Volume 45 No. 24 Organ of the SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST) August 1, 2012 Founder Editor-in-Chief : COMRADE SHIBDAS GHOSH Price : Rs. 2.00 RED SALUTE From Teachings of Comrade Shibdas Ghosh COMRADE SHIBDAS GHOSH Bourgeoisie try to destroy revolutionary forces resorting to various means “Earlier the bourgeoisie used to think that if a small party was posing a threat, do not create a stir about it and thereby provide some publicity for it — just avoid it, sidestep it and dismiss it as being an insignificant force. Because the bourgeoisie know very well that if something is commented about such a party, or even if there is an attempt to oppose it, it would simply receive some publicity and come into the limelight. So if they consider the party to be of such a character, their attitude was to simply ignore it, to assign no importance to it and dismissively reiterate its insignificance, so as to make it non-existent from public view. Such have been the tactics adopted all through by the bourgeois class in respect of a party which it considers dangerous for being revolutionary even if that party is small. On the other hand, you must remember that when the bourgeoisie thinks that some smaller parties could be used to serve its class interest, it gives them enough indulgence to make them appear as big. But normally it seeks to wipe out the small party posing a danger to it by ignoring that party. But history has taught the bourgeoisie one more lesson. It has seen that by ignoring in this way it is not possible to vanquish a revolutionary force — its strength goes on increasing. And when it grows on its own, it does pose danger. The bourgeoisie has observed it happening in many countries. Those whom it looked down upon as insignificant, those whom it considered to have no strength in terms of manpower to speak of, who could achieve nothing, had nothing, only talked big – it was found that since that very party’s theory was correct, its political line was correct, in other words, since they tell the truth and possess the ability to correctly determine and show the true path 5 August 1923 — 5 August 1976 for fulfilling the real necessity of the people, solely on its basis, that is to say, on the basis of correct ideology and political line, that tiny force, despite being ignored by the bourgeoisie, in the course of time grows into a massive force — when it becomes SUCI (C) strongly condemns impossible to resist it. The bourgeoisie have drawn this lesson Congress-led Assam government for failing to from history. As a result, they are now on guard a bit. So, they do not quell communal conflagration and dismiss, do not ignore such a force, even if tiny, which they consider dangerous, or in their parlance, extremists or dangerous demands stringent punishment of the culprits meaning thereby the revolutionary party that causes fear and as well as safety of and suitable compensation panic in them; they do not ridicule it as insignificant and they do not pose as if they are seeing nothing in it. Maybe they do not to the affected families step forward to give it publicity and increase its importance. But Expressing grave concern over the large scale communal conflagration in they keep it under close surveillance, very critically watch its Bodoland and its adjoining districts in Assam, Comrade Provash Ghosh, General every move and in spite of apparently not giving any importance Secretary, Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist), in course of a statement to its political campaign, harass it through police and local issued on 24-07-12 strongly condemned the Congress-led coalition Government of administration and such other machineries at the first available Assam for its indulgent attitude towards and utter failure in quelling the communal opportunity and try to destroy it by continuous oppression. We are disturbance that has suddenly flared up. He also demanded immediate deployment feeling the pinch of such tactics of theirs through and through, of army to the affected area for stopping this communal bloodbath and handling and have been able to detect it. No doubt, the bourgeoisie the situation with a firm hand. Apart from demanding stringent punishment of the considers itself much more intelligent than the revolutionaries but perpetrators as well as instigators of this heinous crime, he also demanded adequate it moves with a fanciful theory while the revolutionaries base compensation to the families of those killed and injured, creation of congenial themselves on science. Hence, there is a wide difference in this condition for return as well as rehabilitation of those rendered homeless and wanted regard. What it considers as very shrewd moves become crystal of the government to guarantee security of lives and properties of the innocent clear to the revolutionaries in the light of science, and all such victims. Contd. on page 2 PAGE TWO AUGUST 1, 2012 PROLETARIAN ERA From Teachings of Comrade Shibdas Ghosh Without correct process, simply by pious wish and honesty, no problem can be solved Contd. from page 1 Then what is being found? It is police or losing my job or if I do nothing surprising in it. During the crafty manoeuvres get exposed to being found that their courage, their not feel any twinge of conscience in freedom movement, we who were the revolutionaries. Therefore, we bravado is sustained only when committing an act of injustice supposed to provide alternative can detect them. But it is not enough backed by government and police. myself, then I am not worth being leadership, the working class to detect. What is of utmost If that is behind, then only is their called man. But you see, anyone leadership, the radical forces and importance is whether we can after wielding of revolutionism, their who likes to move with this others had together either detection adopt appropriate strength to fight. These things they understanding of human life and committed a mistake in charting out measures to guard against these have learnt now. It means that, existence today is perceived to be the right path or indulged in petty tricks and crafty manoeuvres and despite all limitations and foolish even by his own parents. He squabbles among ourselves at that gain necessary strength well in time shortcomings of the Indian left who refuses to tell a lie, cannot give time or fostered mutual ill-feeling to implement such measures. movement, whatever grit to fight, or take bribe or build up his career or resorted to armed clashes from Otherwise, it will be wrong to think firmness of character, courage of by indulging in any kind of sectarian party interest born out of that since our ideology is correct, the cadres, mental make-up to wrongful act — people consider the circle mindedness centring we shall win. If we fail to quickly confront the police, resist onslaught him a fool. Not only other people, round small pocket-based activities. take appropriate steps to mobilize and, if need be, readiness to go to even his own father, who has given Because of various such reasons, necessary strength for materializing jail and die, had existed even birth to him, thinks that he is we could not provide that the ideology, it would pose a grave fifteen to twenty five years back in foolish — he could have prospered alternative leadership during the problem. the CPI-CPI (M), who were not had he buttered up but he did not; freedom struggle. As a result, we ….. the CPI(M) and its genuine Marxist-Leninists as we he could have made personal gains fought, so did the people but the students’ front, SFI ... till the other are, or had existed even in the Lefts by bartering away his human values leadership went to the rich people day created in many parts of the who were yet more moderate than but he did not. Because he is and their political custodian, the country a widespread confusion them, have all vanished today. And foolish. And I am very clever Congress. The political among the common people with its up to which level has it because I have sold myself. Again representatives of the bourgeoisie air of being a very militant, a great disappeared? Such mental make-up the same parents display the books emerged as the national leaders in revolutionary force. And keep in has disappeared not only among the of Vidyasagar, Rabindranath, and those days. Not that a handful mind that such serious confusion moderates, but even among the rank