Volume 38 No. 24 Organ of the SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA August 1, 2005 Founder Editor-in-Chief : COMRADE SHIBDAS GHOSH Price : Rs. 2.00 Pledge of Fifth August NIHAR MUKHERJEE The 29th death anniversary of Comrade Shibdas Ghosh, the founder General Secretary of our party, the SUCI, our teacher and guide and one of the foremost Marxist philosophers and thinkers of the era is going to be observed on 5th August next. We all have to realize particularly today the deep significance of this day. We have not only to grasp, but thoroughly assimilate the invaluable teachings that he evolved, culled and left for us through his life-long hard and arduous struggle to build up a genuine revolutionary party of the proletariat in this country and in conducting revolutionary struggles so that we can I said for this, start with a handful. And this develop ourselves in body, mind, ethics and culture, precisely was the guiding principle when I started this behaviour and conduct – in every respect, to become party with just a handful of compatriots. Everybody adequately equipped. laughed at us then. The CPI, then an undivided party, ridiculed us. They taunted, we had sprouted like a We all know that Comrade Shibdas epistemology upon which he did not dwell mushroom. They derided : if the SUCI is a party, Ghosh, in course of concretizing Marxist- with ease. With his deep wisdom and then a bat also is a bird; how is it that they, too, Leninist teachings on Indian soil in the post- intellect, he illuminated all complex problems would sit with us! ... I endured all this silently. I Lenin period of the international communist – political, social, educational, cultural, ignored all their ridicules and just proceeded along movement, not only further developed and ethical, of art and literature and of modern with firm resolve to build up the party. With what enriched them, but through incorporating sciences. He explained and highlighted even result? ... Today, the CPI(M) considers the SUCI an some new aspects, raised the concepts and complex issues of Marxism-Leninism in such even greater enemy than the Congress. Because, they understanding of Marxism-Leninism to a new a way that these became crystal clear and apprehend it is the SUCI which would dig the grave height. This is what we call Comrade Shibdas easily intelligible to even peasants or workers of its politics of trickery. The SUCI would expose the Ghosh Thought without which it is not with little or no education. He clearly design of not only the Congress but also of the possible today to correctly analyze, throw understood that revolution could never be pseudo-socialists in the cloak of leftism. Because it light upon and solve any national or successful in a relatively backward country carries in it the seeds of revolution. international problem of the present times. like India unless wide sections of workers — SHIBDAS GHOSH There is no branch of science and Contd. on page 6 (On Problems of Mass Movements) West Bengal State Committee on life term for Comrade Probodh Purkait Why CPI(M) conspires to implicate SUCI MLA and others in a false case Friends, you have enquired with our of the news media or distorted and twenty years back in 1985, a group Stunned, worried and pained at workers, telephoned our party falsified in the newspapers and TV of criminals, who belonged to the the sudden flash of the news that office. We have stated in a press channels visibly influenced by the Congress at that time and had Comrade Prabodh Purkait, MLA conference convened on the day the CPI(M). Hence, we consider it our subsequently switched over to the from Kultali Constituency of West sentence was pronounced that a duty to briefly apprise you of our CPI(M), opened fire on one of our Bengal for over three decades and a conspiracy of the CPI(M) has comments in the matter. party workers with a view to killing veteran peasant leader of the SUCI worked behind the incident. But our Why are we alleging that there him. As a sequel to that, two of alongwith four other SUCI workers viewpoint has been either carried is a conspiracy hatched by the those criminals lost their lives at the have been sentenced to life, many of out partly or incompletely in most CPI(M)? Because, in an incident Contd. on page 2 PAGE TWO AUGUST 1, 2005 PROLETARIAN ERA Comrade Prabodh Purkait and others victim of CPI(M)-Government’s dirty conspircy Contd. from page 1 urgency in pursuing the appeal of won the seat by massive votes are five district committee members hands of the infuriated mob. Though the state can by no means be a because the everyone knew that of South 24 Parganas and two Prabodh Purkait and other convicted normal state of affairs.Rather it Prabodh Purkait and the other members of Burdhaman district SUCI workers were in no way further shows clearly that a political leaders and cadres of the SUCI were committee. Apart from that false connected with the incident, the conspiracy of the CPI(M) has been not guilty. In the past, there have murder cases have been lodged police-administration under operative behind the scene. been several attacks on Prabodh against 53 leaders and workers from instructions from the CPI(M) But why this conspiracy against Purkait with murderous intention. other districts. implicated them in a false case. The the SUCI? First of all, a powerful Once he was so brutally assaulted The reason you know very well. case continued in the Session’s mass movement at the initiative of that his life could be saved only In this state, the SUCI has been Court for years and thereafter, in our party and under the leadership after prolonged treatment in the ceaselessly developing democratic 1997, Prabodh Purkait along with of Prabodh Purkait has been going hospital. Hence, after having mass movements on the various 33 others was acquitted by the said on in Kultali against two deadly exhausted all other means, the demands of the workers, peasants, court. We filed an appeal in the anti-people schemes of the state CPI(M) leaders ultimately had to middle class, teachers, students, and High Court soliciting release of the government. One is that the state mastermind a heinous conspiracy so women and against all the anti- six persons who were sentenced to government is constructing a dam that they could snatch the Kultali people policies and decisions of life by the Session’s Court in the by destroying Hukharania, a flowing seat from the SUCI by preventing both the central and the state same case. While hearing of our living river. Following an appeal Prabodh Purkait from contesting governments. People from all walks appeal was going on, suddenly it made against this move, the elections, intensifying terror and of life including many honest was found that not the real Supreme Court has even issued a rigging and in the process breaking workers and supporters of the complainants but the public ‘show cause’ to the state the morale of the people. CPI(M) are joining these prosecutor himself became government in the matter. The other You are well aware that though movements in large numbers, hyperactive with a separate appeal is that the state government through in West Bengal we are not the helping in many ways to develop seeking punishment of Prabodh sponsorship of the Sahara group is opponents of the CPI(M) in the race these struggles. Under pressure of Purkait and others. Because of this on a spree to set up floating hotels, for grabbing seats. Yet the CPI(M) these powerful movements, the state hyperactivity on the part of the swimming pools, bars, tourist lodges leadership is resorting