Volume 45 No. 23 Organ of the SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST) July 15, 2012 Founder Editor-in-Chief : COMRADE SHIBDAS GHOSH Price : Rs. 2.00 Red Salute Comrade Provash Ghosh on Frederick Engels ensuing Presidential Election of India On 12 July, 2012 Comrade Provash Ghosh, rural life stands shattered. Without land and job, General Secretary, SUCI (C), addressed a well – the multitudes of rural poor are wondering about. attended Press Conference held at the Central The term ‘migrant labour’ is now quite familiar. Party Office in Kolkata. In his address, he said: It means there is no stability; job-seekers are We think whatever might have been claimed in aimlessly moving around the entire country like campaign or coverage about the Presidential migratory birds. Whatever long accounts of election being an apolitical issue, the office of the development and planning leaders may dish out, President is really a political institution. The the situation is extremely pathetic and horrific. activities of the President are guided by the People are committing suicides in lakhs, are Constitution which itself is framed with a dying of starvation or without any medical political approach and in all previous Presidential treatment. Presently the most flourishing trade in elections held so far, it is the political parties that India is women trafficking. Hundreds of have selected the candidates, that have entered thousands of women of poor families are being into contests. If and when some independent illegally trafficked to various parts of the country candidate came into picture, some or other and even foreign lands. Even seven or eight year 28 November 1820 – 5 August 1895 political parties must have nominated him. The old girl children are being initiated into roaring cabinet which guides the President is also very flesh trade. No party in power seems to bother “It is the essence of bourgeois socialism to much a political body. So this election cannot be the least. They have no concern at all in these want to maintain the basis of all the evils viewed judged outside the domain of politics. Of issues. The country has never witnessed such a of present-day society and at the same course in our country, all the debates, discussions horrid condition. The world capitalist economy, time to want to abolish the evils and dialogues on Presidential election are of which the Indian economy is an inseparable themselves…Whoever declares that the confined to the parties in power or in opposition. part, is itself in the grip of an acute insoluble capitalist mode of production, the “iron Common people are hardly bothering about it. crisis and mounting recession. The US economy laws” of present-day bourgeois society, are They are concerned with the burning problems of is capsizing in the Pacific Ocean. European inviolable, and yet at the same time would their life. So, I am of the opinion that this economy too is sinking in the Atlantic Ocean. It like to abolish their unpleasant but election should be viewed in the backdrop of the appears that the market of the capitalist- necessary consequences, has no other prevailing political-economic-social background. imperialist economy has totally run dry with recourse but to deliver moral sermons to I won’t go into elaborations. All of you are nothing left of it. So intense is the economic the capitalists, moral sermons whose journalists, well educated and well- informed. crisis of capitalism today. When the giants are emotional effects immediately evaporate The present economic situation in the country upto the neck, how could Indian capitalism under the influence of private interest is simply horrible. Two-third of the population is survive? On the other hand, in the much- and, if necessary, of competition.” either unemployed or semi-employed. A few clamoured democracy of our country, there is no —Frederick Engels crores of workers have been retrenched. Lakhs of democratic right of the people. But, there is (The Housing Question—p.41-43) industries have been closed down. The entire Contd. on page 3 Egypt in the aftermath of Presidential Election REVELATIONS AND LESSONS Undeterred by the bullets and brutality of the that the Egyptian army hitherto considered to be Turn of events after Mubarak’s ouster autocratic regime and defying the long-continuing impervious did not dare to use force to suppress It is, therefore, clear that the people’s repressions that they have dreaded so far, lakhs the same. Rather, it feigned a sympathetic attitude movement rose to such a peak that it had all of oppressed Egyptians from all sections of the towards this people’s uprising. Even the US potential of not only replacing autocracy by society including women congregated at the imperialists who initially in collusion with the democracy but even ensuring materialization of Tahrir Square of Cairo and other parts of the Mubarak-led army-controlled government tried to people’s latent desire to be freed from the ongoing country in the last week of January, 2011 to pull the strings from behind to nip the movement excruciating economic exploitation materialized. demand an end to thirty long years of President in the bud also had to switch to a cunning ploy of From this very intent of emancipation, the fighting Hosni Mubarak’s most oppressive rule, fully pretending support for Mubarak’s ouster and Egyptian people had called their struggle as backed, geared and protected by the army, and pitching for a ‘peaceful and orderly transition’ to ‘revolution’, of course not being clear what restoration of democracy. This spontaneous democracy. Finally, Mubarak had to step down on exactly the term connotes and warrants for being militant people’s protest which spread like 11 February, 2011, handing over the power to the accomplished given the fact that they are pressed wildfire across the country and virtually assumed army.Sensing the mood and fervour of the under the yoke of ruthless oppression of ruling the character of a mass uprising was greeted fighting people, the army found no option but to capitalism perpetrated through the bourgeois state throughout the world as “Arab spring’. So beat a retreat, find a scapegoat in Mubarak and machine armed to the teeth. Had the necessary pre- powerful had been the impact of this spontaneous asking him to resign, dissolve the so called conditions for overthrowing the ruling capitalist uprising of undaunted people with remarkable Parliament, suspend the country’s Constitution class by revolution been fulfilled, there of course fighting zeal and uncompromising spirit, particu- and commit that it would be in power for six was every possibility of this people’s uprising larly characterized in the main by their secular months till the election, to form a new ending up in anti-capitalist revolution. But, such nature and strongest anti-US imperialist feelings government. Contd. on page 2 PAGE TWO JULY 15, 2012 PROLETARIAN ERA Egypt Change of regime does not mean change of oppressive capitalist rule Contd. from page 1 indicated inevitable infringement on elected President though announced which protects the state. In other has not been the case. Though people civil liberties and basic human rights as the head of the said Council could words, the oppressive ruling class spontaneously rose up in demand for by the army and aided by the not take any decision of his own but secures its state through the army. democracy, various bourgeois and country’s judiciary to quell a only nod to what the military Likewise, the judiciary too cannot petty-bourgeois forces including possible rebellion against the generals propose. Thus, the people but ultimately serve the aggregate fundamentalist outfits as well as SCAF’s naked intervention to found while they had fought to interest of the ruling capitalist class. camouflaged agents of the army rule disrupt, if not derail, Egypt’s terminate the autocratic military rule Egyptian bourgeois state is no sneaked into the movement and tried transition to democracy. Allegations and elect a civilian government, the exception. So if one does not to see that the movement does not flew thick and fast that an unholy real power continued to be understand the nature and escalate beyond a point and is collusion between the army and concentrated in the military characteristics of the state, one withdrawn once Mubarak was judiciary has led to a ‘military coup’ notwithstanding election of a civilian cannot understand the role of the ousted and an election agreed upon. and the high judiciary, gelled during president in the form of Morsi who army. In some of the capitalist states, Exactly that happened. Hailing the Mubarak era, had become a tool won by a slender margin (51% as there are civilian rules. But, if that Mubarak’s exit as a thumping of the military top brass to siphon off against