Saratchandra in their library at among the Leftists as well did not about them is still prevalent in and file of the CPI(M). This is the home. Society has come to such a emerge as leaders. But owing to the places where SUCI has not been result of what? What does it prove? pass. Even during the pre- newspapers, the propaganda able to reach as yet. It will be a It proves that the very base of independence days, the sense of machinery of the foreign rulers, as grave mistake if you assume that ideology and ethics-morality at the right and wrong, attachment to well as the particular conduct and the entire people of India have various layers of the society has religious values, concept of ethics tactics of the bourgeois leaders, the understood that such parties will do been eroded. and morality had not fallen to such political representatives of the nothing of this sort. There is a lot of On the other hand, have a look a low level at various levels of bourgeoisie caught the imagination confusion among the people from at the students and youth society and family – do not forget of the people as god-like different walks of life about these community of the country. They all these words of mine. When the personalities. With absolute faith, Leftists or Leftism in general. And observe the birth and death struggle against the British rulers the people took them to be very amidst all these confusions, there is anniversaries of Vidyasagar, had not yet assumed that proportion good persons. The people thought: a common notion prevalent almost Vivekananda, Netaji Subhas, in this country — then also there since they are doing so much for everywhere that, after all, the Rabindranath, Saratchandra, Nazrul. was a standard of ethical and moral the country’s freedom they will also CPI(M) is a left party opposed to I do not know whether they behaviour in the society which do a lot for us. Only a few could the Congress or the Indira understand the meaning of all these. people used to abide by. But that realize in those days that they Congress. Hence, wherever anti- The teachers also deliver lectures edifice of ethics, morality and would do nothing, that they were Indira Congress or anti-Congress on all these. But I do not know as culture is no more in existence. And political agents of the capitalist mentality is growing among the to what they understand by all this. because it exists no more, those class and would exploit the whole people, there is a swing, a tilt Because, one thing strikes me in political parties talking of ideology country and, for that matter, usurp towards the CPI(M) as the this connection. Those who have and intending to initiate a political the fruits arising out of the immense alternative because of its larger understood Rabindranath, movement, who are nowhere in sacrifice of the people in the strength. But such a party enjoying Saratchandra , Nazrul — whether respect to such ethics and morality, freedom struggle in order to moral and emotional support of the they have understood like us is not they, too, themselves are infested consolidate Indian capitalism. But majority of the left minded people an issue — yet if they had with the germs and deadly virus of this realization could not be brought — just look at its own morale! It is understood even a little of the great extreme amorality. home to the broader sections of the not true either that this party never men like Vidyasagar, Vivekananda, That is why way back in 1966 masses. Neither could it be enters the arena of movement, Kshudiram, Netaji Subhas and when the Leftists were not yet disseminated even among a large never participates in the various others, they ought to realize at least saddled in governmental power in section of the intellectuals. In the struggles at different points of time. one thing, that if as a human being West Bengal, I had made an context of the freedom movement They remain intermingled with the I lack the courage to rise in protest observation in this very University in such a vast country as India, this peasants’ and workers’ struggles against injustice, then I am not fit to Institute Hall. The leaders of other realization remained confined and sometimes do build up be called man. At least this left parties had taken umbrage at it. within a very small circle. So, it movements over economic minimum ethical standard should I was saying that the left parties was the political representatives of demands. But you have seen from grow in a person first then only were delivering speeches on the the bourgeoisie who rose to power the discussion made just now, how comes the question of whether one corruption of the Congress and through the freedom struggle and their courage to fight and the very has duly acquired the ability to rightly so. As such I had nothing to being in power in the present era, foundation of their character got judge right and wrong. Because, to say about it. Because, after have done what they came for to do eroded from the days of the last correctly determine right or wrong assuming power the character of the within the confines of the bourgeois United Front. They cannot think of is a complex task, which requires Congress leadership became like state structure. any movement today unless there is adequate knowledge and education. that. Since the Congress has been Though one thing, I think, police backing though apparently But if I lack the courage to protest trying to establish and consolidate needs to be borne in mind in this their militant cadres and all such against what I consider unjust out capitalism, this is the inevitable regard. That is: even among the things continue to be there. of fear of being arrested by the outcome in the present era. There is Contd. on page 6 PROLETARIAN ERA AUGUST 1, 2012 PAGE THREE CPI (M)’s criminal face laid bare in Kerala A stream of political killings that took place in Kerala in the recent past the last state conference prior to minority community and win back has shaken the state with continued quivers and unprecedented aftereffects. their 20th party congress, Shri the lost ground among them due to Out of four such macabre incidents in the immediate past the CPI(M) stands Vijayan was able to thrash out all the activities of Muhammad Fazal. squarely accused of plotting and executing the murders in three cases. Quite those belonging to Achuthanandan These conspirators themselves a number of older cases are also once again being raked up wherein the group and gain absolute control pasted provocative posters in and CPI(M) is equally incriminated. So long the CPI(M) was in power, it went over the party in the state. around the locality in the name of on to see that the truth does not surface and the police was dissuaded from Shri Chandrasekharan was so the Muslim organization to which pursuing with the investigations. But, there has been widespread resentment brutally killed with 51 slashes Fazal belonged so as to fan up among the people against this politics of murder.After change of regime, mostly on his face and head that the communal frenzy. the Congress-led UDF government, under public pressure and also to gain shudder it generated within the state Much more sinister deeds got electoral mileage by way of exposing its parliamentary opposition has has not yet subsided. Two more revealed in this connection. Initially adopted some unusually stern stand to probe into the cases and bring the gruesome political murders in the a senior police officer of the rank of culprits to the fore. The accentuated group conflicts and factional feuds that recent past werealready causing DSP was investigating the case. have gripped the Kerala state CPI(M) has come handy to the Congress and tremors in people’s mind. One is Contrary to the wish of the CPI(M) its government. that of Abdul Shukkoor belonging leadership including home minister Whatever arguments the thickened. The charges against to the Youth wing of Muslim Shri Balakrishnan, he could not CPI(M) is putting forth to prove them range from cold-blooded League party. The CPI(M)’s bigwig establish any evidence against the their innocence are simply murder engaging even hired killers, Kannur district secretary along with RSS. Rather he observed possibility boomeranging and becoming self- scams involving several crores of one of their MLA’s while passing of the CPI(M)’s involvement in the expositions. With the government rupees, mafia connections, land through