfuscate the glorious legacy of the glowing uncompromising fighting inspectors are in Syria and the killings, rape, mayhem etc. Now characters of rare mettle like Bhagat Singh and also surreptitiously chemical gas was used at a place ten after Gaddafi was overthrown, none portraying a distorted picture of our historic freedom movement so that miles away from the inspection of the claims proved correct, rather people of the country particularly youth of today remain unacquainted with team on the very day they arrived in all are discredited. the tremendous impact, the legends of the blazing age like Shaheed-e-Azam Syria. Now the target is Syria. The and others had on the patriotic people of the land. One of the investigators Carle motive is clear. Actually US and its The grateful countrymen strongly condemn this most reprehensible Del Ponte has stated that the Syrian allies want to establish control over and utterly filthy statement of the bourgeois rulers who could dare to government has not used the the Middle East and to arrange betray such a disparaging attitude to those great national heroes standing chemical gas, the rebels have used. profits for the war merchants of immortal as the epitome of youthful vigour, indomitable spirit and We cannot forget that USA’s their countries. Imperialism cannot undying patriotism. unprovoked attack and invasion on survive without war and invasion. We, therefore, call upon the people of the country to rise in revolt many countries were completely on IACC calls upon the anti-war against such impudence of the Congress and all other bourgeois parties false pretexts which were later peace-loving people of the world to possessing similar audacious attitude and outlook to denigrate the great proved as blatant lies and raise their voice against imperialist national heroes so brazenly. manufactured propaganda. Two war mongers. SUCI (C) condemns massacre of people by pro-US AIMSS, Keonjhar demands Egyptian Army and calls upon Egyptian people to thwart comeback of both Muslim Brotherhood and immediate arrest of culprits of Army and facilitate restoration of democracy Comrade Provash Ghosh, General Secretary, SUCI(C), issued the Pagyanparamita’s murder following statement on 19 August, 2013: — We strongly condemn the massacre of hundreds of Egyptian people AIMSS, Keonjhar Unit, Odisha, by her husband, mother-in-law, and inflicting of grievous injury on many more thousands by the US- staged a Women’s demonstration father-in-law and brother-in-law. backed Egyptian Army since 14th August, 2013. It may be recalled that before Turumunga Police station on Her husband and mother-in-law the 41-year long tyrannical and dictatorial rule of Egyptian Army came 16th August 2013 demanding were arrested but still now police to an end just a year back when autocratic Hosni Mubarak was forced to immediate arrest of culprits of has not arrested the other two relinquish power under pressure of the countrywide spontaneous militant Pagyanparamita’s murder. The main accused. So AIMSS demanded mass uprising greeted throughout the world as “Arab spring’. But now, taking full advantage of the absence of a firm and powerful secular democratic leadership over the ongoing people’s powerful movement against the oppressive fundamentalist regime of the Muslim Brotherhood under Mohamed Morsi, which has almost assumed the character of a spontaneous people’s uprising, the Egyptian Army is once again making frantic efforts to stage a comeback. While this is clearly intended to halt the onward march of the people’s upsurge against reactionary fundamentalist Morsi government and in demand for restoration of democracy, this latest brutal crackdown on the agitating masses is sure to help the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood to bounce back and once again try to grab power which will be inimical to the interest and democratic aspiration of the fighting common people there. We, therefore, call upon the progressive democratic minded people of culprits both father-in-law and immediate arrest of other two Egypt to close their rank and do everything possible to thwart the sinister brother-in-law (younger brother of accused and also raised voice attempt of the authoritarian fascist pro-US imperialism Muslim Prgyan’s husband) have not been against growing atrocities on Brotherhood to regain power, seal all the paths of its growth and arrested still now. It is noted that women. The Demonstration was laid consolidation and at the same time compel the Army to immediately stop Prgyan was continuously tortured by Comrade Binapani Das, President this killing spree, restore democracy and hand over power to the people for more dowry and being murdered AIMSS Odisha state committee. forthwith. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : PROVASH GHOSH Edited & Published by Asit Bhattacharyya from 48 Lenin Sarani, Kolkata 700 013 and printed by him at Ganadabi Printers and Publishers Private Limited, 52B, Indian Mirror Street, Kolkata 700013. Phone : 2249-1828, 2265-3234 E-mail : [email protected], [email protected], Website : www.suci-c.in