Volume 46 No. 13 Organ of the SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST) February 15, 2013 Founder Editor-in-Chief : COMRADE SHIBDAS GHOSH Price : Rs. 2.00 20 All India Conference of AIUTUC SUCI(C) demands Workers must imbibe the noble ideology of withdrawal of the cosmetic ordinance and calls for a Marxism-Leninism-Shibdas Ghosh Thought comprehensive set of and lead the struggle for emancipation from measures following due democratic process to curb exploitation of man by man crime and sexual violence — Comrade Provash Ghosh against women (Speech delivered by Comrade Provash Ghosh, General Secretary, SUCI(C), at the delegate Comrade Provash Ghosh, General Secretary, session of the 20th All India Conference of AIUTUC in Bangalore on 6 January, 2013) SUCI(C) issued the following statement on 2 Comrade President and Comrade Delegates, ruling bourgeoisie not only resorts to violence February, 2013 — First of all, let me, on behalf of the to suppress working class struggles but plays It is disquieting and despicable to find that the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist), all kinds of tricks, indulges in all kinds of Congress-led UPA government in brazen the party of the Indian revolutionary deceptions to mislead the workers. These subversion of the barest precepts of democratic proletariat, express my revolutionary greetings representatives of the bourgeoisie wearing the norms has unilaterally decided to issue an to the fraternal foreign delegate comrades, to mask of labour leaders and under the ordinance claimed to be against sexual assault on the newly elected President, General Secretary, camouflage of serving working class interest women bypassing, as usual, the parliament and and executives of the All India United Trade faithfully serve the class interest of their leaving out most of the recommendations of the Union Centre and all the delegates present masters. The social democrats do it in a more Justice Verma Committee set up after the gruesome here. This is the concluding session and soon cunning way with leftist vocabularies and gang-rape and murder of a 23-year old the conference would come to an end. Marxist jargons. Now these agents tell the physiotherapist in Delhi in last December. It may Although this conference would be over, there workers: “This is not the time for agitation. If be recalled that many political parties, women’s organizations, eminent personalities and right- thinking people at large provided many valuable suggestions to the Verma Committee which accepted many of those. But the government without allowing any debate and discussion on the suggestions of the Committee and caring little to listen to the opinions of various quarters and democratic-minded people of the country hurried through a cosmetic ordinance particularly when the budget session of the parliament is slated to begin soon and also had taken care to see that most of the suggestions on bringing the law- implementation machinery under the purview of stringent legal provisions in case of any flaw, dereliction of duty or willful negligence are not Comrade Provash Ghosh, General Secretary, SUCI(C) addressing the Conference. Seated to his right covered nor does the question of sexual crimes by Comrade Krishna Chakraborty and to his left Comrade K. Radhakrishna and Comrade Sankar Saha members of the armed forces being tried under ought to be augury of a new phase of struggle. you go for it, you will be sacked. Better accept ordinary criminal law (i.e., a review of the Armed What message will this conference carry to the retrenchment of some workers. Otherwise all Forces Special Powers Act), finds a place in it. The exploited people of our country? Trade Union will be retrenched. Do not go for strike. If you unusual haste and complete absence of conferences are not rare in our country. But go, then the factories will be closed down etc. transparency shown by the government in conference of this type is indeed rare. There Better go for labour tribunal.” It is not promulgating the ordinance only shows that the are trade unions of the bourgeois parties, also accidental that most of these leaders are known government is not at all keen to stop escalation of of the social-democratic parties. They also hold as ‘Dalals’ (agents of the owners) to the crime, violence and sexual assault on women and their conferences. But those conferences are workers. Sometimes agitated workers batter instead is in pursuit of an ulterior motive to give merely ritualistic and ceremonial in nature, these so called leaders to teach them a good such a serious issue a decent burial under the simply reduced to grand feasts, picnic parties, lesson. But the revolutionary fighters organized camouflage of swift changes in penal laws. with much pomp and grandeur. They spend under the banner of All India United Trade We demand immediate withdrawal of this crores of rupees on their conferences. Who Union Centre and imbued with the teachings of ordinance and call upon the protesting people of finance them? Definitely not the working class. great Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, Mao Zedong the country to close up their ranks and unitedly Why do the industrial houses, big business and Shibdas Ghosh are engaged in a serious raise voice to compel the government to follow due fund these so called Trade Unions? Because devoted struggle to educate, organize and rouse democratic process to introduce a comprehensive they are the trusted representatives of the the working class in different parts of our set of measures including necessary amendment of bourgeoisie; in Lenin’s language, chieftains to country. For them, conference is a very serious law with necessary check and balance as per mislead and disrupt the working class programme. While conducting working class Justice Verma Committee recommendations to movement. In the countries where bourgeois struggles in various places, in diverse prevent the rising crimes against women and democracy is functional for a long period, the Contd. on page 2 protect their honour and dignity. PAGE TWO FEBRUARY 15, 2013 PROLETARIAN ERA Comrade Provash Ghosh in AIUTUC Conference Unemployment, retrenchment, price rise, wage cut, wage freeze are endowments of crisis-ridden moribund capitalism Contd. from page 1 temporary as they are unable to find violate agreements and labour laws. the escalating all-out attacks on situations, they gather various types any permanent solution. The Even to form a union has become their life and livelihood that they of experiences, encounter many capitalist economy is facing an difficult. Yes, the agents of the spontaneously exploded in protest. types of difficulties. On the insoluble market crisis. Its market is bourgeoisie can form unions. But if Already the bourgeois media is occasion of conferences like this, shrinking and would continue to there is any attempt to form any worried and commenting that this they assemble together, exchange shrink. Because, market means union to serve the interest of the resentment is against the their experiences, learn from each purchasing power of the people and working class, organizers are government, the system, the other and chalk out a plan of action the poverty-stricken unemployed harassed and even sacked. This is structure of parliamentary not merely to keep in paper but for multitude of people is virtually the present situation and at this hour democracy, the judiciary and the implementation in course of their having no purchasing power. The you cannot resist this onslaught, existing law and order machinery. day to day struggle. At this critical ruling capitalists are only eying cannot achieve a single demand So, the media is advising the hour of our country, the maximization of profit. without a well-organized sustained government to settle the matter at revolutionary message of this Maximization of profit means militant movement. And who can the earliest and ensure that the conference must reach the working maximization of exploitation. develop such a movement? Only a movement subsides immediately. class and the exploited toiling Maximization of exploitation is trade union equipped with Sparks of movement are visible all people round the country. I am sure generating spiralling Marxism-Leninism-Comrade Ghosh around. that as students of Marxism- unemployment, triggering massive Thought, the most revolutionary Leninism-Comrade Shibdas Ghosh retrenchment. So, the purchasing thought of the era. We need to How to lead working class Thought, you will be discharging power is falling rapidly and market understand this. This is one side of struggles to logical this responsibility in right earnest. is getting squeezed. This is the the picture. culmination market crisis faced by the capitalist There is another side of the Who can give an organized Insoluble crisis of capitalism class today. Almost all the picture. There is a spurt of people’s shape to these spontaneous Comrades, it is known to you all capitalist-imperialist countries are movements round the imperialist- movements? Only a leadership what severe economic, political, suffering from the problem of capitalist world. Even in America, armed with Marxism-Leninism- social, cultural and ethical problems sovereign debt. According to latest we find a tremendous surge of Comrade Shibdas Ghosh Thought we are facing today, not only in our available figure, the sovereign debt movement which has become can do that. As great Marx and country but in other capitalist- of USA has climbed to 16 trillion famous as ‘Occupy Wall Street Engels had once pointed out, imperialist countries as well. In fact, dollars. India is also faced with movement’. There was no capitalism produced its own grave- at the beginning of the last century huge unprecedented fiscal and leadership, no prior well organized diggers. Who are those grave before the First World War, current account deficits. So, all the preparation. Spontaneously the diggers? Definitely, it is the working Comrade Lenin, the great leader of bourgeois states are maintaining movement burst forth and lasted for class. Working class is supposed to the proletariat, placed before the themselves on huge debts and 7 long months. The American rulers dig the grave of capitalism- working class of the world that