A worker, who is employed in the town, but has land in the village and doesn’t cultivate his own land – to which class does he belong ? In this case, it should be judged, the source of his income on which he mainly depends. He is working in the town because their fields didn’t provide them with more than a bare living. This is the criterion. His class nature is working class. Handicraftsman, potters etc all these class belong to the artisan class and they are poor peasants. A primary school teacher is a lower middles class person. Youth section coming from jotedar, rich peasant family may have their class influence, but they should be considered as youth and all the characters of youthfullness are present among them. This is the main thing to be considered. But they should be advised to integrate with the landless-poor peasants.
If the workers snatch rifles and hand it over to the peasants, but if the peasants fail to annihilate a single class enemy, then the worker should take it back and use it. It should be kept in mind that in the whole country there has been a significant change in the stages of struggle. One spark is applicable for the whole country. The initiative of poor-landless peasants have been released. So, if they want to utilise the rifle, they should do it. Today, armed struggle is the main feature. This should be emphasised boldly before the workers. Workers will go to the villages and give leadership to the peasant struggle. Otherwise, this trend may crop up that, both the city & villages shall be freed simultaneously.
Chairman has said, “Aim high. Why should we aspire for petty small ones ? Aspirations should always be high.”
(May/June, 1971)
(A portion of discussion with comrades of Bihar)
