Five parties launch day-night dharna in Bhuwaneswar against Posco project

Demanding immediate withdrawal of police force from Posco's proposed plant site near Paradip, five political parties on Thursday launched a day-night dharna in Bhuwaneswar from 30th June as project-related works were stopped for the fifth consecutive day due to Opposition from locals.

Leaders and activists of CPI, CPI-M, Forward Bloc, RJD and Samajwadi Party held a demonstration before sitting on a dharna on Mahatma Gandhi Marg near the state secretariat.

Accusing the Orissa government of terrorising anti-project protesters by deploying armed police close to their dharna site, CPI state secretary Dibakar Nayak alleged "police beat up people and forcibly acquired their betel vines."

The anti-Posco agitators including children and women were sitting on dharna at Gobindpur, the entry point to Dhinkia gram panchayat since June 2. The human barricade by villagers have prevented the entry of police into Dhinkia area, the epicentre of anti-Posco agitation, he said.

"The state government's efforts to use force in order to break the peaceful and democratic protest could prove costly," said Samajwadi Party state leader Rabi Behera adding their dharna would continue during the night also.

The five parties also criticised Chief Secretary B K Patnaik who termed children's participation in the anti-Posco agitation as "illegal".

"The chief secretary should study history of freedom struggle where children had also played a role," said CPI leader Asish Kanungo.

(Source : cnn ibn)

CPI(M) Greets CPC on 90th anniversary

Com. EMS Namboothiripad and Com. P Sundarayya with the legendary leader of Chines Revolution Com. Mao Tse Tung

On the occasion of the 90^th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has sent a message of greetings to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on June 22, 2011. Below is the text of the greetings.

THE Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) conveys its warm fraternal communist greetings to the Communist Party of China on the 90^th anniversary of its founding.

The first congress of the CPC that was convened in Shanghai in July 1921 was based on a membership of a mere 57 communists in the whole of China. From here onwards the Chinese Communist Party concretely applying the revolutionary tenets of Marxism-Leninism to the concrete conditions of China successfully led the triumphant socialist revolution in 1949. In a span of 28 years, through four major periods of revolutionary struggle – the Kuomintang-Communist Party united front against the reactionary warlords (1924-27); the war of the people’s forces led by the Communist Party against the Kuomintang reaction (1927-36); the Patriotic War of the Kuomintang and Communist Party against the Japanese aggression (1936-45) and the War of the People’s Forces against Kuomintang and US imperialism (1946-49) – the Communist Party of China succeeded in establishing the socialist republic.

The triumph of the Chinese revolution was one of the three major events of the 20^th century that shaped the civilisational contours of modern times. It had a profound impact on the world wide struggle for decolonisation in the period following the defeat of fascism. Combined with the great October revolution of 1917, the Chinese revolution remains the source of inspiration for all people who are in the midst of struggle for human liberation. This triumph over the forces of feudalism and imperialism that had heaped untold miseries on the Chinese people, altered the correlation of class forces in the world to help advance socialism.

During the course of the Chinese revolution, the Communist Party of China had made important contributions both to the theory and practice of Marxism-Leninism. Adhering to the inviolable Leninist principle, `concrete analysis of concrete conditions is the living essence of dialectics’, the CPC advanced the revolution in Chinese conditions. The important contributions it made to united front tactics and partisan guerilla warfare have greatly inspired revolutionary movements in the former colonial countries. Adopting revolutionary tactics that advanced class struggle on the one hand and simultaneously weakened the class enemy on the other, the CPC successfully overcame all obstacles laid by the reactionary forces both domestic and international.

One of the experiences of the Chinese Communists that must be learnt by communists elsewhere is the following: Committing a mistake is not a mistake. It is a mistake to fail to recognise a mistake. It is a mistake not to correct a mistake. It is a mistake if the conditions that led to the original mistake in the first place are not corrected in order to prohibit its repetition. All through its revolutionary history and subsequent socialist construction, the CPC has continuously and constantly learnt from its experiences and mistakes in order to correct and emerge stronger.

