Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 23 2008:
Apparently spreading its network and finding new allies, the proscribed, Revolutionary Peoples' Front has inked three resolutions with the CPI (Maoist) to carry on their respective struggle after a two day session held at Council Headquarters of the RPF from October 21 to 22 .
The joint resolutions were signed by Alok, Political Bureau Member on behalf of the CPI (Maoist) and S Gunen, Secretary General on behalf of the RPF.
The joint declaration which was made available to the press today, said that after a thorough discussion during the two day session, both sides unanimously agreed to honour and support the sovereignty of the two countries (the sovereignty of India and the sovereignty of Manipur); to extend full moral and political support to each other in the liberation struggles to overthrow the common enemy, 'the Indian reactionary and oppressive regime respectively and both sides to recognise and honour the historically endorsed territorial integrity of the two countries, namely Manipur and India.
A statement issued in this connection said that a two day joint meeting between the CPI (Maoist) and RPF was held at the latter's Council Headquarters on October 21 and 22 and during the meeting both sides unanimously condemned the hegemonic capitalist design of India.
The two sides have also agreed to consolidate the mutual understanding and friendship as well as stand firmly to overthrow the common enemy, the present reactionary regime of India, to gain political goals of the respective two parties.
The CPI (Maoist) also strongly condemned the 'annexation' of Manipur by India, said the statement and added that this was done under the instigation of the Indian Congress led by Gandhi, Nehru and Sadar Patel.
"The so called Merger Agreement of Manipur with the Dominion of India was indeed illegal and unconstitutional," claimed the two sides and added that this very verdict was given during the two day convention on Manipur Merger Agreement held at GM Hall on October 28 and 29 in 1993 .
Under the late Hijam Irabot a revolutionary movement was born to liberate Manipur from India, said the statement and added that as a continuation of the liberation struggle and a total revolution, the RPF has been struggling for political rights to self determination.
Therefore the CPI (Maoist) upholds the true revolutionary movement in Manipur and supports the liberation struggle to recognise the sovereignty of Manipur.
The RPF also stands and supports the revolutionary movement of the CPI (Maoist), said the statement further.
The downtrodden proletariat people all over India are facing the suppression and subjugation of India since the departure of the British from Indian soil.
Under the leadership of Comrade Charu Majumdar and Comrade Kanhai Chatterjee two streams of revolutionary movement was founded in 1969 to give the Indian people, the right to political emancipation, said the statement.
Charu Majumdar was assassinated in police custody, while Kanhai Chatterjee embraced martyrdom in 1982 suffering from a kidney failure.
In 2004, the two streams, the CPI ML (People's War) and MCC (Maoist Communist Centre) merged and formed the CPI (Maoist).
Following the footsteps of the two founding leaders, the CPI (Maoist) is still struggling against the Indian regime and bring victory to the people of India, said the statement.
The RPF "firmly believes that the general Indian people are not our enemy.
In fact they are under privileged and downtrodden people who are gravely suffering under the semi-feudal regime of India" .