[Marxistindia] Maoist Attack on Police Camp

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February 16, 2010

Press Statement

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

On Maoist Attack on Police Camp

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its
deep shock and condemnation of the Maoist attack on a police camp in
Shilda in West Midnapur district which resulted in the death of 24 persons
belonging to the Eastern Frontier Rifles. A student has also died in the
incident. This incident exposes the vicious violence indulged in by the
Maoists.

The Maoists have been on a rampage in the West Midnapur district for over
a year. The joint operations by the state police and the central
paramilitary forces were launched to curb the Maoist violence. It is
surprising that such an attack could be launched in daytime on a police
camp with such large casualties and arms and ammunition being taken away.

There is necessity for better coordination between the state police and
the Central paramilitary forces. The Central Government should ensure that
joint operations begin across the border in Jharkhand, without delay.

The Polit Bureau conveys its heartfelt sympathies to all the families of
the policemen and the civilian who has died in this brutal attack.

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[Marxistindia] Terror bomb blast in Pune

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February 14, 2010
Press Statement

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement;

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the terror bomb blast in
Pune which has claimed the lives of nine people and grievously injured
another 40 or so.

Media reports on the prior warnings concerning a possible terror attack in
Pune are indeed disturbing as these attacks have taken place despite this.
It is imperative in the interests of the country's internal security that
such lapses be identified and rectified urgently.

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) calls upon the Central Government to
provide all necessary assistance to the Maharashtra state law and order
machinery to jointly identify the culprits who perpetrated this heinous
attack and bring the guilty to book.

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) conveys its heartfelt condolences to the
families of those who lost their lives in this attack and wishes those
injured a speedy recovery.

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[Marxistindia] C C Communique

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Press Communiqué

The Central Committee of the CPI(M) met in Kolkata from February 4 to 6,
2010. It has issued the following statement:

Relentless Price Rise

The Central Committee strongly opposes the recommendation of the Parikh
Committee to decontrol petrol and diesel prices and link it to
international prices, as also its anti-people recommendation to increase
price of cooking gas by Rs. 100.00 per cylinder. It warns the Central
Government not to use these recommendation as an excuse to hike prices of
any of these items. Such a step will have a cascading impact on raising
prices of essential commodities which are already at an all time high and
will lead to a further burden on the people.

The CC condemns not only the utter failure of the Central Government to
control prices but reiterates that it is precisely the wrong policies of
the government which have led to this situation of high food inflation.
The redressals suggested are also misconceived. A major reason for price
rise is the severe weakening of the public distribution system by a
drastic cut in allocation for so-called above poverty line. Instead of at
least partial restoration of the cuts, given the buffer stocks available,
the government in the name of additional allocation is giving the states
10 kgs of foodgrains per family at double the price.

The CPI(M) demands restoration of the allocations at least at the APL
prices. The sugar shortage and subsequent high prices are a direct result
of the refusal of the government to maintain a buffer stock when there was
high sugarcane production and instead incentivised exports. The sugar
mills and sugar companies have made huge profits in this period while
farmers and consumers have had to suffer. The Central Government has
stubbornly refused to ban futures trading in essential commodities. In May
2009 it had lifted the earlier ban on wheat futures trade.

The CC demands that the government bring a food security legislation which
ensures a universal right to food, with a 35 kg family allocation of
foodgrains at Rs 2 a kilo. It also demands that more essential commodities
at subsidised prices should be included in the PDS through central
government subsidies.

The CC called upon its Party units to intensify the campaign against price
rise.

Disinvestment in PSUs

The Central Committee reiterated its strong opposition to the decision of
the Central Government to disinvest atleast 10 per cent of government
equity in all profitable public sector units. Already shares of NHPC, Oil
India and the NTPC have been sold. The government is planning to sell
shares in sixty central public sector undertakings that would be
short-listed in the stock market in the next two years. The deceptive
concept of "people's ownership" is being used to mislead public opinion
and conceal the true nature of disinvestment.