with market borrowings. That is the were visibly shaken by that. In imperialism. Working class cannot capitalism entering its moribund, position of all imperialist-capitalist Europe, continuous strikes of do it automatically. It does need a decadent stage, that is the stage of countries. This crisis is severe and workers and other sections of toiling weapon to dig the grave. That imperialism, the period of unprecedented. That is why we are masses are frequently paralyzing the weapon is Marxism and it needs to progressive development of facing retrenchment, unemployment entire administration. These strikes be acquired. It is to be understood capitalism was over. After the problem, tax hike, price rise and have not been organized by any and mustered properly. Science of Second World War, great Stalin said curtailment in education and other revolutionary party. Problems of life Marxism was further enriched and that whatever relative economic facilities. This is going on are so unbearable that the working developed by Engels, Lenin, Stalin, stability capitalism enjoyed before continuously and is ever increasing. class is pushed to movement, to Mao Zedong and Shibdas Ghosh. It the First and Second World Wars protest and to struggle. In our is developing continuously in had ceased to be in vogue. Few Obtaining scenario of Trade country also, we are witnessing keeping pace with life, with the years after that, our leader and Union and people’s movement resistance to forcible land emergence of newer and newer teacher Comrade Shibdas Ghosh Under these circumstances it is acquisition by people, militant phenomena, problems and further explained that world capitalism was a historic responsibility of the outbursts of the working class advancement of science. With facing hourly crisis. Any measure working class to involve themselves against injustice and oppression, the newer discoveries of science, taken by it to come out of the crisis as well as all sections of oppressed most recent one of which was in Marxism as a scientific philosophy is landing it in more crises. And people in proper struggle. That is Gurgaon. And a few days back, we is also developing further and today capitalism is facing crisis the urgent need of the hour. Few saw a spontaneous massive upsurge further. The class consciousness of every minute, every second. USA, years back, there was some scope of anger-ignited people in Delhi the working class should also once called the engine of world for the trade unions to demand for against gruesome gang-rape of a develop accordingly. Without capitalist economy, is today sinking wage increase, better service young girl when the city was in grip ideological strength, they cannot dig deeper and deeper. Once, it was the conditions, permanency of work, of shivering cold of winter. The the grave of capitalism. Everything biggest creditor country. Now it is job security, medical relief, house police fired tear gas shells, used comes into being, develops and then reduced to the biggest debtor rent and such other benefits. So, the water cannons, resorted to brutal goes out of being—this is the law of country in the world. US economy struggles were conducted on those lathi (baton) charge but could not nature. This law which operates is surviving on loans and debts, economic demands. But now even bend the protesters including the automatically in nature also gasping in ventilation. It is sinking that scope is being squeezed. Today, large number of young women who operates in society but differently. into the Pacific Ocean. Same is the the workers are being retrenched on swelled in numbers, braved all Any law operates differently in case with other powerful western a massive scale. So, the need is to attacks and remained firm on their different domain. One, therefore, imperialist countries. They too are stop that retrenchment. There is no demand for justice. The movement has to study the particularity and sinking in the Atlantic Ocean. permanency of job. Employees and inspired people round the country to peculiarity of operation of a given Threat of massive economic workers are either appointed on come out in the streets and rise in law in a given domain. In nature, recession and depression are contract or temporary basis. Wage protest. The movement is still going there is no existence of haunting them. In a recent session cut, wage freeze are rampant. All on. In this case also there was no consciousness to obstruct or on how to avert serious fiscal benefits and facilities earned call from any political party or accelerate any change. But in problems, the US economists through arduous struggles are now anyone else. But, people were so society, human consciousness exists admitted that whatever measures being withdrawn, one by one. furious against not only the ghastly to play its role. In a class divided they are suggesting are only Industrialists are given free hand to crime on that hapless girl but also Contd. on page 7 PROLETARIAN ERA FEBRUARY 15, 2013 PAGE THREE All India Women’s Conference organized by AIMSS marks history in women’s movement 29th – 31st January 2013, the people of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, of crimes committed against them. protest agitation in Delhi are a silver were witness to a unique event, the 3rd All India Conference of Women Inaugurating the conference, lining in the darkness. The support organised by All India Mahila Sanskritik Sangathan (AIMSS). This Justice M N Venkatachaliah, we are getting from people Conference came in course of massive struggles by women all over the former Chief Justice, Supreme everywhere gives us strength to country on various issues. AIMSS, an instrument of struggle of Indian Court of India, former Chairperson work for the cause of women.” women held this conference with a view to preparing women for a and National Human Rights Justice Suresh Hosbet, former powerful, organized and arduous struggle to acquire their rights and chalk Commission said: “It’s impossible judge of Bombay High Court and a out the path of their emancipation. to imagine how we have treated our noted Human Rights activist, was Pre conference preparation procession with participants from women down the ages. And one of the guests of honour who To host the 3rd All India 20 states started from Palayam – sometimes some anthropologists say spoke on this occasion. He quoted Women’s Conference AIMSS Martyrs’ square and reached Puthari that tribal societies are much better Justice Krishna Iyer who had said Kerala State committee formed state Kandam Maidan, Ayyankalinagar. in treating their women and “India can never march towards a level reception committee. This As the procession marched through respecting them. The other day, grand future, until all its women are committee was formed with Justice the streets, emotional slogans people poured into the streets in free from suppression, inhibition V. R. Krishna Iyer as the chairman, vibrated in the atmosphere – ‘Down Delhi and various other places, they and unjust disability.” He was Dr. N. A. Karim, former pro-VC of with crimes on women’, ‘Stop fought. And it was a very heart sceptical about laws bringing in Kerala University and renowned female foeticide and infanticide’, warming response. Men, young men justice. He said that violence against educationist, K. P. Kosalaramdas ‘punish the criminals severely’, particularly, came into the streets women constitutes a violation of the veteran trade union leader, Kanai ‘down with Trafficking of women’, for the sake of this girl who was rights and fundamental freedom of Kunhiraman, the world famous ‘Stop Obscenity’, ‘down with dishonoured and killed. They the women. He condemned the sculptor and Lalitha Mathew as alcoholism and drug menace’ etc. conveyed this by writing on the wall globalisation policy which has Vice Chairpersons and Shyla K. Puthari Kandam maidan which that governance had collapsed. devastating effects on women. He John as the secretary. Over a has a history of struggle was ready People had lost their faith in the stressed on the necessity of a social thousand of renowned writers, for the documentation of another governance of their country. “I change. artists from different fields, social historic struggle of women. think we must in this country, have Comrade Manik Mukherjee, activists, teachers, doctors and many Thousands of women and also men a board “Respect Women! Respect member, Polit Bureau, SUCI(C) and other important individuals of the and different sections of people Women! Respect Women!” in every General Secretary, All India Anti state were members of the committee.. Pre-conference pro- grammes started from 25th January, 2013. Inauguration of the media centre at the venue of conference by Smt. Vimala Menon, a renowned social activist, organisation of an artist camp led by the famous sculptor Kanai Kunhiraman, Inau- guration of ‘Sthree sakthi‘ exhibition which dealt with the role of women in Dais at the delegate session : Comrade Chhaya Mukherjee, President AIMSS and Comrade H G. Jayalakshmi the building up of history with newly elected All India Committee members of AIMSS by Smt. B. Valsalakumari, retired Principal Secretary of the from Thiruvananthapuram and other street corner, every railway station, Imperialist Forum (AIAIF), state, inauguration of exhibition of districts of Kerala had gathered every bus stand, school and college. delivered a brief but valuable the paintings created in the artist there. The open session started with The rights of women are on mere speech on the issue of women’s camp by Shri Kanai Kunhiraman, progressive songs presented by paper. Everybody takes those rights emancipation. (His speech is given presentation of ‘Kadha prasangom’, different cultural troupes from for granted. I think time has come separately.) a special art in Kerala, through different States. for all of us to think of our Dr Nirupama Bargohain, which the life struggle of great Welcoming everybody on the posterity.” renowned litterateur, Assam, praised scientist Madam Curie was depicted dais and the women gathered in Dr H G Jayalakshmi, General with pride the old great tradition of by Prof. Vasanthakumar huge numbers with his deepest Secretary, AIMSS, in her independence of Assamese women. Sambasivan, ‘Jyothi Sthree Sakthi warmth, Dr