Biman Basu
The result of 16th Lok Sabha elections has
actually made a significant shift of paradigm in political situation. For the
first time a Hindu fundamental force has been successful in getting clean
majority by capturing as many as 282 seats. CPI (M0 and other Left parties must
take account of this situation and initiate movement in each corner of the
country along with anti-Congress, anti- BJP forces. Political programs have
also to be organized focusing that.
The condition of West Bengal after the Assembly election in
2011 has to be discussed seriously. After the defeat of the Left Front TMC –
Congress alliance took charge of the administration of the state and that
resulted in a havoc change in the atmosphere of the state political scenario.
The Left Front Government did the resurrection of democracy in West Bengal by putting
an end of the terror, extortion and attack on democratic rights of people
during the semi fascist terror of the 70s. The Left Front Government could
successfully wipe out the politics of terror and murder. But that has been reintroduced
by the TMC Government which has created a dismal political atmosphere in the
state. Heinous attacks have been organized on the democracy, democratic rights
and the lives and livelihood of all sections of common people in the state
since last three years. 157 Left leaders, activists and supporters have lost
their lives in attacks by hoodlums carrying the flag of the ruling party. Among
them 147 comrades became martyr before the declaration of the Parliament
election and 10 more comrades have been murdered during the election campaign
and publication of result. Attacks on the houses of Left Front activists,
looting, arson, terrorization and attacks on livelihood have been taking place
extensively. Cattle, poultry, fishes in ponds, agricultural produce and seeds
also have also been looted. At least 27283 farmers, agricultural laborers and share
croppers have been ejected and deprived of rights. 48382 persons have been
evicted from their own houses. 6182 houses have been damaged, looted or burnt
down. According to the latest report, at least 9529 persons have been
pressurized or intimidated to pay 27 crore 87 lakh and 8 thousand rupees to the
TMC-backed miscreants as levy. 1365 offices of Left Front parties and 398
offices of various Leftist mass organizations have been ransacked, looted or
forcibly occupied. 5732 leaders and activist of the Left Front parties have
been involved in false and fabricated cases.
All these figures are increasing every day.
Our state has achieved top most position in the country in
the atrocious incidents on women like assaults, molestation and rape. 1035
women have been physically assaulted. In a majority of cases, the police took
no steps against the criminals. The anti-socials backed by the ruling
party have been given free hands in the schools, colleges and universities. Due
to direct support of the ruling party illegal control on admissions, forcible
extraction of money in different ways and mass copying during examinations have
been on the increase. All these we have informed the Chief Minister and
demanded immediate halt to
these malpractices during the submission of Memorandum on 9th
June. Even the representatives of the ruling party have been found in
invigilation copying even in the MBBS examination.
Narendra Modi has become the prime Minister. He flied all
over the country during the election campaign in a chartered plane just like American Presidential election and
promised of development, employment etc. He has also promised good governance.
It might have touched the young generation. The campaign of development a bit
differently designed may also have attracted them. It is known from different
sources that such prolonged campaign has cost BJP around ten thousand crores of
rupee. One significant incident of this Parliament election was the patronage
of the big businessmen and corporate houses for Mr. Modi and his party. Quite
naturally it is not expected that Modi Government will address the demands of
the common people overruling those corporate giants. The future will tell the direction
of the economic policy of the newly elected Central Government. Some initial
cosmetic steps for people will not be enough. Without fundamental economic
alternative the pang of the workers, peasants and common people will only
increase.
‘Garibi hatao’ (elimination of poverty) was the slogan of
Mrs. Indira Gandhi during the 5th Lok Sabha elections during 1971
and she won 352 seats out of total 518 in that election. Her image was somewhat
was different then in the context of Bangladesh liberation war. But one should recall the statement of the Polit
Bureau after her win that…’’Only fools can expect that the success of Indira
Gandhi will solve the fundamental problems of people. The plight of the people
will continuously increase till the country follows the capitalistic direction.