a tense area in a car was crime. He was abruptly removed allowing the police to proceed with grabbing, to sexual abuses and rape. stopped and allegedly manhandled from the charge of investigation and the cases, the investigation teams, Incidents connected with recent by Muslim League activists. As the case was handed over to crime generally found to be formed brutal killing of Shri T. P. revenge, within hours of the branch. There it did not end. This without known pro-CPI(M) officers, Chandrasekharan, a dissident incident this youth was mercilessly police officer was trapped in a false appear to be making a crackdown, CPI(M) leader who came out butchered in public in one of the case under Immoral Traffic collecting solid evidences and disagreeing with present state CPI(M)’s nearby stronghold Prevention Act. Not only that. It has exposing not only the perpetrators leadership under Shri Pinarayi villages. come to light that the CPI(M) and accomplices but also their Vijayan, Kerala state secretary, and The slaughtering of Muhammad criminals beat him so brutally that abettors and gradually unmasking formed Revolutionary Marxist Fazal is still more felonious and he is unable to lead a normal life the high-level conspirators. Thus Party(RMP) in 2008 has caused to conspiratorial. Fazal was an active even today. including some top-ranking leaders lay bare many of the hidden member of DYFI. Later he crossed Such felony on the part of the of the CPI(M), many of their local skeletons in their cupboards. over to a Muslim fundamentalist CPI(M) is nothing isolated. In the leaders and important activists are Chandrasekharan was able to out-fit and started attracting youths past few weeks following the taken into custody or summoned for draw almost the entire CPI(M) of the locality in large numbers. He assassination of T. P. questioning. This is now happening organization to his fold in was hacked to death one morning. Chandrasekharan, a number of almost daily, widening and Onchiyam and nearby Panchayats in The murder took place in a locality macabre political killings that took enlarging the circle ever bigger.The north Kerala which were traditional where RSS also was active and place earlier in the state in which people of West Bengal have strongholds of CPI(M). In the last tensions already prevailed. The CPI(M) stood accused has experienced this over the last 35 Panchayat election RMP could gain killing took place just on the eve of vehemently surfaced again for re- years. Now, even the people of absolute majority in those Muslim festival days in 2006. LDF examination and re-investigation. Kerala have come to know this. It Panchayats contesting alone. In government under Achuthanandan One is that of Jayakrishnan, a Upper has become increasingly clear to Parliament election also was ruling and the then home Primary School teacher who was a them that the CPI(M) is such an Chadrasekharan was a candidate minister, the CPI(M) Polit Bureau known BJP leader. He was slain in organized force that has no and his contest caused miserable member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan front of his pupils in the class room hesitation in annihilating individuals defeat of the CPI(M) candidate by a rushed to the scene and declared on in 1999 in an unthinkable measure belonging to other political parties margin of 50,000 votes. It is to be the very next day of the incident of cruelty that shook the entire state. or their own deserters whom they noted that in the previous election that RSS has done it. Some RSS Now the prime accused caught in considered a serious hindrance on the CPI(M)’s same candidate was activists were subsequently arrested. connection with Chandrasekharan their way. This is gathered from elected from there by a thumping But local police failed to establish murder case has confessed that he their own proclamations.In a majority of 1.5 lakhs votes. the case against RSS, rather needle was in the gang of killers of chilling throwback to medieval Chandrasekharan was an of suspicion was turning to the Jayakrishnan but was not politics, M M Mani, who was avowed follower of Shri CPI(M).Thereupon investigation chargesheeted. Except one CPI(M) elected Idukki district secretary of Achuthanandan, former CPI(M) was handed over to crime branch local secretary all others the CPI(M) 8 times and now a chief minister of the state whose and then also it dragged on. Fazal’s chargesheeted then were dummies staunch supporter of Shri Pinarayi personal antagonism with Shri mother approached the High Court provided by the CPI(M) in Vijayan, openly boasted at a public Pinarai Vijayan, the CPI(M) state seeking CBI enquiry. Erstwhile the collusion with some senior police meeting in last May in the following secretary is well known. Vijayan CPI(M)-led LDF government went officers. Evidently the case did not language, “Yes, we have killed the himself stands accused in bribery up to the Supreme Court to oppose stand and all were eventually enemies of the CPI(M). We have case of Rupees 160 crores and CBI that. But with strong indictment, the acquitted. People had suspected an shot, stabbed and beaten them to inquiry is in progress. court ordered CBI enquiry. underhand deal between CPI(M) death. A hit-list of party enemies Achuthanandan while he was the Completing enquiry CBI has now and BJP also in not taking up the was prepared and each of them was Chief Minister in a manner pursued filed chargesheet in the court which case strongly. Now it is all executed in that order.”As now the case and had darkened the is shockingly revealing. According confirmed. evidences connected with a number shadow. Group fight intensified to to it, the CPI(M) Kannur district Many more such appalling of pre-meditated brutal political such an extent that their central secretariat member, one LC things have got revealed in course. killings in the state are daily committee was compelled to secretary and six others including It was already known that in cases surfacing added with virtual self- suspend both from the politbureau. hired criminals are the real of finishing off political opponents, admissions of some of their leaders At present, Vijayan is reinstated in perpetrators of the crime. They be it of Congress (I), BJP, Muslim and utterances in consequence to PB but Shri Achuthanandan, the selected the time and place in such League, CMP or any other outfit by intensified group fight within, the seniormost and the only living CC a way that suspicion may fall on the the CPI(M) — the number is not dark shadow of the image of the Member who came out from the RSS. Also they wanted to few when public outcry raised, the CPI(M) among the people as a party CPI in 1964 to form the CPI(M) is precipitate a communal riot so that CPI(M) will provide a list of led by a gang of criminals is still not taken back in PB. And in they can jump in as saviours of Contd. on page 4 PAGE FOUR AUGUST 1, 2012 PROLETARIAN ERA Politics of murder seriously resented by terribly shocked people of Kerala Contd. from page 3 Chandrasekharan expressing murder is that the party has no hand election. As for utilizing the murder dummies hiding the real culprits by condolence to his wife and mother in it, rather the ruling UDF which in the recent bye-election and arrangement with the police. Even in presence of thousands of was facing a bye-election at that thereafter, it is quite natural for key prosecution witnesses and close supporters. He openly branded state time and was in a very bad situation Congress-led UDF to attempt to relatives of the murdered leadership as right deviationist and “endeavored to overcome this crisis harness maximum political gain out individuals changing allegiance equated Pinarai Vijayan to S. A. by making use of the murder with of it viewing the tremendous public under threat or intimidation or other Dange. Achuthanandan also dared the help of corporate media”. They reaction. means of manipulations nullifying the leadership to take disciplinary also state it was known to the Another argument of the the case as such, have happened action against him adding that it is government that Chandrasekharan’s CPI(M) is that the whole many a times. Instances of the not he but the state leadership which life was in threat but government proceedings is part of a game plan opposite political party leaders is responsible for putting the party showed “criminal negligence” hatched by the