This aggressive disinvestment drive is being undertaken to bridge the
fiscal deficit which has reached nearly seven percent of the GDP. The
government is forgoing future income from dividends. Worse, it is
transferring State-owned assets to private hands. The NTPC shares are
being sold cheaply, showing how public assets are being plundered.

Rather than mobilizing more taxes from the private corporate sector by
doing away with tax exemptions, the Congress-led government is opting for
the irrational course of disinvestment which is only meant to benefit the
big financial players in the stock market.

The Central Committee decided to mobilize people against the
disinvestment. It will extend all support to the struggle of the trade
unions and the public sector employees against this step which is contrary
to national interests.

Andhra Pradesh Situation

The Central Committee discussed the situation which has developed in
Andhra Pradesh with the agitation for a separate Telengana state and the
counter-agitation for a united state. It is unfortunate that the Central
Government and the Congress leadership took the short-sighted step of
announcing the process of the creation of a separate state on December 9.
It is now for the Central Government to ensure that the stalemate is ended
and the solution found by taking into account the views of all political
parties and sections of the people. This process is to begin with the
setting up of the committee headed by retired Justice B N Sri Krishna.

The initial stand taken by the Central Government on Telengana gave a
fillip to demands for separate states in various other states. The Central
Committee reiterated its stand that the states which were linguistically
reorganized as part of the democratic restructuring of the State structure
should not be disturbed.

The Central Committee appealed to all sections of the people of Andhra
Pradesh to maintain peace and harmony. There are forces trying to provoke
further divisions among the people which is harmful to the overall
interests of the people.

Ranganath Mishra Commission Report

The Central Committee considered the report of the National Commission for
Religious and Linguistic Minorities headed by Justice Ranganath Mishra.
The Central Committee welcomes the recommendations for providing
reservation for the minorities in government jobs. The CC urged the
Central Government to take necessary steps to implement the
recommendations.

West Bengal

The Central Committee heard a report on the situation in
West Bengal. The TMC combine on the one hand and the Maoists on the other
are continuing their campaign of violence against the CPI(M) and the Left.
Since the Lok Sabha elections, 167 members and supporters of the CPI(M)
and the Left have been killed. Thousands have had to leave their homes due
to the attacks. The Maoist gangs have killed over seventy of our comrades
in West Medinipur district alone. There is a deliberate and planned effort
to attack the CPI(M) and the Left to prevent them working among the
people. The Central Committee condemned the dubious links between the TMC
and the Maoists. The TMJC is in the Central Government whose declared
policy is to counter the Maoist violence.

The Central Committee is confident that the CPI(M) state unit and the Left
Front will successfully mobilize the people in defence of their rights and
livelihood while countering the anti-democratic assaults and violence.

Maharashtra: No Pandering to Chauvinism

The Central Committee condemned the chauvinistic forces who are targeting
non-Marathi speaking people in Mumbai and the state. The Shiv Sena and the
MNS are indulging in this disruptive game after having failed to mobilize
support for their platform in the recent assembly elections. The attempt
to intimidate film actors like Shahrukh Khan and other personalities for
speaking out their mind is highly condemnable.

The Congress-NCP government in Maharashtra is also pandering to
chauvinistic sentiments. The recent order on taxi drivers in Mumbai having
to speak and write Marathi with the 15 year domicile is one such step. The
CPI(M) calls upon all citizens in Maharashtra and the country to rebuff
the virulent chauvinistic politics which harms national unity.

Rectification Campaign

The Polit Bureau submitted its rectification report to the Central
Committee. As per the decision of the rectification campaign document
adopted in October 2009, the rectification process is to begin from the
Polit Bureau and the Central Committee. The report of the rectification of
the Central Committee will be taken up in the next meeting of the CC.

Party Congress

The Central Committee decided to hold the 20th Congress of the Party after
the assembly elections in West Bengal and Kerala due in May 2011. The
schedule of the Party conferences will begin after this.

In the meantime, the Central Committee has decided to convene an extended
meeting of the Central Committee in early August 2010 to decide on the
political line to meet the current situation.

