--- On Tue, 6/17/08, C.K. Vishwanath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: C.K. Vishwanath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [GreenYouth] Re: Fwd: [GreenYouth] Re: POLITICAL EXECUTIVE & LEGAL
> REMEDIE
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 5:32 PM
> at present,even their(CPIM) marxist reading is questioned by
> p.chathopadyaya-
> This question had come in 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(leftword editor) 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
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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