Congress, police and secretly joining hands with the in acute predicament. towards protecting his life, implying the corporate media in order to CPI(M) and the criminals going By way of retaliation M M UDF had a role in the murder. destroy the CPI(M). But curiously scot-free are also not rare. With Mani, bluntly blustered, as But who had threatened the life enough other than the CPI(M), no brutal strength in some of the mentioned earlier, that it was not the of Chandrasekharan? Right from the one else subscribes to this argument, northern districts and in high-range first time their party is eliminating day he formed RMP, the CPI(M) not even their partners in the Left- areas, their definite men implanted enemies; in 1982 also a list of 13 leaders were openly proclaiming Democratic Front. The CPI has in police and administration while were prepared and one by one were that he would be finished off. rather openly condemned politics of almost alternatively assuming executed in due course. This was to Recently the video recorded murder and blamed the CPI(M) for governmental power in the state and show that during the time when speeches of two CPI(M) leaders weakening the left movement. with the help of media also, they Achuthanandan was state secretary have come out in the electronic Achuthanandan has declared that have been able to do any kind of also party had performed political channels. There they are found the version of the CPI(M) state nefarious deeds and manipulations killings. Mani’s outburst instead of uttering that Chandrasekharan’s secretary does not reflect the view with alacrity. serving the desired purpose stirred head will be chopped off and people of their party. The question now is, But this time viewing the up a hornet’s nest and placed the will see his brain shattered in the who has to endeavor further to unprecedentedly strong and party in a more difficult position street. When the reaction of P break the CPI(M) when they widespread resentment among the that the central committee had to Jayarajan, their Kannur District themselves are doing it from people even extending to theCPI(M) direct the state leadership to Secretary was sought by reporters within? supporting rank against the heinous suspend him from the post of on these speeches, he quipped “Are The CPI(M)’s state secretary in killings and also taking advantage secretaryship. Not only that. Re- we to tell that we will kiss and his article in People’s Democracy, of severely groupism-ridden and investigation in the murder cases embrace those who come to assault the CPI(M)’s central organ, has crisis-haunting condition in the mentioned by Mani is now ordered us?” delved in bringing out so many CPI(M), the ruling UDF by the government putting the Chandrasekharan’s wife, all discrepancies in media reports and government has decided to make a CPI(M) further in the dock. other relatives and the people of police disclosures. Who does not crackdown. They have declared this Added to this, it is to be noted Onchaiyam have testified that he know that media in order to create time that no dummies will be that two more powerful district had no other enemies but the sensation indulge in exaggerations accepted and the real culprits will secretaries belonging to Pinarayi CPI(M). Chandrasekharan himself or even fabrications and police be brought to book. Even the camp now stand expelled from the had spoken in a public meeting just sometimes deliberately give false conspirators, however big they may party following the finding of two days before his assassination statements to the media for the be, will also be caught. Already 70 party’s internal inquiry as guilty in that the CPI(M) was out to kill him. purpose of confusing the culprits persons have so far been arrested sexual abuses and misdeeds. The Now, according to the police and and trapping them? Highlighting out of which 10 are prominent accused in turn are leveling charges media report the entire gang of those things for finding an escape CPI(M) leaders ranging from two of large scale corruption and other killers is caught and their route is simply evading the cardinal district secretariat members to grave malpractices against leaders connection with the CPI(M) is question of their sordid indulgence several LC secretaries and the in their opposite camp within the established. As per their in the crime. remaining are known habitual party. Achuthanandan, himself is confessions, after the killing they Another argument of the criminals having firm link with charged with nepotism, favoring his were sheltered in the CPI(M)’s safe CPI(M)’s state secretary is that the CPI(M). The all-powerful Kannur son to get undue positions and a havens. One after another they were police are applying third degree district secretary of the CPI(M) is close relative to get illegitimate caught from such places also. Not measures and brutal torturing to under question. The reported allotment of 2.5 acres of land. only that. The names of important make out false confessions. confessions of the arrested people Vigilance inquiry is in progress in leaders, who deployed them,have Rebutting this allegation, the police are such that the apprehensions both the cases. also come out. Two prominent are saying that they are applying about the CPI(M)’s malfeasances Now, it is to be noted that other district secretariat members, an ex- only scientific methods are getting further confirmed with than fractional feud, no ideological state secretary of the CPI(M) counterposing one another’s clearer evidences. questions are involved in controlled powerful NGO union and statement so as to find the truth. The The exact picture will emerge Achuthanandan’s fight against the so many others at various levels arrested are being promptly and only when viewed in the present state leadership. While he who are involved or have helped to regularly produced before the court. background of certain other was CM he was equally hide the culprits are under arrest or Out of the nearly 70 persons developments. Achuthanandan instrumental in implementing all the in remand. Police sources have arrested and questioned only two viewing the public anger has taken anti-people globalization policies in stated that as per strong indications have complained of torture in it as an opportunity to settle scores the state. Whenever people’s the conspiracy was hatched at still custody and they have been with the state leadership. He visited movement broke out he was in the higher levels and they are on the immediately taken for medical Onchiyam and declared T. P. forefront to brand it a terrorist track of collecting further examination. The doctors have Chandra-sekharan a brave activity and attempting to crush it. evidences. But the real certified that there is no finding of communist. It must be remembered He appeared as a crusader against apprehension of the people is that torture. In the above said article it that Pinarai Vijayan had repeated corruption,but during his tenure also the investigation may not now has been stated: “Party leaders even after the assassination of T.P corruption was rampant and he proceed much further as a asked why theydid not give that he was a traitor and renegade. himself is now charged of nepotism clandestine understanding with top statement about torture in the court. Again on the day of a crucial by- with substantial evidence. Congress leaders and the CPI(M) is The reply was that it was due to election in the state, Achuthanandan The CPI(M)’s arguments with probable especially in view of their apprehension about further and visited the house of regard to T. P. Chandrasekharan’s joining hands in the Presidential Contd on page 7 PROLETARIAN ERA AUGUST 1, 2012 PAGE FIVE Society craves for thousands of Barun Biswas In a rainy July evening ten years rapists, we deserve more severe threat but he didn’t bother. He a day to pay homage to this shining ago, a motley group of villagers punishment than they do.... So come always had a daring streak, nerves character throughout the state.At the from Sutia in the Bongaon area of and join us to protect the honour of of steel. He was scared of no one memorial meeting of late Barun North 24 Parganas district, West our women.” He was a fearless and he loved helping people, often Biswas organized by Sutia Protest Bengal, gathered at the local market youth, BarunBiswas, in his late- at the cost of his own comfort.It was Forum