at present,even their(CPIM) marxist reading is questioned by p.chathopadyaya- This question had come to 70's very seriously.late com.bsavapunnaiah's reading on marxist philosophy.this is one side Now,cpim and like minded parties of the left are facing a crisis-that is-in the contemporary political scenario-How is to lead their socialist dreams? after the 18 th congress,sudhavana deshpande wrote in counterpunch-one of the main problem facing the cpim is that powerful state units dictate cpim's national leadership.the total federalisation of the party is happening.the 19th congress has revealed these realities.their core states like bengal,kerala and tripura are on new governance agenda. even sitaram yechri and anil sarkar(tripura)praise the rebellious politics of dalits and their literature. the power elite has given up land reform measures in favor of rural poor.likewise,the cpim has given up land struggles in their core states.
--- On Tue, 6/17/08, damodar prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: damodar prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [GreenYouth] Fwd: [GreenYouth] Re: POLITICAL EXECUTIVE & LEGAL > REMEDIE > To: "Green Youth Movement" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 12:31 PM > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: damodar prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Jun 16, 2008 11:31 AM > Subject: Re: [GreenYouth] Re: POLITICAL EXECUTIVE & > LEGAL REMEDIE > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > As the saying goes: Beauty lies in the eyes of the > beholder.... the lament > Mr. Ahmed rafeek indiactes is in the mind of Mr. Ahmed > Rafeek (lamenter) . > As I stated in a previous resposnse mail, my point was to > understand the > crisis in governance as the cpim stoops into > neo-liberalism. Its a probelm > of transition. > > The issue CK Vishwanath highlights referring to Prabhath > Patnaik is another > angle. I read that article. Now a translation of the same > is publsihed in > EPW. (by the way, all such (meaning CPIM related) epw > articles are regluarly > translated and publsihed in Samkallen malayalam. Y dont > they translate other > "smakaleena" aricles taht appera in epw and many > other journals). > > Within CPIM, there are sveral sterams at work which is > trying to > 'comprehend" teh transisition. Prabath Patnaik > represents one such stream. > But a stream (when I say stream, I am overstating. It is > actually not > stream, but a few individuals) who can conceptauly and > intellectually > enagage with the changes. But this only exacerbate the > crisis. Which > is delighting!!! > damodar > > > On 6/15/08, ahmed rafeek j <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > hi > > no wonder the mail titled 'political executive > & legal remedies' > > evoked the fate and future of the traditional > communits parties. > > simply bcause the initial mail from prasad lacked any > attempt of > > probing the nostalgic communist party politics in > kerala. it > > underscored the right time of ems namboodiripad's > memorial day to > > celebrate the much celebrated communist party version > of land reform > > in kerala, which was widely discussed and criticized > in the context of > > Chengara struggle; what it did to dalits and > indigenous people. > > it seemed to be lamenting tribute to the > 'golden' past of kerala > > communist politics. as dileep said it was having an > undercurrent of > > enthroning the communist party as the party for the > whole > > people.management issues in governance and conflict > with legislative > > can surely be discussed, but i didnt understand the > lamenting > > reminiscence of golden old days of communist party > with special > > reference to ems. > > regards, > > ahmed rafeek J > > > > On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 3:29 PM, C.K. Vishwanath > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Sun, 6/15/08, C.K. Vishwanath > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > >> From: C.K. Vishwanath > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> Subject: [GreenYouth] Re: POLITICAL EXECUTIVE > & LEGAL REMEDIES > > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Cc: [email protected] > > >> Date: Sunday, June 15, 2008, 4:31 PM > > >> 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 have 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. > > >> 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.opposition,collaboration and > instituionalisation---many of the > > political analysts are writng about the politics of > indian parliamentary > > communists.Indian democracy's new experiments are > oftten clashes with the > > cps new paths. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> --- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
