*RED STAR, Platform for Communist Revolutionaries, November 2011****
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*Make Ninth Congress of CPI(M-L) A Historic Step Forward *
*Editorial, Red Star, New Delhi, November 2011*
The Ninth Party Congress of the CPI(ML) is held at Bhubaneswar from 8^th
to 12^th November, starting with a big rally and public meeting on 7^th
, at an important juncture. Internationally, the imperialist system,
especially US imperialism, is confronting yet another unprecedented
crisis of finance capital. All the imperialist economies of North
America and Europe are reeling under it, with both Dollar and Euro in
crisis. As the imperialists are trying to bail out the banks and
monopolies responsible for creating it, by cutting down all welfare
measures, millions of workers, students and other sections of people are
on the roads in all imperialist countries in an unprecedented show of
strength.
The US led imperialists are trying to transfer the burden of this crisis
as in the past to the back of the oppressed peoples and nations
intensifying neoliberal policies including naked military aggressions
in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and elsewhere. For this, the decade long
'war on terror' is continued to be utilized. But past events have proved
that the US itself is the biggest terrorist force and its CIA and state
department are the main sources of terrorism. Against the aggression,
plunder and bullying of US led forces and imposition of tyrants like Ben
Ali and Mubarek over them, People of Tunisia, Egypt and so many
countries have come out in the streets. These uprisings are continuing
in numerous countries. The imperialists and their lackeys all over the
world are facing serious challenges. The condition is becoming
increasingly favorable for the Communist forces to mobilize the masses
for revolution.
Similar or worse is the situation in our country. The UPA government and
its prime minister have proved themselves the worst imperialist agents.
Under it, prices of essential commodities and services have sky-rocketed
and corruption and under employment have become rampant. The wealth of
the people including the natural resources like mines, water and land
are plundered by vested interests, who have accumulated fabulous wealth.
This degeneration of the socio-economic spheres and of the political
system has led to degeneration of all political parties from Congress
and BJP, ruling at centre and in the states. The people are angry and
want a change as reflected in the massive mobilization during the anti
corruption movement.
Only the communist forces can take up this challenge of leading the
struggle for a social change as proved in the past all over the world.
But the so-called mainstream communist parties led by CPI(M) under Left
Front have betrayed the communist cause by pursuing the neo liberal
policies and alienating from the people as in West Bengal after 34 years
of continuous rule and in Kerala. In spite of it, their political line
is limited to launching a 'third front' with a section of reactionary
parties, while continuing the hated neo liberal policies. On the other
hand, the CPI (Maoist) has proved itself as a rightist force by
extending support to TMC in Bengal and collecting funds from corporate
forces like ESSAR who are plundering the natural wealth.
It is in this situation, rectifying the left adventurist mistakes of the
Program and Path of Revolution of the Eighth Congress of 1970, putting
forward an analysis of the new world situation when US led imperialist
forces have transformed their earlier colonial policies to neo colonial
forms to plunder the world people, the CPI(ML) is organizing its Ninth
Congress after 41 years.
While advancing to this Congress, the Party has succeeded to play a
major role to organize the /International Coordination of the
Revolutionary Parties and Organizations/(ICOR) uniting the revolutionary
parties from 35 countries. It is putting forward a study of /Imperialism
in the neocolonial phase /and has initiated a discussion on the
ideological problems confronting the international communist movement/./
Delegates from 19 states and a number of fraternal delegations from
inside and outside the country are participating in the Congress.
It shall reformulate the Party Program for the democratic revolution and
develop the Path of Revolution based on it which calls for throwing out
the present big-capitalist-big landlord ruling system which is serving
imperialism through a countrywide massive people's uprising, and
establishing a people's democratic state advancing to socialism. The
Program emphasizes on implementing a development perspective satisfying
all basic needs of the masses, basically opposed to present imperialist
'development' policies which devastate the human race and nature. The
process of discussion of the draft documents and electing new committees
from village level up to state level are completed in all the states.
The countrywide propaganda and preparation for the Party Congress have
reached its zenith. The CPI(ML) Central Committee has appealed to all
progressive, democratic forces and all genuine left sections to actively
cooperate and help to make the Ninth Congress a historic step forward.
Let us march forward to make the 9^th Congress a historic step forward. .
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