CPI(M) Tamil Nadu state conference begins

Communist Party of India (Marxist) Tamil Nadu State 20th Conference began on Tuesday in the east coastal port town of Nagapattinam. Conference proceedings began with veteran Communist leader R.Umanath raising the red flag at the inaugural session of the conference. Earlier Martyrs torch which came from Keezhvenmani Martyrs Memorial , Chinni Palayam Martyrs memorial torch and Salem Jail Martyrs torch were lit up at the conference venue. The Red flag was brought from the Com. Lelavathi Memorial in Madurai.

 

The party MLA K. Balakrishnan read out a resolution to pay respects to the veteran communist leaders. Polit Bureau members K. Varadharajan, Brinda Karat, S. Ramachandran Pillai and B.V. Raghavulu, State secretary G. Ramakrishnan and delegates from various parts of the State participated. 

 CPIM general secretary Prakash Karat inaugurated the conference and made a clarion call to the working class of Tamil nadu to make a grand success of the 28th February general strike.

He explained the importance of this united movement of the all central trade unions in the background of rising attacks of the UPA government on the working people. Inaugurating the 20 th state conference of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Tamil nadu unit at today, Prakash Karat asked the delegates to build the CPI (M) as a powerful force and build the left and the unity of the left.

He expressed happiness about his presence in Nagapattinam and recalled that this district has historic revolutionary tradition of vibrant movement of agricultural workers.Prakash Karat outlined the abrupt failures of the UPA 2 government. He questioned the government's record during the past 3 years rule. "We have seen unprecedented price rise; massive corruption; and the continuation of the agriculture crisis; the government continue to pursue pro-US foreign policy" he said.

He vehemently criticized the BJP that it is also advocating the same policies and it is also indulging massive corruptions. Prakash Karat have seen no difference between Congress, BJP and other regional capitalist parties. “The only political alternative to save the people of India is CPI (M) and the left", he claimed.

He noted the historic massive rally at Kolkata on the last day of the Bengal state conference of the party and said that the lakhs and lakhs of working people gathered in the Brigade Parade ground gave a clear message that the CPI(M) and left front will be powerful force again and it will inspire the whole working class of the nation. Earlier,  CPI state secretary D.Pandian greeted the conference.

In the delegates’ session, state secretary G.Ramakrishnan placed the political and organisational report. The conference vehemently condemns the brutal kiiling of comrades Pradip Tah and Kamal Gayen in West Bengal by the goons of TMC.

The conference will conclude on 25 th with massive rally and red volunteers parade..

Condemn TMC Politics of Murder in West Bengal

CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Nirupam Sen, opposition leader of the West Bengal state assembly Surjya Kanta Mishra paying their tribute to Com. Pradip Tah and Com. Kamal Gayen on Wednesday in Burdhaman.

In a brutal attack, two district committee members of CPI(M) in Burdwan were killed on Wednesday morning. Pradip Tah and Kamal Gayen were murdered when Trinamool Congress anti socials violently attacked a rally, which was brought out in support of 28th February’s strike, in Dewandighi in Burdwan town.

Yesterday, TMC activists tore down festoons and banners in support of 28th’s strike. Some CPI(M) supports were attacked when they protested the vandalism. Today, at about 10.30 in the morning, a rally was organized in Dewandighi by CPI(M) in support of the strike. The rally was huge in numbers. People of that area including unrorganised workers joined the rally. Suddenly TMC anti socials attacked the rally with axe, sharp weapons and arms. Pradip Tah and Kamal Gayen were brutally and repeatedly attacked. Tah died on the way to hospital. Gayen was first admitted in Burdwan Medical College hospital but later he was being shifted to Kolkata. He died on the way to Kolkata. CPI(M) supporter Rupkumar Gupta has also been injured badly and admitted in hospital. Some other Party workers and sympathizers were also injured.

Pradip Tah was former MLA of Burdwan North assembly constituency, former District Secretary of DYFI, and now a CITU leader. He was a leading organizer of the unorganized workers; Kamal Gayen was a district level leader of cultural movement. With them 58 CPI(M) and Left leaders and activists have become martyrs in last nine months in the state.

CPI(M) State Secretary Biman Basu has strongly condemned the killing. In a statement, Basu said, these attacks throughout the state were planned. The attack has been intensified after massive rally in Brigade Parade Ground on 19th February. TMC has been jolted by the massive participation of people in that rally. Armed activists of TMC have unleashed desperate terrorization to thwart the strike of 28th February.

CPI(M) has called a 12hour Burdwan bandh on Thursday and two day protests throughout the state. CPI(M) leaders Nirupam Sen, Madan Ghosh, leader of the opposition Surjya Kanta Mishra and others have rushed to the spot. Thousands of people gathered in Burdwan to protest the killing.

TMC and Mamata Banerjee Government have declared a war against the 28th’s strike. Already the State Government has issued dictate that no employee would be allowed to take leave on that day. Trade unions are being threatened not to participate in strike. Moreover, the TMC leadership has asked its cadres to actively oppose the strike. It is clear from today’s incident that this active opposition is nothing but an euphemism for attacking and murdering CPI(M) cadres. But, the working people of the state are not going to bow down before such terror tactics. 28th February will teach a lesson to the TMC when the working people will participate in the strike on the face of all terror and attack.