to worst government has been compelled to public prosecutor, the appeal of the etc. on and along the rivers of violence to wipe us out. So far, they yield to many important demands state government was tagged with Sundarbans in order to cater to the have murdered 141 of our leader including re-introduction of English our appeal and the hearing began in entertainment requisites and a host and workers. Nine of our workers at primary level. “SUCI is the only the month of July. Noted and of vulgar amusement requisitions of courted martyr’s death when police force of democratic mass veteran lawyer Dilip Dutta appeared the capitalists, business tycoons, opened fire during movements. movement”, “the boys and girls of on behalf of Prabodh Purkait and both domestic and foreign, and the Many of our workers have been this party are honest, committed to others. But he got opportunity to children of the moneyed class. Thus maimed by attacks from the police ideology, possess exemplary argue the case in the court only on plans are afoot to pollute the natural and the CPI(M) sponsored anti- character; fight courageously two days, the 7th & 8th of July. environment, disturb the ecological socials. A sizeable number of these braving brutal police atrocities”- Thereafter hearing was declared balance, vitiate the social climate valiant fighters were workers, such perceptions are gaining wide over and on 20th July, life sentence and destroy the local culture of that peasants, students and teachers who acceptance among all sections of the of Prabodh Purkait and others were area. Under the leadership of in the prime of their life dedicated people both inside and outside the pronounced. Prabodh Purkait, thousands of local themselves to the struggle for state. There is an overflow of love We would like to remind you people have organized themselves emancipating the oppressed people and affection towards the party. that after the said incident in against these two nefarious schemes subordinating all their individual Rally of public support is on a January, 1985, a delegation led by and the resistance movement is and family interests. The CPI(M) sustained spiral. More and more late Dwijendralal Sengupta, rapidly gaining momentum. Even a has killed so many brave soldiers of people are reposing abiding prominent lawyer, veteran freedom large section of the CPI(M)’s lower mass movement. Shaken even after confidence in us. This has visibly fighter and a former member of the rank is participating in this all this, they have now devised a unnerved the CPI(M) leaders. In Rajya Sabha went to the spot. After movement. It is because of this ploy unheard of even during the order to cling to power for long with conducting an on the spot enquiry, reason that the terrified CPI(M) British regime and Congress rule. the blessings of the national and the delegation in a written statement leadership has plotted this Wherever a murder is taking place, foreign capitalists and big business, to the press informed that both the conspiracy against Prabodh Purkait centering around family feuds, they are now avowedly committed deaths were caused by mob fury and and others to destroy the morale of clashes with neighbours over to scuttle the working class Prabodh Purkait and others were in the people’s movement. Secondly, disputes, internecine squabbles of struggles and thwart democratic no way connected with it. Even Comrade Prabodh Purkait has so far the dacoits over share in the booty, movements in utter disregard to the Sanat Mandal, the RSP leader and won the Kultali assembly seat nine internal conflicts of the CPI(M), fighting tradition of the state built MP from Jaynagar for quite a long times by fighting against the mob fury etc., the CPI(M) up over the years spanning from the time said in his statement after Congress earlier and thereafter the leadership, on and often, with the time the time the country was in inspection of the place of CPI(M) (erstwhile Congressites help of the police-administration is flames to achieve of national occurrence that Prabodh Purkait was have all joined the CPI(M)). Despite implicating SUCI leaders and liberation to the post independence not involved in the incident. Some creating a reign of terror, workers even from far away places period of left democratic movement newspapers also wrote at that time orchestrating murders, resorting to in false murder cases and getting against misrule of the Congress. But that Prabodh Purkait was not present massive rigging and all such other punishment inflicted on them. the SUCI, the genuine Marxist at the spot at all. dubious means, the CPI(M) could Thereafter they are warning the party, is a stumbling block before Legally we cannot make any not knock us out the seat. Even in SUCI workers that anyone that. That is why the CPI(M) comment on the juridical process or all the four elections that were held continuing association with the leadership is so furious, so wild and verdict of a court of law. But the after 1985, the CPI(M) could not cut SUCI will be taught a lesson like so desperate to demolish the way the public prosecutor, after any ice by unleashing a malicious this. Likewise, 27 of our leaders and fighting strength of the SUCI. twenty long years bypassed the campaign that “Prabodh Purkait is a workers including Prabodh Purkait Everyone knows how the actual complainants, became murderer”. Everytime People’s have so far been given life CPI(M), by arrogating to itself the overactive and displayed extreme verdict went in his favour and he imprisonment. Among them, there Contd. on page 8 PROLETARIAN ERA AUGUST 1, 2005 PAGE THREE RUNNING GOVERNMENT IN A CAPITALIST SET UP Correct revolutionary outlook and pseudo-Marxist deception What ought to be the outlook of misrule by the Congress, a most is, as I like to put it, a caretaker of significance of this policy because a genuine left party if it gets a trusted representative of the ruling the capitalist state. … can a of their non-revolutionary character chance to run a government in a exploitative Indian national government at its pleasure set up and delusion about bourgeois capitalist set up ? Will it follow the bourgeoisie, voted in favour of the socialism in the framework of legality and hence they hesitated to known bourgeois parties in the left and democratic forces who had capitalist economic system and state openly abide by this. It was entirely pattern and manner of governance, been in the vortex of anti-Congress structure? Can it win people’s at our initiative and insistence that propitiate the ruling class to be democratic mass movements liberation? Can it win them the U.F. government’s historic sucked into the cesspool of sweeping across the state in the emancipation from capitalist declaration on its labour policy -– bourgeois vote-politics, create fifties and sixties. People’s mandate exploitation? It cannot.” ‘police shall not interfere in illusion about bourgeois was for an alternative left and legitimate democratic mass parliamentary democracy and thus democratic government that would Historic declaration of 1967 movements’ – was made. This subserve the decadent moribund articulate their urges and aspirations. West Bengal UF government’s declaration epitomized the attitude a capitalist system bestriding the Our party was also a constituent of labour policy pro-people government should country like a deadweight ? In that the combination that was set to form Thus he showed that a change of adopt to conduct itself within the event, will it be emblematic of a the government. But the foremost government through