Preperation to make CPIM Sangharsh Sandesh Jatha Historic in Kerala

As per the decision of the recently concluded CPIM Kerala State Committee preparations are going on across the state to make the first ever All India Jatha a historic one. The southern Jatha led by Com. S Ramachandran Pillai will travel through Kerala on 25, 26 and 27. The jatha will be passing through the districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alleppey, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Trissur, Malappuram and Palakkad districts. In the rest of the districts where the jatha is not traveling, District level jathas are organized. In the districts through which the jatha is passing, Area level jathas are organised to make people aware of the points for which the All India Jatha is convened.

A minimum of 1 lakh people will be organised in each centre where the All India jatha will be received.  Hectic campaign works are carried out all over the state. The schedule of the jatha in the state is as follows

February 25th                 11 AM                     Kerala Border- Kaliyikkavila

                                      3 PM                       Mamom Grounds, Attingal, Trivandrum

                                      6 PM                       Kollam

February 26th                 11 AM                     Allepuzha

                                      3 PM                       Kottayam

                                      6 PM                       Kochi

February 27th                 10 AM                     Thrissur

                                     12 Noon                   Edappal

                                      4 PM                       Palakkad

In the districts of Kasargod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Idukki and Pathanamthitta where the jatha is not touching, District level jathas are organised.

In Kasargod Districts two jathas led by Com. M V Balakrishnan and Com M Rajagopal both district secreterait members will lead jathas from Manjeswaram to Uduma and Balamthod to Kanjangad respectively from 23rd onwards. 

Kannur district jatha led by DC secretary Com P Jayarajan from cherupuzha will be inaugurated by Com. M A Baby on 24th. Another jatha led by State committe member Com. M V Jayarajan will be inaugurated at Kelakam by Com. E P Jayarajan on 24th. Both the jathas will culminate at Thalassery on 26th.

Jatha led by Kozhikode District Secretary Com. T P Ramakrishnan from Vadakara will be flagged of on 23rd. Another jatha led by Com. M Pradeepkumar M L A will start its journey from kadalundy from 23rd. Both the jathas will culminate at a mass meeting on 26th at Muthalakulam Ground.

Wayanad District jatha led by D C Secretariat member Com. C Bhaskaran will start on 24th from Pozhuthana and will conclude at 26th at Sultan Battery.

Idukki district Jatha led by DC secretary Com. K K Jayachandran will start from marayoor on 23 and conlcude at Nedumkandam on 26th. The second jatha led by Com. P N Vijayan will start from Vandiperiyar and end at Thodupuzha on the 26th

Pathanamthita jatha led by D C Secretary Com K Ananthagopan will travel from Parumala from 22 and end at Kidangoor on 24th. The jatha led by State committee member R Unnikrishna Pilla will start from Earath and end at Mannadi. 

CPIM getting ready to make Sangharh Sandesh Jatha a grand success

Since its formation, this is the first time communist party is taking out a nationwide jatha touring all the states. The time and theme of the jatha adds importance.  The last Central Committee meeting held in January 28 finalized the programme of the all India jathas. These jathas which will traverse the length and breadth of the country will propagate the Party’s stand on various major issues affecting the people and the alternative policies of the Left. The issues of food security and price rise; land and house sites; employment; education and health; and the fight against corruption will be focused in these jathas.

The four jathas will be from Kanyakumari to Delhi led by Ramachandran Pillai; Kolkata to Delhi led by Prakash Karat; Mumbai to Delhi led by Sitaram Yechury; and Amritsar to Delhi led by Brinda Karat. Jathas to link up with the main jathas will be conducted from Srinagar, Guwahati, Parlakhemundi (Orissa), Ahmedabad and other centres.

The jathas which will begin from February 25 and the first week of March will culminate in a mass rally in Delhi on March 19, 2013. Cadres and people from Delhi, Bihar, Madhyapradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab will participate in the Delhi mass rally with a participation of More than 1 lakh. 


Preperations are going on in hectic pace to make the jatha a grand success. State committees are also planning state wide jathas to create awareness among the people on the issues raised by the all india Jatha. Various sub jathas are also planned in each states. 