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 murder of two leaders of our Party in West Bengal, both members of the Burdwan district committee of the CPI(M) – Comrade Pradip Tah and Comrade Kamal Gayen – in open daylight in the Dewandighi on the outskirts of the Burdwan town by the Trinamool Congress goons. Comrade Pradip was a former MLA representing the Burdwan (North) Assembly constituency. These heinous murders took place when both these leaders were leading a huge procession of people which was protesting against attacks on Party sympathisers campaigning for the all-India strike of February 28 called by the Central trade unions. These are murders most foul and is part of planned attacks and killings of Left leaders and activists after the assumption of office by the Mamata Banerjee led government. These two murders takes up the toll of people killed to 58 since the change of government. These attacks come in the background of the massive popular mobilization, at the call of the CPI(M), in the Brigade Parade Ground on February 19 which reflected people’s anger against the politics of violence and vendetta. Frustrated by the growing resistance of the people, the TMC led goons have indulged in this gruesome act. This act of violence is also to try and at any cost stop the certain overwhelming success of the industrial strike at the call of the Central trade unions. The Polit Bureau calls upon the Party units and all other Left and democratic minded people in the country to raise their voice of protest against such politics of violence and terror.

Red flag is fluttering and can never be brought down in West Bengal : Call of the CPIM West Bengal State Conference

The Communist Party of India-Marxist 23rd state conference re-elected Comrade Biman Bose as the secretary on the concluding day of the state conference on sunday. A state Committee of 83 members has been elected from the conference.25 resolutions have been passed from the conference. 175 delegates have been elected for the 20th Congress of C.P.I.(M), to be held in Kozhikode, Kerala in April 2012. Comrade Nirupam Sen has been elected as the treasurer of the Party State Committee.The control commission, consisting 4 members, has been elected from the conference.

The biggest highlight of the concluding day of the conference was the mammoth rally carried out by party members and sympathisers in the Brigade Parade ground in Kolkota. This is for the first time after the Left front government was voted out, that the party has arranged this rally. The participation of more than 10 lakh people itself came as a shock to the medias and corporates who have "written off" CPIM from WB state politics.

Wave after wave of crimson troops flooded the heart of Kolkata. For all those who were intimidated, attacked, forged, raped, evicted and vandalized under the autocratic ruling of the Trinamool Congress led coalition government, it was the day for reclaiming their lost independence. The reign of terror across Bengal districts for last nine months of the new government received a big bash by the red brigade . Every living being that still crawls, creeps even after the rule of terror converged into the Brigade Parade ground.

This Brigade rally was important for being the first one after the historic 34 years of the Left Front government discontinued. 13th May 2011 is already in the hallmark as this day not only marks the end of a lengthy pro-people government, it started the decline of democratic rights of common people in West Bengal. The last nine months were all haunted with political murders, infant’s death, farmers’ suicide, unleashing attack on students and college campuses etc.  Every red-clad youth of this state avowed their protest against the TMC-led state government .

Massive rallies of farmers, agricultural labourers and working people emerging from all across the state attended the Brigade with full confidence to recapture the lost democratic rights and to set forth a new political journey. The 23rd state conference of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) concluded on 18th February with the call for intensive class struggle and mass movements in the state. Strengthening mass base among poorer class of people with class ideology; removing all predicaments and organizational inertness were the prime call of the 23rd conference. The scheduled proceeding of the open session started from sharp 1 P.M. when the newly elected state secretary Biman Basu commenced his presidential address.

 

Basu's life-size picture, alongside that of former party general secretary H.K.S. Surjeet, adorned the stage in the open session at the Brigade Parade ground, that brought the curtains down on the CPI-M's 23rd state conference.

Two prominent CPI-M leaders began their speeches by remembering Basu and the role he played in consolidating the party in the state and also guiding it in national politics.

"This is the first (state) conference when comrade Jyoti Basu is not with us. During earlier conferences he used to give directions and guide us. We will always remember the path he has shown us and follow his guidance," party general secretary Prakash Karat told the rally at the sprawling ground, where the late leader had addressed big crowds dozens of times during his long political career.Karat's comments drew loud applause from the lakhs of party supporters who shouted in unison 'comrade Jyoti Basu amar rahe'. Referring to the large assembly of people, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat said: “The message being sent across the country and the world by this sea of humanity that has converged here today is that the red flag is fluttering and can never be brought down in West Bengal.”

  

Claiming that the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the State had never before been able to rally people together in such large numbers on the scale it did here on Sunday, the former Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee told a massive congregation that the very size of the gathering “proves that we are standing on firm ground and from which they [those in power now] have not been able to evict us.”

He was speaking at the open session that marked the conclusion of the 23rdState Conference of the CPI(M).

This was the first public rally to be organised by the party at the Brigade Parade ground since the Trinamool Congress-led government assumed power in the State in May 2011.

Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Surya Kanta Mishrasaid: “The Chief Minister, I understand, is at home; I only hope she is watching it [the rally] on the television. I kindly request her not to switch off the set.”

Her government, Dr. Mishra said, “is trying to silence the CPI(M) both inside and outside the Assembly, but never would it be able to silence so many lakhs of people [gathered at the rally].”

 “We [CPI(M)] are here because you [the people] are there.” he added.