elections does framework of a capitalist order. leftist mooring or tantamount to question was what should be the not change the class character of Immediately, the ruling capitalist backstabbing the people’s cause outlook of a true leftist government the state but only changes the class raised a hue and cry, whereas under canorous verbiages? This in a bourgeois set up? Such a caretaker of the state. Hence those the working class movement in West question is agitating every thinking possibility had not arisen before in who try to confuse this issue only Bengal received a momentum mind after having experienced 28 the arena of international communist help in spreading deception and unprecedented in kind and measure years of uninterrupted rule of a movement and hence there was no creating further illusion about the and the mass and class struggles in CPI(M)-led government in West guideline available in this regard. In bourgeois parliamentary system. So, the country were poised to take a Bengal and of late, the rule of a this perspective, it was incumbent the moot question was, would a new turn. But ultimately as a fallout Congress-led CPI(M)-backed on our party under Comrade genuine revolutionary party seize of the conspiracy and machination coalition at the Centre for about 14 Shibdas Ghosh to formulate the the opportunity to form government of the ruling class, the first U.F. months. The people are further guideline. It may be recalled that at in a bourgeois system either alone or government was brought down. In rankled by the way the CPI(M) that time it was a 14-party in association with other left and 1969, the U.F. was back in power which calls itself a left party, is combination which was to take over democratic forces or deny it? If it with huge majority but the CPI(M) justifying its support to the and this dispensation included formed or joined the government, and its allies refused to adopt the Congress-led Central government besides the parties calling would it succumb to the bourgeois significant policy declaration of the and openly pursuing capitalist themselves lefts, non-left parties concept of legalism and constitution previous government that gave friendly, pro-establishment policies. like the Bangla Congress as well and behave like any other bourgeois tremendous fillip to the working An impression is fast taking root as and hence there was a lot of party spurning the plea that it was class struggles and democratic if there is no alternative, no respite confusion over this issue. restrained by the limits of the movements, enhanced the self- from the suffocating situation, no By removing all confusions, bourgeois system? In that event, confidence of the toiling masses, glimmer of hope and worst of all, Comrade Ghosh presented correct what would be the purpose of its lifted their sense of honour and there is no difference between Marxist outlook that ought to guide being in the government? Here was dignity and fostered in them the leftism and rightist politics other this government in order to honour the brilliance of Comrade Shibdas struggling spirit to rise against all than the signboard, colour of the the expectations of the people. He Ghosh in providing the correct injustice with grit and flag and verbal espousals. There is said, it would be incorrect to think guideline. “In the parliamentary determination. Explaining the only one voice heard in the that if some honest persons replaced system what is expected of a revolutionary significance of the viceregal echelons – no matter, what the corrupt and power-greedy progressive government? I am not policy that the Second U.F. robe they don – that is of paying elements in the government, there meaning a Leftist government. I am government declined to adopt, obeisance to the class in power. would be immense good to the meaning a government that is just a Comrade Ghosh said in 1969, “We Thus the whole process of reasoning people. By merely undertaking little progressive, one that is were aware that the UF Government is getting convoluted and an some reform measures, these honest endowed with a little humane should have to move within the apolitical mental make up is fast persons would not be able to attitude, which is not altogether constitutional framework of the engulfing the society. Danger eradicate the sufferings and blind and at least does not capitulate capitalist system. But then the inheres here and hence we thought privations bred by the crisis-ridden to the capitalist class. The first and question is: How should that a brief discussion on this capitalist system. “I categorically the foremost duty of such a revolutionaries approach the question will be befitting to the tell the workers, peasants and government should be to protect question of constitutionality or occasion of observing the memorial general people’’, said Comrade movements, if they are legitimate legality. Of course, they can day of Comrade Shibdas Ghosh, Ghosh, “that they should not be and democratic, from police approach it only from the point of founder General Secretary of the deceived by all such talks. Because, interference.” Our party under the view of people’s interest. … every SUCI, our leader, teacher and guide, only by a change of the government, leadership of Comrade Ghosh student of ethics and jurisprudence and one of the foremost Marxist there is and cannot be any solution demanded of the constituents of the knew that in this exploitative social thinkers of the era, who, on the anvil to their fundamental problem.” “The first United Front (U.F.) government system what was legal might not of Marxism-Leninism, had provided state and the government are two of 1967 that ‘non-interference of always be legitimate and moral. an invaluable analysis and guideline different entities… The state police in legitimate democratic Similarly, everything illegal in the in this regard. denotes a system, a concept of law movement’ must be declared as eye of law need not necessarily be and order, a concept of principles, a government’s policy. Under unjustified, illegitimate and State and government are concept of some fundamental rights, pressure, they agreed to this and our immoral. On the basis of this different entities and on this base a structure made of party joined the government with outlook, we showed, the task of the It may be recalled that way back bureaucracy, administration, late Comrade Subodh Banerjee as UF Government would be to in 1967, the people of West Bengal judiciary, and the military to protect the labour minister. But no other encourage all legitimate and disgusted with the 20 years of all these. Whereas, the government party could grasp the inner Contd. on page 4 PAGE FOUR AUGUST 1, 2005 PROLETARIAN ERA CPI(M) trying to kill leftism from within and outside Contd. from page 3 revolution will be accelerated. This limited power”, they are now with instinctively realized that such democratic movements of the is the significant contribution of responsibility shielding the pseudo-Marxists were the best force people. With this aim in view, the Comrade Ghosh. moribund decadent crisis-ridden to serve its class-interest in this UF government will, on the one So those who have the correct capitalism. With alacrity, the grave hour of all-out crisis and hand, ensure that the police does not realization that capitalism is the root CPI(M) leaders are propagating that decadence. The CPI(M) leadership interfere in the legitimate and of all evils, have no other alternative remaining within historically responded in a very acceptable democratic movements of the but to