India: Lal Salaam

Summing Up

The BJP is on the offensive using and misusing state power to push its communal-corporate agenda. The secular opposition parties are unable to put up a convincing united fight even on agreed issues. As stated in the Party Congress resolution, the Congress party in the intervening period has further shown its inability to rally all the secular forces against the BJP. In such a situation it is essential for the Party to gear up its independent activities at all levels while making sincere efforts for Left unity. In this period in some States the party has successfully organised programmes and mobilisations along with other democratic and secular forces against the communalism of the BJP-RSS. These efforts should intensify. The Party must devote its energies in building up such struggles at the local and State level while simultaneously uniting people against the communal bulldozer politics of the BJP-RSS.

CC Calls

August 1-15, Observe 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence, culminating in the hoisting of the National Flag in Party offices and taking a pledge on the preamble of the Constitution. The campaign should highlight the role of the Communists in the Freedom Struggle; defense of democracy; democratic rights; civil liberties and India’s secular, democratic, Constitutional values.

From September 14 to 24, conduct a campaign on the increasing assaults on people’s livelihood. Concrete plan of action in each state should be planned by the state committees. This campaign will culminate in a central public meeting at state capitals.

As decided by the 23rd Congress, strengthening of local struggles on local problems facing the people must be prioritized.

To conduct campaigns against the efforts to destabilize the Kerala LDF government all across the country. The campaign must also include the highlights of the pro-people alternative policies pursued by the LDF government.

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/263691

Guerrilla History: Indian Farmers' Protest Retrospective w/ Sandeep Rauzi and Santosh Kumar: Dispatch

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India for 6th AES state!

Anyone else's thoughts on this?

I know that Kerala's government sometimes gets attacked for being shills, but this is good news, I think.

Based.

Not sure what to think of Kerala, but here it is.

And no, I'm not sure if I support the Naxals either.

Thoughts on this article? I liked it, but I'm wondering whether or not it's fine.

The video is in Hindi but has English captions. It's short and simple and I highly recommend watching it.

Direct link to media file: Revolutionary Left Radio: Maoism in India: The Naxalites

Show notes

V and Rea join Breht to discuss the Naxalite movement in India, the context in which the Naxalites arose, the reaction to them by the Indian state and Indian fascists, the role imperialism plays in the conflict, and much more!

For sources, links, or further recommendations, please feel free to reach out to Rea on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/a_busy_woman

Outro Music: 'Curtain Call' by Ruby Ibarra

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