The
Central
Committee
of
the
CPI(M)
met
in
New
Delhi
from
September
28
to
30,
2003.
It
has
issued
the
following
statement
after
the
meeting:
Reviving
Temple
Issue:
Cynical
Move
The
Central
Committee
expressed
serious
concern
at
the
Vishwa
Hindu
Parishad
call
for
a
renewed
agitation
on
the
issue
of
the
construction
of
the
Ram
temple
at
Ayodhya.
Both
the
RSS
and
the
BJP
have
declared
support
for
this
agitation.
By
supporting
this
agitation,
the
BJP
has
signaled
that
the
BJP-led
government
at
the
Centre
is
not
committed
to
solve
the
dispute
through
a
judicial
verdict.
The
revival
of
the
temple
agitation
is
a
cynical
move
keeping
in
view
the
forthcoming
assembly
elections
in
four
states
in
North
India.
The
Vajpayee
government
cannot
escape
responsibility
if
communal
tensions
are
roused
due
to
the
disruptive
campaign
launched
by
the
VHP.
The
Central
Committee
requests
the
UP
state
government
to
take
all
necessary
measures
to
see
that
peace
and
the
rule
of
law
prevails
in
the
state.
Babri
Masjid
Demolition
Case
The
decision
of
the
Rae
Bareli
court
not
to
frame
charges
against
Union
Home
Minister
L.K.
Advani
has
come
in
the
background
of
the
continuing
efforts
to
scuttle
the
case
against
the
BJP
leaders
involved
in
the
criminal
act
of
the
demolition
of
the
mosque.
The
original
chargesheet
against
L.K.
Advani
and
48
others
had
been
admitted
by
the
special
court
at
Lucknow
in
1997.
Since
then
moves
to
scuttle
the
case
led
to
the
splitting
up
of
the
original
case
and
a
fresh
case
being
initiated
in
the
Rae
Bareli
court
against
eight
top
leaders.
The
diluted
chargesheet
presented
by
the
CBI
deleted
the
conspiracy
charge
which
was
there
in
the
original
chargesheet.
The
episode
of
Murli
Manohar
Joshi's
drama
of
resigning
from
the
Union
Cabinet
and
its
rejection
only
highlights
the
BJP's
amoral
stand
on
the
matter.
The
Central
Committee
is
of
the
opinion
that
if
those
accused
in
the
demolition
case
are
allowed
to
go
scot
free,
it
will
be
a
serious
miscarriage
of
justice.
It
demands
that
the
original
chargesheet
in
the
case
be
restored.
The
CBI
will
have
to
take
necessary
legal
steps
to
get
a
revision
of
the
decision.
The
UP
state
government
will
also
have
to
see
what
can
be
done
legally
to
redress
the
situation.
Uttar Pradesh Events
The
Central
Committee
welcomes
the
break-up
of
the
BJP-BSP
alliance
which
led
to
the
fall
of
its
coalition
government
in
the
state.
This
was
inevitable
given
the
opportunistic
and
unprincipled
nature
of
the
alliance
forged
by
the
BJP.
It
is
important
that
the
Mulayam
Singh
government,
which
has
been
formed,
take
immediate
steps
to
safeguard
secular
principles
while
at
the
same
time
providing
relief
to
the
people
who
are
subject
to
various
forms
of
deprivation.
Vicious
Cycle
of
Terrorist
Violence
The
Central
Committee
expressed
its
strong
condemnation
of
the
twin
blasts
in
Mumbai
which
led
to
over
50
persons
being
killed
and
scores
injured.
Such
violence
perpetrated
by
extremist
elements
have
to
be
curbed
to
prevent
further
damage
to
communal
harmony
and
national
unity.
The
persons
arrested
for
the
blasts
have
stated
that
the
motive
for
the
attack
was
“revenge”
for
the
killings
of
the
minority
community
in
Gujarat.
This
shows
how
the
vicious
cycle
of
terror
gets
fuelled
by
communal
poison
and
violence.
In
this
connection,
the
Central
Committee
noted
that
the
Modi
government
has
been
put
in
the
dock
by
the
Supreme
Court’s
indictment
of
its
handling
of
the
Best
Bakery
case.
The
brazen
manner
in
which
the
Modi
government
is
denying
justice
and
relief
and
rehabilitation
to
the
victims
of
communal
violence
provides
fertile
grounds
for
extremist
activities.
The
Central
Committee
fully
supports
the
stand
taken
by
the
National
Human
Rights
Commission
that
four
of
the
major
cases
concerning
the
communal
pogroms
be
handed
over
to
the
CBI
and
trial
of
these
cases
be
held
outside
Gujarat.
