CHANDIGARH: CP. (M) boss Harkishan Singh Surjets Punjab Policy has led to a revolt in the states unit. The rallying point against Sureet i dissident leader Jagiit Singh Lyalpuri who floated anew organization Marxist Forum recently.

Several hundred workers of the C.P. (M) particularly belonging to the peasantry left the party o join the Forum The erosion first started from Ludhiana district and has now spread to Patiala district Half a dozen senior party leaders of Ludhiana joined the forum early this month More than 50 C.P. (M) activists of Patiala district including district and tehsil committee members said good-bye to Surjit’s outfit.

“Those who resigned from the party include former district secretariat member Prem Singh Nanwan advocate Mandiani village sarpanch Prem Singh Bhangu former tehsil committee member Gurpal Singh Bhoglan Labha Singh Bhangu Amrik Singh Hamek Singh Bhangu Amagjit Singh Harbans Singh Sukhdev Singh Harpal Singh Charan Singh Amarjit Singh Karm Singh etc.

In statement the leaders said that they had left the C.P. (M) to Protest against the political line adopted by the party on Punjab. Instead of taking up the burning issues the C.P. (M) led by Hiarkishan Singh Surjeet had virtually supported the Congress (I) rulers in Delhi’s. The party fad sidetracked the basic issue of struggling for autonomy and democratic solution to the Punjab problem under the cover of fighting militancy.

The statement added that the C.P.(M) stayed away from elections in June 1991 along with Congress (I) when every other party was willing to contest the poll. This line helped the Congress (I) to postpone the election. But in the February election When almost all major opposition leaders had been put behind bars and elections were held under the shadow of the guns of the Indian army the party facilitated the installation of the Congress (l) in power.

The Maxist leaders added that the C-P.(M) credibility particularly among the peasantry had been completely shaken as a result of pro-Congress (l) and anti-people Policies followed by the present Leadership.

Article extracted from this publication >> April 3, 1992