Shafiq’s 49%). What could rule for any reason whatsoever is success and seeming to be on the power from a democratically elected be more of a mockery of democracy found to be causing any threat or cusp of a new dawn, the movement parliament. It was also alleged that than this! It is also worth noting that inconvenience to the operation of the was called off and people were made the court’s ruling was part of a larger while there was a high turnout of capitalist order, the army intervenes to believe that the Supreme Council plot hatched by SCAF to bring back voters in the parliamentary elections, and takes over the power. Even the of the Armed Forces (SCAF) which the remnants of the Mubarak regime the percentage of voting came down civilian governments led by took over the reins would roll out the to power. drastically in the presidential poll to bourgeois petty-bourgeois outfits process of promised restoration of Even that was not all. When around 50%. After such a massive also finally bank on the army for democracy. But the euphoric mood counting of presidential poll was in movement for restoration of functioning in the class interest of which swept through the country for progress, it could be seen from the democracy, this marked drop in the ruling bourgeoisie. In other a few days with that fond hope soon exercised franchisee that the voting only indicates disappointment words, the state and the army are subsided into despair. In the midst of country’s people were almost and frustration among the people at entwined. So, there ought not to be doubts and dilemma about the SCAF equally divided between Shafiq, the the turn of events, particularly the any illusion that the army of a living up to their commitment, a protégé of Mubarak and the army drastic curtailment of the President’s capitalist state could become the constitutional referendum was and Mohammed Morsi of Muslim power and backdoor entry of the architect of articulating people’s approved on 19 March 2011 to ease Brotherhood. Taking note of the fact army. aspiration and act against the class the process of electing a president. that there was a sharp division rule and class interest of the Following that, a new electoral law among the people over presidential Why this tragic fallout of a exploiting bourgeoisie. was approved by the caretaker choice and a sizeable section of glorious struggle The next point is about government. Finally, after a spate of people was against the Brotherhood, Surely, this tragic fallout of a restoration of democracy. Realizing incidents, a parliamentary election to the military generals of SCAF sought glorious struggle has baffled not only this imperative need of people’s the People’s Assembly of Egypt was to resurface and began to reassert the gallant Egyptian people but the emancipation and drawing lessons held from 28 November 2011 to 11 themselves through promulgation of thinking persons of the whole world. from developments in various January 2012 in which the another decree which sapped the Apparently, this is baffling no doubt. countries and penetratingly Democratic Alliance for Egypt that power of an elected president and But if viewed in the light of Marxian analyzing the emerging world included Freedom for Justice Party stated that the president would have science and its methodology of situation in the light of the science of (Muslim Brotherhood) won a no jurisdiction over the army. The analysis, it would be evident that Marxism-Leninism, Comrade majority by capturing 235 seats in decree also proclaimed that the such an outcome was simply Shibdas Ghosh, Founder General House of 508. ‘The Revolution generals could oversee drafting of a inevitable. If one has to put an end to Secretary of the SUCI(C) and one of continues’ alliance of the leftists, it Constitution. In other words, it was the peril, misery and penury plaguing the foremost Marxist thinkers of the may be mentioned, received 2.8% proclaimed that a civil the toiling masses, one must smash era had drawn attention of all to the votes and 7 seats. administration had no right to curtail the root. What is that root? The root fact that the bourgeoisie today is But just before the presidential the hefty powers and privileges is the exploitative decadent historically stripped of all its election and adoption of a new which the military had accumulated moribund crisis-ridden capitalist progressive role it once possessed in Constitution by the elected over decades. Even the intention of system steered and protected by the the days of rising capitalism. But parliament, the highest court of the the army to prune the longevity of bourgeois state under the oppressive following the inexorable course of land, in a stunning judgment, Egypt’s first elected presidency was capitalist class. As shown by Lenin, history, capitalism is now in its dissolved the elected parliament and not kept a secret.In an interview with “the state is an organ of the rule of a decadent moribund stage, mired in opened the door for SCAF to take Al Jazeera TV, the head of SCAF’s definite class” and “bourgeois states insoluble crisis and gasping in the pervasive control of both legislative advisory council, said that the are most varied in form, but their death throes. So, it has become and financial powers. The court also incoming President would last only essence is the same: all these states, avidly reactionary, utterly corrupt, ruled that Ahmed Shafiq, Mubarak’s until the time a new Constitution was whatever their form, in the final phenomenally deceptive and last Prime Minister and his most drafted and authority to civilians analysis, are inevitably the ruthlessly coercive in extending its trusted lieutenant, would be allowed would not be ceded until a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie.” He decaying decomposing rule. Even no to run for the presidency despite the Constitution was written. It was also analyzed how “in capitalist unfulfilled task of bourgeois passage of an earlier law by obvious that SCAF would ensure society… democracy is always democracy can be shouldered by it parliament, endorsed by SCAF, drafting of the new Constitution in hemmed in by the narrow limits set today as even that poses a serious having prohibited members of the such a way as to defend its core by capitalist exploitation, and threat to its mutilated existence. former regime from contesting the interests. A section of the Egyptian consequently always remains, in Haunted by the fear-complex of anti- presidential poll. Moreover, lest the jurists now say that the generals have reality, a democracy for the minority, capitalist revolution, it is cultivating court ruling should trigger a revival effectively planted a booby trap in only for the propertied classes, only curtailment of even the basic tenets of people’s protest agitation which the parliamentary elections by for the rich. Freedom in capitalist of bourgeois democracy which the might well bring back the days of leaving them vulnerable to judicial society always remains about the reactionary bourgeoisie is now Tahrir Square, SCAF decreed that negation at any time. The military same.” This coercive state has three fostering to survive. Parliamentary the army could carry out arbitrary generals also activated a dormant permanent organs—the army, the democracy has virtually been turned arrests and haul detainees before National Defence Council packed judiciary and the executive. And in into a farce with various military courts. This clearly with military personnel so that the the final analysis, it is the army Contd. on page 6 PROLETARIAN ERA JULY 15, 2012 PAGE THREE Press Conference on Presidential election Contest is between two trusted representatives of the ruling class Contd. from page 1 representing workers-peasants-poor people are out on the streets in would the CPI(M) leaders tell to the unbriddled ‘democratic’ right of the and middle class people. Such a protest. Though there is no people ? corporate sectors, monopolists, the contestant was badly needed today. leadership, yet people are One of the arguments put forth MNCs to plunder the country, to It is a tragedy that today there is spontaneously bursting forth in by the CPI (M) leadership is: The loot the people with alacrity. no longer anything like a powerful movement. The kind of people’s Congress is secular and the BJP However, the common people have left and democratic movement in agitations now going on in America communal. But, it was this very no democratic right to protest India. The CPI (M), known as a big is unprecedented. In Europe, there is communal BJP they had supported against injustice or resist onslaught. left party, never had anything to do one after another surge of massive during the regime of Vajpayee Each and every movement is being with Marxism. Even then, to strikes. In our country, however, the