12th CPI(ML) Uttar Pradesh State Conference
THE 12th Uttar Pradesh State conference was held in Pilibhit on 6 and 7 October 2018. Addressing the open inaugural session, Party General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya said that the Modi government has divided and destroyed the country and betrayed the people. This government is running on the disastrous policy of Destroy and Rule, Deceive and Rule, and Divert and Rule. The people of the country are now ready to settle accounts with the Modi government. The same Uttar Pradesh and Bihar which had given the BJP more than 100 seats in the 2014 elections are going to bowl them out for zero and pay them out for their double betrayal.
The inaugural session was also addressed by CC member Krishna Adhikari and senior leader Advocate Ajay Shamsa. Allauddin Shastri chaired the session which was conducted by Devashish Rai. Earlier, the guests, delegates, and observers were welcomed by Party leader and Pilibhit Bar Association President Kishan Lal Advocate. PB members Swadesh Bhattacharya and Ramji Rai, Central Observer Rajendra Pratholi, outgoing State Secretary Sudhakar Yadav and other leaders were present on the occasion. The main streets and markets of Pilibhit were decorated with red flags and banners for the conference.
The session in the evening was also addressed by leaders of other Left parties: CPI State Joint Secretary Arvind Raj Swaroop and CPM State Committee member Brijlal Bharti. Veteran Party comrades—Allauddin Shastri, Belarani, Atri Kumar Rishi—were honoured on the dais. Two other veteran comrades—Mahatiyaji and Anantram Bajpeyi—could not be present due to ill health, and it was announced that they would be honoured at their homes.
The outgoing State Secretary then read the political-organizational report based on the work done over the past 3 years, also comprising the targets for the next 3 years. Fighting the fascism of the BJP-RSS was identified as a major challenge and that the preparations for the 2019 elections would have to be done on a war footing. Delegates participated in the discussion on the report very enthusiastically. Important suggestions and amendments were accepted and included after which the report was passed unanimously.
A 45-member new State Committee was elected, including 5 women. The new State Committee unanimously re-elected Sudhakar Yadav as the State Secretary. The conference was attended by 302 delegates, observers and guests from. The concluding session was addressed by comrades Swadesh Bhattacharya, Ramji Rai, and Central Observer Rajendra Pratholi. The conference was concluded with the singing of Internationale.
