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Founder Editor KANU SANYAL Editor-in-Chief
VISWAM
Editorial Board Arvind Sinha Madhu Shambhu Mahato Nand Kishore Singh
Vol . 13 Issue : 3,4 March , April 2021 e-mail : clastrugle @ yahoo . co . in Web site : www . classstruggle . in
On Other Pages :
1 . Articles : Central Budget 2021-22 3 In Defence of Vishakha Steel Plant 8 Against Atrocious Rule -Com. TN 10 2 . Political & Economic Notes : Protest against Covid-19 Restrictions 11 Bihar Police ..... 11 Historic Relevance of “ Pagdi Sambhal ” 12 Protest Against US in Iraq 13
3 . From Classics : - An Estimate of Marx ..... - Lenin 14 - Engles at The Graveside of
Karl Marx 23
4 . Labour File : - Plight of Workers in the World 17 - Workers Strike in South Africa 16
5 . Reports : - An Appeal to People by AIKMKS 19 - World Peoples Solidarity to
Indian Farmers 21 - Present Political Situation in
West Bengal - Our call to people 22 - Kisan March On Foot In Karnataka 24
6 . Red Salutes : - Com . Sami Ansari 18
Madhu
Editor
As part of political reforms , the Govt . had set free Suu Kyi and other leaders and promised a transition to democracy . This time , Suu Kyi had softened her stand and accepted the new Constitution and co-operated with the Govt . in holding the Parliament elections in 2015 . In the elections , the NLD led by Suu Kyi had again won with thumping majority . But the Army did not allow Suu Kyi to head the Govt . on the plea that she married a foreigner ( Britisher ). A dual power continued in Myanmar . Suu Kyi and NLD also made a reprehensible compromise on the question of Rohingya Muslims by supporting Army ’ s crack down on Raphine State and 700,000 Rohingyas being forced out of the Country .
Again , in the elections held in Nov ’ 2020 , the NLD had won a land slide victory . But the Military dismissed the elections as a “ fraud ”. It staged an armed coup on Feb 1 , 2021 and unleashed a brutal repression . Thus neither winning an overwhelming majority nor making compromises to cripple the democracy could keep the democracy alive .
Basically , two types of political forces are at work here . One : People ’ s forces – working class , peasants , middle class , ethnic minorities and other democratic and national forces . They are active in the movement and defying all kinds of state repression against the movement for democracy . At the same time , they are yet to realize that the struggle for democracy will be weak unless it is not combined with the struggle to democratize the economic and political relations in the society . It means , it must be an anti-feudal and anti-imperialist struggle . In the present movement , vast masses of exploited and oppressed people take inspiration from their past democratic and anti-imperialist struggles . They are genuinely reacting against the oppressive policies of military rulers . The political force at the helm of the present movement continues to be the prisoner of its own limitations dictated by its own class nature . Two : All along , the leadership of the movement had been trying to gain some space in power through democratic pressure , tolerance , bargain and compromise while , at the same time , assuring not to hurt the economic , social and political system existing in the Country . However , this policy is failing them . The policy of Military Junta seems to be to push the present leadership of the movement through its policy of brutal suppression to the wall so that it can dictate more shameless compromise to it . Subjecting Suu Kyi and other leaders to worst repressive moves and foisting criminal cases against them in are only a part of it . But the leadership is unyielding .
US , Japan and European powers are brandishing economic sanctions at the Military rulers and are calling for the restoration of democratic rule in Myanmar . China is talking about non-interference in Myanmar ’ s internal affairs . India is pursuing a ‘ wait and see ’ policy . Here , every country ’ s ruling classes have their own economic , political and strategic interests in Myanmar . They have no problem in dealing with a regime headed by either the Military Junta or Suu Kyi led NLD or a combination of the two as the situation may finally settle down . In reality , they are least bothered about who would win the present tussle . They are mainly interested in a regime which is stable and which would be more amenable to pursue their own economic , political and strategic interests in Myanmar . It is possible that the imperialist powers may broker a deal of compromise contd . on page 7
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