CPI(ML) Liberation call :
International Solidarity for Struggle Against 'Plan Columbia'
On 30 August, when Bill Clinton will be visiting Colombia in order to
give his personal support for the so called “Plan Colombia” and to
further the politics of US intervention in the region, many communist
parties, trade unions, human right associations and popular
organizations in USA, Europe and Latin American countries will hold
protest demonstrations against this undesired visit.
The “Plan Colombia” means a large amount of money at the disposal of the
Colombian government, officially dedicated to fight drug traffic and to
eliminate the cultivation of cocoa by implementing alternative economic
and social development programs. In reality this plan implies: influx of
new US-military advisers in addition to those already there since years;
latest military technology for the Colombian army and creation of new
battalions for special operations; elimination of cocoa plantations
without any program for alternative cultivation bringing more misery and
hunger for thousands of peasants, political protection for the
paramilitary groups, the real big drug cartels; and protection for the
destructive activities of the multinational enterprises.
It will also lead to the forced expulsion of at least 200,000 persons
that would enlarge the contingent of almost 1,800,000 persons that has
been expelled from their lands and communities by paramilitary groups
and the Colombian army and terrorizing the civil population that is
suspected to support the guerrilla movement. In August the Army killed
six children during their school journey to the mountains, and five
peasants were killed sadistically and brutally by a paramilitary group
very near to a military installation of the army.
The “Plan Colombia” is also a threat for the peace process between the
FARC (Revolutionary Army of Colombia) and the ELN (National Liberation
Army) and the government, as the Colombian government lacks will to
solve the causes that has led to the armed conflict and the finances of
the Plan will strengthen the hawks, the Colombian oligarchy and Army.
In the course of this onslaught against Colombian people a direct
US-military intervention, in whatsoever form, can no longer be ruled
out. So an appeal for international solidarity against Plan Columbia was
issued by a number of organisations.
In a message to the organisers of protest our Party (CPI-ML) has shared
this concern and assured all possible efforts to mobilise Indian people
in solidarity to the international protest against the US war design
against Colombian people.
Press release
CPI(ML) Condemns Killer Naidu Govt. of Andhra state for
Frenzied Repression on Agitators
CPI(ML) strongly condemns Chandrababu Naidu's killer government (In
Andhra state) for launching brutal and heinous repression on tens of
thousands of protestors who had come to Hyderabad on 28 August to
peacefully demonstrate before the Assembly against steep hike in power
tariff. The incident has revealed the real barbaric face hidden behind a
labouiously hyped cyber state.
The 9-left party alliance, of which CPI(ML)-Liberation is an important
constituent, had called upon the people to march to Hyderabad to
participate in 'Assembly Chalo' on 28 August and compel the Naidu
government to roll back the hike in power tariff. When lakhs of people
turned up in response, a panicked Naidu deployed heavy police
contingents to detain people at railway stations and bus terminals.
Police lathicharged at several places in this course. But braving the
natural calamities of cyclone and flood as well as police brutalities,
tens of thousands of people not only reached Hyderabad, they broke the
police barricades in their bid to enter the Assembly. Naidu had
virtually turned Hyderabad into a police cantonment, but the people
pierced through it. Frenzied police resorted to all means of assault,
lathi-charge, water cannons, teargas shells and ultimately firing,
killing at least four and injuring hundreds of protestors. Not only
that, police mercilessly lathicharged on opposition MLAs and leaders
sitting on fast to press the demand.
While firmly supporting the movement to compel Naidu government to take
back the power tariff hike, the Party calls upon Andhra people to make
29 August Andhra Bandh (Statewide general strike) called by 9-left
parties a complete success in protest against the brutal state
repression.
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