N A Karim said that introductory note said “it is such an Unlike other states there was no Vismayam’, a magic show by the the conference is held at a time occasion when the problems of the dowry system. Women were very famous magician Gopinath when the whole nation is deeply women are on the rise. This calls for much respected and there were no Muthukad, Poet’s meet, a dance agitated and profoundly disturbed a determined, organized battle atrocities on women. But now the drama, women’s karate by the developments that took place against all crimes against women. things have changed. For the last demonstration were a few of the in the national capital. The old The problems of women are from few years there are cases of various programmes. primitive feudal values have not womb to tomb. But now people are molestation of women, dowry disappeared. And the values that the up in arms against crimes as we deaths, trafficking of girl children 29th January 2013 –Open new capitalistic culture has have all witnessed. The historic and rape. India is not a safe place Session generated add to our problems. So movements of Nandigram in West for women. Dr. Bargohain A mood was set in at cruelty to women has taken an Bengal against land grab, of Orissa suggested that our girls be taught Thiruvananthapuram, much before institutionalised form in this against POSCO, of 50,000 women martial art in the schools so that 29th of January, 2013 to strengthen country. The AIMSS has been in in Andhra ‘women against liquor’, women could protect themselves the women’s cause which is the this field for the liberation of of Kerala against all sorts of and resist molestation by men. crying need of the hour. A massive women and to put a stop to all kinds atrocities on women and now the Contd. on page 4 PAGE FOUR FEBRUARY 15, 2013 PROLETARIAN ERA All India Women’s Conference Valiant fighters pledge fight against all exploitation

Contd. from page 3 in DPRK and their courageous fight Excerpts of the speeches Comrade Chhaya Mukherjee, against sinister US imperialist of Fraternal Delegates President, AIMSS, presided over machination, organizational report from abroad the programme. In the background giving accounts of many successful of the Delhi incident which shook movements conducted by AIMSS Ms. Ryu Kum Ran, Afro-Asian the whole country she exposed the were adopted unanimously. A new Solidarity Committee, DPRK role of the central and state 72-member Council was elected Ms. Ryu Kum Ran said that governments in patronising with Comrades Chhaya Mukherjee since the women’s priority plan of gambling, drugs, obscenity, as the President and Dr. H. G. their government, the DPRK has pornography, alcohol etc which Jayalakshmi as the General provided the rights as a must and demoralise the youth and lower Secretary. made women the rulers of their their cultural standard. She stressed destiny, they are enjoying freedom the need of a powerful cultural and Thought provoking seminars to creatively participate with great social movement throughout the 1. Women against communalism care, protection and benefits of the country involving men and women Justice Suresh Hosbet and Dr society. During the last 60 years together to change this situation. Khadija Mumtaz, Professor of after the declaration of law on She added that AIMSS is organising Gynaecology, Calicut medical gender equality the women movements throughout the length college, as also a creative writer participated in the political activities and breadth of the country for spoke on the topic touching upon, with the right to elect and to be emancipation of women based on inter alia, the gory aspects of elected along with the men and Dr. Mallika Sarabhai performing at the teachings of Comrade Shibdas communalism, the role paid by the enjoy the proper position in all the AIMSS Conference Ghosh, foremost Marxist thinker rulers in inciting communal riots fields of social and cultural life and the lowest wages to women around and great leader of the proletariat. and the valiant fight of women play their role effectively. She fully the world and have made them She hoped that the delegates would against this evil. Dr Sudha Kamath, supported the Indian women’s subject to sexual assault and go back and build up the vice president, AIMSS presided movement for justice. murder. She called on to wage a war organisation with renewed vigour over the seminar. against imperialism and capitalism. and strength and develop Ms. Sita Pokhrel – Convener, democratic movements with just 2. Women in Social Progress All Nepal Women’s Ms. Parveen Akhter, Socialist demands against crimes on women. This seminar which threw light Association (Revolutionary) Women’s Forum (SWF), on how women have contributed in Ms. Sita Pokhrel appreciated Bangladesh Delegate sessions various ways to social production and said that the persistent struggle Ms. Parveen Akhter, said that 30 and 31 January, 2013 and social progress, was presided of AIMSS for the emancipation of SWF works to demolish the class At the beginning of the over by Comrade Chhaya women was a great hope and stratified capitalist social system, delegate session, AIMSS flag was Mukherjee and the resource persons inspiration for the oppressed and the discrimination, torture and hoisted by Comrade Chhaya were Dr. Radha, educationist and exploited people in India and also oppression caused by patriarchal Mukherjee and the Martyr’s social activist, Kerala, Dr. Nirupama the world including Nepal. They too mentality and the various religious column was garlanded by All India Bargohain and Dr. B.R. Manjunath, were on the streets to protest dogmas and strives towards building leaders of AIMSS. A presidium President, AIDYO. violence against women in Nepal. an oppression free society. She with Com Chhaya Mukherjee as The feudalistic thinking, male suggested an increase in president, presided over the entire 3. Women against Imperialism chauvinism and perverted capitalist communication, cooperation and proceedings. Homage was paid to With the ongoing imperialist culture were fundamentally exchange of views among the left the many fighters who had departed attacks all over the globe, it was apt responsible for backwardness of progressive and democratic in the past 8 years since the last that a session was dedicated to the women, she opined. women’s organisations of south conference. The whole house role played by women in fighting Asia. remembered with reverence this evil. Presided over by Dr. H.G. Message of Ms. Elena Everett, Comrade Nihar Mukherjee who Jayalakshmi, the seminar had a Worker’s World Party, United A unique cultural event had guided AIMSS since 1976 till volley of distinguished speakers like States of America On 29 January Dr. Mallika his death. The conference paid Ms. Leilani Dowell from The treatment, degradation and Sarabhai, the danseuse of its condolence to NIRBHAYA – International Action Centre, USA, violence against women in US in international repute mesmerised the the victim of gang rape at Delhi Ms. Parveen Akhter, General many ways mirror the experiences gathering with the combination of and also addressed the gathering Secretary, Socialist Women’s Forum that women face around the world Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi on 31st January and provided and Ms. Jannautul Firdous from Ms. Elena Everett felt. She believed effectively adopted to convey the the AIMSS activists a guide to Bangladesh, Ms.Sita Pokhrel, that by naming and recognizing social message of fight against action. Convenor, All Nepal Women’s their shared experiences, they could women’s subjugation by the Association (Revolutionary), and build together greater unity in their patriarchal society. ‘Pratignya Comrade Provash Ghosh, Laxmi Pun (revolutionary journalist fight for socialism and fight against Panchali’ a Yakshagana styled all General Secretary, SUCI(C), from Nepal), Ms. Ryu Kum Ran and patriarchy, discrimination in the women dance drama interpreted in a addressed the concluding session of Ms. Ri Kyong Zim from Afro-Asian workplace, economic insecurity, new form the mythological the Conference and called upon the Solidarity Committee, DPRK. All of trafficking and gender violence. character of Draupadi was perfomed delegates to unleash a powerful them discussed about the anti- by Karnataka Kala Darshini team. movement to fight out all the imperialist struggles in their Ms. Leilani Dowell, Workers Dollu kunitha, a popular drum injustices and discrimination heaped countries and the active World Party, United States of dance, folk form of Karnataka, that on them by all the exploitative involvement of women in them. America provides a spectacular variety and systems and patriarchy and move Comrade Manik Mukherjee Ms. Leilani Dowell was of the complexity of skills, was performed forward to establish a socialist explained how ‘Occupy Wall Street’ opinion that Capitalism has by an all women team from society which alone can guarantee movement in America went heightened the oppression and Karnataka. equality and dignity to women. (His directionless and did not continue exploitation of women through their The conference ended with a speech will be published later.) since it did not have a correct labour and the commodification of firm resolve to carry forward and The resolutions on the leadership. Following these, there their bodies. The neo-liberalist intensify the women’s struggle for ideological line of AIMSS, was a lively interactive session with policies of the U.S. and other emancipation along the correct extending support to the socialism the delegates from abroad. imperialist countries have brought revolutionary line. PROLETARIAN ERA FEBRUARY 15, 2013 PAGE FIVE Comrade Manik Mukherjee at All India Women’s conference Resolve to continue your struggle with grit and determination President of this Open Session and government in this capitalist system menfolk build up respected Justice Venkatachaliah, can guarantee them any job, can powerful organized respected Dr.Karim and other offer them a good, respectable life. movement. But the dignitaries on the dais, Doomed to such a life condition, in question of eradication From every corner of India, the absence of any source of income to of this crime and assault militant delegates of women’s make both ends meet, not