[Reader-list] COM. AJIT SARKAR'S MURDERERS CONVICTED

[prakash ray]

Dear all,
I post the statement issued by CPI(M), Bihar on  conviction of Com Sarkar's
killers.

Prakash


The Bihar state secretariat of CPI(M)'s statement issued on 15 Feb,2008-

Bihar state secretariat of CPI(M) welcomes the CBI special courts
judgment awarding life imprisonment to Pappu Yadav, member of
parliament(LS), Rajan Tiwary, former MLA and Anil Yadav who were held
guilty for the murder of CPI(M) MLA, Com. Ajit Sarkar. Ajit Sarkar was a
larger than life leader of masses, particularly rural poor, dalits and
adviasis. He was elected to Bihar assembly in 1980 from Purnea, and
continued to represent his constituency till June 14, 1998 till he was
shot dead by the above criminals at the behest of feudal landlords
against whom CPI(M) and Kisan Sabha had launched an uncompromising
struggle for the cause of landless poor.

The nexus of feudal-bureaucrats-police as well as bourgeoisies
politicians is so strong in Bihar that it took about 10 years to obtain
this judgment. Millions of people including the democratic forces
consider life imprisonment insufficient for these accused. We urge upon
the judiciary to hand these criminals till death considering the facts
of the case, continuous threatening of witnesses and the
political-criminal nexus support to the convicts. About 100 committed
activists and leaders of CPI(M) and the democratic mass organisations
led by the party have been martyred in the last two decades in our
struggle against illegal feudal occupation of surplus land, government
land, bhoodan land, etc, eviction of bataidars and social oppression. We
are all waiting for justice in respect of all such cases.

The party reiterates that the struggle will continue till the
feudal-criminal nexus is defeated decisively in Bihar. The model before
us is the historic kisan movement in West Bengal which subsequently led
to the formation of left front government which introduced the basic
land reforms, Panchayat elections on political party basis and achieved
unprecedented agricultural productivity paving the way for the current
industrial development programme.

19th Bihar sate conference of CPI(M) concluded in the first week of
February, has already given a call to launch a massive movement
centering on the demands of rural poor and unemployed youth. The party
is also determined to fight against the criminalization in politics
which has affected all the bourgeoisie parties, particularly the ruling
JD(U)-BJP. The cancellation of the trial of JD(U) Lok Sabha leader
Prabhunath Singh (for murder) by the High Court and ordering retrial at
Patna because the witnesses were threatened is an eye-opener.

Long Live Comrade Ajit Sarkar!