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Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War

December 22, 2023

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War, usually called People's War Group (PWG), was an underground communist party in India. It merged with the Maoist Communist Centre of India to form the Communist Party of India (Maoist) in 2004. Muppala Lakshmana Rao ('Ganapathi') was the general secretary of the party.[1] The ideology of the party was Marxism-Leninism-Maoism.

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War
People's War Group
Founded1980
Merged intoCommunist Party of India (Maoist)
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism–Maoism
Political positionFar-left
Regional affiliationCCOMPOSA

The party was a member of the Coordination Committee of Maoist Parties and Organisations of South Asia (CCOMPOSA).[2]

History edit

The party was founded in Andhra Pradesh in 1980, by Kondapalli Seetharamaiah[3] and Dr. Kolluri Chiranjeevi.[4] It emerged from a re-articulation of Naxalite activists in the Telangana region.[5] The party had its roots in the Andhra Committee, that had broken away from the Central Organising Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) in 1976. The new party was formed by the merger with the Kothandaraman grouping in Tamil Nadu. The new party resolved to continue armed struggle whilst engaging in mass movements. The party renounced participation in electoral politics. It upheld the legacy of Charu Majumdar.[6] The party analysed Indian society as semi-feudal and semi-colonial.[7] The party was initially largely confined to the Telangana region, but later expanded to other areas of Andhra Pradesh as well as Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha.[8]

Recent history edit

In August 1998 CPI (ML) Party Unity, based in Jahanabad, Bihar, merged with CPI (ML) PW.[9] CPI (ML) Party Unity had been based in Bihar, and after the merger CPI (ML) PW expanded its geographic scope of operations significantly. It began establishing state committees in states like Kerala, Haryana and Punjab.[10]

In October 2002 CPI (ML) PW issued a declaration containing death threats against the Chief Minister of three Indian states; Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Chandrababu Naidu and Babulal Marandi. Exactly a year later, the organization conducted an assassination attempt against Chandrababu Naidu.[11]

On 21 September 2004 CPI (ML) PW merged with the Maoist Communist Centre of India to form the Communist Party of India (Maoist).[12]

In November 2004 a mass rally of some 150,000 people was held in Hyderabad in support of CPI (ML) PW[5] (the merger into CPI (Maoist) had not yet been made public at this point).

Tactics edit

The armed squads of the party consisted of ten persons. The squads used encounters and landmines in confrontations with security forces.[13]

Bans edit

The party was banned in Andhra Pradesh in May 1992, under the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act. In February 1992 the national Home Ministry requested the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa to ban the party. The party remained unbanned at the national level, though.[8]

In 2000 CPI (ML) PW launched the People's Guerilla Army, which integrated previously autonomous units. The party had thousands of activists organized in 'dalams', small guerrilla units. CPI (ML) PW and PGA were mainly active in Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar and the Midnapore district in West Bengal.

In 2001 the party held its first congress, although it counted this as the second because the CPI (ML) PW claimed to be a continuation of the original CPI (ML), which had had its first congress in 1970.

On 23 September 2004 the Andhra Pradesh state government declared they would be holding peace talks with CPI (ML) PW and CPI (ML) Janashakti.

In December 2004 CPI (ML) PW and all its front organizations were banned as a 'terrorist organization' under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2004.[14]

Regional units edit

Andhra Pradesh edit

During the first two decades of its existence, the policies of the Andhra Pradesh state government vacillated in its approach towards the party. At some points, the state cracked down heavily on the party, at other points its approach was more conciliatory.[5] The party was able to exploit the political conflict between the two main political parties in Andhra Pradesh during the 1980s to its advantage, and both of these parties would seek support from CPI (ML) PW in times of local elections. The CPI (ML) PW would provide such help in exchange for release of prisoners and laxed pressure on the movement from the security forces. Moreover, the party was strengthened economically through "taxations" of forest contractors.[15]

In 2004 CPI (ML) PW as part of peace talks with the Andhra Pradesh state government.[16]

Orissa edit

In February 1998 a police officer was killed in southern Orissa by CPI (ML) PW guerrillas. This was the first attack against Orissa Police by CPI (ML) PW fighters from neighboring Andhra Pradesh.[17]

Between 2000 and 2001 there were several killings in conflicts between CPI (ML) PW and MCC in Orissa. However, in September 2002, CPI (ML) PW and MCC signed an agreement to coordinate activities in the state. At the time Santosh was the head of the CPI (ML) PW unit in the state.[18]