The tall talks of employment for the unemployed may be heard and the pang of
the people will increase in contrary. With huge majority Congress will only
organize attacks on livelihood. Stable Congress Government will be embodied as
stable extortion and stable attack.” The Congress Government unleashed attacks
on democratic rights and this BJP Government may adopt some new measures for
that.
Like other states of the country Hindu fundamentalist
campaigns of BJP and RSS are on the rise in our state too. As they are at the
helm of affairs at the Center, TMC can anytime go into an understanding with
them. That unholy alliance may call dangers for the state. We should not forget
that since their inception in 1998 TMC was an ally of BJP and cabinet member of
their Government at the Center.
In this critical juncture we must be watchful about the
overall political development of the country and design our future movements
accordingly. To combat the situation prevalent in our state we must exercise
our fullest effort in the mass movements to resist. Left Front will observe sit-in
demonstration program in protest of terror against the Left Front activists
unleashed by the goons backed by the ruling party and attack on democratic
rights as well as the livelihood of the common people of the state from 25th–27th
June. The sit-in demonstration program will start from 25th June to
recollect the black days of internal emergency which was also declared on the
very date in 1975. Campaigns have already been initiated to make the program
successful.
The demands of the sit-in demonstration
are as follows –
1.
All
necessary measures for the protection of democracy, personal freedom and human
rights, including the right of the Left, other opposition and each citizen to
protest and to criticize, must be taken in the state immediately.
2.
Stop
assault, murder, terror and plunder and punish the criminals involved.
3.
Stop
the attacks on the lives and livelihood of common people including workers,
employees, professionals, teachers, peasants and agricultural laborers.
4.
False
and fabricated cases framed against the workers and supporters of political
parties and on common people must be withdrawn immediately. Every evicted
person must be brought back home. Security must be provided to offices of all
opposition political parties including the Left and those of mass
organizations; rights of holding meetings and conferences must be secured.
5.
Exemplary
punishment must be given to those guilty of assaults on women, rape,
molestation and murder. Police officials guilty of neglecting duties must be
punished.
6.
The
police administration must overcome political pressure in the interests of law
and order and take strict steps against criminals.
7.
Effective
steps must be taken to keep communal harmony in the state intact. All-party
meetings at all levels including the state and district levels must be held to
maintain peace, order, unity, solidarity and harmony.
8.
The
educational institutions must be freed from chaos. A healthy democratic
environment must be maintained in elections of managing committees and
students’ unions. The admission system for pupils must be merit-based and
transparent. The security of everyone concerned must be provided in
educational institutions. Steps must immediately be taken to hold a judicial
inquiry into the custodial death of Sudipta Gupta.
9.
Control
the price rise of the essential commodities. Reduce the prices of petroleum
products and fertilizers. Strengthen social security measures and expand its
purview for everybody. Democratic process has to be initiated to stop
irregularities in the Municipalities and Panchayats.
10.
Open
all closed factories and tea gardens. Agricultural and industrial development
has to be initiated for employment.
The
battle for common people’s lives and livelihood, resurrection of democracy and
democratic rights, against price rise of the essential commodities is guided by
the realization of the conscious people and their coordinated efforts. We
mentioned couple of years back that the attack on Left activists will not spare
the common people. Such incidents are on the rise.
In
some parts of the state the hyperactive presence of the fundamentalist forces
can also be marked. We must not forget that the tireless uncompromising
continuous struggle of the Leftists against communal threat has formed the great
heritage of communal harmony of West Bengal. People with democratic and
progressive spirits must remain conscious about those unholy forces. Now it is
urgent to eliminate fundamental forces, the enemy of the class based movements,
from the people. Communists and Leftists must discharge their duties in that.
It
is time to sharpen close connection with the people to develop the conditions
of unity, solidarity, harmony and law and order in the state and resist
politics of communal division. To achieve that movements of peasants and
working classes have to be prioritized. Today’s demand is the adoption of new
form in the battle for common people’s lives and livelihood, restoration of
democracy, against price rise and communal politics. Let all of us adopt such
resolution.
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