organize the people for outmoded path of capitalism, they manner and soon could emerge as people. This will give a breathing revolution, imbue them with the would usher in an industrial boom extremely endearing to the class space to the legitimate struggles of correct revolutionary ideology and in collaboration with the foreign and which not only helped it to enjoy the people which were always base political line. Every political indigenous monopolists and power uninterruptedly for about ruthlessly crushed by the erstwhile step of theirs should be to lay bare multinational companies. To them three decades in the state of West Congress regime. On the other hand, the ugly face and exploitative the catch phrase is “development” to Bengal, but is also considering a along with this struggle and with the character of moribund capitalism be reckoned to the exclusion of the national level role for it after it backing of this struggle, we shall and hasten the process of revolution. welfare and upliftment of the vast successfully turned the state away courageously try to bring in new Hence, if it succeeds in winning toiling masses and in favour of the from its glorious tradition of legislations and amend old laws in elections its elected representatives handful exploitative monopolists. spearheading class and mass conformity with the interest of the to the legislative bodies will reflect That is why they are determined struggles. The torrents of praise, people. It will indeed be an the voice of the people’s movement, “not to tolerate any obstruction to encomiums and certifications achievement if the UF government people’s cause inside the legislatures industrialization” and want “a showered on the CPI(M) by the can thus bring in reforms achievable and not usher in sickening advocacy responsible trade unionism’’ which captains of industry, spokespersons within this constitutional of the ‘rule of law’. Similarly, if it will arrest all struggles of the of foreign imperial capital and framework, eradicate corruption, gets any opportunity to form or join working class within the confines of MNCs, bourgeois diplomats and control bureaucracy and create a a government in a capitalist system, bourgeois legalism and tamely bureaucracy and the CPI(M)’s congenial atmosphere for the it will make fullest use of that to submit to the wishes and dictates of avowed policy of maintaining ‘law growth and development of encourage legitimate mass struggles the owners. For the same reason, and order’, ‘bringing development legitimate democratic mass by restraining the coercive state they are ever vigilant against in the capitalist path’ are to be movements with courage, machinery. Though painstaking a sprouting of any genuine people’s understood in this context. conviction and firmness.” job, it will leave no stone unturned movement and sparing no efforts Thus he showed that in the to make people understand that not to brutally crush any such CPI(M) helping to malign present day in capitalist society even any slightest amelioration to movement. Marxism where order has become injustice, their plight in a capitalist set up is Through the CPI(M) the ruling sole dependence on bourgeois law possible through parliamentary Why was SUCI ousted from bourgeois class is also getting will not deliver any good to the forum unless there is a pressure of left democratic consolidation another interest of its being served people. The government cannot give democratic movement. It may be recalled that the and that is of maligning and any relief leave aside basic CPI(M) in order to satiate its lust for distorting the noble ideology of transformation of the society, by CPI(M)-led government- pelf and power could realize long Marxism-Leninism. Over these merely depending on bourgeois appendage to ruling class back that it must cater to the class years, the people find no difference legality and holding brief for it. So But what is the role and need of the ruling bourgeoisie, between the CPI(M) and other a revolutionary party which during position of those pseudo-Marxists overtly or covertly, with increasing known bourgeois parties in the its tenure in a government in a who have ascended the throne loyalty. After the experience of the matter of pursuance of politics. bourgeois set up wants to discharge prattling leftist vocabulary? A two U.F. governments of West Rather, the kind of criminal acts, an effective role conducive to the CPI(M)-led government has been Bengal, it could make out that what corruption, nepotism, overlordism, anti-capitalist proletarian revolution running the West Bengal the ruling class required was a deception, despotism, doublespeak it aspires for, must make very effort government for 28 long years. The combination of forces with left the CPI(M) is indulging in, the to see that the legitimate democratic CPI(M) and its allies are also cloak and progressive gestures marked ethical and cultural mass movements of the toiling obliged to carry the Congress-led which would be projected as a degeneration during its prolonged masses grow, develop and intensify Central government for full 5-year radical dispensation but in actuality rule are increasingly making the in all possible ways and such term. The bourgeois media has would discharge a very effective people feel disgusted. They are movements are not crushed by the whole-heartedly engaged role of striking a compromise wondering if this be what a left armed protectors of the bourgeois themselves to project and sustain the between labour and capital. But government is, what was the need of state, bourgeois legality empowered left credential of the CPI(M) and its such a combination under its having it as a replacement for the with all kinds of penal codes and associates. But what has been the leadership would never mature Congress? Sensing this frustration repressive acts for this purpose. Its attitude of the CPI(M) and its allies unless the SUCI could be driven out and disgust of the people the ruling relief programmes must also be towards democratic mass of the then existing combination. So class and its subservient media are based on people’s movement and movement, the question of a masterplan was chalked out and provoking them to believe that this not on police-bureaucracy. Thus legitimacy and legality and in ultimately implemented with the is what leftism and Marxism stand there will be an integration of the running the government ? Not only blessings and patronage of the for. Thus the class is merrily killing extra parliamentary struggles with are they making every effort to ruling class to oust the SUCI. Jyoti two birds with one stone. But to the the moves inside the parliament, the contain, restrain and emasculate Basu, the CPI(M) leader, boastfully conscientious people particularly real face of capitalism will stand from within the democratic declared in 1977 prior to the those nurturing a left mind, it should exposed, the hoax of bourgeois struggles of the people on the installation of a CPI(M)-led Front be clear that the politics pursued by democracy will be unmasked, burning issues of life, they are government in West Bengal that the CPI(M) and its associates is political consciousness of the people ruthlessly crushing any such since the SUCI was not with them, totally estranged from genuine will increase, the fighting spirit and movement with the help of police- the capitalists had nothing to be revolutionary outlook. In fact, it is combating skill of the masses will administration in the name of apprehensive about. Immediately, these pseudo-Marxists who, true to develop, contradiction