only the on women is movement have gathered here. First youth, even a good number of inextricably linked with of all, I convey my heartfelt toiling masses — workers, peasants, the question of revolutionary greetings to all of you middle class — are being forced to overthrowing the present here. Today, many adopt unethical means just for bare capitalist system, the respectable dignitaries have placed survival. A depravity is devouring root of all evils. their views, given their valued their mind. As a result, crime and Remember, in our opinions here. You have heard them violence against women are country and for that Comrade Manik Mukherjee addressing the Open all. I know that AIMSS has been increasing. So, the root lies in the matter in any other Session of Women’s Conference by AIMSS fighting for a long time to establish exploitative oppressive outmoded capitalist-imperialist country, the turn into different human beings the legitimate rights of women, capitalist system. women, besides ruthless economic- vibrant with struggling spirit and protect their honour and dignity and The attitude of the government political-cultural exploitation, valour. We have seen how in Tahrir bring about their ultimate towards this escalated crime against undergo an additional exploitation, Square of Egypt, young boys and emancipation. This is the only women is unhesitatingly the exploitation of patriarchal girls spent night after night to organization in India, which, I am of condemnable. Just a month back, society. They suffer from patriarchial sustain their movement against firm belief, can show the correct there has been an unprecedented oppression and discrimination. So autocratic rule. But there was no path of emancipating womenfolk turmoil throughout the country women must establish their rights incident of molestation or even from the ruthless all-pervasive centring round the most brutal gang through movement, through passing any indecent remark against capitalist exploitation. Nobody can rape and killing of a 23-year old girl development of militant struggle any girl. This is the ambience deny that India today is not only a in Delhi. This spontaneous virulent against the bourgeois government, created by movement, a cultural capitalist country but has already outburst of people’s wrath compelled against the ruling capitalist class and milieu that fosters spirit of life, not become an imperialist power. the central government to do only in course of that, they would be debauchery. Even during the Naturally, the ruling Indian something to assuage the feeling of able to achieve real emancipation historic movement of Nandigram in capitalist class and its subservient the people. The government from the gruelling oppression they West Bengal, we have seen this governments both at the centre and constituted the Verma Committee to are suffering from. In my opinion, completely different approach of the in the various states are on a spree recommend remedial steps, mainly AIMSS has been preparing and struggling youths towards life. What to encourage rotten culture of changes in penal law. But, before organizing women since long for I try to show is that when a just decadent moribund capitalism- that, the government made all releasing struggle against social struggle for a just cause surges imperialism. In all the capitalist- possible attempts to disperse the injustice, injustices imposed by the forth, the environment becomes imperialist countries of the world, agitating people in Delhi by resorting government and the state. This is the congenial not only to prevent any there is mounting torture and assault to indiscriminate lathi charge, firing only women’s organization which crime on or indecency towards on women including rape, gang water cannons and tear gas shells and can show the path of emancipation. women but to release a fight based rape. Their modesty is outraged later suspending transport and All other such organizations, which on higher ethics and morality everywhere. Dishonouring dignity closing entry to main thoroughfares. often talk of women’s issues and against all such cultural, moral of women has posed a serious But, it did not deter the agitating make some show of movement, are degradations. question before this civilization. But masses which consisted of a large only interested in creating vote banks I should not take more time the question is, why? I would draw number of youths particularly young for their respective political mentors. because there are some cultural your attention to a particular girls nor did the agitation subside. They do not seriously believe in events to follow. But I must make a phenomenon. You are aware that Ultimately, the government had to equality of women. Also we should mention of the attitude of the there is a menacing rise of yield and form the committee. The not forget that the question of dignity government towards this alcoholism, drug-addiction, committee has come out with its is related with the dignity of men as conference. One fraternal woman pornography, sex-perversion, spread recommendations no doubt but has well. In a society where women’s delegate from USA has been denied of obscenity and vulgarism through expressed pain that it did not receive dignity is dishonoured and butchered visa. Hence she could not come. TV, films and other media and spurt necessary help from the government. dignity of men is equally besmirched And the delegates from Bangladesh in sex crimes. But, instead of Except allotment of one room, no and slayed. have been given tourist visa on the containing all these, the ruling class other infrastructural support was So my appeal to all of you is condition that they would not and its governments are mute extended to the committee. So you that after going back from this participate in the conference, not spectators, if not indulgent abetters can well understand the attitude of conference, you should organize even sit on the dais. See the attitude of this rapid spread of cultural the government. It was forced to proper conscious movement. You of our government, the government degeneration and perversion. In fact, form one committee but it did not must tell women why and how they of imperialist USA. Why this they are, overtly or covertly, want that at all. The committee has should join the movement, build it attitude? Because they know that it encouraging this so that the moral recommended certain measures so up step by step, to achieve the is a different type of conference, backbone of the people particularly that police administration could desired objective of putting an end AIMSS is a different type of the youth is destroyed, without extend some justice to the women. to this oppression and repression. organization. AIMSS is a leaving any trace of ethics and Anyway, it is essential that police And I sincerely believe that in the revolutionary organization and it is moral values in them. There is a remain vigilant against crime on delegate session, the delegates will mobilizing people to overthrow this definite motive behind it. Pressed women and initiate necessary steps take firm resolve to squarely face exploitative system. So comrades under the grinding wheel of to haul up the culprits and prosecute the problems with grit and and friends, I should end my speech capitalist oppression, common them under suitable law so as to mete determination and will plunge into here. I appeal to you that from this people are bleeding white, afflicted out stringent punishment. But please developing countrywide powerful conference, you should take up with various ills. Young people are remember that only change of law or mass movements on the burning certain programme of movement not getting jobs. Retrenchment, some toning up of administration problems of life and particularly the and that way you will spread this joblessness and soaring price-line of would not abolish crime and movement to uphold the cause of organization all over the country. I essential commodities are making violence against women. In order to the women. I have seen and you congratulate the organizers of their life unbearable. They are arrest the spiralling of such crimes, also know, whenever there is a surge AIMSS and other people who are gripped by total frustration. They it is imperative that the women along of legitimate people’s movement in present here. With these words, I are coming to know that no with right-thinking conscientious any country, the menfolk, the youth conclude. Thank you all. PAGE SIX FEBRUARY 15, 2013 PROLETARIAN ERA Comrade Asit Bhattacharyya at the 7th Congress of UCPN (Maoist), Nepal Pays salute to historic struggle of Nepalese peoiple, pledges solidarity Beloved Comrade Pushapkumar philosopher, leader and teacher, is strengthening working class struggle communists of the world. Dahal, President of this august the very basic cause and the root through out of the world and It is also being felt by us that gathering, and Chairman of the factor of this setback. And it is this bringing to an end forever the development of united powerful Unified Communist Party of Nepal modern revisionism that gradually exploitation of man by man by anti-imperialist militant peace (Maoist), Beloved Comrade paved the way for reemergence, re- ushering in scientific socialism, the movement throughout the world Baburam Bhattarai, Hon’ble Prime grouping of the defeated first phase of communism as was directed against the imperialists, Minister of Nepal, Beloved bourgeoisie and the Trotskyite envisaged by great Karl Marx, more particularly the US imperialists Comrade Narayanjee Karjee forces within former Soviet Union, international communist movement combining all the freedom and peace Shreetta ‘Prakash’, Hon’ble Deputy who having established link with must be freed from the pernicious loving people of different countries Prime Minister of Nepal and The the capitalist-imperialist forces of grip of modern revisionism. This is with genuine communists of every toiling people of Nepal assembled the world, sneaked into CPSU, the the foremost task of the genuine country at the core would constitute here, revolutionary vanguard of working communists of the whole of world the effective bulwark against the I am here to represent the class of Soviet Union, and today. sinister