Kanyakumari - Delhi Jatha

The Southern Jatha from Kanyakumari to New Delhi will be led by PB Member Com. S Ramachandran Pillai. PB Member M A Baby, Central Secretariat member V Sreenivasa Rao, CC member Sudha Sundarraman will also be part of the jatha. The jatha will cover 7 states. Starting from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu the jatha will cover Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarpradesh. Jatha will be inaugurated on the 24^th of February 2013 by CPIM General Secretary Com. Prakash Karat. The jatha will join with the Western Jatha led by Com. Sitaram Yechury at Bhopal on March 12. 

From Bhopal the joint jatha will move to Delhi through Gawlior and Agra. 

The Jatha which will be inaugurated on 24^th will stay at Nagercoil in Tamil Nadu. On the 25^th The jatha will be received at Thakkala, and Marthandam in TamilNadu. The Jatha will enter Kerala at 11am through Kaliyikkavila. From there the Jatha will go through Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam District on that day. The Jatha will be received by the Thiruvananthapuram Disctrict committee and a mass rally of 1 lakh people is planned at Mamom Ground in Attingal (Trivandrum District). On the 26^th Jatha will cover Allappey, Kottayam and Ernakulam Districts. On the 27^th the Jatha will pass through Thrissur, Edappal (Malappuram District) and Palakkad. From Palakkad the jatha will go to Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. 

Details of the Jatha Route

Feb 28 – Erode, Salem

March 1 – Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu), Hossur, Bangaloru (Karnataka)

March 2. – Dhoddabellapur, Gudibanda, Bageppalli, Penagonda (AP), Pavagada (Karnataka)

March 3 – Pallakkara, Bellari (Karnatkal), Gundakkal (AP)

March 4 – Adani, Kurnool

March 5 – Vanaparthi, Nagarakurnool, Kalavakoorthi, Kandur, Hyderabad

March 6 – Sangareddy, Nizamabad

March 7 – Adilabad

March 8 – Kinvat, yavathmal

March 9 – Wardha (Maharashtra)

March 10 – Nagpur, Sausar, Chindhvada (Madhyapradesh)

March 11 – Narasingapur

March 12 – Mandi Dweep, Bhopal (Madhya pradesh)

Amritasar - Delhi Jatha

The Northern Jatha starting From Amirthasar to Delhi under the leadership of CPIM P B member Com. Brinda Karat will start on March 1. The jatha will start from the historic place of Jallianwala Bagh Martyrs memorial after paying tributes to the great martyrs who fought for the freedom of the country. After that a mass meeting organised at Company Bagh ground in Amritasar. People from Amritasar, Gurudasppur, Thantaran and Pathakot districts will participate in the rally. Jalandhar will be the next reception centre for the jatha. Comrades from Hoshiarpur, Bhagathsingh Nagar, Jalandhar, Kapurthala and Moga district will greet the jatha. The jatha will leave from Jalandhar on the 5th March and will be received at Gura. The people from Bundala will join the jatha there. 

The next stop for the jatha will be at the industrial centre Ludhiana. Workers and farmers from Ludhiana, Fardiacot, Bhatinda and parts of Moga district will greet the jatha at a mass rally organised in Jalandhar. Then the jatha will leave for Chandigarh, where the sub jathas from Himachal Pradesh and Jammu Kashmir will join this main jatha. The combined jatha will then move to Patiala on March 6th, where a huge reception is being organised by workers and comrades of  Patiala, Sangrur and Mansa. After that the jatha will enter Harayana and there by to New Delhi.

Kolkota - Delhi Jatha

This Eastern Jatha will be led by CPIM General Secretary Com. Prakash Karat. The jatha will start its journey from Kolkota and travel through Bihar and Uttarpradesh. Other sub jathas are also planned, which will join this main jatha.

Mumbai - Delhi Jatha 

This jatha will be led by CPIM P B Member and M P Com. Sitaram yechury. The jatha will start from Mumbai. This jatha will go travel through Barvani, Khargavon, Pithampur, Indore, Devas. This jatha will join with the southern Jatha on 12th March at Bhopal.