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CPI Maoist Calls For Election Boycott In Jharkhand State

March 30, 2019 Alan Warsaw Boycott, CPI (maoist), Elections, Jharkhand, Naxal, naxalites

RANCHI: The CPI (Maoist)’s Jharkhand Regional Committee (JRC) has appealed to the people, especially in rural and mineral-rich pockets of the state, to boycott the parliamentary polls in protest against “indiscriminate militarization and high-handedness of security forces”.

Responding to the poll boycott call issued by the Maoists’s Bihar Jharkhand Special Area Committee
(BJSAC) — the highest strategic unit of the outlawed rebel outfit at the state level — earlier this week, JRC spokesperson Aman told TOI this was perhaps the last option for the villagers to protest against “militarisation”. He said: “Otherwise, they will be pushed out of their own land and the government will hand over all natural and mineral assets to capitalists and industrialists in the days to come.”

The Maoists have drawn attention of the people to Mission Samadhan — a common government scheme in the tribal belts of Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Odisha, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. “This mission is not aimed at providing solution to issues like irriggation, education, health facilities or equal distribution of resources. Instead, the samadhan (solution) is being offered to the industrial houses as to how they can grab mineral wealth under protection of the security forces,” Aman said.

He also criticised the idea of pitching the country’s armed forces against its own people on the pretext of containing ‘biggest internal threat’. Aman said: “Maoists are never a threat for the common people who are already being subjected to repression and exploitation. Rather, we are threat to the exploiting ruling classes and the extortionist system.”

Aman said there is a huge difference between the lifestyle of the rural poor of Jharkhand living in mineral-rich districts and the general elite urban classes working for the capitalist masters. “The villagers are coerced by gun-toting security forces, stopped from raising their voice against exploitation and often manhandled if they try to protect their rights over land, water and forest. This is gradually leading

rural Jharkhand towards complete militarisation where democracy has become a farce,” he said.

Asking the people to boycott the Lok Sabha elections, the Maoists shared a few anecdotes as to how governance in the mineral-rich belts has been passed on to the industrialists onto the industrialists on the behest of the security forces. “On the pretext of industrial security and development, village after village is being targeted where either the locals are forcefully evicted from their land or entangled in false

cases and sedition charges after being branded as Maoists. This is eventually forcing the young populace to migrate and opening the villages for exploitation,” he said.

JRC, which has also decided to carry out an extensive poster campaign and interpersonal communication in areas where dozens of security camps have come up in the last five years, has asked the people to realize what future they are going to make for themselves if they continue to elect “imperialist governments” in the name of democracy. “People should not lose hope and aim towards formation of a pro-people neo-democracy by joining hands together in the fight for a revolutionary people’s government,” Aman said.

Eastern Regional Bureau Of CPI Maoist Release Manifesto And Outline Structure Of Proposed People’s Government

RANCHI: On direction of Central Committee of the CPI Maoist,Eastern Regional Bureau (ERB) of the banned outfit which commands Bihar Jharkhand Odisha and West Bengal has released Maoist manifesto on which they plan to work once they assume power with support of people. Framing a new constitution with people’s welfare and their self-reliance being the central character, the Maoists have also described the nature and composition of its government.

After a long gap, just ahead of 17th Lok Sabha election, they have shared part of their plan to provide an alternate to the present system and sought political recognition to the movement. Issuing a letter, copy of which is with the TOI, ERB spokesperson Sanket said that the present form of capitalist government is oppressor and semi colonialist in nature.

“In the united front of new-democratic government; peasants, working class, those exploited in the name of caste and religion for centuries would stand parallel with the petty bourgeoisie comprising medium and small traders to replace the semi imperialist government which believes in changing the ruling party instead of changing the socio-economic structure of the nation,” he said.

Highlighting the existing gap among the capitalists and oppressed class the ERB has enumerated excerpts of Arjun Sengupta committee report which endorses the fact that in 2017-18 close to 73% of the national GDP was held by few big corporates and capitalist families, names of which can be counted on finger. “The number of billionaires in the country has crossed 101 mark while the rest 99% populace feeds on remaining 27% of the national GDP,” the letter reads. The Maoists have blamed it on the economic liberalization policy adopted by the government in 1990s for increasing the disparity. “There

has always been a gap among the rich and poor in the society but it became more pronounced during the last two and half decade,” Sanket said.

Speaking about the outline of Maoist model, the CC Members have decided to work on few aspects before declaring their dominance in any region. “Apart from new constitution the people in country need free agricultural zones instead of special economic zones, industries would be made self reliant and independent with little or no interference of the state (read government), union of people with voluntary participation would be encouraged and the country would be taken forward as a true secular state where women also enjoy equal right and participation in decision making,” Sanket added.

The Maoists have also decided to keep issues like welfare state, pro-people judicial system, environment and displacement in the core of their political values. “We look forward to a strong nation which encourages neighbouring countries to have people’s government,” another ERB member said.