Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Janashakti
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Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Janashakti, abbreviated CPI(ML) Janashakti, is a communist political party in India
.
CPI(ML) Janashakti is mostly based in the revolutionary tradition of Andhra Pradesh
, with the mass line developed by Chandra Pulla Reddy
and T. Nagi Reddy
, legends of the Telangana Rebellion
. The party followed a combination of both armed underground and parliamentary methods of struggle. Initially things went well for the party, and in the 1994 assembly elections of Andhra Pradesh
Vidhan Sabha
it won a seat. It had launched 13 candidates in all and won the Sirsilla
assembly seat in Karimnagar district. N. V. Krishnaiah
was the candidate who won the Sirsilla
seat.
A trade union
, All India Federation of Trade Unions
, and a peasants movement were built up.
But the unity didn't last for long. In 1996 a group left the party, and they later formed Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Unity Initiative (today part of Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Kanu Sanyal)). A series of splits followed. Towards the end of the 1990s the party reoriented itself towards the underground armed struggle, and pulled out of the open mass work.
. The party split into several factions, which work with little or without coordination. The main faction is the group led by Koora Rajanna
. COM.Subhash is the Andhra Pradesh
state secretary of the party. The All India secretary of the party is COM.Misro
The party conducts armed struggle through dalams. Police sources has claimed that CPI(ML) Janashakti has 200 to 300 armed cadres.
One break-away group is Communist Party of United States of India
(also referred to as the Janashakti Veeranna faction).
Another faction, the South Regional Provincial Committee, merged with Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Chandra Pulla Reddy) on April 11, 2004, thus forming the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Janashakti (Chandra Pulla Reddy).
Ahead of the 2004 Lok Sabha
elections, CPI(ML) Janashakti signed a joint boycott
declaration together with the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War
and the MCC(I).
On September 23, 2004, the Andhra Pradesh
state government declared they would hold peace talks with CPI(ML) Janashakti and Peoples War Group. These peace talks went in vain when both the government and the revolutionary parties did not hold trust in the other. Later Koora Rajanna was arrested by the police in Uttar Pradesh
state of India
and was sent to Warangal
central jail. Many cases that were booked on Koora Rajanna were canceled for lack of proper evidences. At 2007 Veeresam was secretary of CPI(M-L) Janashakti. A.P. state. He was also arrested on July 2009 and now the A.P state secretary is com. Subhash, adhikaara pratinidhi Azaad. The party had a leading rol in Andra Pradesh revolutionary movement. An A.P. state committee of Janasakthy declared that Mr. Koora Rajanna was not a member of CPI(M-L) Janashakti.april 2011 at guntur district of A.P were arested 7members of cpi[m-l]janasakthi.and 2dbbl guns,one 8mm rifel,one 9mm pistol,and two tapanchas were lost at this inciedent.party bulletin was released on the month of june2011 the name is janasakthi"peoples unity" in telugu.now the party was organised by the name of CPI[M-L]JANASAKTHI Re Organising Committe.and also they are trying to merge with them the CPI[m-l]Prajaprathighatana party.at june2011 the andhra regeinol committe of CPI[M-L]Prajaprathighatana majority members are joind to CPI[M-L]janasakthi under the presidency of com Vijayakumar.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
History
CPI(ML) Janashakti was formed in 1992 when seven revolutionary communist groups merged. The seven groups were:- Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Resistance
- Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Muktigami) faction
- Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Agami Yug
- Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) P. V. Rao (break-away from Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) New Democracy)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Khokan Majumdar
- All India Coordination Committee of Communist RevolutionariesAll India Coordination Committee of Communist RevolutionariesAll India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries was formed in 1967 as a pro-People's Republic of China splinter-group of Communist Party of India...
- Communist Revolutionary Group for Unity
CPI(ML) Janashakti is mostly based in the revolutionary tradition of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, with the mass line developed by Chandra Pulla Reddy
Chandra Pulla Reddy
Chandra Pulla Reddy was an Indian communist leader.Chandra Pulla Reddy was born in 1917 at Velugodu village in what is currently the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. A leading activist in Indian freedom struggle as a student of Guindy Engineering College of the then Madras against British...
and T. Nagi Reddy
T. Nagi Reddy
Tarimala Nagi Reddy , often called "TN" was a communist politician from Andhra Pradesh, India.T.N. Reddy was born in Tarimela in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. He studied at Loyola College in Madras and at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi. During his student days he got involved with...
, legends of the Telangana Rebellion
Telangana Rebellion
The Telangana Rebellion or Vetti Chakiri Movement also known as Telangana Raithanga Sayudha Poratam was a communist-led peasant rebellion against the feudal lords of the Telangana region and later against the princely state of Hyderabad between 1946 and 1951...