Struggle
Against
Privatisation
Drive
The
Vajpayee
government’s
illegal
step
in
trying
to
privatise
the
HPCL
and
BPCL
has
been
brought
to
a
halt
by
the
Supreme
Court
judgement
which
has
confirmed
that
parliament
cannot
be
bypassed
in
the
matter.
Both
these
companies
were
set
up
through
specific
acts
of
parliament
and
the
CPI(M)
had
maintained
that
only
parliament
is
authorized
to
amend
the
concerned
laws.
Since
both
these
oil
companies
are
in
the
strategic
sector
and
earn
huge
revenue
for
the
government,
it
will
be
an
anti-national
act
to
sell
of
these
companies
to
foreign
and
Indian
monopolies.
The
CPI(M)
will
strongly
oppose
any
move
by
the
government
to
get
the
acts
concerning
these
companies
amended
in
parliament.
The
Central
Committee
condemned
the
decision
of
the
Central
government
to
handover
the
Mumbai
and
Delhi
airports
to
the
private
sector.
It
commended
the
public
resistance
being
put
in
Orissa
against
the
disinvestment
of
shares
in
NALCO.
The
Central
Committee
decided
to
intensify
the
campaign
to
oppose
the
privatisation
drive
and
mobilise
wider
sections
of
public
opinion
against
the
sale
of
public
assets
to
finance
the
budgetary
deficit
of
the
government.
Right
to
Strike
The
Central
Committee
endorsed
the
decision
taken
at
the
national
convention
of
the
state
and
central
government
employees
organisations
and
the
convention
of
the
central
trade
unions
which
were
held
recently
on
the
Supreme
Court’s
judgement
against
the
right
to
strike.
The right to strike is a basic democratic right of all citizens and the Supreme Court judgement has contravened the right as it exists through laws of parliament. The Central Committee decided to mobilise all democratic sections of society in defence of the basic right to strike. It will fully support the struggle launched by the trade unions and any strike action conducted, if the government fails to adopt necessary steps to protect the right to strike.
No
Concessions
to
Imperialism
The Central Committee noted that the widespread opposition to the sending of troops to Iraq at the US request, has led the Indian government to not send a contingent of troops. The US is desperately trying to get other countries to send troops to bail itself out from the quagmire it finds itself in Iraq. The Central Committee demands that the US occupation be ended immediately and the administration handed over to the UN and steps be taken for setting up a representative government of the Iraqis.
The
Central
Committee
strongly
condemned
the
pro-Israeli
shift
which
was
visible
during
the
Sharon
visit
to
India.
The
eulogizing
of
the
aggressive
and
expansionist
Israeli
regime
has
led
to
serious
apprehensions
and
doubts
in
the
Arab
world.
The
same
Sharon
went
back
to
Israel
and
immediately
took
the
decision
to
expel
Yasser
Arafat
from
the
Palestinian
territories
–
a
step
which
has
been
condemned
universally.
This
episode
shows
how
it
will
be
counter-productive
for
India
to
enter
into
close
strategic
and
political
ties
with
the
Israeli
government
as
long
as
it
is
bent
upon
perpetuating
its
colonial
occupation
and
denying
the
Palestinians
an
independent
state.
The
Central
Committee
congratulated
the
LDF
for
the
victory
of
its
independent
candidate
from
the
Ernakulam
Lok
Sabha
seat
in
the
by-elections.
The
defeat
of
the
UDF
reflects
the
people’s
rejection
of
the
Antony
government’s
policies.
It
is
also
an
indictment
of
the
Chief
Minister’s
wooing
of
caste
and
communal
forces.
This
election
result
will
heighten
the
already
existing
divisions
in
the
Congress
party
and
the
UDF.
Call
for
Action
The Central Committee called upon all its state units to conduct movements against dismantling of the public distribution system; for the provision of cheap food for the rural and poor; against the provisions of the Electricity Act of 2003 which are imposing new burdens of power tariff hikes on the people; support the struggles against the steep fee hikes in higher education; intensify the struggle against privatisation and widen the movement to defend the right to strike.
Finally,
the
Central
Committee
called
upon
its
Party
units
in
Rajasthan,
Madhya
Pradesh,
Chattisgarh
and
Delhi
to
work
for
the
main
aim
of
defeating
the
BJP
in
the
forthcoming
assembly
elections.
While
doing
so,
the
Party
will
also
expose
the
anti-people
policies
of
the
Congress-run
state
governments
and
work
to
increase
the
representation
of
the
Left
forces.