government. They joined hands at brutally crushed. Fake encounter whatever extent it practiced leftism so-called ‘communist’ parties like least twice. In 1977, knowing fully killings have become rampant in the and participated in the leftist CPI (M) are not only taking no well that the Jan Sangh was a country. Under the facade of movements have also been initiative to build any movement; constituent of the Janata party, they democracy, an autocratic, fascistic abandoned by them since the mid- they have already shattered the pro- had supported the latter. Later too, rule is clamped on the country. All sixties of the last century. The movement mental make-up in the CPI(M) joined hands with the the ruling political parties are utterly BJP to support the VP Singh. May degenerated and submerged in be they are of the opinion that Jan corruption. They are minting money Sangh-RSS-BJP was then “secular”, freely. A few ministers may not be but has now turned “communal”. accepting money in person, may We have never considered the even be personally honest. But Congress as secular. The concept of everybody, including them, is fully secularism had evolved during the aware that their party leaders and days of advent of Renaissance in members are looting money, Europe. It connotes that there is no amassing fabulous wealth to float divine world, no supernatural entity. on it. In reality, these political In Europe this idea evolved in course parties do not consider the people of struggles to free politics from the anything else but voters. To create domination of the churchdom and their own vote-banks they are stranglehold of religious thoughts to fomenting all kinds of divisive establish democratic republic by mentalities centering round religion, giving defeat to the monarchy. It Comrade Provash Ghosh addressing the Press Conference. Seated on his left caste, sub-caste, ethnicity, parochial Polit Bureau members Comrades Asit Bhattacharyya and Ranjit Dhar. On the meant that in the quest for truth, in and racist thoughts and so forth to right Central Committee member Comrade Soumen Bosu and Polit Bureau the cult of science and epistemology, disunite people. Thus, they are member Comrade Manik Mukherjee in the governance of society there exploiting the toiling masses simply central focal point of their politics people at large. West Bengal was should not be any domination or to buttress their narrow sectarian also is the same as that of the the bastion of leftist movement. influence of religion. It would be electoral interest. The moral Congress and the BJP i.e. to anyhow Since the days of the British rule, scientific democratic thoughts and scenario of the country is polluted grab governmental power — either there was the leftist trend led by reason which should govern them. to the core. How wretchedly women to be in power or to remain in the Subhaschandra as alternative to the Religious faith, if any, should remain are being raped, gang-raped; none, corridor of power. They are rightist politics of the Congress exclusively in the domain of one’s not even children, are being spared. confined within the precincts of this under Gandhi. Later this state individual belief and in the places of Spectacle is same throughout the vote-based power politics. became the citadel of leftist worship. This was secularism. In our country. Looking at the present Holding aloft the banner of movement. Remaining in the country Vidyasagar was the pioneer condition, it becomes hard to Marxism-Leninism-Shibdas Ghosh governmental power for the long 34 of this idea. It was he who said that believe that luminaries like Thought and militant leftism it is years in West Bengal, these so- the Sankhya-Vedanta were false Vidyasagar, Vivekananda, our Party which is continuously called communists have broken the systems of philosophy. He upheld Rabindranath, Saratchandra, developing movements in different backbone of leftist movement. We true spirit of secularism. Later it was Subhaschandra, Chittaranjan Das, states based on our own strength. can only add that we are trying our Saratchandra who upheld it, so did Bhagat Singh, Premchand and Though there is hardly any coverage best to bring it round and revive the Nazrul. Bhagat Singh had upheld others were once born in this very of our movements and efforts in the leftist movement. secularism in the field of politics. All same country. media, you as journalists must be In such a situation, we are of the of them were non-believers. On the The Presidential election that is having knowledge of that. On 14 opinion, it was required to build up other hand, even a believer himself, being held in such a situation have March last, we held a rally of more a powerful left and democratic Rabindranath was against dragging two contesting sides, which are than a lakh of people in Delhi and movement in the interest of religion into politics. Subhaschandra nothing but trusted representatives submitted signatures from more workers-peasants and the exploited too was against invoking religion in of the bourgeoisie, the monopolists. than three crores of people from people, and to contest the politics. They were secular in the One is the Congress in power with each nook and corner of the country Presidential election in continuity of fields of politics. But the National its few adjuncts while the other is on the burning demands of their life. that. This was desired and necessary Congress even when it was leading the BJP in opposition. BJP too has None of the other parties including too. But, since it did not happen, the Swadeshi movement or the some associates. Politics of both the CPI (M), either singly or jointly now the option rests between the independence struggle, was a these parties are the same — how to with others, could ever organize two bourgeois contestants. And by religion-based institution. Behind anyhow grab power and serve the such a massive demonstration in the deciding to support the Congress the slogan of ‘equal encouragement interest of the plundering by the capital city of the country. But still nominee, one of the two bourgeois to all religions’, the Gandhite domestic and foreign monopoly we have not been able to reach that contestants, the CPI (M) have not leadership was under the domination capital. This Presidential election is position at all India level as to build just played an opportunistic role, of Hindu religion and even the upper nothing but a dress rehearsal of the up a countrywide movement on our they have utterly betrayed leftism. castes. The outcome was the forthcoming parliamentary polls in singular strength. But the oppressed The arguments the CPI (M) leaders partition of the country. As a result 2014. All the parliamentarian parties people, the suffering multitudes, the are dishing out in defence of their of that, even today the country often are viewing this presidential molested women, all of them stand are not convincing even their witnesses violent communal- election from that angle only. without exception are sincerely cadres. There is a revolt among the parochial-casteist conflagrations. Under the circumstances, it was desiring movement, protest, CPI (M) workers, in JNU and other The Congress after assuming power necessary to place an alternative to struggle. This is the cry of the hour. places. When there is discontent has been instrumental behind these two, that is a third, contestant, Even in the western countries among their own activists, what Contd. on page 4 PAGE FOUR JULY 15, 2012 PROLETARIAN ERA Powerful movement — the only way to retrieve peasants’ land at Singur After coming to governmental then Chief Minister Buddhadeb under the banner of a people’s is to be noted, the SEZ is an power ending the 34- year rule of Bhattacharya fondly nicknamed as committee namely the Krishi Jami extortionist centre of the the CPI(M) Front government, the “brand-Buddha” by the monopolist Raksha Committee (Save Farmland imperialists, where extreme Trinamool Congress (TMC) in its industrialist houses, both domestic Committee). Under the banner of exploitation and deprivation of the bid to go by its electoral pledge and foreign, the said government this Committee the peasant toiling people, economically, passed an Act to help the unwilling instantly snatched away 1000 acres movement at Singur gained socially and politically by the farmers of Singur in West Bengal to of multi-crop most fertile lands momentum and overwhelming industrialists is the rule . In get back their lands snatched away from the peasants of Singur in the support that swamped not only the Nandigram too the movement and doled out to the Tatas by the district of Hooghly. They performed district of Hooghly but spread against the land grabbing was said CPI(M) Front government. The this ‘great task’ by killing throughout the state of West Bengal initiated by our