On 17 December, the Deputy Speaker Hall, Constitution Club, Delhi reverberated with the revolutionary legacy of a century of Communist struggle as CPI(ML) Liberation organised the convention marking 100 years of the Communist movement in India. Rooted in anti-colonial resistance and built through uncompromising workers’ and peasants’ struggles, the Communist movement has been central to winning democratic rights and challenging exploitation in all its forms. Held in remembrance of Comrade Vinod Mishra on his 27th death anniversary, the convention critically assessed both the historic contributions of the movement and the ongoing attacks on democracy, labour, minorities, and constitutional values under the present Modi regime.
Dipankar Bhattacharya, General Secretary, CPI(ML); Uma Chakravarti, historian; Navsharan Kaur, social activist; Pradeep Shinde, faculty, JNU; Ravindran Gopinath, faculty, JMI; Sucheta De, CCM, CPI(ML) and CPI(ML) MPs Raja Ram Singh and Sudama Prasad addressed the convention.
The convention was followed by the release of “Communist Movement in India: Genesis and the First Twenty-Five Years” by Arindam Sen, adding an important contribution to the documentation of people’s struggles and revolutionary ideas.
As India marks 100 years of its Communist movement, CPI(ML) Liberation reiterates its resolve to intensify struggles against inequality, corporate plunder, communalism, and the corporate-fascist rule.