between maintaining ‘law and order’. Under the CPI(M)-led Front began to their social democratic character of labour and capital will get the pretext of “functioning within enjoy all confidence, support and striking a compromise between accentuated and the process of the capitalist system with extremely backing of the bourgeoisie who Contd. on page 5 PROLETARIAN ERA AUGUST 1, 2005 PAGE FIVE Teachings of Comrade Shibdas Ghosh ‘‘Although outwardly there ‘‘No movement is a mere in a manner known or unknown to ‘‘...greed, meanness or the appear to be many opposing forces intellectual exercise, it demands both him, the process that limits the mentality to exploit did not grow in in politics, and the press projects so intellect and emotion. Revolution, freedom of his mind or thinking….” society because the inherent good in many contending forces, but too, is not an exception. Thoughts — Science of Marxism is the man had been eclipsed by satan.... it viewing the situation from the are advancing, if emotion, feelings Scientific Dialetical Methodology was only after the emergence of context of ultimate struggle, I hold, lag behind, then surely a gap would ‘‘Was it because Buddha was an exploitative social system, that only two contending forces are there appear between the two. In that case, much inferior in talent to Einstein is, only after the appearance of the in politics — one for revolution, the the movement as well as the thought that he failed to propound the material condition in society other opposing revolution — in would eventually go astray, leading Theory of Relativity, or the necessary for exploitation, that whatever nomenclature might it to a blind alley’’. different theories pertaining to satan did appear in man’s mind. It be posed. One is the politics of — An Evaluation of Saratchandra electro-magnetic fields ? Again, was was not greed that created the countering revolution, whether by ‘‘Comrades should always try to it because of their superior talent exploitative social system, rather, it the Congress through its politics, understand by reasoning out things and wisdom compared to Buddha, was the exploitative social whether by all the many juggleries critically. That way they will be able Sankaracharya and Socrates that the system which begot greed in of so-called leftism, or by to detect their own mistakes and also European humanists could give man.’’ proclaimed commitment to point out to leaders if leaders had birth to the democratic concepts and — Cultural Movement in India democratic socialism, or by raising made any mistakes, thereby helping ideals, or was it because Karl Marx and our Tasks various right reactionary slogans, leaders also to rectify mistakes. This was a greater genius that he was ‘‘To a revolutionary no work is and through politics of catchy dialectical relationship between able to propound the theory of insignificant. I say, do not take any stunts. And the other is the politics leaders and cadres is one important scientific socialism — a still higher work in a casual or unserious of organizing revolution’’. condition for ensuing that granite- concept ? ... I consider that the great manner. Because, if you do not — On Problems of Mass like unity, that cohesion which is the thinkers of different ages, despite perform any work with all Movements characteristic feature of a working being the greatest geniuses of their seriousness, considering it ‘‘..the bourgeoisie gives full class party’’. time, could not overcome the insignificant, then that not only publicity to the fake revolutionaries —Some Aspects of United Front historic limitations of the age, the spoils the work, but obstructs the whom they need to run their Politics and Party Organization limit of time, space and social very process of developing repressive machinery ... you should “… whatever Lenin said is not environment. Even at the peak of integration in the method of be aware of this particular aspect of Leninism. The science applied by highest talent and power, it was thinking. Such a casual attitude to the bourgeois class-conspiracy. It is Lenin, the way he enriched and impossible for any man of an earlier work is detrimental to the not to say that the revolutionary developed that science and the age to have even an inkling of such development of integrity of party at not times gets publicity. But method of analysis as well to the modern thoughts that appeared at a character’’. even when it gets, it does so by extent possible, through applying if later stage of social development’’. —Some Aspects of United Front forcing the unwilling hands of the concretely in a concrete condition — An Evaluation of Saratchandra Politics and Party Organization bourgeoisie through the impact of and determined its principle are the its revolutionary activity. The fundamentals, and the methodology bourgeoisie cannot but give this is Leninism. Unless one can master Running government in capitalist set up little when the activity of the these, mere parroting of Lenin’s Contd. from page 4 any qualms for extending support to revolutionary party stands out as a observations from memory is labour and capital, pose the main an out and out anti-people glaring fact in the eye of the people. tantamount to blind copying.” hurdle before organizing people to Congress-led dispensation at the But even when the ruling class and — Science of Marxism is the embrace path of movement for Centre. its publicity media have no way to Scientific Dialetical Methodology realizing their genuine demands as deny this glaring fact they employ ‘‘Now the connotation of the well as obtaining the reliefs that the Revolutionaries direct every every means to minimize its term ‘struggle’ has become such that government fails to provide them. act to accelerate revolution importance, to give it such a twist ... we do not ... consider political Notwithstanding left verbiages and Genuine Marxist and distort it in such a way as to ideological campaign a form of occasional display of mock revolutionaries, on the other hand, confuse the people’’. struggle. Likewise, attending a opposition to the Congress-led stand stoutly in defence of people’s —Some Aspects of United Front political class is not considered a government running on its support, legitimate movement even it Politics and Party Organization struggle. Bringing out the party the CPI(M), by relinquishing the oversteps prevailing concept of ‘‘Revolution does not mean just organs and other party literature, path of people’s movement, is legality, dedicate themselves to fast military warfare, just winning an conducting campaign, polemics and unashamedly defending the existing prepare people for ultimate armed battle. Revolution means revolutionary ideological propa- bourgeois system and the prevailing overthrow of the exploitative rapid radical change of the society inganda against alien ideologies — concept of bourgeois law. Naturally, capitalist system through revolution and thus keeping unhindered the are not all these ideological activities it is picked up by the ruling class to by building up revolutionary process of continual onward a form of struggle ? ... Without run the ‘rule of law’ like the organizations, revolutionary advancement of the society…’’ these, the party would be bereft of a grinding shell and steam rollers with consciousness and revolutionary —Science of Marxism is the most vital and powerful weapon, its all ruthlessness over the masses – be bent of mind to fight and struggle Scientific Dialetical Methodology vehicle of ideological campaign’’. it the law of the despots or the most for