Lok Sangram Morcha rises to the hour on July 28th in resurrecting the wave of Maoism and condemning neo-fascism-

In state of Punjab in Moga the spark of Maoism was ressurected with high conviction. Noteworthy how inspite of the grievous setbacks or adversity faced by the Maoist movement, the activists remained undeterred from waving the banner of revolutionary resistance and Maoist ideology.

Meeting in Moga, Punjab of Lok Sangram Manch

In Moga in Nachatar Singh Yadgar Hall, the Lok Sangram Manch, on July 28^th staged a Six-hundred-person strong meeting upholding a wide spectrum of revolutionary martyrs. The majority of activists comprised the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Krantikari) and the Grameen Mazdoor Workers Union.

The meeting sparked off with a two-minute silence in memory of the martyrs. Then a revolutionary song was sung by Jagseer Mharaj.

 

Speakers recollected the history and significance of the Naxalbari Struggle, forging it’s significance in confronting the wave of Hindutva fascism today, which patronised the corporates and feudal gentry. They summed up the combined offensive of Hindutva fascism with imperialism and landlordism and how crushing the maoist movement was a crushing blow to the democratic rights of te oppressed people of India, particularly the Adivasis and poor peasantry.

Speakers summarised why neo-fascism of Hindutva variety, was simmering at a boiling point. The need to combat fascism at the very core was stressed, placing particular emphasis on defending rights of Muslim minority ad Dalits.

The issue of defending federalism or autonomy rights was raised.

Speakers summed up how the state was to the very last inch trying to isolate people from genuine struggles, resurrecting rule and divide tactics of British Rulers. Speakers condemned the collaboration or buckling down of the rulers with imperialism.

The Speakers reposed faith in the validity of the Maoist ideology and that although temporarily defeated, it is not completely dead and buried. They recounted instances of people’s rebellion against police injustice in recent times and how Naxalbari and Maoist movements opened new doors for liberation of people. It unwaveringly resolved that the recent liquidators had betrayed the movement and defended the line and practice of the CPI(Maoist) .

The meeting paid homage to martyrs chronicling over five decades, like Charu Mazumdar, Kanhai Chaterjee, Prithipal Singh Randhawa, Baba Bhuja Singh, Avtar Singh Dhudike, Lal Inder Singh Lali,Udham Singh etc. These martyrs symbolised the spirit of revolutionary resistance, of varying spectrums and eras, from colonial times,to Naxalbari era and Khalistani period.

This trend was critical of the economism characterising the current Movement in Punjab, which in their view was blunting a genuine revolutionary uprising. In their view the practice of those adhering to the T .Nagi Reddy,-Harbhajan Sohi trend, had derailed the revolutionary movement from advancing or undoing it’s revolutionary character.

Prominent speakers were Sukhminder Singh, secretary of Lok Sangram Manch, Lakhveer Singh or Revolutionary Labourers Union, Baldev Singh Jira of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Krantikari) , district secretary of BKU(Krantikari) Jagmohan Singh, Lok Sangram Manch activist Rajesh Malohotra. Prominent people present included Darshan Tur, Darshan Gholiya and Gurdeep Vairoke

Harsh Thakor is a freelance journalist close to the revolutionary movement in Punjab. Thanks information from Tara Singh, President of Lok Sangram Manch