At the time of the April 2004 state assembly elections, CPI (ML) PW ran a boycott campaign in its strongholds in the state (the Malkangiri and Rayagada constituencies). However voting increased significantly in these constituencies in spite of boycott calls from CPI (ML) PW, leading to speculations whether the influence of the party was waning in the region.[13]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Szajkowski, Bogdan, and Florence Terranova. Revolutionary and Dissident Movements of the World. London [u.a.]: Harper, 2004. p. 161
  2. ^ International Workshop on International Terrorism in Southeast Asia and its Likely Implications for South Asia, Wilson John, and Swati Parashar. Terrorism in Southeast Asia: Implications for South Asia. Delhi, India: Pearson Education (Singapore), Indian Branch, 2005. p. 113
  3. ^ Ramana, p. 13
  4. ^ Mandal, Caesar (17 February 2010). . The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Öberg, p. 86
  6. ^ Karat, Prakash. Naxalism today.
  7. ^ Mohanty, Manoranjan. Class, Caste and Gender: Readings in Indian Politics. New Delhi: SAGE, 2004. p. 29
  8. ^ a b Dash, Satya Prakash. Naxal Movement and State Power: With Special Reference of Orissa. New Delhi: Sarup & Sons, 2006. pp. 81–82
  9. ^ Joint declaration by Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) People's War, and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Party Unity
  10. ^ http://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/1788_1296734113_ind30585.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  11. ^ Öberg, p. 77
  12. ^ Dash, Satya Prakash. Naxal Movement and State Power: With Special Reference of Orissa. New Delhi: Sarup & Sons, 2006. p. 132
  13. ^ a b Dash, Satya Prakash. Naxal Movement and State Power: With Special Reference of Orissa. New Delhi: Sarup & Sons, 2006. p. 80
  14. ^ Human Rights Watch (Organization). "Being Neutral Is Our Biggest Crime": Government, Vigilante, and Naxalite Abuses in India's Chhattisgarh State. New York: Human Rights Watch, 2008. p. 20
  15. ^ Öberg, pp. 91–92
  16. ^ "The Emerging Politics of the People's War Group".
  17. ^ Dash, Satya Prakash. Naxal Movement and State Power: With Special Reference of Orissa. New Delhi: Sarup & Sons, 2006. pp. 42–43
  18. ^ Dash, Satya Prakash. Naxal Movement and State Power: With Special Reference of Orissa. New Delhi: Sarup & Sons, 2006. p. 62

Bibliography edit

  • Ramana, P. V. The Naxal challenge: causes, linkages, and policy options Pearson Education. 1 December 2008. ISBN 978-81-317-0406-6
  • Öberg, Magnus. Resources, governance and civil conflict Routledge. 1st ed. 30 August 2007. ISBN 978-0-415-41671-9

External links edit

  • People's March – Voice of Indian Revolution 28 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine, publication close to PW
  • People’s War Group (PWG), from South Asian Terrorism Portal
  • Documentary on the history of the PWG 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine (video)