Party and the TMC Tatas challenged this verdict in the Rajkurmar Bhul, a protesting as a whole. However, the TMC joined it later hesitatingly. It Calcutta High Court but the High peasant son whom the police lathi- shifted the resistance movement requires noting that our Party was Court cleared the Act as valid. After charged to death and Tapasi Malik, from the spot of Singur to a hunger relatively stronger in Nandigram this the Tatas appealed to the also a protesting peasant daughter strike at Esplanade East, Kolkata. than in Singur. Hence, armed with Division Bench of the same High who was brutally mass-raped before This absence of any movement at our well-planned strategy and Court against the verdict. The being murdered by the CPI(M) Singur, gave the Tatas the tactics and massive popular support Division Bench after a long hearing criminals. These were coupled with opportunity to finish erection of the for the TMC, all sections of people nullified the Act as illegal and thus scores of peasants being severely boundary wall around the occupied were assembled under the banner of in favour of the Tatas raising many injured in brute police attack on the lands at Singur. It also told upon the a public committee named Bhumi points, shortcomings and first day of the resistance intensity of the movement to be Uchchhed Protirodh Committee inconsistencies. This verdict of the movement in September 2006. Then scaled down. Had the movement (BUPC) and launched a heroic High Court Bench pushed the the government doled out these continued at Singur, the Tatas might uncompromising long protracted fighting people of West Bengal in lands to the Tatas at a throwaway or not have been able to build the wall. battle. This movement roused up not general and the farmers of Singur in no compensation. That sparked a Almost simultaneously, there only the people of West Bengal but particular into despair and militant mass movement in protest. surfaced the Nandigram movement gave impetus and inspiration to the despondency. It is be noted, as the people of West in March 2007. At Nandigram of democracy-loving people all over To recall, in 2006 after 31 years Bengal will unambiguously admit, East Medinipur also, the CPI(M) India and even in different parts of of their uninterrupted rule, the that it was our Party which initiated front government, in the same way the world. Despite inhuman ruling CPI(M) Front government the movement first with whatever as Singur, conspired to forcibly tortures, numberless killings of suddenly woke up to the awareness strength we had at our command occupy vast tracts of thickly women, teenagers and even the old that West Bengal was lagging in then. Finding the tremendous mass populated and richly cultivated and more menacingly mass rapes, industrialization and felt its need to support behind the movement, the village lands and give those with the help of police and the be met immediately. In their TMC joined it later. True to the virtually as gifts to the foreign party- hired anti-socials, the enthusiasm to ‘do it now’, the sentiment of the people of Singur, multinational Salim group to set up movement could not be smothered “mantra” (slogan) coined by the there developed a united movement a SEZ (Special Economic Zone). It Contd on page 5

Press Conference on Presidential election CPI(M)’s stand is utter betrayal to toiling people Contd from page 3 now that those enablers are no longer Democratic Revolution. By that understanding with the bourgeoisie. precipitating so many communal with them, the leaders can not bring theory, the national bourgeoisie is If this be the theory, then neither riots. This is an open fact. And the the party round to stand erect. For considered to be an ally of developing friendship with the Tatas, BJP has certainly done the same. The them to stand up, they badly need revolution, whereas Indian Birlas or Ambanis, nor entering into only difference is that while the BJP blessings from the Congress. capitalism itself has acquired an understanding with the Congress is nakedly practising Hindu The Congress-CPI (M) imperialist character by giving birth or be nearer to the government for communalism, the Congress is doing understanding is nothing new; it to monopoly capital, finance capital pelf and power, becomes any the same wearing a cloak of dates back to the days of Indira and MNCs, is exporting capital, problem. secularism; Congress too instigate Gandhi. We have shown it time and acquiring mines and industries And what to speak of their fight the riots as and when they need so. often. In 1966, it was they who overseas as an imperialist power. against communalism! In reality, So the argument the CPI(M) leaders raised the slogan that Indira was Though a relatively weaker nowhere the CPI (M) is putting up offer is frivolous, childish and does progressive and Morarji reactionary. imperialist power compared to US any fight against communalism. not stand reason or facts at all. Later too, on different issues they imperialism, Indian capitalism is Rather, a careful observation would Their second argument is rather invented ‘healthy progressive trend’ building up ties with US imperialism reveal that like other bourgeois a true confession on their part. They in the Congress. Though when they to buttress its class aspirations. parties, CPI (M) is not hesitant to deserve appreciation at least for that. found the electoral prospects of Jan CPI(M) leadership is characterizing use communal-religious divides for The CPI (M) leaders are themselves Sangh-RSS brighter, they this Indian bourgeoisie as the purpose of creating vote bank. saying that they want to use the immediately rallied behind them progressive. So their leaders try to Their occasional fuming against the conflict between the Congress and raising slogan of fighting autocracy convince their cadres that the BJP’s communalism is aimed at the Trinamool Congress and that of the Congress. And again when the Congress represents the progressive tying knots with the Congress and they can not gain strength in all India swing seemed to be reverse, they in section of the national bourgeoisie wooing minority votes. I have level too, if their party remains weak a volte face lent support to the which by their theory is the ally of already stated that from the lure of in West Bengal. On analysis, it Congress in the name of fighting revolution. What the exact nature of being in the rendezvous of power, means that having been ousted from communalism. And lastly they the kind of revolution CPI (M) the CPI (M) had no problem in powers they are not in a position to supported the Congress-led UPA-I leaders are espousing for, is also extending support to the BJP. stand up erect. Government power is government on the plea of its being evident from this explanation. In Moreover, everyone would their backbone. If they are in progressive. To justify their location fact, this very theory of People’s understand how hollow is their government, have grip on the of progressive trend in the Democratic Revolution is a argument of defeating the BJP administration, police, anti-socials, Congress, the CPI (M) set up a theoretical camouflage to justify the nominee in the current presidential have access to public money, then ‘theory’ too. The so-called opportunistic policies of reaping election. In this election, the their party becomes very strong. And revolution they speak of is Peoples’ electoral benefits by entering into an Contd on page 7 PROLETARIAN ERA JULY 15, 2012 PAGE FIVE Legitimacy and not legality should guide movement Contd. from page 4 repeatedly warned then that the desired result, which can be power. But the movement must not nor even let down. The government exclusive reliance upon legalism achieved only through powerful remain confined to Singur only. To was forced to finally surrender and cannot yield the desired result. It is legitimate movement even if it is draw sustenance and strength it has retreat. Before the movement, the impossible to defeat the Tata-Birla- declared illegal. This is what to be spread throughout the state of government had to ignominiously Ambani through legal ways and Comrade Shibdas Ghosh said while West Bengal organizing all sections bow out of Nandigram accompanied means. It is unrealistic; it is, as if, discussing about the ‘gherao’ of the people of the state into by its imperialist cohort Salim. The living in fool’s paradise, it is a movement during the first United people’s struggle committees movement in Nandigram became wishful thinking, or deceptive. It is Front rule in West Bengal in 1967. formed for the purpose. Snatching victorious. designed to create confusion. It has A hue and cry was raised about this away lands from the peasants is This victory of Nandigram a malafide intention to stray away ‘gherao’ which the toiling people unjust, so