With a high degree of maturity, the CPC objectively reviewed its successes and mistakes in the initial period of socialist construction, basing itself on Marxism-Leninism. Based on this, the CPC initiated the current policies of reform and opening up of the economy since 1978 with the aim of building socialism with Chinese characteristics. This process of reform was accompanied by the declared firm adherence to the four cardinal principles of Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong thought, the people's democratic dictatorship, the socialist path and the leadership of the Communist Party.

As a result, China has achieved unprecedented strides in economic growth and modernisation. This in itself has established the superiority of the socialist system over the capitalist system, particularly at a time when world capitalism is going through a crisis and recession reminiscent of the Great Depression of the 1930s.

The CPC has remained vigilant in identifying the negative consequences that have emerged as a consequence of the reform process. This period of rapid economic development, unprecedented in human history in any other country, has also resulted in serious distortions in social life that are being addressed. The CPI(M) wishes the CPC all success in this declared aim to combat and overcome all the negative consequences that have emerged in recent decades.

India and China account for over 40 per cent of the world’s population. They are two ancient civilizations that share a common history of profound significance and interaction over many a millennia. The CPI(M) accords utmost importance in improving relations between our two countries and peoples.

On this historic occasion of the 90^th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China we convey our warm communist greetings to all members of the CPC. We are confident that given its own historical experience, the CPC will overcome all negative features and consolidate the process of strengthening of socialism and socialist construction in the People’s Republic of China.

Long Live the Communist Party of China

Long Live India-China Friendship

Long Live CPC-CPI(M) Fraternity

90th Anniversary celebrations of Communist party of China begins

Communist Party of China began its 90th anniversary celebrations across the country on Friday. Founded in July 1921, the party came to power in 1949 after the long civil war which ended in the defeat of the Nationalist Party. Nine decades ago, 13 individuals met and founded the Communist Party in a brick-and-wood building in the French concession area of Shanghai, though the meeting was eventually moved to a boat on Nanhu Lake.

China has since emerged as the world's second-largest economy, with GDP growth in the double digits for years, and has become a major exporter and holder of the world's largest foreign exchange reserves. Party has planned various types of programmes including seminars, exhibitions, book release etc as part of the anniversary celebrations. In east Zhejiang Province, a new memorial opened Thursday in memory of the first National Congress of the Party. The memorial covers 2.73 hectares near Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing and features more than 800 items from the first party members.

The Anniversary celebrations began with the flag raising ceremony. More than 30,000 people from all over China gathered in Beijing's Tian'anmen Square for a flag-raising ceremony early Friday morning in celebration of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

At 4:48 a.m., the country's flag was hoisted, with the entire crowd joining in a vocal rendition of the national anthem. Tibetan students and children who became handicapped after being injured in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake were present at the ceremony.

"People in Sichuan [Province] have regained their confidence in the three years since the devastating Wenchuan earthquake. We have received great support from the CPC and our motherland," said Zhang Wei, the leader of a group of 30 handicapped children attending the ceremony.

"We got up at 1 a.m. to attend the ceremony," said Padma Yangzom, a primary school student from Nedong County in northwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Gyezang, a teacher leading the group of Tibetan students, said it was the first time for the students to watch the flag-raising ceremony at Tian'anmen Square, adding that they were "very excited." "The CPC has encountered some hardships over the past 90 years. I hope that under the leadership of the CPC, our country will continue to become greater," Gyezang said.

Grand gathering marking 90th anniversary of CPC opens
A grand gathering marking the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) opened at the Great Hall of the People in downtown Bejing Friday morning. Wu Bangguo, a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, declared the opening of the rally, followed by a 6,000-people choir of China's national anthem.

Hu Jintao, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang were present at the rally.

Xi Jinping, a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, announced a decision to commend outstanding CPC grassroots units, members and Party workers at the gathering.


CPC accomplishes three major events in 90 years: Hu Jintao

The Communist Party of China (CPC), chosen by history and the people, has accomplished three major events since its formation 90 years ago, President Hu Jintao said Friday.

The first is that the CPC, relying on the people, completed the new-democratic revolution, winning national independence and liberation of the people, Hu said at a grand gathering marking the 90th founding anniversary of the CPC.

The second is that the CPC completed the socialist revolution and established the basic socialist system, he said.

The third is that the Party carried out a great new revolution of reform and opening up, creating, upholding, and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics, he said.

"These three major events reshaped the future and destiny of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation," Hu said.