the legitimate. Every activity of ‘‘The proletariat cannot destroy —Some Aspects of United Front lawless law against people’s theirs is directed to this objective, the bourgeois society with anything Politics and Party Organization interest. Thus the CPI(M) in order to the participation in a bourgeois inferior to that of the bourgeoisie. “… It is true that human mind be in the corridor of power is government, if such opportunity is The working class movement can has a freedom, but that freedom is practically presiding over the available, included. The policy of destroy the bourgeois social system not limitless, it is relative. Even the bourgeois design to intensify the ‘non-interference of police in only by means which are superior in freedom of mind has limits. The pitch of exploitation and muzzle the democratic mass movement’ as all respects to what the bourgeoisie limits are from two sides. One is the voice of dissent to prolong the propounded by our party under the have been able to produce in the concrete surroundings. The other is moribund bourgeois class rule. So it living guidance and leadership of fields of ideology, politics and the process of thinking, that is, the feels no obligation to the people’s Comrade Shibdas Ghosh almost 40 literature’’. process through which his mode of cause in running the governments in years back assumes historic —An Evaluation of Saratchandra thinking has developed within him, West Bengal or Tripura or having significance in this perspective. PAGE SIX AUGUST 1, 2005 PROLETARIAN ERA PLEDGE OF FIFTH AUGUST Mode of existemce of our party is collective from top to bottom Contd. from page 1 reality just because it is noble and movement covering all aspects of ethics and culture of our party and peasants, the common people at great unless those who strive to daily life, including sex life, even leaders and workers, are coming large, could grasp the basic translate it into reality, elevate in its minute details. This is a closer to our party, despite the vile teachings of Marxism-Leninism. He themselves to attain noble and must in order not only to maintain efforts of other parties to the used to stress again and again that advanced character to become fit for but protect the democratic contrary. Naturally, it has to be the revolutionary movement in this the task. centralism I have already spoken admitted that the duties and country suffered a lot because the Comrade Ghosh used to say that about. It is my firm belief that responsibilities of our leaders and parties going by the name in the communist movement in the realizing the importance of this, you workers have increased many ‘communist’ had neglected this past, those who considered the would conduct this struggle times. essential but arduous struggle. I am interest of the revolution and the ceaselessly. Besides, you all know also that aware that to-day, numerous party party to be principal and precious The structure of a genuine not only in this country but workers who have come forward in and the individual interest communist party developed on the internationally too, wherever it has different parts of the country, being secondary and subordinated to it, basis of democratic centralism been possible to reach the advanced imbued with the teachings of were deemed to be advanced should be very firm and steel- thoughts of Comrade Shibdas Comrade Ghosh and overcoming all communists. But he showed that in strong. Unquestionable allegiance to Ghosh, many have come to regard difficulties, hindrances and the present era of extreme and vile the leadership is needed to keep this Comrade Ghosh to be a front- adversities to discharge the various individualism, that concept is unity firm and unimpaired. It may ranking international communist responsibilities entrusted to them inadequate for the purpose of seem to some that unquestionable leader. Naturally, this inspires us in by the party have longing all the revolution. He inspired us to allegiance means blind allegiance. particular. It must be admitted that time as to how best they could conduct our life struggle in such a But Comrade Ghosh showed that such opportunities and possibilities cultivate the teachings of Comrade way that we can unhesitatingly, such a concept is erroneous. did not open up before us in Ghosh and how could they identify gladly and unconditionally merge Because, the main problem is how Comrade Ghosh’s lifetime. From themselves with the interests of the our individual interest into the to combat blindness. Blind this point of view, it is clear that we proletariat, revolution and the party interest of the proletarian working allegiance to the leadership as well are placed in a favourable situation by casting aside their individual class, revolution and the party, so as blind opposition to it are both today. This ‘favourable situation’ interests. They are conscious that that nothing like our individual blindness. One is the reverse does not mean that people, one and unless they can attain the higher interest exists beyond the interest of outcome of the other. Our party has all, have started to come over to our standard of proletarian culture and revolution. He also taught us that all along fought against such side right now, freeing themselves ethics in their lives, it will not be the leadership of the party should be blindness in international from the influence of other parties. I possible for them to merge their entrusted only with the leaders who communist movement even. The do not mean this. What I intend to individual interest into the interest have elevated themselves to this idea that a leader cannot commit say is that the present situation is far of the working class, revolution and level. mistakes because he is big and more favourable to us than it was the party. On the other hand, Comrade powerful, is wrong because earlier. But it pains me to observe At present, in this era of Ghosh taught us to bring about an nobody is above mistakes. We have that we are not being able to decadent and moribund world integration of ideological unity and to bear in mind these invaluable properly utilize this favourable capitalism, and especially taking organizational unity inside the party teachings. situation. A main reason for this is advantage of the absence of the – what was termed by Lenin as the As you know, our party has that the ideological movement that socialist camp, the imperialist- fusion between proletarian increased its strength several times. should be given the utmost capitalists are passing the total democracy and centralism. For this, On the other hand, the election- importance in a revolutionary party, burden of their all-out crisis and it is necessary to develop a oriented political parties are is being neglected most. The leaders globalization on to the poor people. dialectical relationship between the diverting and leading astray the are busy under the pressure of In order to get out of this unbearable leaders and workers through mass movements. These include the programmes one after another and condition, the revolutionary continuous interaction with rightist parties like the Congress and are continuously entangled in movements in the country are to be exchange of opinions and the BJP as well as parties with leftist technical work, involving the stepped up and made powerful discussions and talks. So the label, parties like the CPI(M) and workers too in this. In absence of quickly. But we note with concern practice of constant common the CPI who call themselves proper co-ordination of ideological that the way in which the influence