recapturing them by force movement provided added and from the movement. Or at best it may have to take resort to without of the movement even if it may be tremendous inspiration to the people can be said to have stemmed from finding any other way to realize in contravention of the law can of Singur. They were extremely ignorance. Those who are their just demand. The owners, the never be unjust. This recapture may rejuvenated. In consonance with acquainted with the abc of capitalists with their vested be illegal at the first call. But, it is their longing we proposed to the economics and politics of the interests, domestic or foreign, certainly legitimate, and so just and TMC at that time to launch the capitalist society, will not fail to opposed it as illegal and the courts natural. To repeat once more, the movement again. The TMC agreed appreciate all this. gave their verdict accordingly. retrieval can be achieved by force to this second phase of movement, The Calcutta High Court When this ‘gherao’ was viewed of the movement alone. The people though not without hesitation. There nullified the Act proving the from the legalist perspective, of Singur should take recourse to began the sustained squatting veracity of our contention. It is not Comrade Ghosh said, “…. this. They must have this mental movement at the gate of the Tatas that there is no point in fighting a Whatever is legal may not always preparation. It has to be instilled in project-area. With the movement legal battle if necessary. But that be just, rational and humane. Again them as well. And as precondition, getting intensified with massive cannot be prior. Priority should be illegality in the eye of the powerful movements have to be response and participation from the laid upon the extra-parliamentary prevailing law does not developed not only in Singur, but in people all over West Bengal, it peoples’ movement, extra-legal automatically render a thing unjust, the adjacent areas and even in all generated such overwhelming movement, that is, the mass irrational and inhuman.” Today its other districts of West Bengal, as pressure that the Tatas were forced movement developed through active veracity is proved beyond doubt. indicated above. Volunteers drawn to give up the project and leave participation of the people. This So, Acts or laws cannot help from the peasants, workers, West Bengal but without returning mass movement should be the main redeeming the lands of the peasants students and youths, unhesitatingly the lands to the unwilling peasants. source of strength. In the of Singur. Even if further Act is prepared to embrace any pains and At that time we repeatedly background of mass movement, the passed with sincere objective of sacrifice, have to be enlisted. emphasized to continue with the legal fight would have also been returning lands to the peasants from Sustained movements have to be movement and take it to the higher strengthened. The TMC ignored this the monopolists, the Tatas in this conducted through people’s struggle stage so as to retrieve peasants’ truth. Not only this, having been case, this Act would never stand the committees so that nothing could lands, which was possible in the saddled to power, they stubbornly test because of the very involvement stand in its way. And if the TMC background of the vibrant opposed movement itself, let alone of the capitalist-monopolist here. By government really wants that the atmosphere generated on account revive it. They pose serious obstacle landing the case into labyrinth of peasants of Singur should get back of the high-pitched movement. But to this movement. Instead of legalism they would ultimately win their lands, it should not repress the the TMC refused to pay heed to it. developing people’s democratic their case with the help of movement by deploying police and They only kept on promising to movement, they stressed that administration and judiciary, both administration and should stand by return the lands on their coming to everything would be done through being the pillars of the capitalist the fighting people of Singur. power. So their sole stress was then law with the help of the state machine. On the anvil of The peasants of Singur have no on the elections. After the government. As a result, an illusion complex legality, the capitalists other alternative but to reoccupy Panchayat and Lok Sabha elections, about legalism, utterly false though, through their resources, material their lands. For, it is these lands the people of West Bengal finally was created in the minds of the and human, would raise this flaw or which were the sole means of their thrust a landslide defeat to the peasants of Singur in particular, that of the passed Act, and would livelihood. Without them the CPI(M) Front government in the which in its turn destroyed the undo the case at least by sending it peasants of Singur with their Assembly elections. The TMC determination and fighting mental to the alley of procrastination for families are now at the point of total scored a landslide victory in this make-up that it is only the indefinite period. Also, by ruination. Starvation stares in their election of 2011. After formation of movement through which their transferring the case from this court faces; their children are forced to their government, apparently in demands can be achieved. to that, with their renewed appeal give up education; a minimum their bid to go by their promise the But the TMC failed to realize it. each time, on strength of their decent life eludes them. The TMC enacted a law at the first Treading the legal path the TMC overwhelming money power, they peasants of Singur by and large instance. But as has already been has, after the High Court would finally post the victory. So have been rendered almost beggars. stated above it received a jolt from judgement, landed the people of the just demand cannot be achieved An official alms of Rs.2000 and 2 the judiciary. Singur in utter frustration, as said only depending on the law. kg food grain to these poor We cannot miss that in a class- earlier. Had the movement Now, how to come out of it? struggling peasants are a pittance divided society the judiciary continued, this would not have How the peasants of Singur can be particularly in face of the back- upholds the aggregate interest of the occurred. The TMC shoved the disentangled from this web of breaking price rise of the recent class in power. The Acts and laws legitimate movement based upon legalism to get their purpose served, times. So, once again we emphasize are all framed and essayed in the most justified demand into the alley to retrieve their land? We firmly that getting back their lands is interest of the ruling class itself. The of deception and confusion, though believe that to get back their lands, possible only by forcible courts interpret them in the interest the same movement had once the peasants of Singur shall have to reoccupation of the lands through of this class. This is the real inspired not only people of our create waves of sustained powerful movement of peasants forging unity character of the judiciary. And the country, but also left an imprint movement and without depending with all sections of people and thus TMC went after elections and on upon people of the world. By taking upon anybody, on the strength of giving a fitting reply to the Tatas coming to power drifted away to this legitimate movement to the movement itself, must recapture and their former crony mentors, the legalism completely and solely legalism, the TMC has brought their occupied lands. The Tatas CPI(M). depended on the judiciary, all at the down a great shock on the people. occupied the lands by force with Our Party was, as it is now and cost of the movement. But we To emphasize again, reliance on the help of the police provided by so will be in future, with the firmly believe that fulfillment of legalism in a class-divided country the CPI(M) Front government. Now peasants of Singur holding the people’s legitimate demands cannot like ours does never go in favour of the retrieval should follow the same banner of movements aloft to lead rest upon this judiciary. We the toiling people nor does it bring path i.e., by asserting people’s them until success is achieved. PAGE SIX JULY 15, 2012 PROLETARIAN ERA Egypt Real emancipation lies in smashing exploitative capitalist state machine by revolutionary upsurge Contd from page 2 capitalist class from state power and religious multi-ethnic Egypt. The Brotherhood leadership essentially manipulations to rig the poll results smashing the capitalist state Brotherhood, it may be mentioned, belongs to the bourgeois camp and it in favour of the party or dispensation machine. And it is the revolutionary has been, over the past years, viewed might well be realizing from backed by the ruling class and