Amit Shah and other sections of ruling classes are pumping their fists celebrating the ultimate demise of the Maoist movement, propagating that it has been extinguished from the earth. They also jump in joy claiming that they have wiped out ideology of Maoism from face of Indian soil, and sown the soil for al reparations to make Maoism extinct. The latter statement is farfetched claim with wave neo-fascism flourishing as never before and economic disparity scaling unparalleled heights. The state may have wiped out the central or main Maoist leadership and destroyed the backbone of the Maoist party but they have not yet clipped the wings or cut of the rots of what ignited or generated the Maoist rebellion. Still thousands of sympathisers languish behind jail bars and lakhs of oppressed people repose faith in a people’s armed rebellion or area aspiring for a radical change. Thousands of intellectuals still bank on Marxist revolutionary ideology in India, with discontent with the repressive social order scaling a new height. This very social discontent can breed new cadres upholding revolutionary ideology. Even if armed struggle has been brought to standstill, mass revolutionary resistance is still making it’s presence, in many areas of India.
Every true revolution faces situations of indescribable and tortuous perils as the historical experience of class-based societies demonstrates. All setbacks, must reviewed comprehensively to draw new lessons. For the Indian Revolution, such setbacks only stand as a testament to the correctness of the Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Ideology, Program, and General Political Line of the CPI (Maoist).
Modi’s fascist government claiming it has crushed the Indian Revolution is delusional, the very character all shameless and disguised opportunists. Modi declared on March 30 that the country is “free of Maoism.” Nevertheless, the revolutionary struggle in the country is deeply rooted, its antagonistic contradictions are more acute than ever, and the class struggle continues unabated. Even reactionary Indian analysts acknowledge that Maoism is deeply rooted in the Adivasi communities and other impoverished masses in both rural and urban areas, and no matter how mortal his blow to the CPI (Maoist) may have been, it cannot eliminate the movement’s basis, much less the Party committees and their leaders of unwavering communist firmness. The government itself, cynically, while declaring “total victory,” admits that there are still members of the Maoist leadership active in guerrilla areas, as well as other regional leaders in Dandakaranya, and that there are numerous active guerrillas in Bastar. Military analysts on the reactionary side verify that the Maoists have re-invented their modus operandi, making a transition from large companies to small detachments, in an effort to resurrect the revolutionary struggle from the morass of the cowardly betrayal of the Sonu-Satish clique of informers.
Leaders like Charu Majundar, Kondapalli Sitaramaiah, Mallojulu Koteswar Rao alias Kishanji, Cheruku Rajkumar who sacrificed their lives for revolution are the role model still today.
Even if the Maoist movement has perished in the form of weapons, the social inequalities and economic injustices that orchestrate it continue. Maoists have given up weapons, but their ideals are still alive.. There is a possibility of coming forward again in the form of unconstitutional struggles, political unity, movements, not with guns. The end of an era.-but the fights begin in a new form to usher a new chapter in Indian political history.
I have full admiration for the befitting reply of the CPI(Maoist) to those leaders who surrendered and were critical of line and practice of the party.
I also express admiration for their logical refutation from intellectuals like Murali(Ajith), Paani Pinaka and Ravi Narla. They all explored every aspect analytically to project the positive contribution of the C.P.I(Maoist) in mobilising masses in a struggle of phenomenal magnitude and challenging the state and oppressor classes at their hardest point. Murali (Ajith) summed up that such setbacks are part and parcel or a phenomenon of revolutionary history. We all have to accept the bitter truth that the Maoist formed Janatana Sarkars installed genuine democratic autonomy of the people, with their dismantling by the state- a very attack on democracy. Whatever the grave setback the Maoist movement has undergone, it has beyond doubt ushered anew dawn by planting the seeds for a revolutionary democratic social order by instilling in people the self-confidence to carry out self-defence to safeguard their rights.
On April 1st in Kolkata, the CPI(ML) New Democracy waved the banner of the Naxalite movement still moving on it’s legs, making a testament that the movement is still breathing. mobilising around 5000 persons.
The Revolutionary Students Front of West Bengal daring waves the Maoist ideology and flashes the banner of protracted peoples War in campuses of Kolkata. Former Revolutionary Students Form has also come to the party in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh as well as Virasam in flashing the banner of Naxalbari.
A few days ago the North co-ordination Committee of the CPI(Maoist) published a leaflet which marked testament of their never -say-die-spirit and unwavering commitment to flashing the banner of Maoism and Protracted Peoples War. It reminds one of a phoenix rising from the Ashes or a resurrection from the grave.to enable the legacy of Communism to stay afloat. Most commendable that amidst the harshest adversity it has not flinched and exuded optimism. One of the most befitting and bold replies in times of grave setback ever in history of Communist movement., giving the neo-fascist rulers a tight slap on its face.
C.P.I.(Maoist) leader and former Secretary Ganapathy still alive and Optimistic
Today the only leader of the Central Committee of the CPI(Maoist) not killed or arrested is former secretary Ganapathy.