December 22, 2023
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This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia s quality standards You can help The talk page may contain suggestions January 2020 Communist Party of India Marxist Leninist People s War usually called People s War Group PWG was an underground communist party in India It merged with the Maoist Communist Centre of India to form the Communist Party of India Maoist in 2004 Muppala Lakshmana Rao Ganapathi was the general secretary of the party 1 The ideology of the party was Marxism Leninism Maoism Communist Party of India Marxist Leninist People s War People s War GroupFounded1980Merged intoCommunist Party of India Maoist IdeologyCommunism Marxism Leninism MaoismPolitical positionFar leftRegional affiliationCCOMPOSAPolitics of IndiaPolitical partiesElectionsThe party was a member of the Coordination Committee of Maoist Parties and Organisations of South Asia CCOMPOSA 2 Contents 1 History 2 Recent history 3 Tactics 4 Bans 5 Regional units 5 1 Andhra Pradesh 5 2 Orissa 6 See also 7 References 8 Bibliography 9 External linksHistory editThe party was founded in Andhra Pradesh in 1980 by Kondapalli Seetharamaiah 3 and Dr Kolluri Chiranjeevi 4 It emerged from a re articulation of Naxalite activists in the Telangana region 5 The party had its roots in the Andhra Committee that had broken away from the Central Organising Committee Communist Party of India Marxist Leninist in 1976 The new party was formed by the merger with the Kothandaraman grouping in Tamil Nadu The new party resolved to continue armed struggle whilst engaging in mass movements The party renounced participation in electoral politics It upheld the legacy of Charu Majumdar 6 The party analysed Indian society as semi feudal and semi colonial 7 The party was initially largely confined to the Telangana region but later expanded to other areas of Andhra Pradesh as well as Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh and Odisha 8 Recent history editIn August 1998 CPI ML Party Unity based in Jahanabad Bihar merged with CPI ML PW 9 CPI ML Party Unity had been based in Bihar and after the merger CPI ML PW expanded its geographic scope of operations significantly It began establishing state committees in states like Kerala Haryana and Punjab 10 In October 2002 CPI ML PW issued a declaration containing death threats against the Chief Minister of three Indian states Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Chandrababu Naidu and Babulal Marandi Exactly a year later the organization conducted an assassination attempt against Chandrababu Naidu 11 On 21 September 2004 CPI ML PW merged with the Maoist Communist Centre of India to form the Communist Party of India Maoist 12 In November 2004 a mass rally of some 150 000 people was held in Hyderabad in support of CPI ML PW 5 the merger into CPI Maoist had not yet been made public at this point Tactics editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2011 The armed squads of the party consisted of ten persons The squads used encounters and landmines in confrontations with security forces 13 Bans editThe party was banned in Andhra Pradesh in May 1992 under the Criminal Law Amendment Act In February 1992 the national Home Ministry requested the states of Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh and Orissa to ban the party The party remained unbanned at the national level though 8 In 2000 CPI ML PW launched the People s Guerilla Army which integrated previously autonomous units The party had thousands of activists organized in dalams small guerrilla units CPI ML PW and PGA were mainly active in Andhra Pradesh Orissa Jharkhand Bihar and the Midnapore district in West Bengal In 2001 the party held its first congress although it counted this as the second because the CPI ML PW claimed to be a continuation of the original CPI ML which had had its first congress in 1970 On 23 September 2004 the Andhra Pradesh state government declared they would be holding peace talks with CPI ML PW and CPI ML Janashakti In December 2004 CPI ML PW and all its front organizations were banned as a terrorist organization under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Amendment Act 2004 14 Regional units editAndhra Pradesh edit During the first two decades of its existence the policies of the Andhra Pradesh state government vacillated in its approach towards the party At some points the state cracked down heavily on the party at other points its approach was more conciliatory 5 The party was able to exploit the political conflict between the two main political parties in Andhra Pradesh during the 1980s to its advantage and both of these parties would seek support from CPI ML PW in times of local elections The CPI ML PW would provide such help in exchange for release of prisoners and laxed pressure on the movement from the security forces Moreover the party was strengthened economically through taxations of forest contractors 15 In 2004 CPI ML PW as part of peace talks with the Andhra Pradesh state government 16 Orissa edit In February 1998 a police officer was killed in southern Orissa by CPI ML PW guerrillas This was the first attack against Orissa Police by CPI ML PW fighters from neighboring Andhra Pradesh 17 Between 2000 and 2001 there were several killings in conflicts between CPI ML PW and MCC in Orissa However in September 2002 CPI ML PW and MCC signed an agreement to coordinate activities in the state At the time Santosh was the head of the CPI ML PW unit in the state 18 At the time of the April 2004 state assembly elections CPI ML PW ran a boycott campaign in its strongholds in the state the Malkangiri and Rayagada constituencies However voting increased significantly in these constituencies in spite of boycott calls from CPI ML PW leading to speculations whether the influence of the party was waning in the region 13 See also edit2004 Lahsuna massacre Communist Party of India Marxist Leninist LiberationReferences edit Szajkowski Bogdan and Florence Terranova Revolutionary and Dissident Movements of the World London u a Harper 2004 p 161 International Workshop on International Terrorism in Southeast Asia and its Likely Implications for South Asia Wilson John and Swati Parashar Terrorism in Southeast Asia Implications for South Asia Delhi India Pearson Education Singapore Indian Branch 2005 p 113 Ramana p 13 Mandal Caesar 17 February 2010 Cruel killer Not me says Maoist leader Kishenji The Times of India Archived from the original on 12 December 2013 Retrieved 17 November 2013 a b c Oberg p 86 Karat Prakash Naxalism today Mohanty Manoranjan Class Caste and Gender Readings in Indian Politics New Delhi SAGE 2004 p 29 a b Dash Satya Prakash Naxal Movement and State Power With Special Reference of Orissa New Delhi Sarup amp Sons 2006 pp 81 82 Joint declaration by Communist Party of India Marxist Leninist People s War and Communist Party of India Marxist Leninist Party Unity http www ecoi net file upload 1788 1296734113 ind30585 pdf bare URL PDF Oberg p 77 Dash Satya Prakash Naxal Movement and State Power With Special Reference of Orissa New Delhi Sarup amp Sons 2006 p 132 a b Dash Satya Prakash Naxal Movement and State Power With Special Reference of Orissa New Delhi Sarup amp Sons 2006 p 80 Human Rights Watch Organization Being Neutral Is Our Biggest Crime Government Vigilante and Naxalite Abuses in India s Chhattisgarh State New York Human Rights Watch 2008 p 20 Oberg pp 91 92 The Emerging Politics of the People s War Group Dash Satya Prakash Naxal Movement and State Power With Special Reference of Orissa New Delhi Sarup amp Sons 2006 pp 42 43 Dash Satya Prakash Naxal Movement and State Power With Special Reference of Orissa New Delhi Sarup amp Sons 2006 p 62Bibliography editRamana P V The Naxal challenge causes linkages and policy options Pearson Education 1 December 2008 ISBN 978 81 317 0406 6 Oberg Magnus Resources governance and civil conflict Routledge 1st ed 30 August 2007 ISBN 978 0 415 41671 9External links editPeople s March Voice of Indian Revolution Archived 28 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine publication close to PW People s War Group PWG from South Asian Terrorism Portal Documentary on the history of the PWG Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine video Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Communist Party of India Marxist Leninist People 27s War amp oldid 1168878496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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