working class which is historically as reactionary by many not only for experience that if it has to prevent subverting sovereignty of parliament poised to lead the anti-capitalist espousing religious obscurantism on frittering away of the chance it has which was viewed to be contingent revolution, emancipate the people issues like the veil, Sharia, anti- got to rule the country following upon the sovereignty of the people. from the yoke of exploitation of man Coptic discrimination but also, and victory in presidential election, it has The ruling bourgeoisie today tries to by man and force open the progress to the same degree, in the to relegate to the back its Islamist run its exploitative class rule keeping of civilization. So, in order to fundamental areas of economic and credential and make some radical a façade of parliamentary democracy accomplish this task, three essential social life. The Brotherhood is also postures to earn confidence of the and for that reason, wants only its preconditions are to be fulfilled—a reported to have voiced opposition to class in regard to its ability to most trusted representatives to be correct revolutionary theory, a strikes, workers’ demands, cozying up to all segments of the visible in the political arena and correct base political line and a independent workers’ unions, the people through deceptive tactics. At elected in the legislature to turn the correct revolutionary party of the movement of resistance against the the same time, it knows it has no latter into a pliant house protecting working class with necessary expropriation of farmers and so capacity to confront the army nor can its vested class interest. So, it is strength, both ideological and forth. Even it is stated to have been it build up a Tahrir Square like shifting to 2-party system with a organizational, to lead the masses to often criticized for working movement to exert pressure on the view to ensuring electoral choice victory treading along the correct opportunistically either by army as that movement at a given restricted between two parties or course of struggle. And the final hobnobbing with SCAF and keeping point of time had burst forth combinations of its own choice to battle for insurrection of power by pro-democracy campaigners of a spontaneously. So, how would it then hoodwink the people. As Comrade the working class would have to liberal and leftist persuasion in the increase its bargaining power? Only Shibdas Ghosh had lucidly explained confront and defeat a powerful dark or pushing an Islamist agenda in way is to somehow rally people’s in course of his penetrating analysis, mercenary army studded with lethal the dissolved parliament. In other support behind it. That is why, as it administrative fascism is sought to weapons which is the last defender words, it did not have the radical appears, the Brotherhood is now be clamped on the people with a of the ruling capitalist class and the mask the ruling bourgeoisie needed talking of agitations in the days show of democracy. With passage of capitalist state. For that, it is to dupe and confuse the masses by ahead to preserve, as it says, time, this is becoming more imperative to build up an keeping them arrested within the whatever little remains of Egypt’s pronounced throughout the world. ideologically charged people’s confines of rapidly degenerating fast receding democratic space and Autocracy or so called democracy — militia based on solid support of the bourgeois parliamentary democracy. has already reconvened the dissolved it is the oppressive bourgeois class people. Emergence of this militia In all probability, for that reason, the parliament in defiance of the army rule with more and more takes place in course of proper Brotherhood with an Islamic plank, and judiciary. If this tactics of the concentration of power in the hands conduction of the preparatory though having a following among a Brotherhood works, it might enable of the ruling bourgeoisie which is struggle for bringing about anti- section of the masses, was not them to negotiate a tough power- prevailing in the capitalist- capitalist revolution. considered suitable by the ruling sharing deal behind closed doors imperialist countries when as a class for the purpose of befooling the with the army and the judiciary. system, world capitalism is in the Concrete situation of Egypt entire people if saddled in power. death throes. With this theoretical clarity, let Similar might have been the case Imperativeness of political us once again come back to the with such other forces and outfits. consciousness Revolution means smashing specific socio-political scenario So, the ruling Egyptian bourgeoisie But the tragedy has been that the state machine obtaining in capitalist Egypt. There might have thought it more since the fighting people of Egypt Third point is in regard to the has been a continuous army rule beneficial to carry on the army rule. were not familiar with the correct concept of revolution in the given there right from 1950s the last forty Had there not been this spontaneous political understanding of situation. Out of enthusiasm and years of which first under Anwar uprising of the people, the revolution, nor did they have due carried by wrong preachings of the Sadat and then Mubarak have been Brotherhood perhaps would have clarity in regard to the process of various bourgeois petty-bourgeois ruthlessly oppressive. In Egypt, the never got a chance to come to the conduction of a democratic forces including fundamentalist ruling class had opted to have centrestage of power politics and be movement on a sustained basis to outfits nurturing electoral and dictatorial army rule. Obvious in a position to negotiate with the wrest the legitimate demand from the power-sharing aspirations, the question is, why? The cue to the army over matter of governance. unwilling rulers, the compromising agitating people of Egypt thought answer can be had from the There is now a stalemate in the forces subservient to bourgeois class that ‘revolution’ meant dethroning of discussion in the foregoing situation which indicates that the interest including certain pro-army autocratic Hosni Mubarak and paragraph. The ruling bourgeoisie Brotherhood is still not in a position intellectuals who managed ingress restoration of democracy with a would prefer a so called democratic to secure enough confidence of the into the movement to fish in troubled civilian government. The set up only if it finds suitable parties class and hence the army is taking waters, could confuse them both on consciousness did not dawn on them or forces which could be trusted for the upper hand. It is also relevant to ideological as well as directional that, as taught by Lenin, “The main faithfully serving its class interest mention here that over the last four questions. These dark forces, it is question of every Revolution is the while in power or opposition. It also decades, the army besides obvious, are also aware that if question of state power.” Elaborating needs to be understood that in governance was intimately saddled in power, they too in the this concept further, Comrade Stalin, deceiving people with the mouthful connected with the economic class interest of the ruling worthy continuer of Lenin, had slogans of democracy, development activities of the country. So, a vested bourgeoisie would be curtailing the shown that in order to determine the and so forth, parties or forces interest has developed in many of the democratic rights of the people and stage of revolution in any country, it wearing a radical cloak are always army personnel. It is reported that a run the grinding wheel of capitalist is essential to understand, “In the favoured over the conservative or sizeable portion of $ 1.5 billion oppression on them. So, they never hands of which class or which fundamentalist outfits by the ruling worth of US aid has been cornered intended the movement to be classes is power concentrated; which bourgeoisie. As would be evident by the military generals to inflate decisive and thereby jeopardize class or which classes must be from the facts, there had perhaps their coffers. Naturally, the army bourgeois class interest. It is true that overthrown; which class or which been no political party or outfit would not so easily give up their people never wanted these forces to classes must take power—such is the which could come handy to the rights or even slacken their firm hold come to the leadership. But, as the main question of every Revolution.” ruling Egyptian bourgeoisie in on the economy. As everyone is movement was spontaneous and did So, in a capitalist state, revolution camouflaging its exploitative rule aware, in a class-divided society, no not evolve in an organized manner denotes overthrowing the ruling behind a democratic portico in multi- outfit is