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Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Second Central Committee
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Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Second Central Committee, was an naxalite
communist party
in India
. The party emerged in 1972, as the CPI(ML) was divided into pro- and anti-Lin Biao
factions (the CPI(ML) 2nd CC represented the pro-Lin Biao stream).
The party was active in states like Bihar
and West Bengal
.
The original Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
had been formed in 1969 by the All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries
, who had split from Communist Party of India (Marxist)
in 1967. CPI(ML) advocated armed struggle and condemned participation in parliamentary elections and work in mass movements. The party was divided first when Satyanaran Singh rejected Charu Majumdar
's leadership. Then in 1972 the remainder of the pro-Majumdar CPI(ML) was divided into pro- and anti-Lin Biao
factions. Mukherjee led the pro-Lin Biao group.
Mukherjee's faction organized its '2nd party congress' in December 1973. The congress reaffirmed the programme of the CPI(ML) adopted in 1970 and the line of Lin Biao. The party launched a wave of weapon snatches, attacks on police, prison escapes and annihilations. In 1973 10 policemen in West Bengal were killed by the party and there were 39 incidents of gun snatchings.
In the late 1970s, Central Committee members Azizul Haque and Nishit Bhattacharya expelled Mukherjee (who reorganized his grouping, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Mahadev Mukherjee)
.
Fronts of the CPI(ML) 2nd CC included Gansangram Komiti (Peoples Struggle Committee), Biplobi Krishak Front (Revolutionary Peasants Front), Chetna Sanskritik Manch and Kisan Mazdoor Mukti Morcha (Peasants Workers Liberation Front).
It published Jandisha (in Hindi
) and Janedisha (in Bengali
) through its fronts.
On May 19, 2003 CPI(ML) 2nd CC merged with Maoist Communist Centre of India. CPI(ML) 2nd CC had to withdraw its pro-Lin Biao
stand for the merger to go through.
Naxalite
The word Naxal, Naxalite or Naksalvadi is a generic term used to refer to various militant Communist groups operating in different parts of India under different organizational envelopes...
communist party
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...
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 emerged in 1972, as the CPI(ML) was divided into pro- and anti-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...
factions (the CPI(ML) 2nd CC represented the pro-Lin Biao stream).
The party was active in states like Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
and West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
.
The original Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
The Communist Party of India was formed by the All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries at a congress in Calcutta in 1969. The foundation of the party was declared by Kanu Sanyal at a mass-meeting in Calcutta on the 22nd of April .-History:CPI advocated armed revolution and...
had been formed in 1969 by the All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries
All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries
All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries was formed in 1967 as a pro-People's Republic of China splinter-group of Communist Party of India...
, who had split from Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...
in 1967. CPI(ML) advocated armed struggle and condemned participation in parliamentary elections and work in mass movements. The party was divided first when Satyanaran Singh rejected 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...
's leadership. Then in 1972 the remainder of the pro-Majumdar CPI(ML) was divided into pro- and anti-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...
factions. Mukherjee led the pro-Lin Biao group.
Mukherjee's faction organized its '2nd party congress' in December 1973. The congress reaffirmed the programme of the CPI(ML) adopted in 1970 and the line of Lin Biao. The party launched a wave of weapon snatches, attacks on police, prison escapes and annihilations. In 1973 10 policemen in West Bengal were killed by the party and there were 39 incidents of gun snatchings.
In the late 1970s, Central Committee members Azizul Haque and Nishit Bhattacharya expelled Mukherjee (who reorganized his grouping, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Mahadev Mukherjee)
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Mahadev Mukherjee)
Communist Party of India 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 Second Central Committee by Azizul Haque and Nishit Bhattacharya...
.
Fronts of the CPI(ML) 2nd CC included Gansangram Komiti (Peoples Struggle Committee), Biplobi Krishak Front (Revolutionary Peasants Front), Chetna Sanskritik Manch and Kisan Mazdoor Mukti Morcha (Peasants Workers Liberation Front).
It published Jandisha (in 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 Janedisha (in 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...
) through its fronts.
On May 19, 2003 CPI(ML) 2nd CC merged with Maoist Communist Centre of India. CPI(ML) 2nd CC had to withdraw its pro-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...
stand for the merger to go through.