CPI(M) meet mourns Kanhailal, Tarpon
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 18 2018:
The 22nd Congress of CPI(M) began at Hyderabad with a flag hoisting ceremony which was attended by delegates from all over the country.
The flag was hoisted byMallu Swarajyam, 'the hero of Telengana armed movernent' in the presence of Sitaram Yechury, General Secretary, Prakash Karat, Biman Basu, Brinda Karat, Manik Sarkar etc.
Kshetrimayum Santa, Secretary, CPI(M) Manipur and Sougrakpam Roma Devi, Secretariat Member attended the Congress as delegates.
The inaugural session of the Congress was presided by Manik Sarkar.
The session adopted a condolence resolution on the demise of Heisnam Kanhailal, Padma Bhushan awardee and Thangjam Tarpon, former State Committee member of the party.
Inaugurating the Congress, Sitaram Yechury said the presence of the Left parties is to work towards strengthening Left unity which is a vital imperative in meeting the challenges before the people and the secular democratic and republican constitutional values of our country.
He further said that the 22nd Congress will provide the direction for mobilising secular democratic forces to defeat the BJP Government.
He appealed to the workers to further strengthen people's struggles for the realisation of an alternative policy direction for our country and the people.
He said that the 22nd Congress of the CPI(M) is convening in a period when multifold challenges face both the people and the secular democratic republic.
He alleged that the current BJP-led Central Government whose reins are controlled by the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh is pursuing policies that have imposed unprecedented miseries on the people and at the same time grievously threatening the unity and integrity of our social fabric.
The dehumanisation of our society is seen in the chilling incidents of rape in Kathua and Unnao recently.
It is shameful to see rape being used as a weapon for communal polarisation.
This must be resisted and defeated, he asserted.
Yechury also spoke of the threat from the Hindutwa forces.
Referring to the challenges, he said, "the current BJP central government whose reins are controlled by the RSS is pursuing policies that have imposed unprecedented miseries on the people, while grievously threatening the unity and integrity of the social fabric." He noted that during the last three years, there have been new areas of people's struggles that have emerged and there is a stronger assertion of protests and revolt from the socially oppressed communities especially the SCs, STs and OBCs.
New links have been forged for joint struggles between the Left and such movements, he added.
The CPM General Secretary pointed out that the Left alone is capable of coming up with a policy alternative.
"The Left has been the target of both reactionary forces and the communal combine," he added.
The 22nd Congress was greeted by Sudhakar Reddy, CPI General Secretary, Dipankar Bhattacharya, General Secretary CPI(ML) Liberation, GR Shivshankar, Secretary AIFB, Manoj Bhattacharya, Central Secretariat Member of RSP and Asit Bhattacharya PB Member of SUCI(C).
Prakash Karat, former General Secretary introduced the Draft Political Resolution for 22nd Congress of the party for discussion.
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