supra-class. The Contd. on page 7 PROLETARIAN ERA JULY 15, 2012 PAGE SEVEN Egypt People’s movements must grow under correct revolutionary leadership to reach logical culmination Contd. from page 6 Indonesia, twice in the Philippines, 1974, Comrade Shibdas Ghosh had ideology and comprehensive revolu- under any definite leadership, these in Bangladesh, in Thailand and other pointed out: “The people yearn for a tionary theory with the ….necessary groups and outfits capitalizing on the places. But within years there change. The ruling class has nothing strength…. with which it can lower political consciousness of the emerged some other despotic ruler to else to bank on, except the military channelize the outbursts of people’s people managed to surface as bring people back to their dungeons muscle of this old order. They count agitations into the correct course on a steering force and much to the glee of exploitation and repression also on people’s ignorance and definite revolutionary line for and relief of the ruling bourgeoisie, because people’s movements did not political confusion, but that is not of protracted battles.” This is the succeeded in truncating the develop as conducive to anti- any major importance. The reality beacon. So, we are repeatedly calling movement through compromise. capitalist movement and a genuine puts so much pressure on the people upon the fighting people of all Thus, such a glorious movement of Marxist-Leninist revolutionary that no confusing logic and delusions countries to strengthen the genuine the people rising above all leadership was not established of religion can hold them back. Once revolutionary force or party, both divisiveness including religious before them. the tide of revolution breaks out, no ideologically and organiza-tionally, divides which scaled such a height as A question might well arise as to argument will succeed to prevent the to lead the people’s struggles to attain to force the army to beat a retreat, what is enabling the bourgeoisie onrush of the masses. Then the ruling the cherished objective. In case, no ended abruptly without even being either to brutally crush the people’s bourgeoisie will be left with but one such party is in existence, people able to realize the demand for end of uprising or mislead the same weapon to deploy against revolution ought to initiate necessary struggle to the army rule and restoration of towards parliamentary end and fizzle — the military, police and armament. build up such a party on Leninist civilian democracy. In fact, despite out despite the illumining ideology But when a country, a people stands model following correct process to such a heroic fight, gallantry and of Marxism-Leninism being very up erect and takes to battle on the realize the goal of overthrowing sacrifices, the state of affairs is back much in existence. The cause lies in correct revolutionary line under the capitalism. It is our fervent appeal to to square one. the considerable weakness of the correct leadership, can it ever be the struggling brethren of Egypt and international communist movement stopped with military power?... But other West Asian countries to imbibe Why revolutionary leadership following massive penetration of what is lacking? It is that genuine this historic truth and chart out their is necessary reformist-revisionist-constitutional- revolutionary party, based on the course of emancipation with due From the failed uprising of ist thoughts. So, it is taking time for correct revolutionary political line, expediency. Egypt, it is once again proved how the correct Marxist-Leninist compromising forces subserve understanding and forces to come to bourgeois class interest and prolong the fore by squarely defeating all Presidential election of India the moribund existence of the such anti-Marxist thoughts and Contd. from page 4 power in West Bengal in 1967 based oppressive capitalist system. So long freeing communist movement from Congress candidate would win even on the strength of democratic as these compromising and all such deviations and distortions. if the CPI (M) does not cast their movement, not at the mercy of the reactionary forces of different hues Hence, correct revolutionary votes in his favour. Yet they are Congress. Rather, when the central are not exposed and isolated from the leadership is not being established compelled to vote in favour of the government dislodged the first UF masses, the scientific philosophy of on the surging people’s movements Congress with a view to securing government by hatching a Marxism-Leninism which alone can which are thus led astray generating blessings of the Congress and the conspiracy, the UF returned to illumine the path of emancipation frustration and a sense of defeatism. central government. It is because of power with a massive mandate in would not be able to make a decisive In other words, though the objective this clandestine understanding 1969 on the strength of democratic inroad into the ideological sphere of condition is ripe for revolution in between the CPI(M) and the movement. But from the day the the masses and rouse them to many countries, non-fulfilment of Congress that during the long tenure CPI(M) rode to power, they started accomplish the cherished anti- essential subjective conditions is of the CPI(M)-led government in attacking democratic movement in capitalist revolution. Only a holding back desired revolutionary West Bengal, the Congress did not order to appease and satisfy revolutionary leadership can help transformation of the society and end even raise any voice of opposition domestic and foreign monopoly people identify their real enemy, the of exploitation of man by man. let alone building up any movement capital. With the passage of time, state and its ruling class, can build up lest that should inconvenience the the CPI(M) has degenerated so the necessary organization as Lessons to be drawn CPI (M). The CPI (M) wanted the much that today they can only give instruments of struggle to fight The developments in Egypt have Congress to be in power at the slogans of movement but cannot go against that mighty state, equipping once again shown that out of the Centre. The ruling bourgeoisie too for it. Their backbone is broken. So, these with correct ideology and discontent, unable to bear the back- wanted that. Even many of the CPI they badly need the blessings of the politics as well as lofty cultural- breaking burden of ever intensifying (M) leaders could not anticipate that domestic and foreign monopoly moral standards, required for capitalist exploitation and a temporary difference over the capital as well as the Congress. sustained struggle against the repression, exploited masses of Indo-US nuclear deal would entail a So, there is not even a trace of powerful enemy. No other leadership, people will again and again try to fissure in their tie. Before the last leftism in the two arguments no other ideology — whatever might surge ahead spontaneously in waves parliamentary election, the CPI (M) advanced by the CPI (M) in support be their apparent attraction or after waves. They will long for the leaders tried to use this difference as of their decision to back the whatever catchy slogans they might end of their plight; they will seek for a pressure tactics to bargain with the Congress nominee as the next mouth—can achieve this objective of change; a revolution they may even Congress. But because of too much President. Rather, it is an utter overthrowing the capitalist state want. But for want of correct stressing, the knot was torn. For betrayal to leftism, to the working armed to the teeth. Rather, they all leadership, they will fight without that, there is no end to their class of the country, to the millions would mislead the struggles, and any direction, any end to reach which repentence. After their crushing of oppressed and repressed people knowingly or unknowingly, keep the would emancipate them from defeats in the last assembly and who desire to protest against people arrested within the confines of exploitation and repression. The fact parliamentary polls, the CPI (M) injustice and see surge of powerful outdated stinking bourgeois system. that real emancipation lies in leaders have been repeatedly movement. In Egypt, the people’s uprising lacked smashing the exploitative capitalist lamenting that had not their tie with We do not side with this this political consciousness and state machine by revolutionary the Congress severed, they could opportunistic politics of the CPI(M). weaving. So, it could not be led to its upsurge and not in orchestrating a have won the elections last time as We also do not command that logical culmination. One would mere change of regime through well in West Bengal with the strength to sponsor our own recall that in the recent past, people’s election keeping