symbols of their nationalism is the security forces , signifying the suppression of the rising people ’ s movements against increasing exploitation and oppression .
They are targeting minorities , particularly Muslims , organizing physical attacks against them including lynching . Communalization of the state machinery has helped in unleashing these attacks . The Hindutva of RSS-BJP , which is aimed at constructing a Hindu identity for establishing their hegemony , but their Hindu way of life rooted in Manusmriti is essentially patriarchal upper caste chauvinism . Physical attacks against Dalits including their killings have increased . The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ( Prevention of Atrocities ) Act has been virtually annulled by the Supreme Court . The Central Govt . has banned even use ‘ Dalit ’ by the media . Dalit youth protesting against these attacks are being arrested in thousands and put in jails . Tribals are being dispossessed from their land including podu ( Shifting cultivation ) lands and means of livelihood which they have been enjoying for decades , while their culture is being destroyed . Their struggles are being crushed by large-scale deployment of security forces , large number of arrests , foisting of false cases and use of draconian laws . Women ’ s striving for equality and independence from patriarchy is being denied and the code of Manusmriti is being foisted on them . Suppression of the struggles of nationalities for their democratic aspirations including right to selfdetermination under military boots is being intensified .
The main targets of the RSS-BJP fascist offensive are the struggles of workers and peasants , especially the revolutionary movement . They have intensified suppression of the revolutionary movement with the increasing deployment of the security forces in the areas of struggle . Use of draconian laws like UAPA , PD Act has become common . RSS-BJP have coined the term “ Urban Naxalism ” to target the movement for democratic rights and to destroy and intimidate the democratic rights ’ activists especially those who stand for the democratic rights of struggling people . Arrests of intellectuals in June 2018 and now again in August and raids on the houses of a number of intellectuals bear serious portents for the people ’ s struggles .
As the non-fulfilment of promises by the RSS-BJP has become glaring and its attacks on the constitutional democratic rights are arousing anger , RSS-BJP is targeting the sections of media opposed to them . They are also trying to control the social media which has become an important vehicle for dissemination of the news and views of the people ’ s struggles .
Resisting this fascist offensive has become an urgent task before the communist revolutionaries . Being the most consistent fighters for people ’ s rights
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Obituary :
Homage to Prof . Seshadri
Prof . Seshadri breathed his last on 9th August 2018 due to cancer at the ripe age of 80 years . “ Class Struggle ” pays revolutionary homages to Prof . Seshadri and extends its deep felt condolences to his family members .
Born on 4th July 1938 at Hopet , Karnataka , Prof . Seshadri was trained as an economist and teached at Hampi university . He was profficient in Kannada , Telugu and English languages . As a member of Nanjundappa Commission , he studied the causes of backwardness of Nizam part of Karnataka . He developed many alternative methods in mesuring development index for the backward areas .
He was a democrat to the core . After retirement , he extended his support to many strugles of the people . especially of those by peasants . He extended his support to the democratic rights movement . We will fondly remember Prof . Seshadri for his contributions in the civil society .
and being the only force struggling for the revolutionary transformation of this crisis-ridden system , communist revolutionaries should be in the first rank of fighters against this fascist offensive . They should unitedly take up this task of developing struggle against this offensive , of uniting all the forces which can be united against this offensive and deal powerful blows on the base of this fascist offensive . Besides communist revolutionaries , a number of organizations of oppressed communities are struggling against the attacks of fascist forces and these needs to be united . Communist revolutionaries should display requisite initiative and flexibility to forge united action with such forces . Given the all round attack by the fascist forces and the need for all out resistance against this fascist offensive , communist revolutionaries should also go for joint struggles on the issues of this fascist offensive . This is an urgent task which brooks no delay . It also influences the struggle of the communist revolutionaries for change of the present system . By spearheading this resistance , communist revolutionaries will be able to harness the unity of the oppressed people and even expose the compromising nature of the ruling class opposition .
Comrades , there are a number of issues on which we can undertake sustainable joint action . Ambit of the joint action will be decided by the nature of the issue and the stand in practice of the various forces on that issue .
Hyderabad
( Presented by Sep 9 , 2018 Com . Y . Sambasiva Rao ) �
Class Struggle