Statement of Santosh Rana for PCC CPI(ML) on the murder of Babu Bose in Jangalmahal by Maoists
Dated 26-9-2011 Sri Babu Bose, the leader of Jharkhand Janamukti Morcha and Jharkhand Andolan Samanway Mancha was murdered by the Maoists on 25-9-2011. The PCC CPI(ML) severely condemns this gruesome murder. Thoughout his political life, Sri Babu Bose fought for autonomy of Jharkhand cultural region and for rights of Adivasis on land,forest and water. He was active in the formation of Jharkhand Andolan Samanway Mancha which was a united platform of CPI(ML) and four Jharkhandi parties. During the Left Front rule in West Bengal, the state government had lodged him in jail for years on the basis of trumped up charges. After the Trinamul Congress government came to power, the Samanway Mancha had submitted a memorandum to the state government demanding autonomy for Jangalmahal. In the Jangalmahal, the Maoist have killed more than 300 activists and sympathizers of CPI(M), the Jharkhand Party, Trinamul Congress and Congress over the last three years. Overwhelming majority of them are poor Dalits and Adivasis. In the Jangalmahal, the Maoits have no programme of mobilizing the masses on the issues of wage, job, land, water and forest. They simply want to establish their hegemony in the area by physically liquidating the activists of all other political parties. We, on behalf of CPI(ML) have ,on many occasions talked to them and tried to persuade them to rectify this disastrous line. But they have not seen reason. We, the PCC CPI(ML) oppose their line of liquidating activists of all other political parties. We call upon the people to unite to defend the fundamental right of supporting or opposing any political party. The Indian people have achieved this fundamental right through many struggles .The agenda before the people is to expand this right, not to throw it away. The CPI(ML) believes that the people of Jangalmahal will defeat the Maoist strategy of bringing this area under their dictate. Santosh Rana -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an 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.