March 12 Left Rally

The Left parties have decided to hold an all India rally in Delhi on March
12. The rally is being organized to focus on the demands to curb price
rise, protection of the lands of the peasants and land reforms, employment
for all and against the attacks on democracy and violence against the Left
in West Bengal.

The Central Committee called upon all its units to mobilize people for the
rally and make it a big success.

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[Marxistindia] Prakash Karat's tribute to Jyoti Basu

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January 17, 2010

TRIBUTE BY PRAKASH KARAT

Jyoti Basu was a great leader of the CPI(M), the Left movement and
India. With his passing away, an era has passed.

Seventy years of public life and political activity marked him out, at
the time of his death, as the most distinguished Left leader of the
country. An ardent Communist, he was one of the few political leaders in
independent India who actually deepened democracy, strengthened
secularism and brought the working people to the centre-stage of Indian
politics.

As Chief Minister of West Bengal for a record 23 years, his lasting
contributions were land reforms, which gave land and security of tenure
to millions of peasants, the vitalization of panchayat institutions, and
the creation of an enduring atmosphere of secularism in the State. He
taught Communists how to work and serve the people in parliamentary
forums in order to bring about changes in public policy.

He stood with the struggles of the working class and all working people.
Jyoti Basu became a symbol of Left, democratic and secular forces.

Although he died at the age of 95, he leaves us bereft -- because there
will be none like Jyoti Basu again.

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[Marxistindia] PB resolution on Jyoti Basu

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January 17, 2010

Condolence Resolution of the Polit Bureau

Homage to Jyoti Basu

The Polit Bureau of the CPI (M) expresses its profound grief at the
passing away of Comrade Jyoti Basu, senior most leader of the Party and
one of the tallest leaders of the Communist movement in India who was
the Chief Minister of the Left Front government of West Bengal from 1977
to 2000. He was 95 years old.

Jyoti Basu became a Communist while studying law in Britain. He came in
contact with the British Communist party. He joined the Communist Party
of India on his return in 1940. He began working in the railway trade
union movement and became an important functionary of the B.A. Railroad
Workers Union and the All India Railwaymen's Federation. In 1946,he was
elected to the Bengal legislative assembly from a railway constituency.

He was the Secretary of the provincial committee of the CPI from 1953 to
1961. He became a member of the Central Committee of the CPI in 1951.
When the CPI (M) was formed he became one of the founder Polit Bureau
and Central Committee members, positions he continued in, till his
death. He played a significant role in developing the CPI (M) in West
Bengal along with Promode Dasgupta.

Jyoti Basu made his mark as the leader of the opposition in the assembly
between 1957 and l967. He was twice Deputy Chief Minister in the United
Front governments between 1967 and 1970. His role in the government in
supporting the struggle for implementation of land reforms and in not
allowing the police to be used against workers and peasants' struggles
was notable.

Jyoti Basu belonged to the leadership of the CPI M) which steered the
Party through the difficult days of semi-fascist terror in West Bengal
in the early seventies. After the sweeping victory of the Left Front in
1977, Jyoti Basu became the Chief Minister of the Left Front government,
a position he held continuously for more than 23 years, a record in the
country. Under his leadership, the Left Front government embarked on
land reforms on a scale unprecedented in the country; it instituted a
panchayati raj system which was radical for its times, which gave the
poor peasants and small farmers a say in running the panchayati
institutions. West Bengal became an oasis of communal harmony and
secular values under his leadership. One has to recall how as Chief
Minister he dealt with the situation after the assassination of Indira
Gandhi in 1984 when violence against Sikhs broke out in various parts of
the country, but nothing was allowed to happen in West Bengal. Similarly
he dealt firmly with efforts to instigate trouble after the demolition
of the Babri Masjid in 1992.

Jyoti Basu became a symbol for the Left, democratic and secular forces
in the country. In West Bengal, the people adored him and respected him
for his championing of their cause. He became the role model for all
Communists and progressives on how to work in parliamentary institutions
and serve the people. During this seven decades of work in the Communist
party, he spent three and a half years in prison and two years
underground.

