CPIM Himachal Pradesh State Conference

CPIM Himachal Pradesh State Conference was held in Mandi from 23 to 25th December 2011.

A massive rally was held in Mandi on the eve of its 14th State Conference on 24th December.

CPIM Central Committee member Com A. Vijayraghvan addressed the rally and infused hope in the cadres to become a third viable alternative in the State, so far ruled either by the BJP or the Congress. Scores of workers, youth, peasants, women and students participated in it.

Party State Secretary Rakesh Singha also blamed both the ruling parties for fuelling corruption and selling out the interests of the poor in the State to major corporate groups outside. He said the parties had merely become facilitators for the rich companies pursuing neo liberal policies.

After the rally the delegate session began and State Secretary com. Rakesh Sinha placed the Political - Organisational report. While presenting the political report, Mr. Singha revealed the challenges being faced by the workers, peasants and middle-level government and private employees in the State. The BJP and the Congress were both signatories to the memorandum of understanding and had brought the Fiscal Responsibility Budgetary Management Act, which had led to a complete moratorium on government jobs in the State, he said. Contractual employment was introduced and more than 40,000 posts were scrapped by the successive governments, he said, adding that the salaries and pensions of the employees were further squeezed. The conference also criticised privatisation of the all important education, health and transport sectors.

On Sunday the 25th of December the conference elected a 25-member State Committee with a seven-member State Secretariat and Rakesh Singha as its new State secretary. Onkar Shad, Kashmir Singh, Tikender Panwar, Kuldeep Tanwar, Khushal Bhardwaj and Prem Gautam got elected as the Secretariat members on the third day of its State Conference in Mandi. The State party would also send its five senior members to attend the 20th National Party Congress in Kozhikode in Kerala in April 2012, said a party spokesman.

The conference pledged to become a third alternative for the people in the State to the ruling BJP and Congress who have failed to address the issues of the poor in the hill State. The left party would now muster support from all progressive forces including political parties and individuals who are opposed to both the BJP and Congress.

The CPI(M) will also launch a struggle against the failure of the State Government to check the attacks on the livelihood of the people.