Report from Jharkhand
Dharna on Problems
Four Marxist Leninist Parties,
namely CPI (ML), PCC,
CPI(ML)ND and CPI(ML) RS
successfully held a one day
dharna and meeting on Nov 19,
2018 in front of Raj Bhavan in
Ranchi, Jharkhand. The activists
from different areas of Jharkhand
have taken part in the dharna and
meeting. The red flags fluttering
at the venue of dharna and the
revolutionary songs had provided
an inspiring back drop for the
programme.
The Samanvay Committee of
four parties has organized the
dharna and meeting to oppose
the communal fascist forces, the
general land acquisitions;
violation of promises by the rulers
to the people; suppression of
workers and peasants and for the
return of lands grabbed from the
people; land reforms and the
rights of people. Com. Shambhu
Mahato, Com. D.C. Gohai, Com.
Vyas Tiwari and Com. Vasisht
Tiwari have presided over the
meeting. Besides the comrades
of Presidium, many other
comrades also have addressed
the meeting. They include Siya
Sharan Sharma, Sagar Behera,
Goutam Bose, Birsa Hembrum,
Mangal Marandi, Jasna Kachhap,
Raj Marandi, Shankar Naik and
others. They explained six points
of an Appeal to the Governor.
They expressed anger at the
communal hatreds that are
sought to be aroused in
Jharkhand as well as the entire
country by the forces of Hindutva.
They have pointed how these
forces are pushing the country’s
unity to a dangerous brink and
turning the idea of patriotism into
communal chauvinism. They have
explained that the corporate
forces and communal fascist
forces are helping each other.
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Mad hunger of the foreign and
Indian big corporates for super
profits is at the root of economic
crisis plaguing our country. Today,
while the MNCs and Indian
Corporate Houses are earning
super profits by looting our people,
the vast masses of common people
are weighed by ever growing
unemployment and ruined by
popularization. Most of the
parliamentary parties, ruling as well
as the opposition parties,
conspicuously, never debate the
economic and political policies of
the country. It is only because they
have nothing to differ on these
policies. But, in reality, the roots of
the crisis faced by our country are
right in these policies. These
election – oriented parties
seemingly criticize each other.
But, at the same time, they are
feeding the common people with
false promises of a better future.
We must, therefore, strive to
make the people conscious by
bringing the policies of ruling
classes into wide debate.
The meeting ended with
revolutionary songs.
Later, the comrades of Pre-
sidium went the State Governor
in a delegation and presented an
appeal signed by the leaders of
four Organizations.
Homage to Martyrs
On October 1, 2018 Karnapur
Bachao Sangharsh Samithi,
Badkagaon, Hazaribagh Chatra
Latehar, Jharkhand held a meeting
at Dadikala Maidan to pay homage
to four young boys who became
martyrs in a police firing on
October 1, 2016.
For long, the people of
Karnapur area had been opposing
the grabbing of land and loot of
mineral wealth by the big
companies. As part of this, the
students, youth and general mass
of people had come out into the
streets on October 1, 2016. They
raised the slogans like Jal, Jangal,
Jameen and mineral wealth
belongs to the people; oppose
their loot by big companies.
However, the police, in collusion
with the management of NTPC and
local administration chose to rain
the bullets on the peaceful
protesters. Consequently, four
young boys, namely Mehatab
Alam, Ranjan Kumar Das, Pavan
Kumar Sav and Abhishek Roy had
become martyrs. Many were
seriously wounded. Two years are
over. But no action was taken by
the company or the govt.
against the killers. Killings and
repression continued unabated
against the people in Karnapur
and Jharkhand under the BJP
led govt. Karnapur Bachao
Sangharsh Samithi has,
therefore, decided to intensify
the protest in defense of
people’s rights and against the
suppressive policies of the govt.
The meeting to pay homage to
the martyrs is only a part of this
effort. Prominent protesters and
leaders from different areas as
well as people of Karnapur have
participated in good number in
this meeting. The speakers paid
rich homage to 2016 Martyrs.
They
demanded
capital
punishment to the murderers of
protesters. They pointed out the
need to further intensify and
strengthen
the
protest
movement in defense of the
people’s rights. They said that
it alone can be a best homage
to the 2016 Martyrs. The people
went back with enhanced spirit
of struggle and determination.
Class Struggle