imperialist machinations. At Socialist Unity Centre of India ultimately engineered counter- Comrades and friends, we the same time, it would open up an (Communist) at this august revolutionary takeover of USSR. strongly feel that to attain this excellent opportunity for continuous inaugural open session of the 7th Comrades and friends, we are of the historic noble objective, a fearless, dialogue, interactions and exchange Congress of your party. Your party firm view that modern revisionism uncompromising ideological of views among the various has earned a distinct position in our is nothing but infiltration of struggle will have to be released communist parties on all relevant mind and in the minds of millions of bourgeois ideology within the within the international communist matters which, if conducted in the people of not only our country but communist movement. It is also to movement to remove even the last due dialectical process, are sure to also the whole world by leading a be remembered that the unfortunate vestige of modern revisionist lead to forging a firm unity of the powerful revolutionary struggle of trend of mechanical thought thoughts and thereby raise the level communists at the international the people of Nepal which brought process in place of dialectical of communist consciousness to a level. We truly believe that your down an autocratic monarchy backed thought process which made its newer height. Allow me to draw party and our party can together play by the imperialists in general and the your attention to one a decisive role in advancing this capitalist government of India having of the crucial and strategic line at this critical juncture. deep rooted imperialist designs and vital points Comrade Before I conclude, I would like an expansionist attitude towards the Shibdas Ghosh, our to once again convey to you our neighboring small countries. We, beloved leader, great admiration for the heroic therefore, on behalf of the Socialist teacher and guide and battle that you have fought and won Unity Centre of India (Communist), one of the foremost with single-handed effort and salute the brave, very brave people Marxist thinkers of devotion. By this, you have also of Nepal and the Unified Communist the era till his last provided the world working class Party of Nepal (Maoist), the brave breath had again and revolutionary movement with newer leader of this revolutionary again emphasized vigour, strength, newer conviction, overthrow of an autocratic and urged all the the very assurance that revolution is monarchy, for achieving this Comrade Asit Bhattacharyya, member, Polit communist brethren inevitable, that Marxism-Leninism astounding success in an extremely Bureau (2nd from left) and Comrade Arun Singh of the world to take lives forever. It is a fact that from uncongenial international situation (3rd from left) invited guests from SUCI(C) at the due note of and act your heroic revolutionary struggle, dominated by the imperialist power, 7th Party Congress of UCPN (Maoist), Nepal from accordingly. He we have learnt many things and more particularly the US imperialists 2 to 7 February. called upon the would like to learn many more from and at a time, when international way into the international genuine communists to realize that your struggle and experience. reaction is wreaking havoc in the communist movement long back the urgent need of the hour is to Surely we stand very much world. Your armed democratic and as a result of which dialectical attain higher communist benefited. We firmly assure you that movement resulting in abolition of interactions and intercourses consciousness by way of complete in your march forward towards your an autocratic monarchy has dealt a between leaders and cadres within a identification of the self with the final goal of establishing a socialist powerful blow to the forces of communist party and among the society, complete merger of society in accordance with the international reaction. communist parties of different individual interest with the social teachings of Marx, Engel, Lenin, Comrades and assembled countries ceasedto exist, also largely interest thereby eliminating even the Stalin and Mao Zedong, to free friends, we also firmly believe like contributed in the emergence of this last vestiges, the very source of vile yourselves from all sorts of you that whatever might be the venomous modern revisionism. thoughts of bourgeois individualism exploitation of man by man, you severity of setback the international What we have seen later is that this which is proving to be a very will receive our unstinted support communist movement has suffered modern revisionism did not remain dangerous, vile ideological and co-operation as had been the from, this is a temporary phase, just confined only within the erstwhile phenomenon inimical to the growth case all through in the past. We will a passing phenomenon. In no time, Soviet Union; it spread its tentacles and development of the try to buildup powerful movement international communist movement in all the former socialist countries revolutionary world working class inside our country so that the will overcome this phase as of Eastern Europe and thereafter in movement. This should be at the government of India desists from Marxism–Leninism is a China and in Vietnam. And in all core of our revolutionary struggle. intervening any way into the comprehensive science, rather the these former socialist countries, due With this paramount task in internal affairs of Nepal. We firmly science of all sciences, an invincible to the same root cause, that is, view we are of the firm opinion that believe that the freedom loving ideology, most advanced philosophy penetration of modern revisionism, rejuvenation of world revolutionary people of India without exception of the era and therefore its ultimate counter-revolutions were staged and movement, the international will be with us. We whole heartedly triumph cannot be resisted. A s socialism dismantled. There is no communist movement is insepara- wish your historic 7th Congress a students of Comrade Shibdas denying the fact that this very bly linked up with the twin tasks of grand success. With revolutionary Ghosh, Founder General Secretary modern revisionism did not remain (1) firmly containing the increasing greetings to the revolutionary of SUCI(C) and one of the foremost confined there. It soon gripped the brutal acts of aggression of the people of Nepal, I conclude here. Marxist Thinkers of this era, we revolutionary working class US imperialists and their naked Inquilab Zindabed realize that rearing of ugly head of movement of the world and robbed interference in the internal Long live Marxism – Leninism modern revisionism represented by the latter of the revolutionary affairs of different countries, Long live Proletarian renegade Khrushchev and his fervour and determination. and Internationalism cohorts, soon after the death of We therefore strongly feel that (2) developing close ties and Long Live the Unity Between the Comrade J.V Stalin, great Marxist to expedite the process of concerted actions of the genuine people of Nepal and India PROLETARIAN ERA FEBRUARY 15, 2013 PAGE SEVEN Comrade Provash Ghosh in AIUTUC Conference Trade Unions allegiant to bourgeois outfits and social democrats are misleading working class movement Contd. from page 2 necessary to understand how multinationals introduced the vile story of the Ramayana where Sita society, while the owner in the dialectical materialism has been scheme of globalization raising a was abducted by Ravana when she production relations consciously developed as the science of all slogan that the concepts of crossed the rekha or chalk mark put obstructs any change of the system, sciences by scientifically nationalism, national territorial by Lakshmna. In other words, they it is the responsibility of human correlating, coordinating and barrier and national sovereignty are asking the women to stay core of the productive forces, i.e. generalizing the particular laws have all become backdated. What is indoors in the kitchen and bed labour power to be conscious of and operating in particular branches of relevant and valid is the concept of rooms while rapists and criminals recognize the necessity to accelerate science, as the guiding philosophy a global market without any trade like Ravana would roam around the process of development by of bringing about revolutionary barrier. All the global institutions of unchecked. This is India. This is the changing the system, outdated and transformation of the society. And world imperialism-capitalism like stand of the ideologues guiding the outmoded following inexorable to have a proper grasp of dialectical UNO, World Bank, IMF, WTO as main opposition party of the course of law and hindering materialism and imbue the working well as the imperialist-capitalist country. progress. Today, capitalism is not class with this invincible weapon, states have been made subservient only decadent and moribund; it is what is necessary is a brand of to this newly-fangled theory of Revolutionary consciousness gasping in its death throes. But declassed revolutionary globalization. Protagonists of must dawn upon the workers capitalism will not die intellectuals. For understanding capitalist globalization do not And most of the workers are automatically. Urgent need of the scientific socialism, what is bother for democracy, freedom, still under the influence of such hour is that labour power should necessary is proper study of the human rights, human interest, leaders. That is why our task is to discharge its historic responsibility. philosophical, social, historical and ethics, moral values or anything free them from the pernicious So long as labour power is not economic theories, study based on civilized and humane. Their sole influence of such ruinous properly equipped ideologically, the science of dialectical object is to maximize profit by philosophical thoughts and convince politically, organizationally and materialism. And this is the role of exploiting the worker as human raw them to accept philosophy of culturally, the problems of life in the revolutionary vanguard. Since material, squeezing out his last drop Marxism-Leninism-Shibdas Ghosh every sphere—economic, political, this