on 15 July at Sutia, Comrade to protest the spate of rapes that had twenties who had just started his movement under the banner of Tarun Mandal, SUCI(C) MP from left the area terrorized. In the two working as a schoolteacher after the Forum that forced the Joynagar called upon the youth to years running up to the meeting at doing his masters in Bengali and administration to act and four of follow his ideals and imbibe the true Sutia market, the locality had been then a B Ed. Son of a landless the accused were arrested and spirit of youthfulness which lies in ravaged by a gang of rapists – stated farmer, he even cleared the state jailed. one’s audacity to stand firm against to be led by one notorious criminal civil services examination but his But the criminals hatched a injustice with grit, determination Sushanta Choudhury — who used heart was set on social work. conspiracy from the jail. Barun was and valour. He exhorted that sexual torture as a weapon of Chucking a bureaucrat’s cushy life, brutally murdered in the evening of shouldering the unfulfilled task of dominance. Though 33 rapes and a he settled for a teacher’s job. Till 5 July near Gobardanga railway the late martyr Barun would be the dozen murders were recorded selfless, bold-natured Barun Biswas station allegedly by appointed best way to pay due homage to his officially, the actual number of broke the fear barrier that rainy contract killers. His murder sparked fighting character. He also informed rapes was many times more because evening and sparked a spontaneous victims were too petrified to protest by pleading passionately to complain.These armed goons rapturous applause from the crowd, roamed free with firearms and other no one, angry but terrified of weapons, used to extort villagers reprisal, even dreamt of opening under the garb of holding kangaroo their mouth. Alongwith a few others courts. Civilized world might be including veteran teacher Jiten Bala, shocked to learn that any women he then formed the Sutia who even murmured in protest was Gonodhorshon Protibadi Mancha. gang-raped for weeks. Sometimes (Sutia Gangrape Prevention the criminal gang raped every Committee) a protest forum in woman regardless of age, in a August 2002and waded into battle. family, who dared to oppose this Apart from raising voice against Comrade Tarun Mandal, SUCI(C) MP from Joynagar, WB, addressing the memorial meeting of Barun Biswas on 15 July at Sutia ghastly crime going on unabated in mass rape, he also was active front of the passive, if not indulgent, against other anti-social activities a whip of protest from every corner. that he had met the government administration and police. Still a like extortion, running liquor dens, People took to the street and burst officials on 9 July at the state few of the local citizens took heart misappropriation of funds for road into rage.Sutia Protest Forum swung secretariat and demanded immediate to congregate at the local market repair by unscrupulous contractors, into protest agitations. Forum for arrest of the culprits and meting out and speaking in hushed tones, they corruption centring on the Ichhamati Artistes, Cultural Activists and exemplary punishment to them. A distributed leaflets asking people to dam and so forth. As an importnat Intellectuals organized a protest message from Shri Tarun Sanyal, join the protest. Some took the member of Save Education rally in Kolkata.In a statement President of the Forum for Artistes, leaflets hesitantly, cast a furtive Committee, he was active in the issued to the press on 7 July, Cultural Activists and Intellectuals glance, and threw them away. A education movement including Comrade Soumen Basu, Secretary, was read out by Smt. Rupashree hired microphone lay silent in a ongoing ptotest movement against West Bengal State Committee, Kahali, noted recitation artist. corner.Suddenly, a young man abolition of pass-fail system upto SUCI(C) vehemently protested the Under pressure of people’s protest, walked boldly through the anxious class VIII. He was also associated ghastly killing of Shri Barun the administration became a little crowd and grabbed the microphone. with the Forum for Artistes, Biswas, paid rich tribute to this active and is learnt to have arrested He stood tall on a wooden stool and Cultural Activists and Intellectuals exemplary character and held that five persons, including the prime started speaking. “If we can’t that played a key role in organizing this incident once again proved how accused. Let there be a firm resolve protect our daughters, sisters, wives the civil society to rise against the criminals and anti-socials are to create more of Barun Biswas to and mothers, then we shouldn’t be social injustices during the period of thumping around in the tenure of the signal inevitable triumph of human living in a civilized society. If we Singur-Nandigram movements. present government as well. He essence over barbarity, injustice and lack the courage to take on the Barun knew his life was under appealed to all to observe 9 July as decadence. Comrade Tarun Naskar in theWest Bengal Assembly Participating in the debates and (supplier of electricity in Kolkata enslaved by the profit-seeking left out of the list of employment as discussions, Comrade Tarun Naskar, and some adjoining areas), is corporate financial oligarchs since Group D employees in the the SUCI(C) MLA in West Bengal unfortunately treading along the under such contracts everything departments of Health and Family State Assembly has been reflecting same path and thereby forcing the right from inputs like seeds, Planning. Frustrated, one of the the voice of the people and extra- small farmers, small industries, manure, pesticides to selling of the candidates has even appealed for parliamentary movements inside the small businessmen and ordinary produces would be totally euthanasia, he mentioned. He legislature over various issues. domestic consumers to bear the controlled by the giant MNCs requested the Chief Minister Appended is a brief account of brunt of additional payout. Goenkas eyeing the agriculture sector like through the speaker to protect their Comrade Naskar’s interventions in have not even prevented from vultures to mint maximum profit. interest. the recent sessions of the assembly. hiking the charges with the Monthly Comrade Naskar demanded a Pointing at the terrible situation Protesting against the hike in Variable Cost Adjustment process speedy solution of the long pending prevailing in Howrah Municipal power tariff four times in the past introduced in CESC areas and also problem of non-distribution of Corporation areas as also some five months, Comrade Tarun Naskar taking advances from the consumers ration-cards to about 70-80 other localities due to acute crisis of said that the present TMC-led based on that. He demanded of the thousand residents of Joynagar area potable water, centring around government which promised not to Power Minister to immediately despite several petitions submitted which there has been a sad incident toe the line of the former CPI (M) rollback the hikes. to the local BDOs from the platform of loss of one precious life, he government of periodically raising Dealing on the issue of Contract of organized movement. He also wondered if both the municipality electricity charges under false Farming, Comrade Naskar argued brought notice of the House to the authorities as well as the Minister pretexts to, among other things, that if this avidly anti-peasant plight of some 2817 Public Service for Development could still not take appease the monopoly houses like system takes a firm grip, the middle- Commission examinees of the year necessary remedial steps with due the Goenkas owning the CESC lower- marginal farmers would be 2009, who have been unjustifiably Contd. on page 8 PAGE SIX AUGUST 1, 2012 PROLETARIAN ERA From Teachings of Comrade Shibdas Ghosh SUCI(Communist) alone is trying to provide the tune of ethics, morality and culture to political movement Contd from page 2 methodology. No one can avoid that faculty may be led astray, into their house like flood waters? bourgeois politicians also there law. Remember that to recognize destroyed. So for doing anything, it Already they were plunged in were some persons who, no matter and operate within the bounds of is very important to determine the corruption. Then let them fight what was their political outlook, this given law