Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Mahadev Mukherjee)
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Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) is a communist political party
in India
. The party was formed when Mahadev Mukherjee regrouped his followers after having been expelled from the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Second Central Committee
by Azizul Haque and Nishit Bhattacharya. The party upholds the political line of Charu Majumdar
and Lin Biao
.
The Mahadev Mukherjee led CPI (M-L) has organizational presence in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, New Delhi. The party boycotted the 2004 parliamentary polls, and called for armed struggle. The party does not carry out open works and is an underground party. It holds rallies and mass meetings in Naxalbari and Siliguri region of West Bengal only. The party organized a mass rally at Naxalbari on 25 May 2006. In Siliguri, the party launches a one-day general strike
every year in July, to commemorate the killing of Charu Majumdar.
The party publishes Liberation (English
), Deshabrati (Bengali
), Lokyudda (Hindi
) and Era Janda (Telugu
).
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The party was formed when Mahadev Mukherjee regrouped his followers after having been expelled from the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Second Central Committee
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Second Central Committee
Communist Party of India Second Central Committee, was an naxalite communist party in India. The party emerged in 1972, as the CPI was divided into pro- and anti-Lin Biao factions ....
by Azizul Haque and Nishit Bhattacharya. The party upholds the political line of Charu Majumdar
Charu Majumdar
Charu Majumdar was a communist revolutionary from India. Charu Majumdar's life is a story of "riches to rags". Born in a progressive landlord family in Siliguri in 1918, he not only dedicated his entire life to peasants' cause but also authored the historic 1968 Naxalbari uprising, the ideology...
and Lin Biao
Lin Biao
Lin Biao was a major Chinese Communist military leader who was pivotal in the communist victory in the Chinese Civil War, especially in Northeastern China...
.
The Mahadev Mukherjee led CPI (M-L) has organizational presence in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, New Delhi. The party boycotted the 2004 parliamentary polls, and called for armed struggle. The party does not carry out open works and is an underground party. It holds rallies and mass meetings in Naxalbari and Siliguri region of West Bengal only. The party organized a mass rally at Naxalbari on 25 May 2006. In Siliguri, the party launches a one-day general strike
General strike
A general strike is a strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city, region, or country. While a general strike can be for political goals, economic goals, or both, it tends to gain its momentum from the ideological or class sympathies of the participants...
every year in July, to commemorate the killing of Charu Majumdar.
The party publishes Liberation (English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
), Deshabrati (Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
), Lokyudda (Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
) and Era Janda (Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
).