. The party followed a combination of both armed underground and parliamentary methods of struggle. Initially things went well for the party, and in the 1994 assembly elections of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...
it won a seat. It had launched 13 candidates in all and won the Sirsilla
Sirsilla
Sirsilla or Sircilla ' is a town as well as a municipality, which is located on the banks of Manair river in Karimnagar district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The name Sircilla is derived from sirishala ...
assembly seat in Karimnagar district. N. V. Krishnaiah
N. V. Krishnaiah
N. V. Krishnaiah was a communist politician from Andhra Pradesh, India. He was a municipal councillor in Nellore, member of the Andhra Pradesh legislature, president of the Indian Federation of Trade Unions and a central leader in the Communist Party of India .NVK was born in 1930 in Yataluru...
was the candidate who won the Sirsilla
Sirsilla
Sirsilla or Sircilla ' is a town as well as a municipality, which is located on the banks of Manair river in Karimnagar district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The name Sircilla is derived from sirishala ...
seat.
A trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
, All India Federation of Trade Unions
All India Federation of Trade Unions
All India Federation of Trade Unions, a central trade union federation in India. AIFTU was launched in 1992, as the trade union wing of Communist Party of India Janashakti. Following the breakdown of CPI Janashakti into various splinter-groups and the withdrawal of many of them from open mass...
, and a peasants movement were built up.
But the unity didn't last for long. In 1996 a group left the party, and they later formed Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Unity Initiative (today part of Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Kanu Sanyal)). A series of splits followed. Towards the end of the 1990s the party reoriented itself towards the underground armed struggle, and pulled out of the open mass work.
Modern
Today the party is primarily concentrated in Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. The party split into several factions, which work with little or without coordination. The main faction is the group led by Koora Rajanna
Koora Rajanna
Koora Rajanna is an Indian communist politician. He is the former secretary of the Communist Party of India Janashakti Andhra Pradesh unit.-Early life:...
. COM.Subhash is the Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
state secretary of the party. The All India secretary of the party is COM.Misro
The party conducts armed struggle through dalams. Police sources has claimed that CPI(ML) Janashakti has 200 to 300 armed cadres.
One break-away group is Communist Party of United States of India
Communist Party of United States of India
The Communist Party of United States of India is an underground communist political party in India, based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The CPUSI was formed on May 17, 1997 as a result of fractional infighting in the Communist Party of India Janashakti. The founder of CPUSI was M. Veeranna and...
(also referred to as the Janashakti Veeranna faction).
Another faction, the South Regional Provincial Committee, merged with Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Chandra Pulla Reddy) on April 11, 2004, thus forming the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Janashakti (Chandra Pulla Reddy).
Ahead of the 2004 Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
elections, CPI(ML) Janashakti signed a joint boycott
Boycott
A boycott is an act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for political reasons...
declaration together with the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War
Communist Party of India People's War, usually called People's War Group , was an underground communist party in India. It merged the Maoist Communist Centre of India to form the Communist Party of India in 2004...
and the MCC(I).
On September 23, 2004, the Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
state government declared they would hold peace talks with CPI(ML) Janashakti and Peoples War Group. These peace talks went in vain when both the government and the revolutionary parties did not hold trust in the other. Later Koora Rajanna was arrested by the police in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
state of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and was sent to Warangal
Warangal
Warangal is a city and a municipal corporation in Warangal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Warangal is located northeast of the state capital of Hyderabad and is the administrative headquarters of Warangal District. This district is a combination of three cities: Warangal,...
central jail. Many cases that were booked on Koora Rajanna were canceled for lack of proper evidences. At 2007 Veeresam was secretary of CPI(M-L) Janashakti. A.P. state. He was also arrested on July 2009 and now the A.P state secretary is com. Subhash, adhikaara pratinidhi Azaad. The party had a leading rol in Andra Pradesh revolutionary movement. An A.P. state committee of Janasakthy declared that Mr. Koora Rajanna was not a member of CPI(M-L) Janashakti.april 2011 at guntur district of A.P were arested 7members of cpi[m-l]janasakthi.and 2dbbl guns,one 8mm rifel,one 9mm pistol,and two tapanchas were lost at this inciedent.party bulletin was released on the month of june2011 the name is janasakthi"peoples unity" in telugu.now the party was organised by the name of CPI[M-L]JANASAKTHI Re Organising Committe.and also they are trying to merge with them the CPI[m-l]Prajaprathighatana party.at june2011 the andhra regeinol committe of CPI[M-L]Prajaprathighatana majority members are joind to CPI[M-L]janasakthi under the presidency of com Vijayakumar.