Jyoti Basu as Chief Minister and as a Left leader played an important
role in pushing for restructuring Centre-State relations and rallying
other Chief Ministers and political leaders for the cause.

He played a prominent role in bringing together Left and secular parties
against the Congress government in the nineteen eighties and later
against the BJP in the nineties.

Jyoti Basu was a Marxist who never wavered in his convictions. After the
fall of the Soviet Union and the setbacks to socialism, he provided the
leadership along with his
colleagues in the Polit Bureau to make a reappraisal of the experience
of building socialism and to pinpoint the errors and to correct wrong
notions and understandings while remaining true to Marxism-Leninism. He
was a Marxist who was not dogmatic and continued to learn from his vast
experience in charting out the course for the Party.

He emerged as the pre-eminent and most popular leader of the Party, but
he always worked as a disciplined member of the Party, setting an
example for all. In his long career in the Party, he undertook various
responsibilities including being the first editor of People's Democracy.
He had a lifelong association with the trade union movement and was the
Vice-President of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions since its inception
in 1970.

He stepped down from the Chief Ministership in 2000 due to ill health
and advanced age. But he continued to work and discharge
responsibilities till the end of his life. He became the source of
inspiration and a fount of advice for the Party and the Left movement in
the country. Irrespective of political affiliation, across the political
spectrum, he was respected by all and accepted as a national leader.

The Left movement in the country was fortunate in having such an
accomplished and dedicated leader at the helm of affairs in West Bengal
and in the leadership of the CPI (M) for such a long time. His precious
legacy is there for all of us to cherish and nurture.

The Polit Bureau salutes the memory of our beloved departed comrade. We
pledge to carry forward his cause and work. We convey our heartfelt
condolences to his son, Chandan Basu, granddaughters and other family
members.

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[Marxistindia] Homage to Jyoti Basu

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January 17, 2010

Condolence Resolution of the Polit Bureau

Homage to Jyoti Basu

The Polit Bureau of the CPI (M) expresses its profound grief at the
passing away of Comrade Jyoti Basu, senior most leader of the Party and
one of the tallest leaders of the Communist movement in India who was
the Chief Minister of the Left Front government of West Bengal from 1977
to 2000. He was 95 years old.

Jyoti Basu became a Communist while studying law in Britain. He came in
contact with the British Communist party. He joined the Communist Party
of India on his return in 1940. He began working in the railway trade
union movement and became an important functionary of the B.A. Railroad
Workers Union and the All India Railwaymen's Federation. In 1946,he was
elected to the Bengal legislative assembly from a railway constituency.

He was the Secretary of the provincial committee of the CPI from 1953 to
1961. He became a member of the Central Committee of the CPI in 1951.
When the CPI (M) was formed he became one of the founder Polit Bureau
and Central Committee members, positions he continued in, till his
death. He played a significant role in developing the CPI (M) in West
Bengal along with Promode Dasgupta.

Jyoti Basu made his mark as the leader of the opposition in the assembly
between 1957 and l967. He was twice Deputy Chief Minister in the United
Front governments between 1967 and 1970. His role in the government in
supporting the struggle for implementation of land reforms and in not
allowing the police to be used against workers and peasants' struggles
was notable.

Jyoti Basu belonged to the leadership of the CPI M) which steered the
Party through the difficult days of semi-fascist terror in West Bengal
in the early seventies. After the sweeping victory of the Left Front in
1977, Jyoti Basu became the Chief Minister of the Left Front government,
a position he held continuously for more than 23 years, a record in the
country. Under his leadership, the Left Front government embarked on
land reforms on a scale unprecedented in the country; it instituted a
panchayati raj system which was radical for its times, which gave the
poor peasants and small farmers a say in running the panchayati
institutions. West Bengal became an oasis of communal harmony and
secular values under his leadership. One has to recall how as Chief
Minister he dealt with the situation after the assassination of Indira
Gandhi in 1984 when violence against Sikhs broke out in various parts of
the country, but nothing was allowed to happen in West Bengal. Similarly
he dealt firmly with efforts to instigate trouble after the demolition
of the Babri Masjid in 1992.