revolutionary consciousness of blood and crushing him under the Thought and rise against capitalism. social, cultural, ethical, moral— does not automatically germinate grinding wheel of ruthless It is a matter of very serious, will be intensified more and more. within the trade union movement, it oppression. difficult and painstaking struggle. Dying capitalism will remain like a has to be brought from outside this As capitalism has become Mere shouting slogans like “Down stinking corpse polluting the entire trade union struggle. Only those global, production is global. So is with capitalism”, “Build up society. So working class must be who have been able to delink also the labouring class. The socialism” will not do. Workers made equipped to dig the grave of themselves from the propertied class capitalists-imperialists are boasting must understand what is capitalism, capitalism. We must understand it. not only economically, but also of exploration of space through what is imperialism, why is this Comrade Lenin taught us to politically and culturally, to engage advancement of science and gruelling exploitation, how are they organize trade union movements as their entire talent and power of technology, but are encouraging and exploited. They must be educated schools of communism, to develop understanding to find out the correct inciting revival of all obsolete that this class division and trade union movement as a struggle path of social transformation, and obscurantist feudal thoughts, exploitation is not eternal, that first for socialism. He explained to us thereby imbued with the correct spiritualism, idealism and religiosity human society was classless, then that without revolutionary politics concept of scientific socialism among the workers and common due to some definite historic reasons trade unionism is basically a through proper scientific approach people to keep them arrested in the society was class divided. bourgeois politics. So the urgent and outlook, can discharge this abyss of darkness, confuse, mislead Following inexorable social law, need is to develop trade union responsibility. Once they are able to and divide them. The oppressed slave society came first, then feudal movement as a revolutionary grasp the truth, they would need to people are made to believe that system, then capitalism. And again movement. It is the task of the communicate it to the advanced since they had committed sins in following the same law, first revolutionary leadership of the trade section of the working class and previous birth, so they are socialism and then communism are union movement. And this task is a develop them intellectually for languishing in abject poverty. It is sure to come. These are to be taught very difficult one. Politically building up revolutionary working god, the divine almighty who is in a language that workers can unconscious workers would class movement. So it is a very deciding everything. Everything is understand and get firmly understand their economic difficult task. Our trade unionists pre-determined, ordained by god. If convinced. problems. They would find interest must understand this. Although it is you protest, you would act against Marx in his celebrated work in economic demands and respond very difficult to form a union, still if divine order, divine will and thus Capital had pointed out that capital to such issues. But spontaneously you can form a union and achieve commit sin again. In our country, on consists of two parts, constant they do not understand the need of some economic demands and by the one hand, there is widespread capital and variable capital. By political struggle. At this critical that become popular among the encouragement to the preaching of variable capital, capitalists purchase hour, need to make them understand working class; it will not serve the holy scriptures and epics like the labour power. Labour is used in the importance of revolutionary purpose. The question is whether Gita, Qur'an, Bible, Ramayana, production of commodities. Surplus political struggle and develop it in we have been able to educate the Mahabharata, and fomenting of value or profit is generated by right earnest is supreme. working class on the basis of religiosity, casteism, communalism unpaid surplus labour. Value of Comrades, Lenin had also Marxism-Leninism- Comrade and parochial fanaticism, while on labour power is calculated by the taught us that scientific socialism as Shibdas Ghosh Thought. Success the other hand there is large scale cost of maintenance of the worker a concept comes from without. This ought to be measured based on that attack of rotten capitalist-imperialist and his family. During Marx’s time, concept, this theory, this idea, does touchstone alone. It must be culture, of crude self-centrism, unemployment was not so much. not come from within the trade understood that way. individualism, pornography, and The worker was in a position to union movement spontaneously, vulgarism, an approach towards life bargain for the wage he needed to automatically. Trade union Attack of capitalist bereft of any ethics or morality. See maintain himself and his family. But movement by itself can at best globalization how Mohan Bhagavat of arch today, when unemployment is ever- achieve some economic demands; at This task is also very difficult in communal RSS and his ilk have increasing, nobody is in a position best can fight for some trade union the period of capitalist been commenting on the menacing to bargain. The worker is bound to legislations. It cannot go beyond globalization, in this era of rise of crime on women. They are work with whatever paltry a sum is that. For scientific socialism, study imperialism today. Faced with advising women not to cross the offered as wage. So, need-based of science is necessary. It is unprecedented market crisis, the lakshman rekha. You all know the Contd. on page 8 PAGE EIGHT FEBRUARY 15, 2013 PROLETARIAN ERA Comrade Provash Ghosh in AIUTUC Conference Class conscious trade union leaders must enlist workers showing courage, doggedness, valour, determination and spirit of supreme sacrifice as promising organizers Contd. from page 7 protest against any injustice like a belonging to the revolutionary party 70 years. Religion did not abolish wage is now an empty word. true human being having self- only would not suffice. The task exploitation. It only replaced the Oppression is severe. In such respect and dignity. They may die in imperative of the trade union slave system by feudal system, i.e. circumstances, workers are to feel this struggle, but they will die with leaders is to properly communicate one type of exploitation by another that just and legitimate demand for honour. But ultimately their fight the most advanced understanding of type of exploitation. Similarly, need-based wage cannot be would not be abortive. The workers Marxism-Leninism - Shibdas Ghosh bourgeois democratic revolution achieved without conducting the who fought for 8 hours working a Thought to the most backward replaced feudal exploitation by struggle for overthrow of day, the workers who fought for sections of the workers. We must capitalist exploitation. But socialist capitalism. Workers must be trade union rights, the workers who strive for that. People are going revolution is a revolution to end educated philosophically, fought for Paris Commune— they through unbearable suffering. Soon, exploitation once for all. It is a ideologically, politically and all failed in their efforts during their they would explode in movement. revolution to fight and end culturally. In the factories, there life time. But ultimately those fights But in absence of correct leadership, exploitation of man by man should be discussion on Marxism- had paved the way for future these movements would not meet spanning over thousands of years, Leninism-Shibdas Ghosh Thought victories. with success. So, there would be starting from the slave system to in a language, in a manner Our trade union leaders and frustration. Again they would burst capitalism. Compared to that, 70 understandable to them. Again I say activists should not forget to give into movement and again the years of socialism is too short a that it is a very difficult task. There emphasis on ideological struggle, movement would fizzle out. Such span. We know that the working must be innumerable classes, formation of struggle committees would go on. class scored political victory in the schools of the workers. Alongside, and enrolment of volunteers Soviet Union. In the field of informal talks also should go on. conducive to conducting sustained Science of Marxism is a economy also, the bourgeoisie in During the study classes and struggles before launching any verified truth Russia was almost on the verge of informal talks also, there should be movement. The workers must be Next point is that we will have elimination. But it was not discussion on national and kept abreast of the struggles which to explain to the workers that path possible to eliminate capitalism international situations, on what is are going on in both our country as of emancipation as laid down by completely in the superstructure, in the difference between bourgeois well as other countries so that they Marxism-Leninism- Shibdas Ghosh the realm of ideology and thought. trade unionism and proletarian trade could learn from those struggles. In Thought is not just confined to As Lenin had pointed out, it is very unionism, between social democrats the vortex of struggle, ordinary theory. It has been proved in easy to make a revolution and proletarian trade unionism, why workers who otherwise are practice. The achievements of successful, but it is very difficult to workers in all walks of life are to be indifferent to social problems and Soviet socialism and Chinese protect revolution after its success. united. You cannot impart political apathetic to politics also become revolution bear glaring testimony to He said that the strength of the education merely by speaking some active and demonstrate fighting that. Our workers must know what enemies increases tenfold, words, delivering good emotional spirit. Of them, a section shows Soviet socialism provided to the hundredfold after revolution. Stalin agitating speeches or raising some