CPI(ML) State Conference in Uttar Pradesh
The 14th Uttar Pradesh State Conference of the CPI(ML) Liberation commenced with a protest march in Lucknow on February 15 against the politics of hatred and the authoritarian ‘Bulldozer Raj’ of the Yogi-Modi regime. The two-day conference, attended by 400 delegates from various districts of Uttar Pradesh, began with a solemn tribute to martyrs, where participants observed two minutes of silence.
The inaugural session was addressed by CPI(ML) General Secretary Comrade Dipankar Bhattacharya, who sharply criticised the BJP government’s handling of key issues. He particularly condemned the recent deportation of Indians by the United States in handcuffs, terming it an attack on the dignity and sovereignty of the Indian people.
He remarked, “While smaller nations like Colombia are protesting against this humiliating treatment of their citizens, Prime Minister Modi visits the US and legitimises this move under the guise of combating human trafficking. Gujarat, the showcase of Modi’s much-hyped ‘model’, has seen a rise in such trafficking over the past three decades of BJP rule.”
Com. Dipankar’s speech also highlighted various facets of state repression under the BJP’s ‘double-engine’ government, including rising atrocities against Dalits, minorities, and the working class, alongside the increasing use of bulldozers to illegally demolish homes belonging to marginalised communities.
The session was further addressed by CPI(ML) Member of Parliament from Ara (Bihar), Sudama Prasad, along with party leaders from Bihar, including Deputy Leader of the Legislative Party and MLA Satyadev Ram. Noted social activist and writer Naish Hasan from Lucknow also spoke at the event, denouncing the growing communal and patriarchal violence in Uttar Pradesh. Former CPI(ML) MLA Amar Yadav and CPI Uttar Pradesh State Secretary Comrade Arvind Raj also addressed the conference, reinforcing the need for a united left-democratic resistance against the ruling regime’s anti-people policies.
The conference deliberated on strategies to strengthen CPI(ML) and left-wing mobilisation in Uttar Pradesh, with a particular focus on workers’ rights, agrarian distress, and the protection of constitutional freedoms against the communal fascism onslaughts.