Jyoti Basu became a symbol for the Left, democratic and secular forces
in the country. In West Bengal, the people adored him and respected him
for his championing of their cause. He became the role model for all
Communists and progressives on how to work in parliamentary institutions
and serve the people. During this seven decades of work in the Communist
party, he spent three and a half years in prison and two years
underground.

Jyoti Basu as Chief Minister and as a Left leader played an important
role in pushing for restructuring Centre-State relations and rallying
other Chief Ministers and political leaders for the cause.

He played a prominent role in bringing together Left and secular parties
against the Congress government in the nineteen eighties and later
against the BJP in the nineties.

Jyoti Basu was a Marxist who never wavered in his convictions. After the
fall of the Soviet Union and the setbacks to socialism, he provided the
leadership along with his
colleagues in the Polit Bureau to make a reappraisal of the experience
of building socialism and to pinpoint the errors and to correct wrong
notions and understandings while remaining true to Marxism-Leninism. He
was a Marxist who was not dogmatic and continued to learn from his vast
experience in charting out the course for the Party.

He emerged as the pre-eminent and most popular leader of the Party, but
he always worked as a disciplined member of the Party, setting an
example for all. In his long career in the Party, he undertook various
responsibilities including being the first editor of People's Democracy.
He had a lifelong association with the trade union movement and was the
Vice-President of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions since its inception
in 1970.

He stepped down from the Chief Ministership in 2000 due to ill health
and advanced age. But he continued to work and discharge
responsibilities till the end of his life. He became the source of
inspiration and a fount of advice for the Party and the Left movement in
the country. Irrespective of political affiliation, across the political
spectrum, he was respected by all and accepted as a national leader.

The Left movement in the country was fortunate in having such an
accomplished and dedicated leader at the helm of affairs in West Bengal
and in the leadership of the CPI (M) for such a long time. His precious
legacy is there for all of us to cherish and nurture.

The Polit Bureau salutes the memory of our beloved departed comrade. We
pledge to carry forward his cause and work. We convey our heartfelt
condolences to his son, Chandan Basu, granddaughters and other family
members.

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[Marxistindia] condemn killings in West Bengal

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anuary 12, 2010

Press statement

Condemn Killings in West Bengal

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued
the following statement:

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the killing of four
CPI(M) activists in Narayanpur under the Canning Police Station of South
24 Parganas district of West Bengal.

In a dastardly incident anti-social and criminal elements of the
Trinamul Congress launched a murderous assault on a peaceful and unarmed
group of CPI(M) supporters who were returning after filing nomination
papers for the elections to the managing committee of a local madrasa.
CPI(M) activists Dinesh Haldar, Khairul Jamadar, Biswanath Gayen and
Salim Jamadar were killed on the spot. The gruesome nature of the
killings is revealed by the fact that two of them were killed after
being fired with the revolver placed inside their mouths. Seven other
CPI(M) activists were grievously injured in the attack and are in
critical condition and are fighting for their lives.

This incident shows the extent of violence that is being unleashed
against the CPI(M) and the Left in West Bengal while the Trinamul
Congress and its leader Mamata Banerjee campaigns that there is no law
and order in the state of West Bengal. The CPI(M) along with other Left
parties had earlier presented a memorandum to the Prime Minister listing
out the more than 150 CPI(M) leaders and activists who had been killed
by the opposition since the Lok Sabha election results. Hardly a day
passes in Junglemahal area especially in West Midnapur district when
CPI(M) activists are not killed by Maoist marauders. In the rest of the
state it is the Trinamul which carries on the campaign of violence.

Yesterday's incident is a major development in this continued spree of
violence. The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) calls upon all peace loving
people in West Bengal and elsewhere in the country to join in
condemnation of these murders. The PB calls upon all its Party units to
redouble their efforts in expressing solidarity with the struggle for
defence of peace and democracy that the CPI(M) and the Left is
conducting in such trying circumstances in West Bengal.

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