A silent voice in the woods, was heard, "It's not over yet." That voice of Muppala Lakshman Rao alias Ganapathi. It's not just news that one person didn't surrender. This indicates that Maoist theory is still living, as the gun hasn't hit the ground yet and the silent roar of a man not giving up his faith until the bitter end.
The life story of Maoist leader Ganapati, manifests not only the history of a revolutionary leader. but epitomises a war of opposites that transpired in the mind of a teacher. The man who once stood in front of a blackboard and told "how to build a life", then underwent an evolution to "how to change society" with a gun in the woods.
Time orchestrated that change. Injustice, inequalities, oppression in rural Telangana in 1970s.were the wounds in the heart of a teacher. Justice told in books, but not seen in real life upset him. Eventually, he lost faith in letters and too recourse to weapons.
That's where the history of 'Lakshman Rao' ended... ‘Ganapati’ era has begun. A revolutionary sculptor evolved into a strategist
Ganapati's role in playing a pivotal role or anchoring the Maoist movement is extraordinary. He infused confidence, strategy, direction to the CPI (Maoist) party formed with merger of People's War Group and MCC. The bravery he showed in the guerrilla war, the system he built in the forests, did not only showcase the talents of a leader, but epitomised the backbone of a movement.
Surrendering to Ganapati does not mean just dropping the gun on the floor. What will he answer to the thousands of cadres who trusted him for decades and put their lives at risk? Accepting that "I have made a mistake" is not just a word for him. That would be denying an era. Inside Ganapati's personality, in fact two worlds are coexisting. On the one hand, a teacher who dreams for children's future and hopes to illuminate lives with letters. On the other hand, a revolutionary who believed that weapons are the only methods to eradicate inequalities.
It is doubtful whether the movement will resurrect to its former glory as Ganapathi did not release the gun. Theories can be suppressed with force, but not completely extinguished. On the one hand government is trying to capture the forest and the hearts of it with the weapon of development. On the other hand, Ganapati, with unwavering conviction, is trying to sustain his existence.
The tussle on the ground between these two is not just a physical fight, but a philosophical conflict.
“The godfather who didn’t drop a gun”. This word represents not only a man's story, but a reflection of an ideology that has battled against time. Somewhere in the forest, a silent gun, conveys a meaning even if it doesn't make a sound.
The answer to this question does not lie in the hands of Ganapathi alone, but in society's thoughts. If the world is on one side, the idea of fighting inequality is on the other side. Eventually, the gun can become silent. but thoughts will always resonate. That roar heard in the forest. are a testament that our society has not found the full answer yet.
Maoists in North India establish North Coordination Committee (NCC) in Maoist politics
There is now a new contradiction that has sprung or germinated in the Maoist movement in India.
A new organization has been formed in North India - CPI (Maoist) 'North Coordination Committee' (NCC). This name has never been heard in the public constituency. Their statements have been published in various pro-Maoist media including YouTube. They advocate a decentralized development model that is contrary to the government's model.
The most worrying thing in this situation is the silence of the mainstream media. Very little is spoken about this new organization or its operations. This may lead the public to the misconception that the Maoists have completely disappeared, but the reality may be different.
Some analysts say the roots of the problem are still unresolved — economic and social inequality. The Maoist movement is rooted in these issues — tribal areas, rural poor, unemployment and land problem, Corporate looting and etc. The long-term protest in tribal areas cannot be eradicated by military actions alone. Human rights activists have repeatedly accused that the seizure of mining resources, deforestation and the repression of local people are continuing. There are serious apprehensions about the legitimacy or credibility of government's development plans.
The emergence of the new NCC indicates that the Maoist movement is not entirely extinguished. On the contrary, trying to re-invent it in a new form.. Finally, it poses an important question on whether such movements could be averted through military actions alone, without addressing basic issues such as poverty, inequality, unemployment, and social exile History says that the answer is not simple.
Overall, the current situation is two faced, on one side, when the government is announcing victory, on the other side, signs of underground organizations are evident.
. The emergence of a new structure like the NCC is of importance symbolises that the problem is not limited to law and order but rooted in the deeply social and economic. Unless the land, livelihood and dignified rights of the people are denied, such movements will spur again.
Thus, repression is not the answer to find a real solution, policy changes are needed. Otherwise, the “end” that is announced today is likely to orchestrate another beginning tomorrow.
Conclusion
India still has vast potential to resurrect mass revolutionary resistance movements in rural and urban areas, with the economic crisis transcending unparalleled magnitude and neo-fascism waving on ac rest. Armed movements of peasants, agricultural workers and tribals should be prioritised by placing revolutionary class struggle back on the track, and re-organising people’s mass organisations.
Harsh Thakor is a freelance journalist Thanks social media and activists like Jampanna, Ravi Narla and Aruna Kiranalu .
