Comrade Mahendra Singh Martyrdom Day Meeting held in Bagodar
A public gathering was organised on January 16 in Bagodar Jharkhand marking the 20th anniversary of Comrade Mahendra Singh’s martyrdom. Comrade Dipankar Bhattacharya, the CPI(ML) General Secretary, congratulated the people of Jharkhand for inflicting a crushing defeat on the BJP in the state elections, but warned the people that with the BJP in power at the central level, the threat to Jharkhand remains real.
“Johar to Jharkhand, Salute to the land of Comrade Mahendra Singh, but now the BJP is in power in the entire country and Baba Saheb Ambedkar had warned us that if power goes into the wrong hands, they can misuse the Constitution. Today power has gone into the wrong hands, and they are misusing the Constitution. Therefore, we will have to fight the battle of justice and democracy with more strength and in a more comprehensive manner.” He spoke.
Commenting on the last assembly elections, he observed that in an effort to win the elections in Jharkhand, the BJP tried to divide Jharkhand along communal lines. The Chief Ministers of Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and many central ministers were used for propaganda, but all the conspiracies failed, he remarked.
Speaking about Comrade Mahendra Singh’s legacy, he added, “Comrade Mahendra Singh's relationship with the public was not just a relationship of taking and giving votes. It was a relationship of being together with them in their happiness and sorrow. It was a relationship of partnership in shared struggles. Your huge presence today is living proof of that relationship.”
Recalling the experiences of working with Com Mahendra Singh as an MLA, CPIML MLA Arup Chatterjee said that Comrade Mahendra Singh was the most powerful voice in the House and on the streets for the working classes of the state.
CPIML Politburo member and former MLA Vinod Singh, while addressing the martyrdom day meeting at Bagodar on January 16 said that the Modi government is neither concerned about the workers nor does it realize the pain and suffering of the migrant workers of Jharkhand. The corporate world has got “achhe din” whereas for the poor it’s been a time of trouble. Vinod Singh is leading several padayatras of the Johar Jharkhand Sankalp Abhiyan in the Giridih district.
Comrade Mahendra Singh’s martyrdom day, on 16 January 2025, marked the first stop of the Johar Jharkhand Sankalp Abhiyan. The Johar Jharkhand Sankalp Abhiyan has been launched to further strengthen and broaden the political mobilization against the communal fascist attack in the state. This campaign is highlighting the issues of unemployment, migration and corporate loot prevailing in Jharkhand. It is an initiative to strengthen mass resistance against the privatization of mineral wealth and the public sector in the state. This campaign will conclude with the party state conference on 22-24 April.