is the mark of our correct path. Because, as there is a against the corruption which, I said, had a certain base of honesty, intelligence, consummate law, a causal relation governing had made its way into their own foundation of education and culture. knowledge and restraint. As in every phenomenon, or in other house. I said, those who were so If the question of class-conflict or trying to disregard the law we lose words as every phenomenon is law- sunk in corruption before assuming class-struggle is kept aside, then self-control in our day-to-day life, governed, there is also a law power, what would they do if they they had a dream of nation- so also we fall victim to utopia in operative behind social came to power? They would building, of service to the nation, as the field of knowledge. development. Without grasping this invariably bring about total per their own understanding of So the utopians among the law, if anybody thinks that since he ruination and disaster. They would nationalism and patriotism. They bourgeois politicians who in their is honest, has the capacity to take the country to doom by waving tried to build the nation in their own way might have thought of undertake fast, can court death by the red flag. But on hearing me, the own way. But that was a fanciful welfare of the common people, starvation, has the strength to leftist leaders got furious. I had said dream of theirs. No doubt, they individually even those whose heart sacrifice his life, can renounce this at that time having observed wanted to build the nation but they truly ached for the people, in reality everything for the sake of the many incidents — let me not go did not consider it necessary to also served the interest of the people, he is in a position to turn into all these now. I remarked that judge which was the correct path to bourgeoisie because of having back the society as he wishes, take the leftist movement has become a do that. They thought that since failed to follow the correct it back to the hermitage age, the age haven for the worst self-seekers. they intended to bring about the scientific course. Because their line when society was divided into ‘four They say something but do welfare of the nation, they would be was wrong. They never wanted to caste’ system, or can shape or something else. They have no able to do so by any idea or plan critically examine the fact that the reshape society through his fanciful scruple at all. Even the common that came out of their line pursued by them would only formulation, then he should know norm of “word of honour” that had contemplation. But they failed to build up capitalism. What is more that if this could be achieved it been evident in bourgeois politics understand that it can never be so. they could not develop the right might be satisfactory to him, but — to that also they attach no value It does not depend only on the mere attitude towards those who tried to such never happens, there is no way at all. If anybody asks them, “You intention of someone. Science does make them aware of this truth. They that it can happen. It is simply out had said like this earlier, then why not approve it to be the way to thought that since they were honest, of question. Hence, even those are you doing otherwise now?” achieve anything. Science states making so much sacrifice, seriously among the bourgeois politicians Unperturbed, they would promptly that every event that takes place is desiring to do good to the people — who were honest also failed reply with a smile, “Did we say so? law-governed, every action is how could they possibly be accused because they could not determine If we said this, so what? This is determined by the law of causality. of subserving capitalism? Did not the correct course and at the cost of quite usual.” Or immediately they This law-governance is not only their mind ache for the people? But their endeavour, capitalism only has would allude to Marxist theory to operative in the realm of natural they failed to appreciate that all been consolidated. say, “Truth is subject to change”. science. The truth arrived at today these were less important and Be that as it may, this has been Their pet argument runs, what is the by integrating the theories immaterial in the perspective of the story of the Congress. But let meaning on insisting that as accumulating from all branches of realizing what they longed for. me revert back from where started because we said like this, we shall science indicate that it is the law They could not understand that my discussion. I told the Leftists at have to keep to it, even if necessity operative in every sphere including howsoever honest a person might that time that they were eloquent of revolution is felt to be otherwise. a subject or incident about which be, he can never achieve what he about the corruption of the So you see, their conduct is one knows nothing. If something is wants merely by dint of that Congress, calling every something like the proverbial unknown, then it is incumbent on honesty alone. No doubt the Congressman corrupt, saying that arsoproyogwhich means whatever one to get to know the same. Hence question of honesty and dishonesty the Congress was practising is said by a sage is by itself right — if anyone thinks something to be is fundamental in doing anything. corruption, indulging in theft, and similar to that whatever they correct or just with respect to a Because a person bereft of scruple, swindling, deceit, that there was no say is by itself right. To suit their plan, programme, mental make-up, determination and honesty can do honest person in the Congress, own convenience, they have no politics or ideology and thinks that nothing. It is a primary condition everyone had become rotten — all doubt understood this much from since he wants to achieve it on that that if anyone intends to do these were true. But the Congress Marxism-Leninism or dialectical basis, why shall he not succeed, something, he must possess had degenerated, got mired in materialism that since there is no then he should remember that he honesty, grit and dream for doing corruption only after being saddled God, there is no question of sin or cannot achieve it simply because he that. He cannot but have all these. in power. Prior to that, during the reward for virtue, or condemnation desires or thinks so. Because I have But can he accomplish his objective freedom movement, they also to hell in the religious sense, so already said that every only by having these? No, despite participated in the struggle, the what is there to fear ! So, to them it phenomenon, every action is law- possessing all these, if he treads the Congress workers were very much is a matter of saying or doing at any governed, follows a definite wrong path, then his creative in the struggle. At that time, all of given time whatever suits their us were within the Congress. These convenience, in other words, they Congress workers, Gandhite do not care at all for any principle. Protest against Privatisation of Water workers, had made lots of sacrifices Remember that as against the then. At that time they had the influence of the debased ethics and and Electricity Tariff Hike in Delhi mettle to sacrifice. But now after morality which has eaten into the Protests against privatization- Committee, Karol Bagh on 23 July. being in power, they are all running very vitals of the left movement, our commercialization of water and Public meetings were held and after their share in the booty. party, SUCI is trying its very best, other issues like extreme electricity addressed by Delhi State Committee However, I had asked the Leftists and all alone, to build up the left tariff hike was held in Delhi by the members of the Party as also by way back in 1966 whether they movement on the edifice of a higher Gulabi-Bagh Shastri Nagar Unit leaders of the local units of the were looking at themselves in the ethics and morality.” of Socialist Unity Centre of Party and different mass and frontal mirror. Till then, they had not India (Communist) on 29 July as organizations, highlighting the assumed power. But could they (Left Movement in India and task also by the Water Privatization intent of the design to serve the detect that before being in the seat of the students, 1974: SW Vol. III Commercialization Resistive interests of the monopolists. of power, corruption had surged p 475-486) PROLETARIAN ERA AUGUST 1, 2012 