From: Spring Thunder <springthunder@ymail.com>
Date: Fri, May 7, 2010 at 2:46 PM
Subject: [** MAOIST_REVOLUTION **] May Day 2010: A Slap on the Face of Police Raj!
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The New Democratic Labour Front (NDLF), an associate of PALA, functions in Tamil Nadu, primarily in the industrial areas in Coimbatore, Hosur, Chennai, Cuddalore and Pondicherry. Usually, capitalists don't allow NDLF to set up the trade union, whereas they prefer other trade unions. Therefore, the NDLF comrades face termination and other oppressions even to start the trade union. This was the case in Pondicherry also. Therefore, NDLF, PALA, PLF and RSYF decided to host the May day parade and public meeting in Pondicherry this year to mark their solidarity with struggling workers and also present a warning to the capitalists, besides exposing the state, which acts as the henchman of the capitalists. Initially, the Pondicherry police department gave permission for the event, but later it refused the permission and conveyed the same in writing. It stated that it arrived at this decision on the basis of the report from the Intelligence Bureau (IB). The IB report stated that if PALA and its associate organizations were allowed to hold events in Pondicherry, Pondicherry will become a Chattisgarh. Hence, the Naxalites shouldn't be allowed to hold the event. In the following days, comrades who were engaged in the propaganda work were arrested. News papers reported 'intelligent' news items, which talked of the 'infiltration' of Naxalites in Pondicherry. PALA moved to the Chennai high court against these developments. The High court issued a half-baked judgement, asking PALA to reappeal to the police authorities. The police authorities thought the chapter was closed with that and expected that a maximum of hundred people would turn, who they could easily arrest. But, the revolutionary organizations hit back with a proletarian zeal on May day. More than two thousand comrades, including women, children and old people gathered at the central bus stand, took to the streets and blocked the highway traffic with dazzling red flags and shouting slogans, exposing the police raj and capitalist terrorism. The police were stunned and tried to muffle the agitating masses, but were easily outnumbered and could do nothing other than calling up their superiors. The traffic was jammed for hours, and the people of Pondicherry watched the struggle in surprise and admiration. |
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Palash Biswas
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