the capitalist state blessings of the Congress and the candidate. We are not supporting uprising-like militant movements and capitalist system in tact would central government. any of the two bourgeois forces. So, forced the despotic government remain ever obfuscated before the It may be recalled that the first we are not participating in the figureheads to demit office in suffering multitudes. Way back in United Front government came to scheduled Presidential election. RNI No. 13932/67 Postal Regd. No. KOL / RMS / /145 / 2010-12 Say “NO” to the attempt to remove the embalmed body of GREAT LENIN from Moscow Mausoleum AN APPEAL The reported move of the Putin fraternity of the toiling billions of years ago, could see through the erstwhile land of socialism. We Government of Russia to remove the world. Only the traitors of character of finance capital and appeal not only to the communists, the embalmed body of Great Lenin human civilization can forget that it could foresee that it would but to all who stand for real freedom from the mausoleum of Moscow was the Soviet Union, with the flag ultimately lead capitalism to its and democracy, for peace and not and bury it somewhere else, is a of Great Lenin, and under the deepest crises, which is so evident war and against imperialist shocking attempt to defile valiant leadership of Great Stalin, today. Every day now passes exploitation-aggression-domination, history.Lenin was not just a political had saved human civilization from vindicating the revolutionary ideas to condemn this sinister move and leader of Russia, but one of the the onslaught of fascist barbarism in of Marx-Engels-Lenin-Stalin. So, to buildup powerful public opinion greatest sons of mankind, who had the Second World War sacrificing the spectre of Lenin has been in each and every country in order led the toiling people of great millions of precious lives. Guided haunting the present day bourgeois to compel the capitalist rulers of Russia to emancipation from by Lenin and Stalin, the Soviet rulers of Russia. They fear that even Russia led by Putin to desist from economic-political-social-cultural Union had stood as the bulwark of the lifeless body of Great Lenin may such a heinous move. exploitation, oppression and world peace against war. The spark the fire of revolution again in subjugation and directly guided the Moscow mausoleum where the the minds of the people of the Kolkata, June, 2012 establishment of the first socialist embalmed body of Lenin has been state- The Union of Soviet Socialist kept laid for the last 88 years is (Initiated by Comrade Provash Ghosh, General Secretary, SUCI(C), the appeal has Republics-on this earth. Marx- even today thronged by thousands been signed over by Polit Bureau and Central Committee members of our Party as also representatives from Communist Party of Pakistan, Communist Party of Engels were the first to show the of visitors everyday who venerate it Palestine, Communist Party of Chile, Socialist Party of Bangladesh, Russia, China, working people the real ways and as one of their lifetime Canada, Finland, Greece, Sweeden, France and thousands of common people.) means of casting off social achievements to have been able to oppression and creating the see with their own eyes the Put your signature at www.handsofflenin.org necessary conditions for a dignified embalmed body of the legendary way of life, for human welfare and great leader, the man who still lives the free all-round development of on in the hearts of millions as the SUCI(C) strongly criticizes the each person of the society. Lenin living source of inspiration to the Congress-led UPA government’s decision to was the first to concretely apply the exploited and oppressed. scientific ideas of Marx-Engels in Unfortunately the last decade of the further dilute The General Anti Avoidance Russia, to organize Proletarian last century witnessed the Socialist Revolution and establish liquidation of socialist systems in Rule, or GAAR under pressure from the land of scientific socialism. The East Europe, ultimately even in the domestic and foreign monopoly capital Soviet Union, led by Lenin and Soviet Union – a setback indeed, Comrade Provash Ghosh, General Secretary, SUCI (C), has issued the subsequently by Stalin, was the land though of a temporary kind. And following statement on 15-07-2012 : where exploitation of man by man, now that the misplaced euphoria We strongly denounce the latest decision of the Congress-led UPA racial discrimination, national about people‘s development under government to further dilute the much-trumpetted General Anti oppression and big nation capitalism and the hypnotic Avoidance Rule, or GAAR, which was proposed in mid-March as part chauvinism came to an end. It was allurement of the masses towards of the budget for fiscal 2013 as a measure to crackdown on tax evasion Lenin who showed that the cause of the delusion of parliamentary by the Indian corporate sector, foreign monopoly houses and Foreign present day‘s war was imperialism democracy have been shattered with Institutional Investors (FIIs) particularly those routing investments in and so long as imperialism would be the whole capitalist world gasping speculative stock market through Mauritius or other tax havens for the there, the danger of war would in the grip of increasing crises, sole purpose of avoiding taxes. It may be recalled that over and above remain. Guided by the ideas of people all over the world are the plethora of existing concessions, the government which is preaching Lenin, Soviet Union was the first spontaneously coming out on the strongly in favour of utterly anti-people steps like subsidy withdrawal, ever country to have proposed to streets in surging waves with the deregulation of fuel prices etc., had announced a slew of further tax call for complete disarmament by demands of employment , social exemptions to the Indian and foreign corporate entities investing in the League of Nations. Lenin‘s security, higher wage and food and Indian capital market, like bringing down long-term capital gains tax on ideas and teachings became the calling for the end of capitalism- private equity firms on the sale of unlisted securities from 20 per cent beacon light to the oppressed and imperialism, Russia being no to 10 percent and cut in the withholding tax from 20 per cent to 5 per colonized people of the world in exception. Particularly in Russia the cent on funding through foreign loans for “all businesses” their fight for liberation from portraits of Lenin and Stalin are etc.Thereafter, GAAR was proposed as a cosmetic rule to pretend how imperialist rule and domination. The again being seen in the hands of serious the government is in curbing tax avoidance by big players. But, name ‘LENIN’ itself stood and protesting people. The works of the deception was laid bare when immediately after announcement of stands even today as the ever- Marx, Engels are again being read GAAR, its rollout was deferred by one more year by yielding to the glowing symbol of revolt and fight with renewed interest and pressure of the corporate sector and FIIs. And now in a frantic attempt against capitalist-imperialist enthusiasm to seek out the right path to secure speculative investment from rich overseas entities and Indian exploitation, oppression-racial to overcome the putrid, polluting corporates, the government is proposing yet more concessions to them discrimination-national domination and moribund capitalist system.It like non-invocation of GAAR for the clients of FIIs and inclusion of and for real democracy-liberty- was none other than Lenin who, 96 transactions only above a specified threshold for applying GAAR. This clearly indicates that the Congress-led UPA government in the IACC calls for observing 6 August as Anti-imperialist Day name of reforms is bent upon widening the vista of speculation and The International Anti-imperialist Conference at Dhaka, Bangladesh, in wooing the domestic and foreign monopolists keeping the common November, 2011, jointly convened by the International Anti-imperialist people starving and facing death. We demand immediate withdrawal of Coordinating Committee (IACC) and the Socialist Party of Bangladesh all dilutions in GAAR, lock, stock and barrel, and call upon the (SPB) resolved to observe August 6, Hiroshima Day, as International Anti- countrymen to rise in protest against such out and out anti-people pro- imperialist Day. Accordingly, IACC appeals to all freedom and justice rich measures in the name of reviving the shuttering capitalist economy loving people and organizations to observe August 6 as Anti-imperialist and tear apart the veil of so-called economic logic of the bourgeois Day through holding demonstrations, rallies and marches. government and its apologists.

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