PAGE SEVEN Masquerading as leftists-Marxists, CPI(M) is practising rotten criminalized bourgeois politics Contd. from page 4 people that leftism is no different than the known bourgeois outfits, corruption and criminalization of more terrible torture if reported to from rotten corrupt bourgeois should fade out from the arena of politics is going beyond all bounds. the court.” These arguments are politics and hence dispossessed of bourgeois parliamentary politics. And these vices are being sustained, flimsy and untenable since the any scruple or honesty whatsoever. Still, whatever is coming out, supported and practised not only by CPI(M) top leaders and team of That is why, perhaps there is no speaks eloquent about the political the branded bourgeois petty MLA’s are regularly visiting them in cogent reason to believe that all bankruptcy of the CPI(M) and bourgeois parties. Rather, the horrid the lock-ups or jail on one side and these investigations would be led increasingly making people aware situation and the hated fascistic acts on the other, that party is upto their logical end as the CPI(M) of the fact that under the garb of of CPI(M) show that social- demonstratively flexing its muscles like the Congress or the BJP, enjoys leftism, this party is nakedly democratic forces masquerading as in the street in an attemptto keep up considerable confidence of the pursuing worst bourgeois politics of leftists-Marxists do not lag behind. the morale. In case of the murder of ruling capitalist class whom they violence and murder so much so as In fact, these acts are typical of Abdul Shukkoorthey have have served faithfully during their to feel no qualms in brutally social-democratic forces who, as practically admitted their role governmental tenure in both Kerala assassinating political opponents, Lenin said, are agents of the justifying it as retaliation by angry and West Bengal. Notwithstanding both inside and outside the party. bourgeoisie in the working class supporters when their leaders were having been dislodged from the Our Party is trying hard in this movement engaged in attacked. About the murder of power, the CPI(M) as a social- situation to explain to the people emasculating the movement from Muhammad Fazal they still hold it democratic force with a cloak of that such politics of individual withinto serve the ruling capitalist as the handy work of the BJP. But Marxism-Leninism still continues killing and assassination of political class. Upholding the nobility of evidences coming out are proving to be in the corridor of power and opponents as well as party Marxism-Leninism-Comrade otherwise. Because of the vile might well stage a comeback at any dissidents has nothing to do with Shibdas Ghosh Thought we are politics of murder pursued by the opportune time with the blessings Marxism-Leninism. Rather, engaged in extensive campaign CPI(M) for long the democratic and backing of the ruling class. One Marxism-Leninism staunchly among the people. A number of atmosphere of the state of Kerala is is reminded in this connection of opposes such heinous activities and public meetings involving eminent also seriously affected. the words of great Stalin who imbibes people with the nobility of personalities have been organized Now public anger against the observed that “it is impossible to revolutionary politics which, as under party’s initiative condemning CPI(M) in the state is in its peak put an end to capitalism without Comrade Shibdas Ghosh has the politics of murder and and the party itself is in great putting an end to Social- taught, is the noblest feeling of upholding true democratic values shambles. Taking fullest advantage, Democratism which is an heart which spurs on a which are attracting the left- the Congress-led UDF govt. is ideological support of capitalism.” revolutionary to bring about a minded people widely. Also our trying to further tarnish their image So the ruling class in its aggregate revolutionary transformation of the party is singlehandedly building up and also to denigrate Marxism class interest is not likely to allow obsolete decrepit society by sustained democratic mass itself. By repeatedly calling CPI(M) the judicial proceedings to go cultivating finest human essence. movements on burning problems as Marxist-leftist, the bourgeois beyond a certain limit lest such a At the same time, our Party of the people and striving to media is also leaving no stone social-democratic party like the would like to point out that maintain healthy-democratic unturned to show leftism-Marxism CPI(M) which can on occasions decadence of capitalism has atmosphere of meaningful political in bad light and holding out to serve its class interest much better reached such a depth that activities. Protests sweep across states against rising gruesome atrocities on women and girl children Comrade Ina Hussain, are dragging the youth of the Research Centre, Ahmedabad on authorities of the M. S. University Secretary, Assam State Committee country towards a disastrous end. 28 July by the All India MSS and of Varodara, towards the hostel of All India MSS expressing grave The 9 July incident at Guwahati is All India DSO in association with girls. anxiety and strongest indignation at a glaring eye-opening instance of AWAG and Gujarat Mahila A women’s conference the horribly tragic incident of that. She demanded impartial Federation. It was presided over by (Sammelan) held at Rewari on atrocious molestation of a woman investigation of this ghastly Sh. Ilaben Pathak. Eminent 22 July also addressed, among at Guwahati on 9 July, said in a incident and severe punishment for personalities of the Gujarat state others, the issue of the rising Press statement that the way the persons involved in and and others like Sh. Naliniben atrocities on women. Dr. transgressing upon all limits of responsible for it. At the same time Trivedi, Sh. Ameeben Yagnik, Sh. Jaylakhsmi, the All India General civility and humanity, attempts were she pointed out the only way to Mehroonisaben Desai, Sh. Decreatary of AIMSS, addressed made to thrash the helpless woman save the youth rests in developing Prakashbhai N. Shah, Sh. Rohitbhai the house. severely, to put burning cigarette cultural movement on the strength Shukla, Sh. Dwarikanath Rath, Sh. A massive dharna was staged at stubs on her body and finally to of correct ideology and values and Leelaben Desai, Sh. Jagdishbhai Bhagat Singh Chowk, near Gandhi strip her in front of a camera, all ethics. Chaudhary, Sh. Bhartiben Parmar Maidan, in Patna on 26 July, this prove once more without doubt All India Committee of the and others expressed their concern against the police inaction in that the Congress government of the AIMSS also registered its strong over increasing incidents of rapes, arresting the rapists of a teenage Assam state has failed totally and protest against this incident and on particularly on girl child, debasing girl in Patna. It was organized by miserably in protecting rights and 16 July demonstrations were held mentality towards women, the ‘Mahila Atyachar Virodhi ensuring security of women here. on the same cause in different indifferent attitude of the Sangharsha Morcha’ of which the Comrade Hussain further said that states of the country including Government and administration. AIMSS is one of the important in these days of decadent West Bengal (in Kolkata), Delhi, Sh. Mayurbhai Chavda, Asst. constituents. Leaders of the Bihar capitalism, the youth, are fast Gujarat (in Ahmedabad) by the Commisioner, Crime Branch State Committee of the AIMSS, falling victims of perversions. women’s organization AIMSS, the confessed that Police and including Com. Sadhana Mishra, Unabated addiction towards drinks, youth organization AIDYO and administration need be more Secretary addressed the dharana drugs, pornography and rampant the students’ organization AIDSO. sensitized. Sh. Meenakshiben Joshi among others. Under pressure of spread of vulgar materials through A convention against rising conducted the entire convention. the movement the police had to blue films through mobile phones, spate of rape of girl children was The Convention condemned the arrest three out of five rapists. The internet, facebook and such others held at Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Peace atrocious behaviour of the movement continues. RNI No. 13932/67 Postal Regd. No. KOL / RMS / /145 / 2010-12 Mass protest of