courage, doggedness, valour, firm Russian workers. Why did Bernard in the last years of his life spoke of slogans. Relentless ideological determination and spirit of supreme Shaw, Romaine Rolland, this danger of attack of bourgeois discussions are necessary. This sacrifice. Identify who are those Rabindranath Tagore, Netaji ideology in the realm of ideological struggle demands belonging to the latter category and Subhas, Einstein and other superstructure and raised serious arduous efforts with immense promptly enlist them as your luminaries who were not points on this issue in the 19th perseverance and patience. When promising organizers. Do not miss communists hailed socialism, why Congress of the CPSU. Comrade the workers are in the midst of a it. You must ensure collective body they so highly respected Lenin and Shibdas Ghosh pointed out that the struggle, there develops a spirit of functioning at all levels. Do not Stalin. It is true that through Soviet Union faced attack of sacrifice. That time, they develop a forget that the habit of counter-revolution, capitalism has bourgeois thought and culture, mind to listen as well. That is the individual decision making is a come back in Russia and has been menace of bourgeois time for imparting proper education bourgeois vice inimical to established in China. When no one individualism in the realm of also. So when there is a movement proletarian culture. It is not enough could identify the reason for this superstructure which led to based on economic demands also, that your individual decision is painful setback, it was Comrade revisionism swamping the that is the time when a spark of correct. It is also equally important Shibdas Ghosh who, based on the leadership of CPSU. Counter- political consciousness even in to have the decision examined and teachings of Marxism-Leninism, revolution was engineered by rudimentary form gleams in their approved collectively before provided the answer. This is not the revisionism aided and abetted by mind. That is the moment when we conclusion. Remember the house to discuss all these in details. the imperialist powers. No doubt can educate them. This education teachings of Comrade Shibdas But one thing I tell you — no new this has been extremely painful. must be continuous, both in formal Ghosh that we cannot put an end to idea, no new ideology can achieve Paris Commune succeeded only and informal manners. We also capitalist individual ownership complete success in a short time. for a few months. Marx and Engels need cultural units among the without putting an end to our sense Even those who preached religious drew important lessons from that. workers, music squads and drama of private property and private ideas, who were considered to be Soviet socialism lasted for 80 groups to promote alternative property mental complex, property the messengers of god, those who years; its dismantling also has healthy culture. You have enjoyed habit and individualism. preached Hinduism, Christianity provided important lessons to us. one such performance here Our trade union leaders must and Islam; they also could not We should know that. Dismantling yesterday night by the young know how the workers fought succeed in short time. It took of socialism in Russia followed by comrades of the host state. While during Paris Commune, Russian hundreds of years for a religion to other socialist countries of East developing workers’ struggle, you Revolution and Chinese Revolution. gain acceptance. It was a cycle of Europe and of late in China has must show them the immediate During Russian revolution, the alternate defeats and successes. generated severe frustration among objective and ultimate objective of workers fought in the factories, in This is how they went before the exploited masses. This is the struggle, how both can be the barracks. Our trade union achieving final success. If we start further aggravated by the incessant interlinked. The workers must be leaders must think that way. No from the advent of renaissance, it bourgeois propaganda that taught that they ought to struggle doubt they should certainly know took more than 350 years for the socialism has failed. To clear this against all oppression, exploitation the prevailing labour laws. That is a bourgeois democratic revolution for confusion, it is necessary to have and injustices. They may fail in a bare minimum necessity. But only final victory. Compared to that, proper political education. struggle, yet they must fight, must that much would not do. Even socialism existed only for around Contd. on page 9 PROLETARIAN ERA FEBRUARY 15, 2013 PAGE NINE Comrade Provash Ghosh in AIUTUC Conference Emancipation lies in revolutionary overthrow of oppressive capitalism Contd. from page 8 centrism, individualism, liberalism, understood by the workers and the revolutionary theory with the Workers must equip economism and all other sorts of common people. We should minimum necessary strength. There themselves ideologically, opportunism. In the case of the last undertake our job of educating the is that party, it has developed — elevate their standard section of the working class, all links working class in such a way that it only it lacks in that strength with Workers must be taught that if with the urban middle class people becomes understandable to them. which it can channelize the they remain confined within their and the rural peasant society have Once they realize the truth, their outbursts of people’s agitations into own place of work, department or been totally cut off. Although very faces would glow in conviction that the correct course on a definite factory, then that would narrow their small in number, they are the most they would be able to achieve revolutionary line for protracted outlook and hinder the desired revolutionary section among the revolution and open up the road to battles.” “Out of discontent of growth of working class unity. proletariat in our country, and so emancipation. This struggle workers, peasants and all exploited Workers of a particular industry must most desperate in nature. But it demands higher revolutionary masses, revolution will again and develop a broader outlook, develop should be borne in mind that so long character, morality, doggedness, again try to surge ahead in waves fraternity with the workers of other as they do not grow really class ideological understanding, firmness after waves. In waves after waves it industries and other sections of the conscious, that is, so long as they do and discipline. All these are will try to burst forth. The toiling people. Steel workers must be not develop revolutionary necessary. Comrades, I shall not contradiction within society will prepared to fight for the cause of the consciousness, this desperateness is prolong my speech. Again I shall deepen and sharpen many times textile workers. Indian workers must bound to be aimless and the read an appeal of Comrade Shibdas more, calling for radical be prepared to fight for workers of influence of bourgeois Ghosh before you. transformation of this order. It will Europe. This spirit must be individualism, which has today Comrades you know that our beseech our consciousness, it will developed in them. Multinationals reached a vulgar stage in society, is great leader Comrade Shibdas appeal to humanity that revolution who engineered the scheme of very much there in them. The Ghosh passed away in the year is the necessity. Still, revolution will globalization are dividing the contradiction between the mental 1976. What he told in 1974 I shall not come, again and again it will workers. To buttress their narrow make-up of these three sections read out before you: “Indian recede, it will go astray, and sectarian class interest, the constitutes the inner contradiction of revolution is on the threshold of reaction will again and again gain capitalists and multinationals are the working class.” (*) emergence, and nothing of worth by that — revolution will not see fomenting national jingoism and We should properly grasp this remains of this society — this you the light until the revolutionary various kinds of divisiveness like important teaching of Comrade should realize. No longer can the party emerges, capable enough to chauvinism, racialism, Shibdas Ghosh. While working ruling class give it any lease of life lead revolution.” (**) This he said communalism, casteism, among the working class, we have to with any palliatives whatsoever. The in 1974. What was truth at that time regionalism, ethnic strife and so fight all these three trends that Indian society is in the throes of is far more true today. Again let me forth. This sinister design is to be hamper the revolutionary movement birth. Only, it suffers from want of recall his appeal to the workers in defeated combining fight against all among the workers. Without fighting people’s organized conscious the year 1967: “You are the these pernicious influences with day these trends you cannot acquire political movement, from want of a workers, creators of this to day economic and political proletarian culture defined by genuine revolutionary party with civilization. This civilization is in struggles. That is the urgent need of Comrade Shibdas Ghosh. As Marx that minimum of necessary strength the throes of deliverance, it begs of the hour. Comrades, you are aware had pointed out, workers cannot with which this ferment for you for deliverance. Not only your that Comrade Shibdas Ghosh had change the world unless they change revolution in the people, this own emancipation, on you depends shown that because of historic themselves first. Working class does situation ripe for revolution can be deliverance and emancipation of the reasons, the deprived, oppressed not exist in isolation. It is in the midst led into an organized protracted entire mankind.” (***) working class of India are broadly of bourgeois environment, bourgeois powerful war for revolution. In The leaders and activists of classified in three categories and this culture and bourgeois outlook. These entirety the objective condition for AIUTUC are to ask themselves needs to be taken due cognizance of all are corrupting the working class, revolution is ripe, with all its whether they would respond to the while developing working class constantly polluting them with vile