If the leadership of CPI( ML) grasped the essence of opinions expressed by the leadership of CPC and if it genuinely and self-critically examined its opinions and practice, it should have realised that the way it has applied Mao’ s thought, peoples war line is totally wrong and had came back to the revolutionary mass line. Here we have to examine the following points:
1. The internal struggle within the CPI( ML) against left opportunist leadership was significant and positive development, It reflected whole hearted attempt to learn from practice and to adopt revolutionary mass line. If dispassionate and democratic discussions were organised on the basis of experience, it had helped the CPI( ML) to correct its errors even at the last minute. But the left opportunist leadership showed incorrigible and incorrect attitude. It adopted all methods to suppress the divergent opinions.
2. If the forces that fought against left opportunist leadership of CPI( ML) both inside and outside of it had discussed and acted with unified understanding in their struggle, it could have strengthened the forces of revolutionary mass line. It could have greatly influenced the revolutionary camp. But the distance between Andhra revolutionaries and those within CPI( ML) is still continuing Along with this and other factors like lack of physical relations and wrong notions spread against communist revolutionaries played their negative role.
3. The criticism and advice of leadership of CPC was a help to the Indian CRs. But the painful fact is that the leadership of CPI( ML) – which claims utmost respect towards CPC – kept these advices under wraps without any reason and continued in its own path. These criticisms and advices of CPC came to light very lately and as bits of information. Suppression of these facts caused enormous harm to the Indian revolution. If CPC’ s criticisms and advices were opened for discussion in a proper manner, it could have strengthened the process of unifying all CRs on the basis of correct path. We had lost this opportunity. More hurdles were created for the unity of CRs and revolutionary movements.
“ More on Naxalbari” said: There were“ internal contradictions and splits among the ruling classes, countrywide mass discontent against the government and a strong mass base in Naxalbari. But save these, all other conditions necessary for the existence of red area were absent. Moreover, there were illusions on the newly formed united front government. Though communist cadres in
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Darjeeling, Kolkata and other areas revolted against CPI( M) leadership, the rank and file members of CPI( M) are in confusion and are not ready for revolt. It was possible to preserve Naxalbari peasant uprising without incurring heavy losses, if we avoided subjective tactical mistakes, absence of subjective preparations and absence of flexibility in policy by keeping firm on principle”.( from“ More on Naxalbari” written in 1973-74)
The communist parties of Russia and China followed the method of internal discussions to solve political, organisational and movement problems. They organised struggle against wrong trends that harms the movement.
Serious differences and opinions emerged on ideological, political, organisational and movement problems in the Indian communist movement also. They also arose during the Telangana, Naxalbari, Srikakulam, Khammam, Warramgal and Godavari movements. These differences got expressed between reformism and revolution and between revolution and left sectarianism during Telangana peasant struggle in 1946-50. The reformism later developed into revisionism and left sectarianism into left adventurism. In the final analysis, the result of both the trends is the same. To fight against these trends, internal struggle within the party, with longterm and overall interests of revolution, comradely spirit, flexibility with firmness on principle are needed. As it did not happen, a large physical and mental gap was formed among the active cadres and forces aspiring for revolution. By reviewing our organisations and movements in a factual manner, this gap could be bridged.
Indian communist movement can surmount the obstacles faced by it only by discarding subjective trends in the method of criticism review and analysis.
The centenary celebration of great October socialist revolution is needed because the history has not ended, because revolution is inevitable, because CRs are engaged in revolutionary movement and because the people are struggling against exploitation and oppression. The bourgeoisie and its supporters are crying hoarse that Marxism became outdated and capitalism is the last stage for human well being. It is the duty of CRs to re-establish the spirit of struggles and socialism and spread them wide and review and draw lessons from the past and present experiences. For this the CRs are celebrating the centenary of October Revolution. Long live Great October socialist Revolution! �
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