By Satyaki Chakraborty
The Communist Party of India (CPI) has called upon the Maoists as also other sections of armed rebels in the country to leave the path of armed struggle and join the mainstream of the communist movement. The Party’s call assumes special significance in the context of the latest killings of the Maoists by the security forces in different parts of the country and the Home Minister Amit Shah’s declaration that the Maoists will be completely eliminated from the country by March 31, 2026.
The CPI, the founder of the communist movement in India deliberated at its recent meeting of the National Council on the issue of Left unity and how to bring the Maoists to the mainstream of the political movement in the country. The draft political resolution for the 25th congress of the Party scheduled at Chandigarh from September 21 to 25 this year says that the CPI will work to strengthen the Left unity and to position the Left as a pole in national polity.
According to the DPR, the CPI has consistently proposed principled unity of the communist movement and now urge the Maoists and others pursuing the path of armed struggle to reconsider their path and join the mainstream of the communist movement and take part in the process of social transformation. The Resolution then says the CPI is also committed to mobilise secular and democratic forces against RSS-BJP’s disastrous policies. The Party has emphasized the need for a common minimum programme for the left and democratic forces and more coordination among the opposition parties.
According to the CPI draft, the RSS-BJP combine represents the most organised, reactionary threat to India’s constitutional democracy. Their ideological vision, directly inspired from Hitler and Mussolini, seeks to replace the vision of our Constitution with a theocratic Hindu Rashtra, promote corporate-controlled governance, and dismantle federalism. Through systematic targeting of minorities, distortion of education, suppression of dissent, and the instrumentalisation of institutions like the judiciary and EC, the RSS-BJP is pursuing an agenda to change the character of the Indian state.
The CPI DPR says that this combine is destroying the ideal of secularism through laws like CAA, bulldozer politics, and anti-minority violence. It is eroding federalism by weaponising the office of the Governor and attempts like ‘One Nation, One Election’, all of which are tools to centralise power. The imposition of Hindi and rewriting of history reflect the cultural dimension of this project. The CPI asserts that the RSS-BJP regime is an existential threat to India’s unity in diversity and the secular-democratic character of the Indian state and the Party must lead the ideological, political, and mass resistance against this fascist onslaught.
Looking ahead, the CPI lays out its future tasks with clarity and commitment. The DPR says the Party must deepen its engagement with the working people—workers, peasants, women, students, and marginalised communities—through mass struggles, alternative policy formulations, and grassroots campaigns. The Party reaffirms its Marxist-Leninist identity and seeks to expand its influence among emerging sections like gig workers, rural youth, and the “precariat.” The political resolution highlights the need to fight on issues like climate justice, gender equality, agrarian reform, tribal rights, and public ownership of resources. It calls for sustained struggles against labour codes, communalism, privatisation, and ecological destruction.
The Draft Political Resolution concludes with a strong resolve to meet this historic juncture with courage and clarity. Drawing from its century-old legacy of struggle, sacrifice, and people’s movements, the Party affirms its commitment to defend India’s Constitution, democratic institutions, and the rights of its people. The 25th Congress is a call to action—to build a secular, democratic, socialist future. The CPI pledges to walk with the oppressed and to stand at the forefront of the battle for justice, peace, and a humane society. (IPA Service)
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