activity, constant common communist. Their aim is, on the one movement and mass movement, the of utterly reactionary individualism discussion and constant common hand, to cash in on the accumulated ideological struggle is being is polluting the whole social life, is association of the leaders and grievances in mass mind to win seriously hampered. This situation creating a major hindrance to workers will have to be developed elections and form governments to has to be changed quickly. Along developing revolutionary on the basis of Marxism, that is gain access to pelf and power, and with this, it should be remembered movement. The pernicious influence dialectical materialist outlook. This on the other, to slow down the that our leaders should not only of consumerism is spreading in such is the correct way of developing a increasing advance of the genuine possess informative knowledge or a way even in a country like India dialectical relationship between the communist party, SUCI, as far as be technically finished, they would that the lure of a luxurious life is leaders and workers, as otherwise they can. What I mean to say is that have to acquire knowledge in the pushing even the best sons and the relationship would become torments and anguishes of capitalist truest sense of the term. Utmost and daughters of the country away from mechanical and not dialectical. The exploitation are devastating people’s all-out importance should be given any noble ideology. It is from the comrades have to always keep in life in such a way that broad to the struggle to continuously necessity to protect oneself under mind that in order to develop sections of masses are naturally enrich this knowledge. this condition, that the struggle for this dialectical relationship and to supporting the mass movements Therefore, the entire party merging individual interest into the make it a habitual practice, they conducted under the leadership of should be actively engaged in social interest has become the would have to radically remould our party in some areas, are being implementing fully the struggle to urgent, essential task in the life of themselves to attain advanced attracted to these and participating revitalize and consolidate the party every revolutionary. Comrade communist character. For this, it is in them at some others. Common and its mass organizations with Shibdas Ghosh used to say : No necessary to conduct cease-less, people, being attracted by the renewed vigour, the call for which ideology can be translated into conscious and intense socialist dedication, dutifulness and higher Contd. on page 7 PROLETARIAN ERA AUGUST 1, 2005 PAGE SEVEN PLEDGE OF FIFTH AUGUST Steel yourself with Comrade Shibdas Ghosh thoughts Contd. from page 6 again to see why despite sincere total turn-around. But remember, for break. Drawing analogy, Comrade has been given by the Central efforts they could not be achieved. this the leaders need to have sharp Ghosh used to say that just as dust Committee. But in this struggle, the After assessing where the gaps and intellect, wisdom, calm composure collects on a mirror if it is not leadership should play the primary shortfalls are and why, the whole and forbearance. Comrade Shibdas cleaned daily, and the reflection in role. This programme has to be programme should be implemented Ghosh used to say that this is a the mirror is distorted thereby, conducted inside the party as a in totality within the next six ceaseless struggle in course of similarly dust would collect on the living movement. For this, the months without wasting any time. In conducting the life struggle of the mirrors of our mind whether we members of the Central Committee this way, within one to one and a leaders and workers — with the want it or not, unless we can and the State Secretaries who are half year, the definite programmes ideological struggle as its main conduct this ideological struggle in still the victims of stereotyped style set out before you by the Central basis. It is this ideological struggle the correct process ceaselessly. So, of work, would have to free Committee in the booklet “Carry that is the key to remoulding the this struggle should never be themselves from it at one stroke. Forward the Struggle for ethics, culture, tastes, character — slackened. Remember, since inception of the Revitalization and Consolidation of everything of the leaders and Let this be our pledge on the party, Comrade Ghosh, with his the Party and its Mass Organizations workers. This is a struggle without a Fifth August this year. whole life, built it up as a working with Renewed Vigour” are to class party on our soil on the be effectively implemented in Leninist model. He said, with totality. particular emphasis that in building To maintain continuity with the up and guiding the party, the way in which Comrade Shibdas leadership, in addition to their other Ghosh activated the whole party work, must identify the instances of starting from the Central Committee lowering down of adequate up to the party bodies at the state, revolutionary standard among the district, local and cell levels, we leaders and organizers, starting from have to identify where the shortfalls the highest level and take effective are and why. Whether these are measures against these promptly. shortcomings or deviations, we have For example, the staff members, to take effective measures to rectify whether they live in communes, the same immediately. In order to party centres or rented houses, once succeed in this, we need to conduct severed the links with their earlier the process of the collective struggle family lives through a struggle. But within the party to achieve what we it is now seen that some of them, call collective functioning or body after begetting children during their functioning. Comrade Ghosh used marriage life, are once more to say that some leaders can do a lot leading a conventional family life. of work alone, on their own, without In tune with the globalization, and privatization of Health services Orissa lacking initiatives, planning or This is happening because they have government took decisions to introduce pay clinic system in 11 hospitals not been able to free themselves anything. But while working including 3 Medical colleges of the State, to collect users' fee for outdoor tickets from private property mental collectively, the very same leaders and to introduce paying bed system. SUCI took out a massive rally to the SCB complex. Unless they can free often fail to work in the same way. Medical College & Hospital on 11th July 2005 in protest of these decisions. A themselves from such mentality As a result, body functioning is protest meeting was held there in the chairmanship of Comrade Binapani Das, immediately, the Central Committee hindered at different levels. So he member, SUCI, Orissa State Committee ; Comrades Surendra Mallick, would be forced to withdraw their cautioned them against their practice Swayangprava Nayak, Biswabasu Das addressed the gathering. After a long staff membership. Unless they can of thinking and working discussion with the leaders the authority was compelled to postpone the rectify themselves within a time individually and said that the very introduction of pay clinic system limit, they cannot retain their staff mode of existence of our party is membership. collective—collective leadership, The Central Committee has collective life, collective work from taken a programme for this struggle top to bottom. These constitute the to remove various defects and vital life force of our party, and we shortcomings and has set