ingredients and ammunition. The clarion call of our departed leader struggles here. To remind you of that, thoughts of individualism, people yearn for a change. The only when they can respond I shall read out the relevant portion opportunism, selfishness etc. Based ruling class has nothing else to bank positively, this conference becomes from his works: “Like in other on the teachings of Marxism- on, except the military muscle of successful. Let me end with the relatively backward countries of the Leninism-Shibdas Ghosh Thought, this old order. They count also on historic words of Great Marx and world, the working class in our we will have to fight all these out. people’s ignorance and political Engels : The proletariat has nothing country too is divided into three This is the urgent need of the hour. confusion, but that is not of any to lose but their chains, it has a categories. One, whose relation with Workers must be vigilant against major importance. The reality puts world to win. Before I conclude, my the rural peasant life has not yet been bourgeois intrigues and designs. so much pressure on the people that thanks to the leaders and workers of completely severed. This section is Class conscious workers must no confusing logic and delusions of the host state and as well leaders bringing into the working class understand with what catchy religion can hold them back. Once and activists of AIUTUC for their movement superstitions, religious slogans, with what tricks the the tide of revolution breaks out, no commendable untiring effort to bigotry, fanaticism, orthodoxy and bourgeois and social democratic argument will succeed to prevent make this conference successful. other rustic habits of rural life. The leaders are misleading the masses the onrush of the masses. Then the Red salute to you all, second section of the working class and the working class. They must ruling bourgeoisie will be left with Red salute to the comprises those who, owing to the understand the economic-social and but one weapon to deploy against great leader of the proletariat pressure of economic exploitation, cultural background of the petty revolution — the military, police Comrade Shibdas Ghosh have been gradually pushed to the bourgeoisie and the middle class. and armament. But when a country, Long live Marxism-Leninism- stage of workers and slum dwellers Class outlook demands that. They a people stands up erect and takes to Shibdas Ghosh Thought from lower middle class families. must be educated that way. battle on the correct revolutionary Long live proletarian Though reduced to working class And as students of Marxism- line under the correct leadership, internationalism. economically, their mental affinity Leninism-Shibdas Ghosh Thought, can it ever be stopped with military Long live AIUTUC with the middle class people has not we must realize that it is not easy to power? …. the objective situation in * The cultural movement in India and yet been severed completely. This achieve victory. Supreme sacrifice is India is ripe for revolution. What is our tasks, SW Vol. II section brings into the working class necessary. Big hurdles have to be lacking?.... It is that genuine ** Tribute to a revolutionary leader, movement the petty bourgeois overcome. A prolonged arduous revolutionary party, based on the SW Vol. III sentiments and vacillation, struggle is necessary. Strategy and correct revolutionary political line, *** Labour policy of UF government, individual opportunism, ego- tactics of revolution must be ideology and comprehensive SW Vol. III RNI No. 13932/67 P. R. No. KOL / RMS / /145 / 2013-2015 IACC denounces the blatant act of Comrade Lamghare aggression by Israel against Syria veteran party-organizer passes away Comrade Dada Lamghare, veteran organizer of SUCI(C) in Nagpur In a statement issued on 1 February 2013, Comrade Manik district of Maharashtra breathed his last at Bangalore on 5 January last. Mukherjee, General Secretary, IACC said: The International Anti- He had gone to Bangalore to take part in the 20th All India Conference imperialist Coordinating Committee (IACC) denounces the blatant act of AIUTUC, when he suddenly became seriously ill and had to be removed of aggression by Israel against Syria. Without any provocation the to hospital. He succumbed there despite all efforts of the doctors. Israeli warplanes violated the Syrian airspace and bombed targets Comrade Lamghare employed in a plywood factory at MIDC at inside Syria, killing and injuring innocent people. This is a brazen Nagpur, did not have much of formal education, but developed indelible attack on the sovereignty of a nation and a clear violation of the conviction that anti-capitalist socialist revolution was the only road to United Nations Charter. Israel is guilty of nothing short of war crime. emancipation of exploited poor and middle class people. Relentlessly he The imperialists have been hatching a conspiracy to destabilise Syria translated this conviction into practice in his life struggle. His demise and oust the present rulers and in their place install their own puppets caused immense loss to the Party, workers’ movement and his family. in the seat of power. The Israeli aggression is a part of this To pay tribute to this departed comrade, a memorial meeting was nefarious design. IACC calls upon all the countries of the world to organized at Nagpur by the Party. It was presided over by Comrade roundly condemn the criminal aggression of Israel in league with the Madhab Bhonde, eminent organizer of the Party in the Nagpur district. imperialists. Through all these years Israel could go on wantonly Comrade Ranjit Dhar, Polit Bureau member of the Party and the main perpetrating such heinous acts because it enjoyed the solid backing by speaker in the meeting expressed his deep respect to Comrade Lamghare. the imperialist powers, principally the United States. IACC urges the He pointed out that Comrade Lamghare was notably one among the few freedom-loving people all over the world to unitedly protest against comrades who under the leadership of Comrade Madhab Bhonde, held the imperialist conspiracy and the heinous acts of aggression and to the banner of the Party high in the difficult situation of Nagpur. It could organize movements to force the imperialist powers to withdraw their not have been possible without a strong sense of class consciousness. By support to Israel. Only by organizing global militant anti-imperialist virtue of that, Comrade Lamghare could take up Comrade Shibdas movements shall we succeed in containing the imperialists and in Ghosh’s thoughts in his life. Comrade Shibdas Ghosh laid out that forcing them to stop their acts of brigandage. independence did not bring emancipation of the masses from exploitation. It required another revolution, the working class revolution against the Slum dwellers in Ranchi resist present capitalist system for which it further required the leadership of correct revolutionary party of the working class. It was through the HEC effort towards eviction concrete struggle on Leninist principle and methodology of party formation that Comrade Shibdas Ghosh founded SUCI (C) as the genuine On 2 February 2013, as the HEC RAF and police force along with revolutionary party of India, which Comrade Lamghare accepted whole- officials in Ranchi issued in bulldozers and water canon came heartedly. newspapers eviction notice for the down to the area to demolish the Secondly, as Comrade Ranjit Dhar added, there is the question of slum dwellers in the HEC areas, slums in bypass road areas. More culture. Marx had said that workers must change themselves first, to Basti Bachao Sangharsha Samiti than ten thousand people including change the world. Precisely, this change implies freeing oneself from the (BBSS), a mass committee formed women, children and old from 28 private property mental complex. Since bourgeois system is based on at the initiative of SUCI(C) workers slums stood round the clock under private ownership, it cherishes individual leadership. On the contrary, organized a resistance movement in the banner of BBSS resisting the socialist system is founded upon social ownership, and so the concept of front of the HEC gate. A huge mass attack for 3 successive days. leadership it upholds is that of collective leadership. In that system, meeting was held there addressed by People’s firm stand and wrath forced interests of the society, revolution and revolutionary party become one leaders of the BBSS including the HEC officials and the and the same. It is on the strength of this realization, that one must wage Comrade Sidheshwar Singh, administration to stop their eviction struggle to free oneself from individualism. secretary, SUCI(C) Ranchi district drive. Comrades Sidheshwar Singh, Comrade Ranjit Dhar further elaborated that there may crop up committee and one of the founders Keya De, member SUCI(C) differences of opinion in the party. But those should be non-antagonistic. of BBSS, as well as leaders of Jharkhand state organizing It implies that through these contradictions between opinions the unity different other political parties. committee and also one of the will be further cemented inside the party, the relations more cordial. Later, on 4 February, the HEC founders of BBSS and other leaders Comrade Dhar concluded pointing out, that Comrade Lamghare was an officials accompanied by a huge took part in the demonstration. ordinary factory-worker. He did not have high-level of formal education. But he had the touch and tenor of this culture. We can pay our tribute to Against price-hike, entry of big capital in retail trade him in a proper way only if we can consciously carry on our struggle to and new pension scheme, and demanding social acquire this culture which Comrade Lamghare bore. The meeting ended with the Internationalle . security of all workers, minimum wage of Rs. 15,000, Red salute to Comrade Dada Lamghare! enhancement oif gratuity with abolition of ceiling on bonus and PF and other burning problems A I U T U C calls upon workers to make successful All India General Strike on 20-21 February, 2013 Comrade Ranjit Dhar addressing the memorial meeting of convened by the central Trade Unions Comrade Dada Lamghare at Nagpur

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