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

[Tapas Ray]

A minor point - "Com Sarkar's" widow has apparently joined the CPI(ML) 
because of what she sees as the CPI(M)'s sell-out to the party whose 
goon-parliamentarian murdered him.

Tapas



prakash ray wrote:
> 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!
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