some have to keep it active and living definite targets for this. It is to be with all our strength. ascertained how much of this can be You know that a fundamental fulfilled during the next six months teaching of Marxism is that and effective steps are to be taken to although both external and internal achieve the same in practice. After contradictions are active in bringing six months, there should be a review about a change in anything, any to see which among these could not entity, it is the internal contradiction be implemented and why, definitely that acts as the determinant in identifying these through proper bringing about a qualitative change. scrutiny and incorporating the same Again, it is seen at times that the into the programmes for the next six external contradiction — for months, taking appropriate steps to example, the contradiction between fulfil them all together. If it is seen the leaders and workers within the that all that were needed could not Party: in particular cases, the role of Raj Bhawan March of AIDSO in Patna, Bihar on 23 July , 2005 in support of be correctly fulfilled even within leaders brings about a significant various demands of teachers and non-teaching employees and in demand of that period, it is to be reviewed change in a worker, even causing a resuming studies in colleges and universities. Postal Regd. No. SSRM/KOL/RMS/WB/RNP-145/2004-06 Regd. No. 13932/67

CPI(M)-Government conspires against Haryana police attrocities Comrade Prabodh Purkait and others SUCI demands Contd. from page 2 MLAs or MPs. All these struggles total control of the police- were mount on the edifice of great exemplary punishment of the guilty administration is crushing revolutionary ideals, higher ethics democratic movement and wiping and morality and organized strength Comrade Nihar Mukherjee, General Secretary, SUCI, in a statement out the opposition in a fascistic way. of the masses. Our party is also issued on 26 July last, severely condemned the brutal and indiscriminate People are also aware that in the making bold strides ahead being lathicharge by the Haryana police on the workers of Honda Motorcycle CPI(M) rule, the custodians of law armed with the teachings of and Scooters Ltd. who were fighting for realizing most legitimate and order have themselves become Marxism-Leninism-Shibdas Ghosh democratic demands of reinstatement of their retrenched colleagues and the lawbreakers. Under the thoughts. As a revolutionary party higher wages in the light of improved company performance. This protection of the CPI(M), so many we know that many more of our incident of bestial police atrocity, said Comrade Mukherjee, that took murderers, dacoits, smugglers, leaders and workers in the course of place at Gurgaon, Haryana on July 25, 2005, once again lays bare the rapists, extortionists, women- their uncompromising revolutionary brazen anti-people, anti-working class fascist character of both the traffickers and even arch criminals struggle to uphold people’s cause Congress led Haryana state government and the UPA government at the as per police records are freely and will have to give life, face Centre supported by the CPI(M). securely moving about doning the imprisonment in framed-up cases. Comrade Mukherjee demanded a judicial enquiry into the incident, robe of ‘gentlemen’, openly Some of them may even be hanged. exemplary punishment of the guilty police persons, bearing of all carrying out all sorts of anti-social Yet it will not be possible to expenses of proper medical treatment of the injured workers by the activities and merrily hobnobbing dissuade the SUCI from the path of government, adequate compensation to the injured workers and with the police authorities. At the democratic movement and acceptance of all their legitimate democratic demands including same time, under the instructions of revolutionary struggle. immediate re-instatement of the retrenched workers. the CPI(M) leaders, a large number We have decided to file an Comrade Mukherjee also called upon to observe July 29 as All India of innocent people and soldiers of appeal in the Supreme Court. Legal Protest Day against this barbaric police attack on the workers. democratic movement are serving battles will also be conducted to jail terms in false cases framed with release the other convicted and fabricated evidences and fictitious under trial leaders and workers of witnesses. “Law will take its own the party. And above all, we are course”— that much trumpeted seeking justice in the people’s court, clamour has often been hassled and calling upon the toiling masses from compelled to deviate by the all walks of life to raise their voice conspiracies and impediments set up against this menacing fascist attack by ruling class and parties. by the CPI(M) leadership. Besides, It might also be recalled that all of you know that we always when on 17th November last year, collect funds from the people for as a sequel to the overwhelming conducting democratic movement, response to the bandh call given by observing with due solemnity the our party (to protest against the memorial days of the great men of price escalation of petrol-diesel- genius, providing relief to the cooking gas effected by the central victims of draught-flood- government, the raising of power earthquakes and meeting all other tariff by the state government and necessary expenses to carry out the other anti-people policies), the task of revolution vested with us. whole of West Bengal came to a No other party goes to the standstill, the enraged CPI(M) state people for funds. They are secretary while addressing a financed by the capitalists and big meeting at Baruipur gave a call to business. This time also we are wipe out the SUCI from Jaynagar soliciting your maximum patronage and Kultali in the next elections. to save the life of such a large Then only we had told that the number of leaders and workers of CPI(M) leadership might forcibly revolutionary movement. We are snatch the two assembly seats by confident that the people will extend killing our leaders and workers, their co-operation in our endeavour throwing them behind the bars, to release these revolutionary unleashing a reign of terror and soldiers. resorting to massive rigging. But With greetings, nothing will deter the SUCI in Provash Ghosh Protest demonstration in Rohtak, Haryana (above) and in Calcutta on 26 July pursuing revolutionary politics, nor Secretary, against barbaric police atrocities. Similar protests were held all over the country. will all this weaken the democratic West Bengal State Committee movement. The struggle against 22nd July 2005 SUCI SUCCESSFUL HARYANA BANDH oppression-repression in all In condemnation of barbaric police atrocities on Honda workers central countries in all ages, the struggles Address for sending donations : trade unions observed a successful Gurgaon bandh on July 28, 2005. SUCI for emancipation, the revolutions in SUCI office and UTUC-LS also observed Haryana bandh on the same issue and date. Russia, China, Vietnam or Cuba, the 48, Lenin Sarani Police took 50 SUCI and UTUC-LS cadres in custody ; they also arrested revolutionism in our country during a score of others and left them far away from cities. The whole set of the blazing days of freedom struggle Kolkata – 700 013 events smacks of fascist trend of curbing genuine mass movement. were not based on the strength of EDITOR-IN-CHIEF : NIHAR MUKHERJEE Edited & Published by Sukomal Dasgupta 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 : 2244-1828, 2244-2234 E-mail : [email protected] Website : www.suci.in