The parliamentary path of the indian communists had theorised Com.Ems in 1957,"we will do better than the congress".The indian liberal democratic experiments of indian communists has not been theorised yet.Now,the west bengal bengal chief minister and p.b.member com.B.B saying about the new governance agenda of the party.Kerala,bengal and tripura has to go with this new governance agenda. The prabat patnaik is also writing about party and government(Party and communists).he writes about the post-comintern politics and also the long term rule of capitalism.What is the role party during this period?when is the revolutionary period etc.How is to connect the short term refrom measures with long term objective.that is socialism. But,they are still saying about indian state as a bourgeoise-landlord class.They have not explained that how do this tpye of bourgeoise-landlord unity happen? This is not a particular problem of indian communists.this had happened in euorpe earlier.the nepal experiment is coming.
--- On Sat, 6/14/08, damodar prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: damodar prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [GreenYouth] POLITICAL EXECUTIVE & LEGAL REMEDIES > To: "Green Youth Movement" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 11:40 PM > *Political executive and the legal remedies* > > > > Generally when the Left is in power it is characterized by > political > decision making guided a political and ideological > programme, which has > resonance beyond the State. It is an accepted principle > while the undivided > CPI was in power and also after the LDF was constituted and > came to power. > > > > The political mandate of the party is transferred to > governance and > implemented there after. The political mandate is clearly > founded on the > party programme and the organizations larger objectives. > This has clearly > distinguished the Left from the Congress led UDF rule. > Congress rule is not > dependent on any particular policy framework. The rule much > depends on the > agenda set up by the regional bourgeois (in places like > Kerala) and at the > national level by business groups and conglomerates. For > example, opening of > educational sector, to avail ADB loan and to implement > governance reforms by > the UDF emerged not as part of well-thought out plan. As > UDF leaders > themselves have remarked, they were only measures to move > with the time and > align itself with the national Congress organization. > > > > The landmark "Land Reforms" enactment by the CPI > government as every body > knows was part of political mandate arrived by the > Communist Party even > before it came to power. In last decade, when LDF could > rule with a majority > confidence, the literacy programme to people's plan > campaign was also part > of political mandate arrived within the Left constituents. > > > > However, the key point is that the present LDF rule has > grossly violated > this original Left principle and each day of the LDF in > governance > demonstrates what can be termed as *"retreat of the > political".* Put in > strong terms, the present LDF government accentuates the > *'defeat of the > political".* *"Legal-judicial"* is > succinctly occupying *this space > long-left by the "political"*. *Diminutiveness > of the political in front of > the judicial is something to be worried. * > > * * > > When the Land reforms Bill was challenged in the court, the > party and its > constituents were equivocal in fighting for the > implementation of the bill > and went to the people to galvanize support. Generally > speaking, the > 'political", which is based on the ideological > programme was more important > and anything outside this realm was > "extra-political". The terming of > judiciary as 'bourgeois court", by EMS which led > to the contempt of court > may be recalled. This significantly points to the > party's and its > constituents particular grounding and belief in the > "political-ideological > and the popular". > > > > Now come to 2006 LDF government. Even not accepted by the > Party, the LDF > record victory owes much to VS campaigns. Apart from this, > there was no > clear political objective and programme at the time of > electioneering and > assumption of power. VS Achuthanadan was long-fighting the > image of > anti-developmentalist accorded to him by the UDF leadership > and silently > endorsed by the CPIM leadership as well. Since assuming > power, Kerala has > witnessed the worst of all political situations, which is > the affirmation of > 'legal discourse' over the political. The > faction-ridden party and the > dominant factions within the party and constituents within > the LDF all put > more faith in judiciary, which is unprecedented considering > the genealogy of > Left rule not only in Kerala but WB as well. > > > > Consider the ADB issue, the party could not find a > resolution and the > internal bickering reached a zenith and the government led > by the CPI-M went > for a legal resolution. A PIL was filed in the high court > buy an > organization whose members were expelled from party ranks. > The petition > filed was on terms and conditions of the ADB loan and > whether the State > government can go for it. The government waited for a > result. We need not > recall the drama of that period. When the case was pending > in the court, the > 'debate' within the party on availing of ADB loan > continued. Also it should > be seen that CPIM general secretary Prakash Karat briefed > the media on ADB > issue as only a governance issue highlighting the > procedural lapses like > whether it has to go through CM' office etc. The real > political issue was > relegated to the back ground. > > > > On SNC Lavalin issue, the CM openly said in a press > briefing said he has a > different view but the cabinet decision was to entrust the > investigation > with the State vigilance. Again the Court entered the > scene. The final > resolution, which did upset the then official leadership, > was to handover > the case to CBI. The sheer lack of political > 'consensus' within the party > again led the judiciary to overwhelm over the > 'confusions' of the political > executive. > > > > Come Munnar, an operation started as a spectacle (Pls do > read CS > Venkitsewaran's write-up "justice as > spectacle") and which received massive > support really startled the judiciary. The media mission > that started > slightly earlier than the Munnar mission described about a > sea-change in > political determination of the VS led government. In the > first phase, the > court refused to give stay orders on eviction and > subsequent demolition of > illegal constructions. After this phase the debates bended > to the legal > angle relating to property rights. A political discourse > and an act, which > also resonated the ecological concerns moved to the realm > of judiciary. The > rest has become a distant past. Now it is absolutely in the > domain of > juridicio-legal establishment. > > > > Same also happened in the case of Kochi Cyber City. The > very recent issue > unraveling before us of a predictable outcome is the > "Golf Club". Ministers > revel in legal wrangling. As I see TV news, CPI minister > says, it's a > dispute between two secretaries. After this there is > breaking news showing > CPI state secretary criticizing the office of AG. Yet again > the judicial > resolution becomes the way ahead instead of political > solutions. Have the > Left forgot about its own political mandate. I am not sure. > > > > > But what I am sure about is the Left in governance during > neo-liberal times > is in a quandary. They have no clear guidelines. Different > kinds of > approaches loom large in the party. (Ranges of opinion and > differences are > actually good. But they are not small time political > agendas. It has to be > guided by a vision). Except one or two persons, the party > leadership has > miserably failed to intellectually understand and engage > with the times. ( > The trade union though outdated in many respects has still > a leadership > which tries to understand in Marxist terms what is > happening in the country > and also globally, but it has been sidelined for long by > the two dominant > factions) Though some ministers strongly attack the > bureaucracy and civil > service in general, unlike the past Left rule, the > governmental executive > has taken the Left ministers under its giant wings. They > find their little > shelter under it. When the political excutive fails to > envision and > implement, in the present consitutional structure, > judiciary comes to the > centre stage as the great 'arbitrator' and > 'dispute settler'. > > The retreat of the political of the "actually existing > left" is something we > need not mourn. It is the price the mainstream Left is > paying for hobnobbing > with the capital interests in the name of development. > > > Now come to defenders of the party who predominantly are > literary critics > and film reviewers. They presume by admonishing any > criticism of the party > and its governance measures, they are defending and saving > the party. But > failing to listen and engage with criticism, they have made > it a torpid > structure. They have created'paranoia' like > situation and any criticism is > dealt with 'heavy-handedness' particular as they > the left is in power. This > persecution mania created and transferred to the structure > itself become an > issue which in long-view is detrimental electorally and > organizationally to > the Left. In effect this set back of the political has > lumpenized the > mainstream Left completely. Thanks to the party appointed > as well as > self-styled defenders. > > damodar prasad > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