land acquisition in Haryana SUCI (C) strongly opposes another dose Peasants of 16 villages of Bawal Rewari and Bawal towns observed of steep hike in petrol-diesel prices in sub-division, district Rewari in complete bandh at the call of the Haryana state are struggling hard to struggling peasants. A kisan various states consequent on withdrawal save their 3500 acres of fertile mahapanchayat was held on 22 agricultural lands. SUCI (C) and July, which was attended by peasant of subsidy component of fuel surcharge AIKKMS along with other peasant leaders and representatives of organizations like BKU and a different opposition political parties, Comrade Provash Ghosh, General Secretary, SUCI (C), has issued number of political parties have including Rakesh Tickait, a the following statement on 26-07-12 : extended their support to the prominent peasant leader of We strongly oppose the most unjust and avidly anti-people move peasants. Instead of paying due western UP. With no response from on the part of the Congress-led central government to withdraw the subsidy hitherto provided to the oil companies as compensation for attention to their demands, the the government, the peasants administration is taking resort to decided a road blockade on the the taxation under state surcharge as a result of which there is steep brute coercive measures. It forcibly adjacent NH8. A heavy deployment rise in petrol-diesel prices in many states while the others would demolished hutments and houses; of police resorted to, without any soon follow the suit. With this, the government besides the ignoring plea of a local kisan warning, fierce lathi charge, tear-gas customary plea of increase in international crude price and falling pachayat, it registered case against shelling and finally firing on the rupee has found out another pretext of periodic hike in domestic fuel tariff and made one more step towards complete deregularization of those who opposed demolition. The struggling peasants, injuring peasants organized sit-in dharna at hundreds of them. An all Haryana retail fuel tariff which would push the spiralling price rise further and the District Collectorate office at protest day was observed on 24 July spell yet more disaster in people’s life. This is evident that this Rewari on 11 July and without any against the police oppression government is avowedly committed to protect maximization of response from the government, In Haryana peasants are also profits by the oil behemoths crying hoarse for being compensated for when on 16 July the peasants struggling against forcible what is known as ‘under recovery’ or difference between international and domestic tariffs of refined oil and shows cruel wanted to submit their acquisition of fertile agricultural memorandum to the Deputy land in Fatehabad for the last two indifference to, if not indulgence in, the escalated plight and penury Commissoner, they were lathi- years. As the government makes the of the rapidly pauperized common people. charged at the office which injured move for final award of acquisition, We call upon the people not to accept this draconian attack on many including old aged women the peasants including women their life and livelihood calibrated as ‘economic logic’ for rescuing a and an old aged retired Colonel. prepare themselves for a greater shuttering economy, not be misled by the deceptive slogans and pretended opposition of the forces subservient to bourgeois class Undaunted, the peasants continued struggle, if necessary with lathis in their movement, even acquiring hands. The AIKKMS, a participant interest and come forward to embrace the path of organized sustained support from other sections of in the movement have submitted conscious democratic movement under correct leadership which is people. District court bar memorandum to the Chief Minister the only way to thwart such sinister designs of the bourgeois association observed work Haryana, demanding withdrawal of government and repel the mounting onslaughts perpetrated by it on suspension against the injustice the plan for unjust acquisition of them. made on the peasants. On 18 July lands. SUCI (C) vehemently opposes the Comrade Tarun Naskar in W B assembly proposal to hike power tariff and Contd. from page 4 attention to the fact that the expediency. government has not honoured its calls upon the countrymen to resist it Comrade Tarun Naskar has been commitment of freeing the the only MLA to have opposed the education from worst nepotism and by developing powerful movement Techno India University, West indirect control of the party in power Comrade Provash Ghosh, General Secretary, SUCI(C), has issued Bengal Bill 2012 aimed at ratifying as well as not filling up vacant the following statement on 19-07-12 : posts of college teachers, creation of setting up of Universities by private We vehemently oppose the utterly anti-people pro-capitalist houses. He asserted that this is a need-based new posts, is silent over recommendation of the Planning Commission reportedly accepted by move to carry the legacy of the implementing certain UGC rules in the Congress-led central government to ask the state governments to erstwhile CPI(M) government who salary fixation, promotion, age of substantially raise electricity charges as pre-condition for receiving had initiated setting up private service etc. He also criticized the proposed bail-out package to rescue, what it states, ‘the ailing power engineering and medical colleges government for introducing no sector’ and to withdraw subsidy to all the state electricity boards. detention policy upto class VII even by the top monopolist groups This draconian decision is going deal another severe blow to the like the Ambanis in keeping with the which is destined to spell disaster. common people including the poor peasants reeling under harrowing anti-education recommendations of While supporting the essence of price rise of all essential commodities and increasing fiscal savagery. the Ambani-Birla Committee, the proposal mooted by the The very plea that the power sector is incurring loss is a hoax and National Knowledge Commission government to lead an all-Party the customary alibi of rising cost of production does not stand reason and the Yashpal Committee. He delegation to Delhi for exerting or fact. While the government is on a spree of doling out plethora of pressure on the central government urged the Minister for Higher concessions, financial assistance and tax exemptions to the corporate Education to consider the question of for putting a 3-year moratorium on sector, it is shamelessly squeezing the pauperized masses of the ascribing to the existing colleges payment of both principal and people under the fraudulent pretext of boosting economic growth. under Techno India group, affiliation interest on the huge central loan This proposal which is welcomed by the industrial houses and with the West Bengal University of that the previous CPI (M) MNCs, both domestic and foreign, is a precursor to the impending Technology so that it could be government had availed of, he held roll-out of a slew of economic reforms in keeping with the prescripts that the government need to work eligible for conducting post-graduate of capitalist globalization and thus destined to wreak havoc in and doctoral courses. for developing a consensus on the people’s life and push the suffering multitudes further to the Taking part in the debate on matter and the charter of demands precipice of ruination. education budget and conveying must also incorporate other issue We call upon the countrymen to rise in protest and build up a thanks to the government for like no FDI in retail, release of countrywide organized powerful democratic movement with due ensuring disbursement of salary of receivable share of coal cess expediency to stall this proposed power tariff hike and thwart collected, increase in central aid, the college teachers on the 1st day of implementation of the other reform measures like subsidy the month and the decision to set up more central grant for proper withdrawal, FDI in retail and banks, opening up pension fund for new colleges and universities based distribution of essential items stock market investment, deregulation of fuel prices and so forth. on an education map, he drew through PDS etc. 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. 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